AIA Selects 17 Residential Structures for Housing Awards
The awards jury included Kenneth Workman of RWA Architects and Rainy Hamilton of Hamilton Anderson Associates.
Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 5/5/2009 12:00:00 AM
700 Palms Residence by Ehrlich Architects; photography by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai
For the ninth year in a row, the American Institute of Architects recognized the importance of good housing as a necessity of life as it named the 17 winners of its annual Housing Awards Program.
The jury, including chair Kenneth Workman of RWA Architects, Rainy Hamilton of Hamilton Anderson Associates, and Jeff Oberdorfer of First Community Housing, was tasked with choosing the best in American housing design. The group named projects in four categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, Multi-family Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing, and Special Housing.
Seattle-based firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects was the program's big winner, bagging two awards in the One/Two Family Custom Housing category, including one for their Montecito Residence in California's fire-prone Toro Canyon. The architects devised a raised roof that acts as an umbrella to shield the house from the area's relentless sun, while also creating a long central hallway that allows cool off-shore breezes to naturally move through the space.
Hacin + Associates was one of three firms to earn honors in the Multi-family Housing category. The Boston firm was recognized for combining two historic structures, a new building, and a three-story rooftop addition above all three structures into the 140,000-square-foot Fort Point Loft Condominiums in their hometown.
Only one firm was recognized in the One/Two Family Production Housing category for homes built for the speculative market: Ross Chapin Architects for their Conover Commons residential development in Redmond, Washington. The project met the 4-Star rating of the Master Builders Association's Builtgreen program for its high-efficiency appliances, low-toxicity materials, and jobsite recycling.
The Special Housing category was created to recognize housing that meets unique needs, including single room occupancy residences, independent living for the disabled, residential rehabilitation programs, and domestic-violence shelters. Overland Partners Architects was one of three winners in the category for turning an abandoned Dallas warehouse into the Bridge, a temporary shelter that provides transitional housing on its upper floors.
One/Two Family Custom Housing
Chuckanut Drive Residence
Location: Bellingham, Washington
Architect: The Miller | Hull Partnership
Photography by Benjamin Benschneider.
House on Hoopers Island
Location: Church Creek, Maryland
Architect: David Jameson Architect
Photography by Paul Warchol.
Laidley Street Residence
Location: San Francisco, California
Architect: Zack / de Vito Architecture
Photography by Bruce Damonte.
Cinco Camp
Location: Brewster County, Texas
Architect: Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
Photography by Hester + Hardaway.
Montecito Residence
Location: Montecito, California
Architect: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Photography by Nikolas Koenig.
Outpost
Location: Bellevue, Idaho
Architect: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Photography by Tim Bies.
Glade House
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Architect: Frederick Phillips and Associates
Photography by Karant + Associates, Inc.
Low Country Residence
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Architect: Frank Harmon Architect
Photography by Richard Leo Johnson.
700 Palms Residence
Location: Venice, California
Architect: Ehrlich Architects
Photography by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai.
House at Sagaponac
Location: Wainscott, New York
Architect: Tsao & McKown Architects
Photography by Michael Moran.
Multifamily Housing
Fort Point Loft Condominiums
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Hacin + Associates, Inc.
Photography by Bruce T. Martin.
Courtyard Lofts
Location: Long Beach, California
Architect: Studio One Eleven at Perkowitz + Ruth Architects
Photography by Alan Pullman.
ICON
Location: San Diego, California
Architect: Tannerhecht Architecture
Photography by Toby Ponnay.
One/Two Family Production Housing
Conover Commons
Location: Redmond, Washington
Architect: Ross Chapin Architects
Photography by Ross Chapin.
Special Housing
Madison @ 14th Apartments
Location: Oakland, California
Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Photography by Tim Griffith.
The Bridge
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Overland Partners Architects
Photography by Charles David Smith.
Saint John’s Abbey and Monastery Guesthouse
Location: Collegeville, Minnesota
Architect: VJAA
Photography by Paul Crosby.
Photography courtesy of the American Institute of Architects.
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