Architects List Top Projects

J2 Residence

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:14:59 +0000

Large, contemporary home in the desert.

Beauvoir

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:09:35 +0000

980 sq. ft. House, 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 story split-face concrete block, concrete, steel, glass, wood, laminate, corian.

Ski House H2o

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:41:12 +0000

The family of this house are water ski enthusiasts. Banding together with several fellow water skiers, they purchased agricultural land and modified an existing artificial lake to be used for water skiing/slalom course racing.

Aurea Residence

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:12:33 +0000

Butterfly Beach

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:56:27 +0000

Ettley Residence

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:47:12 +0000

The Ettley residence is a study in solid-void relationships.

Tower House

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:08:09 +0000

This small vacation house is designed as a stairway to the treetops.

Floating Box House

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:06:52 +0000

Standing amid a grove of two hundred landmarked live oaks, significant portions of this house were built below grade to maintain the rural landscape of the site.

House on the Hill

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:17:33 +0000

This contemporary gem exudes a curb appeal with an inviting entry, expansive glass, and an open floor plan.

Urban Green

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:34:51 +0000

This LEED for Homes, 2,250-square-foot, three-bedroom house with detached garage is nestled into an 42-foot by 128-foot infill lot in the Linden Hills neighborhood.

schifman residence

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:07:17 +0000

Tred Avon River House

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:35:45 +0000

Easton, located in Talbot County on Maryland’s eastern shore, was established in 1710. Easton remains largely agrarian, with numerous farms interspersed among area’s many waterways.

Madison Club Residence

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:24:44 +0000

Located on a West facing knoll overlooking a dramatic mountain range at the eastern end of the Coachella Valley. The area is known for its extreme summer heat and severe winds.

Halls Ridge Knoll Guest House

Thu, 30 May 2013 17:03:40 +0000

Hidden Valley Residence

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:41:38 +0000

Located in a remote corner of southern Utah, this custom residence is a prefabricated structure comprised of 15 steel-framed modules.

Long Island House

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:58:23 +0000

A professional couple with grown children wanted a weekend retreat sympathetic to their needs of privacy and sociability. Located in Eastern Long Island the three acre site, with distant views of the ocean, abuts a large pond.

Hillside Modern

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:56 +0000

Perched on a hilltop in a suburban neighborhood, DeForest Architects designed this ground-up remodel to take full advantage of light and views while maintaining privacy from close-in neighbors.

Diamond Project

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:32 +0000

The house scales an uphill lot, with views to the west. Concrete walls run parallel along the side lot lines, forming the sidewalls of the house and continuing beyond to contain a protected garden.

SONOMA RESIDENCE

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:25 +0000

This new 2000 square foot house is on a 5-acre flat parcel within an existing grove of walnut trees.

Eels Nest

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:40 +0000

The name Eels Nest is given to very narrow lots in Japan - typically 5 meters in width (15 feet).

Piampiano

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:39:22 +0000

Perched at the rivers edge, this project consists of an addition to the existing house as well as a detached garage with a dwelling unit above.

Beet Residence

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:53 +0000

Built on an existing foundation, the uses Corten steel clad walls to bracket two floors with views through the house from front to back.

Northwest Peach Farm

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:03:10 +0000

This residence is primarily used when the clients’ extended family comes from England for long visits.

Mohle Drive Residence

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:28 +0000

2500 sq.ft. residence for a family of four. The house comprises a large semi-public glass volume housing the kitchen, entry and living room in collision with a more private “dorm” volume housing bedrooms, a den and an office for a broadcast journalist.

Methow Cabin

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:50:34 +0000

A small retreat serving as a base for cross-country skiing and mountain biking. The owners wished to accommodate 6-8 people with a communal area for gathering and dining.

Gros Ventre Residence

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:07:54 +0000

Residence in Jackson, Wyoming.

Ballard Cut

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:09:37 +0000

Pigeon Creek Residence

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:34:29 +0000

The Pigeon Creek Residence is located in western Michigan in a densely forested site overlooking the Pigeon Creek wetland.

Creekside Residence

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:04:24 +0000

The site of this house is located between two divergent creeks and contains magnificent redwood trees.

HOUSE ON SUNSET RIDGE

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:05:46 +0000

Perched on a hill just outside the town of Norfolk, Connecticut this prefab home serves as a weekend getaway for a family of four wishing to escape their hectic lives in New York City.

Cityview Residence

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:08:00 +0000

This project consists of a comprehensive down-to-the-studs remodel of a single-family residence located near twin-peaks in San Francisco.

Munson Residence

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:24:09 +0000

Located on the Del Mar coast, near the lagoon and coastal bluffs, this project is about erosion; of sand and rock, and time.

HOUSE BY THE POND

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:43:48 +0000

The overall design of the house was a direct response to an array of environmental and site constraints as well as the highly specific programmatic requests of the owner.

Yin-Yang House

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:28:59 +0000

The Yin-Yang House is a single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA neighborhood.

Lakeside Retreat

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:31:13 +0000

Inspired by the tradition of Adirondack Great Camps, this modern family retreat is an escape nestled into a heavily wooded lake front property in Upstate New York.

Balance Hill

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:07 +0000

The architectural language of Balance Hill is an extraction of the building's relationship to the site and its views.

LM Guest House

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:42:17 +0000

Located on a rolling farm property in upstate New York, the LM Guest House celebrates the beauty of the surrounding landscape– sweeping views through an all-glass facade magnify the spacious, open feel of the living areas

Jackson Family Retreat

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:21:00 +0000

Located in the Big Sur area of Northern California, this 2,500 square foot 2 bedroom house was built for a family to enjoy together on the weekends and holidays.

Ross Residence

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:07:03 +0000

Situated in a unique community of the Town of Ross, in Marin County, this residence is nestled between a stream and a steep, forested hillside above.

West Lake Hills Residence

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:32:20 +0000

The Westlake Residence was designed to preserve and nestle into the lush live oak canopy that covers the property.

BLUE RIDGE RESIDENCE

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:12:22 +0000

This residence is located on a 200-acre farm in Virginia's Albermarle County.

Cotharin

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:51:14 +0000

Malibu 5

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:02:22 +0000

Vertically stacked and set into a hillside, Malibu 5 is a sustainable Modern home constructed of environmentally friendly and recycled materials and designed to minimize energy use.

Tucson Mountain Retreat

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:12:37 +0000

Single Family Residence on 6.5 acre site in the Sonoran Desert.

Sibley Wood

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:28:24 +0000

Wooded knoll with views of Seattle skyline, Lake Washington, and Mercer Island's Luther Burbank Park.

Mill Valley Residence

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:45:56 +0000

This 5,000-square-foot house in Mill Valley was designed as a home for an empty-nester couple.

The Strand Residence

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:18:46 +0000

This AIA award winning home resides at The Strand in Dana Point, California.

Casa Torcida

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:03:25 +0000

SPG Architects transformed an abandoned steel frame and concrete slab structure into a five-level, 18000 SF, indoor-outdoor residence on a rain-forested mountainside overlooking the Golfo Dulce.

New Canaan Residence

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:04:32 +0000

Perched amongst old-growth trees, this 2010 house is a mid-century modern beacon.

SkyHouse

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:06:38 +0000

Constructed within a previously unoccupied four-story penthouse structure at the summit of one of the earliest surviving skyscrapers in New York City.

Glencoe Residence

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:20:34 +0000

Unlike many homes, we developed this house without defined rooms. Minimal use of walls allowed us to imply spaces and blur the lines between inside and outside.

Lavaflow 7 – Mayer/Penland House

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:38:56 +0000

House in Pahoa, Big Island, Hawaii

WilliamsYork Residence

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:32:46 +0000

DRAW and the homeowners set a goal of creating a truly efficient, LEED Platinum certified home that was clean, modern and filled with natural light.

Kohout Residence

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:14:55 +0000

Situated on the edge of a contemporary suburban development, the client purchased a site flanked by views of a golf course and the Missouri River.

Clearhouse

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:22:03 +0000

Contemporary glass and steel haven on 6 acres overlooking the Peconic Bay.

OS House

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:37:52 +0000

The O-S House is a small infill residence in Racine, Wisconsin, a rustbelt city epitomizing the painful urban decline of Middle America’s manufacturing centers.

Davis Residence

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:11:42 +0000

Artist Residence and Studio

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:58:36 +0000

Set in historic Greenwich Village, the residence is composed of two low buildings, originally one was a metal shop and the other a garage.

Desert House

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:26:38 +0000

Rustic Modern is a term to describe this house composed of pavilions placed low on the ground and arranged to create a courtyard.

Norwich Residence

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:18:29 +0000

The house was designed by and for the architect on an inner urban lot in West Hollywood, California...

Hamptons Contemporary

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:54 +0000

Nakahouse

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:18:12 +0000

Paso Robles Residence

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:12:16 +0000

This rural home sits on an 80-acre agricultural site in California’s Central Coast wine region...

Lake Residence

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:14:20 +0000

For a lake residence on a diminutive lot in rural Iowa, we conceived of a house as a series of spatial frames that offer a focused and private experience on an otherwise densely populated shore...

San Lorenzo Residence

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:24:43 +0000

Located at the end of a canyon road, the San Lorenzo House responds to and engages its surrounding landscapes...

Ventana Canyon House

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:13:28 +0000

Set in the Catalina foothills overlooking Tucson, this vacation villa, clad in steel plates, features a cantilevered second story...

Shelter Island House

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:41:39 +0000

Let the line that divides art from architecture be transparent...

253 Pacific Street

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:58:15 +0000

253 Pacific Street is a newly constructed building in Brooklyn, New York containing three duplex residences...

Sagaponack

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:02:44 +0000

Located between the Atlantic Ocean and a freshwater pond, this residence is for an adventurous couple and their four sons.

Big & Small House

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:50:06 +0000

Starting with a vacant lot that was half of the typical minimum lot size, the objective was to compensate for the relatively small footprint of the house.

Shift Top House

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:22:53 +0000

The Shift-top house, located is Denver’s trendy Lower Highlands neighborhood, is a renovation and addition to an existing 1940?s bungalow...

Washington Park Hilltop Residence

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:28:07 +0000

Water is a theme, metaphor, and constant physical presence in this house set on a bluff overlooking Lake Washington...

Becherer House

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:23:41 +0000

Rolling pastures, bordered with dark, stained fences interspersed in woodlands define the Albemarle County, Virginia countryside where this project is located...

Sunset Point Residence

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:22:49 +0000

Perched on a San Juan Island shoreline, this 2,365 sqft home looks northwest over Sunset Bay, Haro Strait, and occasional whales passing by...

Twin Lakes

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:28:16 +0000

Meschter Residence

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:50:36 +0000

Bucktown Three

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:56:10 +0000

For this residence, light, transparency and continued spacial flow was vital.

River House

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:33:42 +0000

Urban Cabin

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:29:16 +0000

Urban Cabin was designed for a retired couple interested in downsizing and simplifying their lives...

Streeter Residence

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:42:34 +0000

Our client has been a contractor of high-end custom homes for the last 20 years...

Kettle Hole House

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:15:06 +0000

This project developed organically to respond to our client’s seven acre site, which was sheltered by white pines, offered unobstructed views of the water, and housed a beautiful kettle pond...

Edgeland Residence

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:25:40 +0000

Edgeland Residence is located on a rehabilitated brownfield site and is a modern re-interpretation of one of the oldest housing typologies in North America, the Native American Pit House...

Marin County Residence

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:18:44 +0000

This accessible house is designed on one level to provide a barrier-free environment and to capitalize on the potential for an internalized landscape.

Nautilus Studio

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:08:17 +0000

Most artists if pressed could work in the most awkward of spaces, adapting to their means. Our artist wanted a space that would call her to create.

Dialogue House

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:10:53 +0000

Two volumes of light – one warm and one cool – one projected to the expansive horizon and one toward the canopy of the desert sky...

Prototype

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:17:38 +0000

Modular home prototype.

Stacked Cabin

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:31:35 +0000

This modest, 880 square-foot cabin for a young family sits at the edge of a small clearing, its compact volume nestled into the densely wooded hillside in a remote Wisconsin forest...

Levin Residence

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:26:10 +0000

Three simple rectangular volumes hover above the desert floor, oriented to harness the sun, frame the views and capture the breezes...

Skyline House

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:18:28 +0000

On a sloping site in West Lake Hills, this house slides in between mature Live Oaks to create a strong connection to nature and establish a unique sense of place...

Tyler Residence

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:22:15 +0000

Leawood, Kansas, is a typical mid-ring suburb characterized by modest, well-built homes, a leafy hardwood tree canopy and good public schools that make it an attractive location for young families...

DEPOT HOUSE

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:15:04 +0000

The Shepaug River Valley Railroad, which ran along the Bantam River in the late 19th century, stopped at this location, once the site of a tiny local train depot...

Wapiti Residence

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:54:44 +0000

The wapiti valley landscape is vast, the weather is dramatic, and the changing light and seasons provide for an endless transformation of phenomena...

Harborview Hills

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:46:16 +0000

With a passion for modern architecture and an international understanding of style, the homeowners approached Laidlaw Schultz Architects seeking something unique and suitable for their growing family.

Sam’s Creek

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:40:49 +0000

We live in a time where smart phones and tablets are in everyone’s hands and multitasking is the normal way of life. Influenced from the client’s multitasking lifestyle, a diverse set of requirements developed for a new home...

Sonoma Mountain House

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:35:52 +0000

A hilly climb through redwoods, oaks and madronas, leads to a small isolated clearing. A cluster of majestic redwoods are the focus...

Caterpillar House

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:15:45 +0000

The design for the Caterpillar House, sited on the softly rolling hills of the Santa Lucia Preserve, sought to accentuate a connection to the land...

North Lake Wenatchee House

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:03:24 +0000

When given the North Lake Wenatchee House project, DeForest Architects started by collecting images on a storyboard to define core values...

Bennet Residence

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:03:37 +0000

This house sits on a site overlooking a golf course...

Greenwood House

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:06:18 +0000

This house was built in Greenwood, a neighborhood just north of Ballard, Seattle...

Tahoe Ridge House

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:00:25 +0000

The Tahoe Ridge house is located on one of the last large parcels in the Tahoe area. Eight acres of land with dense stands of white and red fir slope upward to the rocky granite ridge crest that forms a backstop to this exceptional site...

HOUSE OVER A WALL

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:06:07 +0000

A new house in Los Angeles takes advantage of the incredible site (and weather) by creating a dynamic indoor/outdoor living, kitchen, and dining room...

Southpaw

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:40:02 +0000

Bayside House

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:23:04 +0000

A 3200 sf triplex for three generations living together...

Walkabout

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:22:22 +0000

An abandoned shed lost in a thicket of cedar and live oaks was set on a modern path by a novice builder and architect friend who were inspired to restore the neglected landscape and build a home belonging to it...

Wheeler Residence

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:45:35 +0000

Integrating high-end modern design and a commitment to green building, this new house makes use of an existing foundation to create dramatic living spaces that flow into the landscape...

miramonte residence

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:30:23 +0000

This home was designed and crafted by Jack DeBartolo Jr...

colonia miramonte 28

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:28:58 +0000

Residence in Phoenix, AZ...

Flaming Goat Ranch

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:00:09 +0000

Situated close to a stand of oak trees at the edge of a grazing pasture, with a view opening up towards the property’s water tank, this house is a clean and simple rendition of a traditional ranch house...

EHA Family Trust Residence

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:45:04 +0000

The project was sited on a low lying wetland that demanded consideration due to a high water table.

Greenland Road Residence

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:56:20 +0000

The house is sited on the high side of the undulating property, sliced through a narrow gauge between existing setbacks, easements, and buffers...

Shadowboxx

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:29:27 +0000

Contemporary residence located on Lopez Island, Washington...

Tucson Mountain House

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:35:54 +0000

House in made out of rammed earth and winner of the 2004 Smithsonian Architecture Design Award...

Breezehouse

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:01:24 +0000

The house is located in the heart of Sonoma Wine Country, and is just an hour away from Blu’s state-of-the-art West Coast Factory...

Descending Courtyard House

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:23:57 +0000

The site for the Descending Courtyard House is a hillside lot (approximately 50 feet x 155 feet) in a residential neighborhood along the Pacific Ocean's Palisades bluff with expensive, panoramic views of the ocean...

Cox Sood Residence

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:14:28 +0000

This 1960s-era Deck House built in 1986 is located on a beautiful wooded site in Chapel Hill...

Magnolia Gardens

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:08:02 +0000

Magnolia Gardens is a new modern residence designed by Rhodes Architecture + Light for a site in this northwest Seattle neighborhood...

Cantilever Lake House

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:50:31 +0000

Contemporary home in Dunmore, Vermont by architect Brian Mac.

NIGHTINGALE RESIDENCE

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:37:07 +0000

Studio pali fekete architects (spf:a) Created this Residence in Culver City, CA...

Mullen Street

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:35:10 +0000

The quiet, sunny location of this difficult site generated a wholly unique arrangement of space, not typical to the city...

Shaker Heights Residence

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:07:03 +0000

This single-family residence was designed to facilitate the modern lifestyle of an active young family in the leafy Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio...

Coastlands House

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:25:59 +0000

Majestic oaks dominate this north to south sloping site at the edge of the continent, the vast expanse of the Pacific lying to the West...

Broom Way Residence

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:32:44 +0000

Having lived in the historic Brentwood neighborhood for a decade and well aware of its unique quality, the owners had planned to expand their 1950’s house...

Sycamore House

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:41:04 +0000

Designed as the home of firm Principal Michael Kovac, Sycamore House serves as a laboratory for the firm’s ongoing research into sustainable architecture and a showcase for Kovac’s design philosophy...

West Seattle Residence

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:15:37 +0000

A modern house on view property with 3,800 SF of living space and a 925 SF detached garage. Primary materials include concrete, steel, and glass. ..

Seaside Residence

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:10:22 +0000

An existing non-descript structure, perched above the crest of the dune between the ocean and bay, was thoroughly transformed...

Stinson Beach House

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:42:34 +0000

This 1400 square foot home is located on a small infill site in Stinson Beach, California. The home has a combination of modern detailing and rustic materials...

Bay House

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:56:27 +0000

This residence located on the Long Island coastline is designed to capture and frame spectacular water views...

Buddhist Retreat

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:19:56 +0000

Buddhist Retreat in Grover, UT

Country Estate

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:07:09 +0000

This project expands the program of the original Wiley house, a mid-century modern residence by Philip Johnson...

Lovell Residence

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:07:46 +0000

Nestled among mature oaks in a beautiful open canyon setting...

Barrier Island House

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:20:07 +0000

The owners of this property approached our firm to provide design services for a site located on a natural canal leading to the intracoastal waterway...

Lindhurst Residence

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:57:37 +0000

The 4,800 square foot single story residence is located on a 1 acre site in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas...

Beach Walk House

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:42:21 +0000

This Fire Island house is located directly behind beach-front dunes...

Madison Park Mid-Century Modern

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:07:01 +0000

Remodel in Washington Park, Seattle, WA

O'Connor lake house

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:22:44 +0000

O'Connor lake house

Forest House

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:30:12 +0000

This house sits on a 3-acre wooded site in Great Falls, Virginia...

The Charmer

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:05:58 +0000

Market rate rental housing built on the California Courtyard housing tradition of the 1920’s...

Crabill

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:39:04 +0000

A modern home on a five acre property near Hillsborough, NC

Foote Farm House

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:10:27 +0000

The house is a simple bar oriented on the east-west axis, with one end tucked into wooded wetlands and the other reaching out into a meadow...

Case Inlet Retreat

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:52:29 +0000

Nestled into a forested slope along the eastern edge of the Case Inlet, this small retreat opens to a western view of the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound...

Capitol Hill Residence

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:56:28 +0000

The Capitol Hill Residence is located on a ridge with a 180 degree view of the surrounding lakes and mountains...

200 Wilson Peak Dr.

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:09:30 +0000

Custom residence in prime ski location within the Mountain Village. Renovation and extension to one of the oldest log cabins.

Lakeside House

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:13:42 +0000

This site-built home is situated on a sloped wooded lot overlooking Sagamore Lake in upstate New York...

Avis Granary Retreat

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:44:21 +0000

The Cookhouse and Equipment Barn at the Avis Granary Retreat in Clyde Park, MT...

Chiles Residence

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:26:47 +0000

The modern 3500-square-foot house was designed and built for art collectors John and Molly Chiles...

Dihedral House

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:07:09 +0000

his modern urban house is anchored on a downtown corner site. An all glass living room Site-cast, board-formed concrete walls moor the building to its site, while providing thermal mass to control temperature swings...

Cantilever House

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:51:23 +0000

What do you do with a vacant 1.32 acre lot in the built-out-burbs of Salt Lake City? You construct a 3,200 sq ft residence of simple form, for a family of complex desires.

Pass Residence

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:26:12 +0000

Studio for a Composer

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:42:27 +0000

An unassuming structure embedded in Wisconsin’s rural landscape, this intimate retreat serves as a studio for a Country Western musician to write and record his music...

Spence House

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:07:59 +0000

Soaring ceilings, sustainable materials and bursts of interior color make this a simple and comfortable home in the woods.

Field House

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:41:24 +0000

Akin to many constructed objects in the agrarian landscape, such as neighboring silos, the 5,000 square foot house is a single box clad in a zinc galvanized metal skin.

Nexus Residence

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:23:04 +0000

Successfully contesting the local preservation ordinance whose strict guidelines advocated stylistic mimicry while failing to recognize the neighborhood’s rich architectural diversity, we designed a quiet but unapologetically contemporary building..

Benedict Canyon Residence

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:02:39 +0000

This extensive renovation features a new extended roof element and glazed rear facade that opens the house up to the landscape and emphasizes the relationship between inside and outside...

MUL:7691

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:00:27 +0000

The project’s function attempted to address the public’s desire to restore the magnificent views of Mulholland Drive as much as it propels the aspirations of the client...

ZERBEY REMODEL

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:23:23 +0000

The Zerbey remodel is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. Purchased in 2006, the small 1910 fixer-upper has been completely gutted and renovated with most of the work done my husband and myself...

Queen Anne Mid-Modern

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:52:28 +0000

One of Seattle’s highly regarded architects of the past century was Paul Hayden Kirk (1914-1995)...

Surfside Residence

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:31:47 +0000

Architecture and nature have been fully integrated in this light-saturated, oceanfront compound that includes a guest house, a two car garage...

Record House

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:28:09 +0000

Four decades after their project was featured in the 1969 Record Houses issue of Architectural Record, the owners sold the house to a young couple...

TR Residence

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:03:03 +0000

Completed in 2009, this 2,500 square foot, two story, contemporary home is located in Bedford Hills, an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York.

North Puget Sound Compound

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:25:51 +0000

This project is located on Clark Point on Guemes Island. The site was logged a decade before design work began and suffered significant blowdown of trees in the following years...

Dani Ridge House

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:48:33 +0000

In order to conceal this home from its uphill neighbors a shelf was cut into the narrow slice of grassland located between an access road on one side and the steep slopes of the West Coast on the other...

Sneeoosh Cabin

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:50:11 +0000

Like a rabbit warming itself in the sun, the Sneeoosh cabin is the underbrush at the waters edge near Deception Pass on the Swinomish Indian Reserve...

Peconic Bay Residence

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:37:30 +0000

The house is sited on a bluff overlooking the bay within a grove of cedar and locust trees. Discrete volumes of varying public and private functions are organized around an axial promenade, extending to the outdoors...

Dutchess House No. 1

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:17:15 +0000

When Grzywinski + Pons was commissioned to design this house we were excited by a brief and directive from the client that was very specific programmatically...

SIXTEEN DOORS HOUSE

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0000

This is the first of three residences in rural Upstate New York that emerged from the study of the traditional loft like cow barns that populate the landscape of the local farmland...

Up-Over-Between House

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:39:17 +0000

The house can be experienced by going up and over the whole house enjoying splendid views from the roof garden and then descending onto the southern terrace...

Moondance Lane

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:08:08 +0000

Residence on Whidbey Island, WA

Port Ludlow Residence

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:23:41 +0000

The Port Ludlow Residence is a compact, 2400 SF modern house located on a wooded waterfront property at the north end of the Hood Canal, a long, fjord-like arm of western Puget Sound...

Lake Shore Drive House

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:01:06 +0000

Located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, this single family residence on Lake Shore Drive opens directly onto the parkway with unobstructed views of Lake Michigan...

Lake House

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:26:22 +0000

The architects were asked to design two conflicting elements, guest/retreat space and family/active space, as close to the lake as code would allow...

Blue Lake Residence

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:19:50 +0000

The Blue Lake Residence is a vacation home on a remote volcanic lake in the Cascade Range of central Oregon...

Paletz Moi House

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:22:22 +0000

The project is located on a steeply sloping site approximately 15 minutes by car from the campus of Duke University...

Vista Del Valle

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:44:29 +0000

The residence at Vista Del Valle is a beautifully crafted piece of architecture with modern forms, site informed design, and soft clean materials. The project is on a steep site with a view out over the valley...

North Fork Residence

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:10:26 +0000

Perched on the edge of a wooded cliff overlooking Tate Creek, the North Fork Residence occupies a small shelf of land on the east face of a mountainous site...

Hillside Residence

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:59:16 +0000

The house is sited to engage the undulating hillside and capture the spectacular views of Mount Tamalpais and the San Francisco Bay...

Guest House - Chilmark

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:18:48 +0000

This compact two-bedroom house occupies a sunny patch on a steep slope and is surrounded by native vegetation.

Chilmark House

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:46:12 +0000

Home to a couple with grown children and grandchildren, the Chilmark House proudly displays its single story wooden shell immersed in the inspiring landscape of Martha’s Vineyard...

Reed Residence

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:00:18 +0000

This eco-friendy, mountain contemporary home is located in Elkins Meadow subdivision, two miles from downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado...

Hidden House

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:13:27 +0000

Originally commissioned to design a new home for a young family who had purchased the site, Standard found a way to maintain as much of the existing structure as possible...

View House

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:17:51 +0000

Designed for an ecologically rich site on the Argentine plains near Rosario, this 3,000 square foot house optimizes a compact dwelling space by maximizing the experience of the surrounding views...

Farrar Residence

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:54:40 +0000

The steep sloping terrain and expansive views of the alpine landscape were essential in defining the form of the house..

Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:51:35 +0000

Located in a neighborhood bordering Washington, DC, this suburban site has the advantage of being located adjacent to woodlands...

Wissioming 2

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:40:43 +0000

Located in Glen Echo, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC this new house is sited on a sloping, wooded lot with distant views of the Potomac River...

Curved House

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:29:21 +0000

The Curved House is a modern residence with distinctive lines. Conceived in plan as a U-shaped form, this residence features a courtyard that allows for a private retreat to an outdoor pool and a custom fire pit...

MARINE

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:48:38 +0000

A small 1910 brick house in a dense residential neighborhood takes on a 1700 sq. ft. addition to modernize its program and function...

QUIVAS

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:19:32 +0000

The sun is infinite. The sun informed all of our architectural and building decisions on this new family home...

Gallery House

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:15 +0000

This house combines a semi-public art gallery and a residence for two prominent collectors who have redefined what it means to live with and look after art...

Rado Redux

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:48:15 +0000

The Czech émigré architect, Ladislav Rado’s famous modern house built in 1956-57, provided the original context for its renovation...

Sullivan Residence

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:03:32 +0000

This is a small Modern Sustainable home in Evergreen Colorado. This site was challenging due to the setback restrictions and the sloping lot.

Watersmark 35 House

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:13:36 +0000

Residing at the end of a road located at the edge of Austin, the Watersmark 35 house was designed to be a restful sanctuary for the owners...

Shield House

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:43:02 +0000

This urban infill project juxtaposes a tall, slender curved circulation space against a rectangular living space...

Southampton Residence

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:04:23 +0000

Southampton Residence is the first home for a young family recently transplanted to Houston from a major US city...

River Bank House

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:29:50 +0000

The River Bank House sits along the Gallatin River just outside Big Sky, Montana. The clients love to entertain, so the house was set up to create an open and casual atmosphere with a strong connection to the outdoors.

Ridge House

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:45:41 +0000

Stretching along the crest of a narrow ridge overlooking a broad valley, this retreat was conceived as a place for gathering family and friends as well as for personal solitude...

Mill Valley Cabins

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:37:58 +0000

The clients for the Mill Valley Cabins wished to add some accessory structures to their existing hillside home...

Coastal Residence

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:25:28 +0000

This coastal residence is an exploration in erasing boundaries between indoors and out. Sited on the Oregon Coast, the 2,865 square-foot home opens to the natural landscape with 180-degree views...

Los Altos Hills Residence

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:21:42 +0000

CCS Architecture designed this 6,000 square foot modern home for a family of five in Los Altos Hills, California...

Villa M

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:35:44 +0000

Villa M was designed by Brian Dillard Architecture for a client with Southern French roots living in Austin, Texas...

Brammell Residence

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:03:32 +0000

This 8-acre site lies on the edge of a large working cattle ranch and is covered by sagebrush and wildflowers...

Jarson Residence

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:43:36 +0000

This house is designed as a vessel of personal discovery for two real estate professionals, with an educated passion for modern architecture, and their two sons...

Kern Residence

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:51:31 +0000

The design team’s intent was to create a 12,000 square foot residence, similar in scale and character as the clients’ New York loft...

Hopen Place house

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:14:11 +0000

House in Hollywood Hills, California

Kennedy Residence

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:08:15 +0000

Located on 12-acres of quiet ranchland and adjacent to the buff-colored stone canyon bluffs directly east of Boulder...

House on Hoopers Island

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:53 +0000

After hurricane Isabel ravaged Maryland’s eastern shore, Dorchester Country Department of Planning and Zoning established an ordinance proclaiming that all new residences must be built three feet above the base flood elevation...

Fieldview Residence

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:18:32 +0000

This 4,000 square foot house is configured of three primary volumes arranged in an ‘C’ that frame the expansive, southern view of an adjacent, agricultural reserve.

Bridge House

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:09:20 +0000

The site is fifteen acres of wooded grasslands with a ravine running through. The house bridges the ravine, spanning east to west...

Blair

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:25 +0000

Having grown accustomed to small spaces, severe restrictions on building size imposed by geologic conditions and building codes were not seen as insurmountable by a couple moving from SoHo to the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu.

Bastasch Residence

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:15 +0000

The owner wanted to convert their newly purchased drab property into a home with an elegant Spartan luxury aesthetic...

Lakefront Residence

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:56:29 +0000

Waterfront lots along private Lake Barcroft in Falls Church, Virginia are rare finds in the real estate market, so when this lot became available, the clients took the house as it was: a weathered symbol of the 1960s split-level.

Weaving Studio

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:51 +0000

The client, a professional weaver, and her husband are preparing to move to San Juan Island once the husband retires...

Sonoma Vineyard Residence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:15 +0000

Carefully situated on the edge of a vineyard, this rural residence engages its surroundings in establishing a frame of reference for one’s experience of the site...

Calistoga Residence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:45:57 +0000

his project was a residence for a couple from the Washington D.C. area. The original house was a poorly conceived series of stucco boxes with no relationship to the outdoor spaces, or the distant vistas...

Rutledge Street Residence

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:26:04 +0000

With little to work with but the potential for wonderful light and views, we have given this 1950’s Bernal Heights residence an expansive feel that belies its limited square footage...

Cliff House

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:13:41 +0000

Tucked against the wall of a natural cliff and right on the water’s edge in Gig Harbor, Washington, this project answered the unique challenges of its site...

Dune Road Residence

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:03:36 +0000

This low-key two-story house is sited on a classic ocean front site. The original house, slated for demolition, was built into the dune before current coastal construction standards requiring a much higher elevation...

Lake Travis Residence

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:12:00 +0000

Built atop a sloping site off Lake Travis, this two story custom residence utilizes a bisecting plan to offer flexible open space and respond to the grade of the site...

The Lake House

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:58:08 +0000

San Francisco-based studio Mark Dziewulski Architect has designed the Cliff House project, referred to as “The Lake House” by its present owners...

Briard Project

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:18:17 +0000

This 3,800 square foot contemporary residence is located in Culver City, a city in western Los Angeles County, California...

Koby Cottage

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:24:46 +0000

This guest house was created for families to use while visiting their children at Starr Commonwealth, a nonprofit organization in Michigan...

Carpinteria Foothills Residence

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:24:33 +0000

This contemporary residence is designed to seamlessly open unto the panoramic coastal ridge-top site via expansive operable glazed walls...

Shore Vista Boat

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:17:02 +0000

Located on a bend in Lake Austin across from Canyonland Nature Preserve, the site is suggestive of the elliptical form that maximizes the beautiful views of the undulating hills beyond...

Thomas Eco House

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:17:17 +0000

Eco house with sustainable strategies.

Foster Loop

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:20:51 +0000

Completed in 2007, this 1,653 square foot two story cabin is located in Mazama, a small village nestled in the Methow Valley of the Methow River in the eastern part of the Washington state...

Edge House

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:15:58 +0000

This project is perched high above Castle Creek at the far West side of Aspen and enjoys 270 degree views and ample sun. The program consists of a public zone, private wing, indoor pool component and a service wing...

Residence for a Sculptor

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:35:50 +0000

Residence for a Sculptor 3 presents itself frontally on a hillside site, and projects itself consciously as a series of polemics...

Collector’s House

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:52 +0000

This project was an extensive renovation of an existing residence built in the late 1980?s on a wooded site in west Austin, Texas, USA...

Graticule House

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:32:38 +0000

Situated on a hillside site, the Graticule House is conceived to be a trace, or reference datum, allowing a reading of the relationship between the building and nature...

Spiral House

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:20:38 +0000

Situated along the Connecticut shoreline of Long Island Sound, this single-family house is conceived of as an extension of both its natural and social contexts...

Oblio House

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:39:19 +0000

Oblio House in Cedar Crest’s East Mountains is a study of intersection between circulation and topography

Wissioming Residence

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:31:13 +0000

This house located in Glen Echo, Maryland is sited on a heavily wooded lot overlooking the Potomac River...

Barrio Historico

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:47:43 +0000

Located in Tucson’s Barrio Historico, this residence is a modern interpretation of the neighborhood’s traditional courtyard architecture...

Dry Creek House

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:14:10 +0000

The Dry Creek House was designed for a couple looking to build a new home that reflected their appreciation for simple, restrained design...

False Bay Writer’s Cabin

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:42:52 +0000

The cabin is five hundred square feet and is a private writers retreat and guest cottage.

Flowing Lake Residence

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:45:02 +0000

The small and narrow lot extends dramatically down a steep slope to beautiful Flowing Lake in Snohomish County, Washington...

Tiburon Bay House

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:57:13 +0000

The house is slated to be one of the first LEED-H Platinum certified custom homes in Northern California...

Palm Desert Residence

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:44:45 +0000

A new residence for the Architect’s parents located in a country club development with strict design guidelines governing many of the exterior characteristics of the building

Glenbrook Residence

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:19:20 +0000

Two stone structures surround a glass pavilion within a wooded landscape in Bethesda, Maryland...

Lujan house

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:53:19 +0000

Modest houses on small lots comprise the Quillen’s Point neighborhood, adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay in Ocean View, Delaware...

Dorsey Residence

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:34:35 +0000

Bainbridge Island Architect Matthew Coates Designed this powerful residence on a steep hilside of a waterfront lot near Seattle.

Eagle Ridge Residence

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:42:35 +0000

An open, simple, low maintenance design which works with the site in such a way that her views of the island, forest and ledges were always present within the house...

Cascading Creek House

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:16:02 +0000

Cascading Creek House was conceived less as a house and more as an outgrowth of the limestone aquifers of the Central Texas geography...

Hampden Lane house

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:52:47 +0000

The client for this project was a young, forward thinking entrepreneur with no desire for a nostalgic or revivalist style house.

Olympic View House

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:02:44 +0000

The Olympic View House house is a two story home designed for a couple newly retired from careers in academia on the East Coast of the United States...

747 Wing House

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:25:17 +0000

The 747 Wing House is a unique residential structure high in the Santa Monica Mountains...

Shelter Island

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:58:27 +0000

Newly constructed home on Shelter Island, New York.

YN-13 House

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:32:46 +0000

The approximately 6000 sq. ft house in three structures was conceived as a buoyant mass. The main house’s biased cut of its pitched roof and protruding corners underscore the primary views to the landscape...

Graham House

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:29:36 +0000

Residence on Mercer Island, Washington

Bridge House

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:46:03 +0000

Bridge house is located in Kent, Connecticut...

East 90th Street

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:14:06 +0000

This renovation project updates an existing New York 1920s apartment with a modern sensibility...

Jigsaw Residence

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:40:28 +0000

Recycling a single story suburban house located on a busy corner site, Jigsaw introverts itself in a continuous spatial flow around an open air courtyard carved from the home’s remains...

Genius Loci Residence

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:23:40 +0000

Formerly a horse ranch, the rolling green pasture of the site is located at one of the highest elevations in Montauk...

Medina Remodel

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:22:00 +0000

Residential remodel in Medina, Washington.

Wood Residence

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:24:21 +0000

Conceived as a series of boxes containing the private family spaces (bedrooms and baths) and a free floating and open main level containing the shared family spaces...

Allen Residence

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:31:51 +0000

The Allen residence is a two bedroom residence with carport and workshop on a small infill lot that incorporates environmentally aware construction methods, materials and passive solar design...

33rd Street Residence

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:26:45 +0000

Located off a walk street with views of the Pacific Ocean and Malibu coastline, this residence is an exercise in careful space planning...

Lion’s Head Residence

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:57:05 +0000

Set on a narrow site atop a bluff overlooking Gardiner’s Bay, this house replaces a vacation home shared by 2 brothers and their families for over 25 years before it was destroyed by fire...

Thurston Wine House

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:51:07 +0000

One of life’s greatest opportunities is the chance to find something you can be passionate about. If one is lucky, the ability to share that passion with others generates even greater enjoyment...

Whitehead/Bay Residence

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:47:51 +0000

This 5,400 square foot contemporary residence is located in Montecito, an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California.

Lake Residence

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:57:01 +0000

The 3,500 sf home was specifically designed for a family of four (and two beagles and a cat) on an 8,200 sf lot in the first lake community in Arizona.

BlackWhite Residence

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:59:17 +0000

Inhabiting the masonry shell of an existing house, this project engages the phenomenon of ruins and explores the idea of aperture...

Jett Residence

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:07:46 +0000

This compact beach house located near Lake Michigan in Northern Indiana was designed for Dr. Nancy Church, a Chicago based robotic gynecological surgeon by architect John DeSalvo...

Essence of the Desert House

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:22:58 +0000

The desert could be viewed in many ways that make vivid memories in the mind, one of which that strongly makes an impression, are the boulders in the wilderness...

Concrete House

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:09:34 +0000

This project is a complete remodel of an existing 1974 cast-concrete and brick house...

H-House

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:08:49 +0000

The H-House by Axis Architects, is a modern residence located high on Salt Lake City’s East Bench on Devonshire...

Casa Angosta

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:24:39 +0000

The house is located on a narrow wooded site flanked by a creek and a railroad track, a unique condition for an otherwise typical Texas suburban neighborhood...

Aptos Retreat

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:18:45 +0000

The 2800-square-foot Main House is composed of a ‘live building’ and a ‘sleep building’ that overlap at their roofs to create a linkage and sheltered outdoor space...

Crab Creek House

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:03:12 +0000

This house, located in Annapolis, Maryland, is built on the foundation of a 1960s post and beam modern house...

Phinney Modern

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:48:42 +0000

2510 sqft single family home located in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood. This home was designed for a young family on a small in-fill lot...

Brown Residence

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:11:02 +0000

Despite being located in an expansive golf community, the Brown residence celebrates stunning desert views from almost every space...

Point Loma House

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:55:05 +0000

Located on an infill lot in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego, the client desired a home that would make the most of its site...

Lopez Island Cabin

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:58:56 +0000

Located on a wooded bluff above Puget Sound, the Lopez Island Cabin re-imagines a traditional retreat in contemporary materials and form...

Urban Reserve 22

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:27:54 +0000

Selected for the 2008 Dallas AIA Homes Tour, the UR22 Residence is a 4,000 sq-ft single family home within the Urban Reserve; a master planned sustainable development in Dallas, Texas...

Summerhill Residence

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:01:02 +0000

Set within a rural parcel in the heart of Northern California Wine Country, the Summerhill Residence consists of 3 separate buildings that are situated to maximize the connection between the natural and the man-made...

Container Studio

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:40:59 +0000

The client needed an art studio close to her house...

Saint Emanuel House

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:04:29 +0000

The Saint Emanuel House captures Houston: a city made of skyscrapers, freeways, single family homes and lawns and gardens...

Finger Rock House

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:34:44 +0000

Located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountain range, the Finger Rock residence is named for its view of one of Tucson’s most prominent natural landmarks...

Laurel Residence

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:29:37 +0000

This house was designed for comfortable everyday living with a focus on sustanability. While simple in form the exterior utilizes a variety of low maintainence materials...

Barcode House

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:05:59 +0000

Barcode House explores juxtapositions between the heavy and light and the old and the new...

House in Venice

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:30 +0000

The site, with a two bedroom main house and pied-a-terre above the garage, is a reversal of the more common relationship between main and guesthouse found in this neighborhood...

Fishman/Kurakawa House

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:23:22 +0000

The house, holds several trees predating the lava flow including 2 magnificent Monkeypod trees...

Sonoma House

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:27:52 +0000

An agricultural property in Sonoma is for two scientists...

Buck Mountain

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:15:36 +0000

Floating above a carpet of green moss on the steep slopes of Orcas Island’s Buck Mountain, this home’s foundation touches the rocky ground along only two slim concrete fins...

Leicester House

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:28:33 +0000

This hilltop residence, located at the edge of a wooded knoll in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has expansive southern and western views...

Gartner

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:30:30 +0000

Home with a river view.

Logan Residence

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:50:20 +0000

“I want a place for my art collection – Then I want to live there.” – Kent Logan

Fazan Residence

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:32:18 +0000

This vacation home is adjacent to a vineyard in the foothills of Hood River Valley...

Lopez Island Residence

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:38:50 +0000

This 1800 sf home is located on a heavily wooded, medium-bank waterfront property on Lopez Island, Washington...

Cortes Island Residence

Thu, 26 May 2011 16:22:54 +0000

Located on Cortes Island, British Columbia, the Cortes Residence is sited on a granite cliff face that serves as a wind break for Cortes Bay and the Seattle and Vancouver yacht clubs...

Harrison Street Residences

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:56:28 +0000

The recently completed Harrison Street multi-unit residence is a the definition of urban family living...

west mercer residence remodel

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:49:52 +0000

Remodel of existing single family home on Mercer Island, WA.

Short Hills Addition

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:13:24 +0000

Messan O’Rorke extended this gabled house in Short HIls, N.J. with an addition that corresponded exactly to the gable, thereby preserving the scale of the house. The cedar siding matches the existing cedar roof shingles.

Bodega Residence

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:16:34 +0000

The divide between dark forest and bright field, between random nature and ordered agriculture and between intimate and distant views seemed like the appropriate position to place this recently completed residence.

Russian Hill Residence

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:21:12 +0000

This new four-story home establishes an understated but dignified urban presence on an atypically wide San Francisco site...

Winter Residence

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:08:16 +0000

The client wanted to transform the dark, circulation-dominated rooms of their 1940s brick residence into luminous spaces with crisp detailing like in the boutique hotels and spas they had visited.

Ellis Residence

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:04:15 +0000

The Ellis Residence is a LEED Platinum certified single family home.

Silvertree Residence

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:38:26 +0000

The Silvertree residence is a study in how a small, dated, closed in and inwardly focused residence can be revived into an inspiring modern space that interacts with the outdoors.

California Wine Country Weekend Retreat Remodel

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:15:40 +0000

The clients for this home originally approached SDA for a Kitchen remodel and Master Bedroom addition.

Wurzburg Lakehouse

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:34:13 +0000

A modern vacation home for a Memphis-based family, located in a wooded subdivision in Pickwick, Tennessee...

Potrero House

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:40:01 +0000

This project involved the expansion, interior renovation, and furnishing of an old cottage on a triple-wide lot in San Francisco...

mixed use townhouse

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:38:04 +0000

Abbot Kinney Boulevard is one of the main thoroughfares in the coastal neighborhood of Venice, a section of Los Angeles...

Kendrick House

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:37:49 +0000

Situated in the East End of Aspen, this small property is part of a Historic Lot Split and was required to ‘respond’ to its immediate Swiss-Style neighbor in its massing, proportions and materials...

Sunlight Residence

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:27:57 +0000

Sitting on a knoll in the peaceful neighborhood of Baldwin Vista, this single family home has views of Century City, the Hollywood Hills, Baldwin Hills and much of the city between...

Willoughby Design Barn

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:11:58 +0000

Contemporary 'barn' outside of Kansas City, Missouri

Milagrosa

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:05:03 +0000

A well composed, yet understated entry leads you to surprising views inside...

Lake Washington Blvd

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:30:33 +0000

Located on a triangular site this modern Pacific Northwest style home takes advantage of the views and adjacency to Lake Washington...

Lookout House

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:48:28 +0000

Clients chose to retain the eccentric 1979 structure of the property and commissioned a gut renovation and extension...

Chameleon House

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:18:08 +0000

This house is a tower rising above the rolling topography of its cherry orchard site, peering outwards toward spectacular westward views of Lake Michigan and the surrounding agricultural landscape...

North Bay Residence

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:20:22 +0000

Home on San Juan Island, Washington.

Casa Familia

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:39:38 +0000

A reinterpretation of quintessential Southern Californian courtyard houses; this is a modestly sized home that lives much bigger than it really is by thoughtfully opening up to...

King Pavilion

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:41:38 +0000

The King Pavilion was designed and built to honor the life and commitment of a client. It was designed to be a retreat for work, play, music, meditation, and rest...

Peaks View Residence

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:25:12 +0000

The Peaks View residence is sited near Wilson, Wyoming, in a grassy meadow, adjacent to the Teton mountain range...

Casa Grove I

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:47:18 +0000

House in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Broadway Residences

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:52:40 +0000

The projects program called for four loft style single family residences developed as a small lot subdivision...

Blue Sky Homes Prototype

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:40:29 +0000

A collaborative effort between Prefabricated Home developer Blue Sky Homes LLC and Palm Springs based Architect Lance O’Donnell of o2 Architecture...

Hotchkiss Residence

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:33:08 +0000

This home designed by Rick Berry of Scott|Edwards Architecture, rests on the banks of the Columbia river in Vancouver, Washington...

Orleans House

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:59:35 +0000

The site is located on a bluff overlooking Pleasant Bay, Nauset Beach and the Atlantic Ocean...

Soaring Wings

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:32:31 +0000

Westlake Hills, Texas Residence

Lake Marble Falls Studio

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:56:12 +0000

We call this the “telescope house” because it lifts the dwelling up beyond the treeline and perfectly frames the views of Lake Marble Falls. More >

Granite Mountain Cabin

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:38:02 +0000

This 2,160 SF vacation home for an active family of four has an "L"-shaped plan with the main living spaces in one wing and the private spaces in the other....

Herron Horton Office/Studio/Residence

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:08:23 +0000

This project blends of work, family and play in one modern, sustainable structure.

478 St. Paul Street Modern, Cherry Creek North

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:02:00 +0000

The Residence strives to set new standards for Modern design in Cherry Creek North...

Cottage

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:03:52 +0000

This small guest house stands in an upland meadow dotted with large oaks and granite outcroppings...

Williams Residence

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:05:17 +0000

Bathroom remodel in Seattle, Washington

Eva Street Residence

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:35:43 +0000

Located on an urban infill lot in South Central Austin, the site’s biggest challenge was also one of its greatest’s assets, a gorgeous 150+ year old live oak that stood directly in the center of the build-able section of the property.

Freezer Panel Walkout

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:06:21 +0000

The floor, walls, and roof are constructed with insulated panels used for walk-in freezers...

Three Rivers itHouse

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:02:45 +0000

The Three Rivers itHouse is an 1,100 sqft second home for two Los Angeles based visual artists that functions as a retreat from their hectic urban lifestyle...

Todos Santos Houses

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:25:19 +0000

Our client had a vision of developing this 50,000 square foot lot and designing two houses, one for beach house rental and the other one as a vacation home...

Minnetonka Residence

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:31:21 +0000

Nestled on a deep wooded site, this modern house is designed for a young family to create open, flexible spaces for living and playing that allow the indoor and outdoor spaces to merge...

Cedar Point

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:16:39 +0000

3800 sq.ft. Residence in Vineyard Haven, MA

Solar Umbrella

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:19:25 +0000

The Solar Umbrella home was built for principals Lawrence Scarpa and Angela Brooks to house themselves and their young son...

Writer's Studio

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:26:39 +0000

Imagine the perfect place to work...

Ocean Beach Residence

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:32:47 +0000

A translucent glass bridge connects this 1,820 square foot Corten steel and glass pavilion to a mid-century modern house designed by Bay Area architect Ernest Born...

Davis Residence

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:45:02 +0000

This 1400 sq. ft main house and guest house/ garage is located on a heavily wooded cliff site with views out over the San Juan Islands of Washington State.

Westside Road

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:30:37 +0000

This project involves the design of a new 2240 SF custom home and lap pool on a 22 acre site with rolling hills and a steep wooded ravine.

Rimrock Ranch House

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:55:32 +0000

Single-family residence in Pioneertown, California

Beach Road 2

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:26:08 +0000

Like driftwood collecting in courses on the beach, the house comfortably nestles in the interstices between waterfront and road along a narrow site on the northern coast of Jupiter Island...

Hover House 2

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:13:22 +0000

The second of the Hover House Series aims to resolve the isolation of front yards from rear yards on small urban lots by the seemingly universal practice of building across the entire frontage of the lot.

Guest House / Gallery

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:45:18 +0000

This project is designed as a choreography of intentional friction between the identity of the domestic and the space of display...

28 Black Hawk

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:43 +0000

This house was designed to take advantage of the 360 degree views. The acreage of rolling prairie is surrounded on all sides by breathtaking mountains, including the Absaroka, and Beartooth ranges...

Syncline House

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:13:21 +0000

The project was conceived as a threshold between the city and the mountain park. The client, an entrepreneurial and professional rock climbing couple, requested the house to be “a place where town life can be left behind.”...

Fractured Residence

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:42:51 +0000

The project creates spatial experience from the fracture implied by splayed property lines...

East Windsor Residence

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:11:20 +0000

Extraordinary views in the heart of the city and a small buildable footprint limited by restrictive easements prompted a thin, three-story home with the main living spaces and master suite on the top floor...

L2Q House

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:31:01 +0000

The clients for this house in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle, have a child, a big dog, a large dining room table and a growing collection of art...

Laboratory

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:24:39 +0000

Randy Brown purchased this property and decided to move his family into the house while phasing construction projects. The project is a living laboratory for architectural experiments...

511 House

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:36:01 +0000

511 House, a 3,500-sf two-story home, is designed to take full advantage of the bright light and cool Southern California breezes of Pacific Palisades.

Krmpotich Residence

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:21:23 +0000

The residence is nestled in a rising hill on the outskirts of Casper, Wyoming. The one story house coexists harmoniously with the arid landscape that surrounds it...

DANGLE BYRD HOUSE

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:35:08 +0000

The Dangle-Byrd house was envisioned as a modern country retreat set on a wooded five-acre site in rural Pennsylvania...

Scholl II

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:30:03 +0000

This house takes its cues from the 1950’s ‘Case Study’ series and resists the prevailing mountain vernacular commonly represented by gables, logs and antler chandeliers...

320 Grenola

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:55:53 +0000

This house represents a wonderful prototype for "sensitive and neighborly" residential development on descending hillsides.

1210

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:12:37 +0000

Situated on an underutilized, inner-city infill site, the design for 1210 orchestrates the challenging mix of...

House on Fire Island

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:51:05 +0000

This is a summer beach house in the resort community of the Pines on Fire Island New York...

Boxenbaum Residence

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:39:47 +0000

Situated on a sloping corner lot across from an elementary school, this 9,000-square-foot house orients itself away from perimeter streets toward rear and side outdoor gardens for privacy...

Icicle Creek Cabin

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:06:13 +0000

Nestled against a rock ledge above Icicle Creek, this vacation cabin for a young family takes the form of two separate boxes set beneath a wing-shaped roof...

Lima Residence

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:09:29 +0000

A series of connected folding roof and wall planes clad in metal were strategically positioned to accentuate views of the canyon below and mountains beyond...

Wingpoint House

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:52:23 +0000

A few steps from the beach on Bainbridge Island, this new home on an old foundation has 3100 square feet of living space, plus his/hers art studios adjacent to and above the detached garage...

1532 House

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:25:31 +0000

This new house in San Francisco includes a small front building with a garage on grade and a painting studio above and a three-story 2500 sq ft. house in the back with a courtyard between the two.

Malibu Studio

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:38:27 +0000

With the use of fire safe materials and site orientation, the 700 sq. ft. Malibu Studio is built to address the views and extreme fire conditions that often plague Malibu.

Arritt Farmhouse

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:19:58 +0000

The project consisted of the complete renovation of an existing two hundred year old farmhouse and the design and construction of a new three story tower addition.

Diamondhouse

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:25:07 +0000

The Diamondhouse is a sound studio and office extension to a house located deep in a canyon, against a severely sloping hillside, with minimal access and little space upon which to build

Oberfeld Residence

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:04:13 +0000

The crisp, white Swisspearl panels that clad the Oberfeld Residence’s exterior rise a modest 18’ from the street.

Rosa Muerta

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:58:36 +0000

Rosa Muerta dives into the here and now, denies nothing, and goes with the flow.

Emigration Canyon Residence

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:38:04 +0000

Located in Emigration Canyon just above Salt Lake City, Utah this single family residence of 2,500SF was designed for a couple with young children.

Jovanovic Residence

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:56:59 +0000

Sitting on an aggressively sloping site in the Crestwood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Jovanovic Residence combines a progressive and sustainable solution to an existing structure and addition.

evansHOUSE

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:28:06 +0000

Remodel and addition to an existing 1957 Benton + Park home which is situated high above the city with views of the entire LA basin.

North Beach

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:20:48 +0000

The design brief called for a very low-impact, easy to maintain summer home that provides necessary programmatic functions with minimum distractions from the land and the view...

Sugarbowl

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:20:10 +0000

The design of this new home in the old village at Sugarbowl is entirely a product of its dramatic environment.

cove house

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:19:32 +0000

Coconut Grove Residence

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:19:04 +0000

Miami, FL based architectural office Max Strang Architecture, completed the renovation for a residence which is located in Miami’s oldest neighborhood, Coconut Grove.

Kaplan House (shot-trot)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:18:30 +0000

Shot-Trot is a 16' X 80' 'shotgun' style home that sits 30" off the ground.

Concrete Studio

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:17:51 +0000

Mt. Tabor Residence

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:16:46 +0000

The house is nestled into an infill lot in inner city Portland, on the slope of an extinct volcano, Mt. Tabor.

The Tank House Loft

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:15:23 +0000

The project involved the renovation of an existing loft apartment and the development of an existing sprinkler tank house into an urban retreat.

Montecito Residence

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:14:40 +0000

Located in the hills above Montecito, the residence was designed to take advantage of the site’s striking features, including majestic oak trees and large boulders.

Allandale House: A Cabin of Curiosities

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:13:39 +0000

Allandale House is an A-frame(s) house for an idiosyncratic connoisseur and her family. Along with its occupants, the Allandale House also provides space for an eccentric collection of artifacts that resist straightforward classification.

Glencoe Residence

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:12:30 +0000

A 1950's colonial in the heart of Chicago's northshore community was expanded and extensively renovated. A key objective of the project was to balance a contemporary design and lifestyle with a traditional suburban context.

the galleries at turney

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:11:45 +0000

The Galleries is a pure expression of modern living. It consists of eight detached residences in a quiet gated enclave located several blocks south of Phoenix's bustling 24th Street and Camelback area.

SClarkson

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:10:38 +0000