Residential architecture lives under a microscope. The nexus of global crises in affordability, accessibility, and sustainability, and a de facto test lab for the design world, housing is seen as having the potential to move the needle more readily than any other typology. So when selecting the latest winners of the Residential Architect Design Awards, this year’s jury demanded an “it” factor. Whether “it” means functioning off the grid, gaming local zoning codes, building on unbuildable lots, or imparting dignity upon affordability, each of the 13 winners furthers the expectation that housing can be transformative when design leads the way.
Jury
David Dowell, AIA, El Dorado, Kansas City, Mo.
Andrew Kline, Workshop/APD, New York
Jenny Wu, Oyler Wu Collaborative, Los Angeles
The Winners
Iwan Baan
A Hydrotech green roof system covers the retail and community pavilion at the front of the site.
Affordable Housing, Citation
MLK1101 Supportive Housing, Los Angeles
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Corey Gaffer
Affordable Housing, Honorable Mention
Two Houses on Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kan.
Studio 804
Michael Moran
Architectural Design Detail, Award
Suspended Stair, New York
O’Neill Rose Architects
Draper White
Architectural Design Detail, Honorable Mention
Victorian Music Box, Aspen, Colo.
CCY Architects
Michael Moran
Architectural Interiors, Award
Oculi House, New York
O’Neill Rose Architects
Amy Barkow
Architectural Interiors, Award
S-M-L Loft, New York
Breitner Ciaccia—Office of Architecture
Alexandra Ribar
Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet, Citation
The Hut, Belmont County, Ohio
Midland Architecture
Joe Fletcher
Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet, Honorable Mention
Walk-Street House, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
RAS-A Studio
David Hartwell
Custom Home More Than 3,000 Square Feet, Award
Branch House, Montecito, Calif.
TOLO Architecture
Bates Masi + Architects
Custom Home More Than 3,000 Square Feet, Citation
Georgica Cove, East Hampton, N.Y.
Bates Masi + Architects
Sam Oberter
Multifamily, Award
XS House, Philadelphia
ISA
Courtesy Edward Ogosta Architecture
On the Boards, Award
Sky Valley House, Lake Arrowhead, Calif.
Edward Ogosta Architecture
Courtesy Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Renovation, Award
Reduction Residence, Pittsburgh
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
