AIA 2012. Housing Awards.

The jury for the 2012 Housing Awards includes: Sandra A. LaFontaine, AIA, (jury chair) LaFontaine Architecture and Design, Worthington, Ohio; Allison Arieff, New York Times, San Francisco; Sara E. Caples, AIA, Caples Jefferson Architects, New York City; Jerome King, FAIA, The Office of Jerome King, San Jose, Calif. and Bill Moore, AIA, Sprocket Design Build, Inc., Denver.

The jury recognized projects in four award categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing, Multifamily Housing and Special Housing. The selected projects are:

- "One/Two Family Custom Housing":

- Carmel Residence, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Dirk Denison Architects. A 2,500 square-foot residence located on a steep site in Carmel by the Sea, Calif., required added privacy and protection from strong sea winds while remaining open to dramatic ocean views. A precise refinement of the existing volume maximizes the unused breadth of the home and views of the Pacific.

Consultant.- Building Engineering Systems.
General Contractor.- Thomas H. George Construction.
Landscape.- Blasen Landscape Architecture; Cypress Gardens.
Engineer.- EndreStudio Structural.

 

Carmel Residence, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Dirk Denison Architects. Photography © David Matheson

- Hampden Lane House, Bethesda, Maryland. Robert M. Gurney, FAIA. Edgemoore is an affluent neighborhood in Bethesda, Md., a suburb bordering northwest Washington, D.C. Mature trees and gardens line the streets of this neighborhood which is within walking distance of downtown Bethesda.

Contractor.- John Thompson Freedom First Homes.
Engineer.- D. Anthony Beale LLC.

Hampden Lane House, Bethesda, Maryland. Robert M. Gurney, FAIA. Photography © Maxwell Mackenzie Architectural Photographer.

- Nakahouse, Los Angeles. XTEN Architecture. This project is an abstract remodel of a 1960s hillside house located on a west-facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, Calif., just below the Hollywood sign. To the south and west are canyon views; to the east is a protected natural ravine, with a view of Griffith Park Observatory in the distance.

General Contractor.- NWGC, INC.
Geotech.- CY Geotech.
Structural Engineer.- Axial Engineering Group, INC.

Nakahouse, Los Angeles. XTEN Architecture. Photography © Steve King.

- The Pierre, San Juan Islands, Washington. Olson Kundig Architects. Conceived as a bunker nestled into the rock, the PierreóFrench for stoneócelebrates the materiality of the site and the ownerís affection for a stone outcropping on her property. With its rough materiality, which encompasses stone, green roof, and surrounding foliage, the house disappears into nature from certain angles.

Engineer.- Coughlin Porter Lundeen; MCE Structural Consultants; Associated Earth Sciences.
General Contractor.- Schuchart/Dow.

The Pierre, San Juan Islands, Washington. Olson Kundig Architects. Fotografía © Benjamin Benschneider.

- Relic Rock, Scottsdale, Arizona. DCHGlobal Inc. Relic Rock is designed with a simple, flexible, sustainable prototype building system that is adaptable to a broad range of different climates and terrains. This prototype architectural solution sits lightly on the land, with cantilevered floors that minimize site disruption. A distinctive connection to nature is achieved by dissolving the division of interior and exterior space.

Engineer.- D'brio Group.

Relic Rock, Scottdale, Arizona. DCHGlobal Inc. Fotografía © Bill Timmerman.

- "One/Two Family Production Housing":

- Live Work Home, Syracuse, New York. Cook + Fox Architects. Winner of the ìFrom the Ground Upî Competition, this LEED-Platinum-certified home considers the longevity and livelihood of the Near West Side of Syracuse, N.Y., a shrinking city affected by the migration of significant industry throughout the 20th century. Today, the neighborhood faces high unemployment rates and lacks space for creative industry. Affordable housing alone does not respond to the needs of the neighborhood; its vitality as a community is a question of sustaining livelihoods and the social diversity.

Consultant.-Northeast Green Building Consulting, LLC; Terrapin Bright Green, LLC.
Engineer.- Severud Associates; Arup; Jaros, Baum & Bolles.
Landscape Architecture.- Terrain.

Live Work Home, Syracuse, New York. Cook + Fox Architects. Fotografía © Cook + Fox Architects.

- "Multifamily Living":

- Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments, San Francisco. David Baker + Partners Architects. In the heart of San Francisco, this mixed-use SRO building provides 120 permanent, supportive studio apartments for very-low-income, formerly homeless residents, many with mental and physical disabilities.The five-story sustainable infill development remediates the site of a collapsed freeway with green homes, street improvements, and neighborhood-serving retail.

Associate Firm.- Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture; Baker Vilar Architects; Design Studios Gonzalo Castro.

Clinic/Health Services.- UCSF Citywide Case Management Program San Francisco Department of Public Health Toolworks.

Engineer.- American Hydrotech, Inc.; Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.; Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners; Structural Design Engineers; Sun Light & Power; Teletech Security; Tommy Siu & Associates.

General Contractor.- Cahill Contractors, Inc.

Interior Design and Furnishings.- Concreteworks; David Baker + Partners, Architects; Evelyn Reyes/Creativity Explored; Fee Munson Ebert Architecture + Design; Green Waste Recycle Yard/Custom Metal Manufacturing; Market Design Furniture; OHIO Design; Pacassa Studios.

Mural.- "Dancing in the curve of the World" by Josef Norris.

Drs. Julian and Raye Richarson Apartments, San Francisco. David Baker + Partners, Architects. Fotografía © Bruce Damonte Photography, Inc.

- Optima Camelview Village, Scottsdale, Arizona. David Hovey & Associates Architect, Inc. The project intends to: (1) blend urban and natural desert landscapes to create a dynamic, public, pedestrian friendly environment, (2) integrate local contemporary architectural vernacular with the demands of high-density 21st century residential design, and (3) integrate green roof design and technology to enhance human experiences and ecological stewardship, providing landscaped space to every residence in the seven story buildings within the siteís 65í height limit.

Engineers.- Constructive Engineering Design Peterson & Associates; W-T Engineering.
Landscape Architects.- Grounds Control.

Optima Camelview Village, Scottdale, Arizona. David Hovey & Associates Architect, Inc. Fotografía © Bill Timmerman.

- "Special Housing":

- Jesuit Community Center, Fairfield, Connecticut. Gray Organschi Architecture.e A community of Jesuits required a home and a center for their religious mission. The architecture reflects their commitment to simplicity, spirituality, and intellectualism. Aware of their role as teachers and spiritual guides, the Jesuits sought a building that would serve as an exemplar of ecological architecture.

Engineer.- Altieri Sebor Wieber; Edward Stanley.
Landscape Designer.- Reed Hilderbrand.

Jesuit Community Center, Fairfield, Connecticut. Gray Organschi Architecture. Fotografía © Robert Benson Photography.

- McMurtry & Duncan Colleges, Houston. Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company with Hopkins Architects. The project is designed in the collegiate quadrangle tradition. Seven buildings, totaling 275,800 square feet, are woven together with shaded arcades and existing tree-lined walks into a sensitive historic corner of campus. Together, they create a careful composition and hierarchy of buildings and spaces, in keeping with the order of the original campus plan by [Ralph Adams] Cram, Foodhue & Ferguson. The result is an example of designers working within historic context yet reinterpreting the vocabulary in a contemporary and sustainable way.

Contractor.- Linbeck Group, L.P.

Engineer.- Haynes Whaley Associates; Walter P. Moore.

Food Service.- Worrell Design Group.

Landscape Architect.- Office of James Burnett.

MEP.- CHP & Associates.

Prefabricated Bathroom Pods.- GRP Construction and Kullman Buildings Corp.

McMurtry & Duncan Colleges, Houston. Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company with Hopkins Architects. Fotografía © Robert Benson Photography.