D'Arcy Jones Architecture names recipient of 2017 Emerging Architectural Practice Award
11/03/2017.
RAIC [Ottawa, Ontario] Canada
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The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, RAIC, announced D'Arcy Jones Architecture (DJA), a nine-person studio from Vancouver, as the 2017 Emerging Architecture Practice Award winner.
Abenbare House, entrance view. Photograph © Bob Gundu
Yan House Exterior, entrance view. Photograph © Ema Peters
DJA team - TOP, L to R : Craig Bissell, Architect AIBC, Sarah Cree, Intern Architect, Jonathan Leger, Graduate Architect; MIDDLE, L to R: Jesse Nguyen, Intern Architect, Ben Reimer, Intern Architect, Rebecca Boese, Designer; BOTTOM, L to R: Jesse Ratcliffe, Architect AIBC, D’Arcy Jones, Architect AIBC, Maria Barroso, Student
Brown Cabin Courtyard. Photograph © Sama Jim Canzian
Friesen Wong House. Photograph © Martin Tessler
Monte Clark Gallery. Photograph © Sama Jim Canzian
Monte Clark Gallery. Photograph © Sama Jim Canzian.
430 Renovation, Front Elevation. Photograph © Sama Jim Canzian
Waddell Kunigk Renovation, rear. Photograph © Martin Tessler
D’Arcy Jones Architecture (DJA) is a Vancouver firm known for thoughtful, efficient and modern design, in both renovations and new buildings. It is practice with nine-person studio and was founded in 2005 by D’Arcy Jones, MRAIC. A graduate of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Jones previously worked on his own from 2000 to 2005. Largely residential, the firm’s projects include housing, commercial spaces, art galleries, renovations, and interiors. So far, DJA has ongoing and completed projects in British Columbia, Ontario, Washington, California, and Switzerland.
The yearly award recognizes the principals of an emerging architectural practice that has consistently produced distinguished architecture — based on criteria including quality of built work, service to clients, innovations in practice, and public recognition.
At a time when nearly 1,000 demolition permits are issued annually in Vancouver, DJA embraces the adaptive re-use of older buildings as an opportunity for architectural innovation and recycling. For example, the studio brought new life, light, and views to a 1940’s Vancouver bungalow by lifting it about eight feet, turning the basement into the main living space and the former living area into a bedroom level. (Waddell - Kunigk Renovation, 2011)
The firm has won numerous awards, including a 2016 Vancouver Urban Design Award, two Canadian Architect Awards of Merit and the inaugural Arthur Erickson Memorial Award. In 2014, Jones won the Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement from the Canada Council for the Arts, which recognizes outstanding creative talent and potential in architectural design early in a career.
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Architecture (DJA) D'Arcy Jones
D'Arcy Jones Architecture (DJA) is a Vancouver BC studio practice. The studio has earned a reputation for invention and excellence. Current projects include modern houses, multifamily buildings, art galleries, small and large renovations, and interiors.
Our work has been widely published in print and online. Most recently our projects have been featured in Dwell, Hauser, and Canadian Architect. DJA have won many awards. Most recently the practice won a 2016 Vancouver Urban Design Award. In 2014 D'Arcy Jones was awarded the Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement from the Canada Council for the Arts. Past honours include the inaugural Arthur Erickson Award for Excellence in Architecture, and two Canadian Architect Awards.
Creating modern architecture is similar to writing the recipe for a satisfying meal or composing the music for a moving song. Our clients aren't the type of people who want to eat the same flavour or listen to the same tune every day. They also want their architecture to be unique, offering variety and relief from the status quo. Since an artful building also has to be a shelter and a background for human life, architectural delight and inspiration have to play well with architectural quietness and function. We specialize in combining both, to build innovative and timeless design.
