The 2016 Residential Architect Design Awards

The jury selected 24 projects across 11 categories for recognition.

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Few building types signal the future of design better than housing. Quick turnaround times, hyper-engaged clients, and specific market needs make it an ideal laboratory for reinventing the fundamentals of shelter. For 17 years, the Residential Architect Design Awards have celebrated innovation and excellence at all scales and at all price points. The mission continues in the award program’s new home, ARCHITECT.

Judges
Anne Decker, AIA, Anne Decker Architects
Lisa Iwamoto, IwamotoScott Architecture
Kevin Kudo-King, Olson Kundig
Dan Maginn, FAIA, Draw Architecture + Urban Design

Affordable Housing: Citation
Carmel Place by nARCHITECTS

Carmel Place in New York, designed by nArchitects

Field Condition

Carmel Place in New York, designed by nArchitects

Affordable Housing: Award
Terrace 459 by Landon Bone Baker Architects

David Schalliol

Architectural Design Detail: Award
Walnut Estates by Moto Designshop

Roman Torres

Architectural Interiors: Award
Photographer’s Loft by Desai Chia Architecture

Paul Warchol

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Award
Casa IV by Mesura

Pedro Pegenaute

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Citation
Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabins by Colorado Building Workshop

Jesse Kuroiwa

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Citation
Cuatro Patios House by Andrés Stebelski Arquitecto

Onnis Luque

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Honorable Mention
Enough House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Exterior view from west, showing corner entrance

James Brittain

Exterior view from west, showing corner entrance

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Honorable Mention
Point House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Matthew MacKay-Lyons/William Green

Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Honorable Mention
Tower House by Waechter Architecture

Lara Swimmer

Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet: Award
Underhill by Bates Masi + Architects

Michael Moran Photography Inc.

Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet: Citation
Artist Retreat by Gluck+

Paul Warchol

Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet: Honorable Mention
Compass House by Superkül

A-Frame Studio

Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet: Honorable Mention
Troll Hus by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Bruce Damonte

Multifamily Housing: Citation
35XV by FXFowle

35 XV; New York New York; Architect: FX Fowle Architects

David Sundberg/Esto

35 XV; New York New York; Architect: FX Fowle Architects

Multifamily Housing: Citation
Main East Side Lofts by 1100 Architect

Nikolas Koenig

Multifamily Housing: Award
VIA 57 West by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

Via 57 West, New York, by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

Nic Lehoux/Courtesy BIG

Via 57 West, New York, by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

On the Boards: Honorable Mention
Emigration House by Steven Christensen Architecture

Paul Warchol

On the Boards: Citation
Mask House by WOJR

Outbuilding: Award
Half-Tree House by Jacobschang Architecture

Noah Kalina

Restoration/Preservation: Award
Shulman Home and Studio by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Iwan Baan

Renovation/Adaptive Reuse: Honorable Mention
Morgan Phoa Library and Residence by Studio Pali Fekete Architects

Roland Halbe/JohnLinden

Renovation/Adaptive Reuse: Award
TP-H Residence by Alexander Jermyn Architecture

Photographer Lucas Fladzinski. Client Jermyn Manthripragada Architecture. Palo Alto, CA

Lucas Fladzinski

Photographer Lucas Fladzinski. Client Jermyn Manthripragada Architecture. Palo Alto, CA

Student Housing: Citation
SL11024 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Iwan Baan

About the Author

Nate Berg

Nate Berg is a Los Angeles–based journalist who covers cities, architecture, design, and technology. A longtime contributor to ARCHITECT, he was previously a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities, now CityLab, and an editor at Planetizen. His work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, and 99% Invisible. He was a finalist for the 2013 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists for his Next City feature article on HafenCity, a neighborhood being built from scratch in Hamburg, Germany. His recent works include driving an electric car (which ran out of batteries) and riding an electric bike (which did not).

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Zach Mortice

Zach Mortice is Chicago-based architectural journalist living in Chicago. He was a staff writer and managing editor of AIArchitect, and his work has appeared in Landscape Architecture Magazine, Contract, Chicago Architect, and others. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @zachmortice. 

Zach Mortice

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Amanda Kolson Hurley

Amanda Kolson Hurley is a senior editor at CityLab. A former editor at ARCHITECT, she has contributed to Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, and many other publications. 

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