The devil may be in the details, but careful attention to how materials meet and compositions come together is often what distinguishes an exceptional residential design from a merely good one. This year’s jury—San Francisco–based David Baker, FAIA, New York–based Katherine Chia, AIA, and Chicago-based R. Michael Graham—selected 18 winners across every possible residential typology. Despite the winning projects’ many differences, the thread that connects them all is this incredibly high level of, and attention to, craft.
The Judges
David Baker, FAIA, David Baker Architects
Katherine Chia, AIA, Desai Chia Architecture
R. Michael Graham, Liederbach and Graham Architects
The Winners
Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet | AwardSouth 5th Residence, Austin, Texas
Alterstudio Architecture
Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet | CitationShelton Marshall Residence, Kansas City, Mo.
El Dorado
Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet | CitationSonoma WeeHouse, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Alchemy Architects
Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet | AwardThe Bear Stand, Gooderham, Ontario
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in association with Bohlin Grauman Miller
Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet | CitationValley Villa, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arches
Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet | CitationLincoln Park Townhouse, Chicago
HBRA Architects
Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet | Honorable MentionBar House, Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Audrey Matlock Architect
Affordable Housing | AwardThe Six Affordable Veteran Housing, Los Angeles
Brooks + Scarpa
Affordable Housing | CitationWaldo Duplex, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas State University Design+Make Studio
Affordable Housing | Honorable MentionHunters View Housing Blocks 5&6, San Francisco
Paulett Taggart Architects
Renovation | AwardUpper East Side Townhouse, New York
Michael K Chen Architecture
Renovation | CitationLaman Residence, San Marcos, Texas
A.Gruppo Architects
Renovation | Honorable MentionMontee Karp, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Patrick Tighe Architecture
Multifamily Housing | Citation3435 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
El Dorado
Multifamily Housing | CitationMr. Robinson, San Diego, Calif.
Jonathan Segal, FAIA
Outbuilding | CitationSeven Rural Interventions, Norwich, Vt.
Moskow Linn Architects
Student Housing | AwardVictoria Hall, King's Cross, London
Stanton Williams
Restoration | CitationAlamo Square Residence, San Francisco
Jensen Architects
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