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
Affordable Housing, CitationMLK1101 Supportive Housing, Los Angeles
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Affordable Housing, Honorable MentionTwo Houses on Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kan.
Studio 804
Architectural Design Detail, AwardSuspended Stair, New York
O’Neill Rose Architects
Architectural Design Detail, Honorable MentionVictorian Music Box, Aspen, Colo.
CCY Architects
Architectural Interiors, AwardOculi House, New York
O’Neill Rose Architects
Architectural Interiors, AwardS-M-L Loft, New York
Breitner Ciaccia—Office of Architecture
Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet, CitationThe Hut, Belmont County, Ohio
Midland Architecture
Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet, Honorable MentionWalk-Street House, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
RAS-A Studio
Custom Home More Than 3,000 Square Feet, AwardBranch House, Montecito, Calif.
TOLO Architecture
Custom Home More Than 3,000 Square Feet, CitationGeorgica Cove, East Hampton, N.Y.
Bates Masi + Architects
Multifamily, AwardXS House, Philadelphia
ISA
On the Boards, AwardSky Valley House, Lake Arrowhead, Calif.
Edward Ogosta Architecture
Renovation, AwardReduction Residence, Pittsburgh
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
