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October 2001

  • Meet the Builder's Choice Judges

    Libby Elliott, partnered with her husband Matthew in their firm Elliott and Elliott Architecture, runs a 12-person firm specializing in residential and institutional projects. An avid photographer, House has received more than 20 awards from the AIA in its architectural photography competition.

     
  • Special Focus Award: Brenthaven

    Natural light projected from dormers onto a dramatic metal truss detail in this production home draws the eye upward and steadies the vast space of the living room. Photo: Interior PhotographyCategory: Detail; Entrant/Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss, Memphis, Tenn.; Builder: Akers Custom Homes...

     
  • Special Focus Award: The Christopher Collection, Davinci

    Complete with a fireplace for cool evenings and a seating area, this second-floor loggia links the home's study and master suite.Category: Outdoor Space; Entrant/Builder/Developer/Land Planner: Christopher Homes, Las Vegas; Architect: Scheurer Architects, Newport Beach, Calif.; Landscape Architect:...

     
  • Special Focus Award: Estates At Cielo

    Panoramic hilltop vistas are exaggerated through sensational corner glazing details. Category: Detail; Entrant/Architect: William Hezmalhalch Architects, Irvine, Calif.; Builder/ Developer: Epac Development, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Landscape Architect: Lifescapes, Newport Beach, Calif.

     
  • Special Focus Award: Residence On The Potomac At Little Falls

    Deep citron colored walls and bright stainless steel appliances make this kitchen a standout. Category: Kitchen; Entrant/Architect: Randall Mars Architects, Mclean, Va.; Builder: Pollard Construction, Alexandria, Va.; Interior Designer: In Design, Mclean

     
  • Special Focus Award: Cathedral City Town Square and Fountain of Life

    The Fountain Of Life In Downtown Cathedral City, Calif., Features Vibrant Mosaics That Attract Families With Children. Category: Outdoor Space; Entrant/Architect: Interactive Design Corp., Palm Springs, Calif.; Builder: Turner Construction, Cathedral City, Calif.; Land Planner: House Of Stone...

     
  • Special Focus Award: Anderson-Pettitt Residence

    Balancing the use of wood, glass, and steel to create a warm inviting space softens the industrial look of this renovated owner's bath. Photo: Kenneth M. Wyner Category: Bathroom; Entrant/Architect: Studio 27 Architecture, Washington; Builder: Kingston Construction Co., Fairfax Station, Va.;...

     
  • Affordable Award: Pensione Esperanza Sro Hotel

    The clean, high-tech design, coupled with a recycled neon sign in the two-story entry lobby, give the impression of an affluent loft project. But the Pensione Esperanza is 110 fully furnished efficiency apartments for low-income individuals.

     
  • Affordable Award: Moon Ridge Village

    "We would have liked to do something more modern, but it didn't make sense in this remote rural area," says architect David Baker. Category: Focus on Affordability; Entrant/Architect: David Baker Faia and Partners, San Francisco; Builder: Segue, Point Richmond, Calif.; Developer: Mid-Peninsula...

     
  • Merit Award: Family Building Blocks Child Development Center

    The message is particularly important since the family-oriented center targets high-risk children and their families. Category: Adaptive Re-Use; Entrant/Architect: Curry Brandaw Architects, Salem,

     
  • Merit Award: Marston Point Place

    The developers of Marston Point Place did more than just talk about revitalizing San Diego's older neighborhoods, they actually did something about it. The petite and affordable Lane Homes start at $199,000, have 1,100 to 1,300 square feet of living space, and a garage-level entry that allows each...

     
  • Merit Award: The Golf Club of Purchase

    With its classic design, one judge compared this stately clubhouse to a Brooks Brothers' suit. Overlooking a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, the exterior architecture reflects the distinctive style of Westchester County, N.Y. The building materials include a natural field stone foundation and...

     
  • Merit Award: Echelon at Lakeside

    Located in an affluent Dallas suburb, this 181-unit apartment community is so well designed it won over a local planning board and area residents opposed to multifamily housing in their neighborhood. Category: Apartments; Entrant/Architect/Land Planner: Looney Ricks Kiss, Memphis, Tenn.; Builder:...

     
  • Merit Award: Private Residence

    Upon seeing architect Steven Muse's sketches for an addition to their 1930s brick colonial, the clients remarked that the multi-gable design was very similar to their ancestral home in South Carolina. After they gave Muse photographs of the home, he developed a new facade to honor the historic...

     
  • Merit Award: Pinole Gardens

    By Christina B. Farnsworth. assisted living and 31 units of special care for residents suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia. Windows typically face either landscaped courtyards shaded by wooden trellises or the open space surrounding the facility.

     
  • Merit Award: The Colony at Bridgeport Plan 3

    In only 1,868-square-feet, Plan 3 at The Colony at Bridgeport offers a lot of living space and function without sacrificing storage or appearance: Formal living and dining, a family room, three bedrooms, two and one-half bathrooms, and an upstairs laundry room flow with comfort and efficiency...

     
  • Merit Award: Cabot Bay At Bridgeport

    The East Coast-inspired architecture and color scheme of this project are unusual for California, as is the alley-loaded site plan. "We're attracting young professionals in the entertainment industry and high-tech employees from nearby L.A.," says Alisa Lucisano, director of marketing for Kaufman...

     
  • Merit Award: Skolos/Wedell Home and Studio

    For the graphic designer and photographer who own it, capturing light was the key design element of this minimalist 3,500-square-foot custom home and workplace. If the couple wishes, family can enter and leave from a separate entrance, by-passing the more business-oriented spaces.

     
  • Merit Award: New Pennley Place

    Blight takes flight in this apartment renovation, which includes the construction of new townhomes. The variety of materials adds variation to the site and maintains a pleasant mixed-residential scale.

     
  • Merit Award: Cordevalle Vineyard Estates, The Farmhouse

    The stairway is deep in the plan, near the kitchen and family room, facilitating circulation to upstairs bedrooms. Category: Single-Family Production, over 3,000 square feet; Entrant/Architect: Dahlin Group Architects, San Ramon, Calif.; Builder/Developer: The O'Brien Group, San Mateo, Calif.; Land...

     
 

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