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AIA Announces the 2008 recipients of the Small Project Awards
Categories include furniture/objects, structures and flood-resistant housing
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For Immediate Release |
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Washington, D.C., May 16,
2008 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced today the
15 recipients of the 2008 Small Project Awards. The AIA Small
Project Awards Program, now in its fourth year, was established to
recognize small-project practitioners for the high quality of their
work and to promote excellence in small-project design. This award
program emphasizes the excellence of small-project design and
strives to raise public awareness of the value and design
excellence that architects bring to projects, no matter the limits
of size and scope.
The Jury for the Small Project Awards includes: Jury moderator,
Lisa Stacholy, AIA, LKS Architects, Janice Olshesky, AIA, Olshesky
Design Group LLC, William Rakatansky, AIA, Freeman-White Architects
Inc., George M. Blackburn III, AIA, Construction Consulting
International, and Edward D. Gaskin, AIA, Trahan Architects.
Award recipients are categorized into three groups; (1) Small
project objects (furniture, fixture, or fragment; up to $50,000
construction budget), (2) Small project structures (up to $500,000
construction budget) and (3) Flood-resistant housing (built or
proposed).
Small Project Objects Category:
Connector
Randy Brown Architects, Omaha, NE
The project was built by the architect with his own hands with the
help of six college architecture students. The challenge was to
create a space to connect two existing buildings (with different
floor heights). The solution became a “Connector”- bridge
and interior stairwell sculpted from Polycarbonate, rusted metal,
wood and glass.
Hidden Cove
alterstudio architect, llp , Austin, TX
The design for the Hidden Cove residence is a phased renovation of
a home on an extraordinary site nestled into a private inlet on
Lake Austin. The renovation turns the building inside out by
opening it to near and far views, breezes and connections to the
out-of-doors. The renovation begins in the master bathroom by
replacing a formerly opaque wall with a floor-to-ceiling sliding
glass one.
Spa in a Box
Gardner Mohr Architects LLC, Chevy Chase, MD
By attaching an off-the-rack hardwood shelves to the ceiling and
placing a mirror at the far end of the room, the perception changed
the size and proportion of the room without moving any walls. The
old radiator doubles as a towel warmer, and six dimmable 150w light
bulbs in porcelain utility fixtures provide lighting for any mood.
Continuous wall and floor tile make the whole affair
splash-friendly and durable.
PINE/Cone
SALA Architects, Minneapolis, MN
A central stone basin reflects images of visitors, pine boughs, and
sky; collecting “human” and “nature” together
in one view. PINE/Cone uses cantilevered beams to carry its corners
above the forest floor touching ground only at the portals and
seats, thereby minimizing disturbance to surrounding tree roots
PINE/Cone is constructed of Minnesota-grown tamarack cribbing over
a frame of FSC-certified lumber.
Chandelier for the Hamilton Association
Patrick J. Carney, AIA, San Francisco, CA
The Hamilton Hotel was built in 1929 in the Art Deco style. There
are ten interior chandeliers, one exterior chandelier and a wall
sconce. The goal to transform the lobby back to original 1929
décor has been significantly realized making the lobby more
attractive to prospective buyers plus the building has developed
cache’ as very rare venue.
Butterfly Window
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd., West Chester, PA
The tile roof and the supporting stone wall visually
envelope the circular window that dictates their form. The window,
substantially crafted of solid mahogany, and the more delicate
forged iron hardware are custom-designed, the more delicate forge
iron hardware are custom-designed. The semicircular operable sashes
are hinged in the center and are like a butterfly's wings, delicate
yet strong; beautiful yet functional.
Marfa 10 x 10 Lightbox (Honorable mention)
candid rogers architect, San Antonio, TX
The Marfa 10 x 10 Lightbox is a minimal dwelling retreat consisting
of a mere 320 sq. ft. As a retreat for thoughtful repose the Marfa
Lightbox embraces the site and landscape of west Texas. The
interior living / dining space takes advantage of the exterior
court by two flap doors which allows for the interior and exterior
living space to become one. The project size is minimal in effort
to keep costs down.
Small Project Structures Category:
Wedge House
Donald Lococo Architects, LLC, Washington, DC
Building upon the existing 1970’s color and material palate,
the renovation incorporates the brown brick and siding with new
elements into a series of distinct overlays. A band of rooms
conscious of the scale of the house’s existing spaces add
required square footage. Transparent walls and frames address the
newly found views. Decks and raised terraces at all levels and
bedrooms allow for on-level access and connection to the
outdoors.
Casa 218
candid rogers architect, San Antonio, TX
The residence, built in 1873, and was restored using original
regional materials. An addition of 960 sq. ft. was added includes a
kitchen, two bathrooms and two bedrooms. The new addition was set
back of the existing residence, connecting sensitively to the rear
to allow for an uninterrupted place and siting of the original
residence. The small addition works to contrast with and complement
the original stone cottage by cladding the new addition in
galvanized metal panels with scale in relation to the original
house and roofing material.
TEMPO
Laboratory for Environments, Architecture & Design Inc.,
Husnes, Norway
This laboratory engages the seasonal changes of the natural
environment while engaging the life of the community. The
appearance of the structure changes dramatically by the changes in
the light conditions. Its dynamic qualities also relate to the
ever-changing relationship to its audience. Standing at ten meters
tall, the structure is a combination of a hyperboloid of revolution
in 32mm diameter welded aluminum pipes and a structural fabric
funnel made of Gore-Tenara.
Abod
BSB Design, West Des Moines, Iowa
Constructed in an Innovative Housing Hub outside Shoshanguve, South
Africa, this design was the product of an intra-firm initiative
challenging employees to develop an innovative, low-cost solution
to homelessness. The design goal was to develop a breakthrough in
value-engineered lowest cost housing with an extensive array of
add-on options to personalize each home. The resulting design
incorporating the Catenary arch is simple and structurally sound
but also aesthetically pleasing and can be built by 4 people in
just one day with only a screwdriver and an awl.
PJ's Coffee Shop
Wayne Troyer Architects, New Orleans, LA
The southern, public facade presents itself as a full height glass
storefront curving between and past the columns, maintaining and
respecting the physical element of movement already present.
Interior and exterior connect visually, and linear staging of the
shop ensures that movement within the building will emulate
movement without. Translucent glass on the north façade
provides privacy for the office and storage areas of the
program.
Penmar Studio-Residence
Dean Nota Architect AIA, Hermosa Beach, CA
The building is conceived as an expansion of the old garage, which
is organized on the grid of neighboring structures, with the
addition of a new dwelling unit above, that is rotated to the
geometry of the adjacent street grid. A folded, metal clad roof
plane opens to the north for light. The entry and primary glazed
openings are oriented inward to a courtyard that is created by the
juxtaposition of the new structure with the existing
residence.
Hobbit House
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd., West Chester,
PA
Located in the countryside near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this
'cottage' like structure was built for the display and archives of
the owner's valuable collection of books. The 600 SF design
incorporates features such as hand-made clay roof tiles, a 54'
diameter Spanish cedar door with hand-forged single pivot hinge,
custom 'butterfly window', Douglas fir timber framing, custom
designed antique light fixtures, traditional casework and many
other fanciful interior details.
Peninsula Temple Sholom Entry Canopy
Herman & Coliver Architecture, San Francisco, CA
As most people come to a synagogue on the Sabbath, the entry
experience features the varied play of light as a signifier of
time. Made of laser cut aluminum panels supported on slender,
birch-like trunks, the Canopy casts dappled light onto the ground
and surrounding walls. Due to the changing patterns of leaf-like
shadows throughout the passage of the day, time and the seasons are
made evident in a nearly visceral way.
Modular- Elm (Honorable mention)
Randy Brown Architects, Omaha, NE
The architect desire to provide a small high density community of
12 modern, Eco-friends homes led to a 2 acre site backs up to a
state nature preserve. The challenge was how to design an
affordable, modern, eco-friendly home that would sell at the same
pricepoint as a homebuilder house with comparable square footage.
The project includes a carport, large windows, front porches, fiber
cement board siding, low-e glass windows, a rubber roof membrane
with 8”-12” of insulation, and a green roof.
Bus Shelter (Honorable mention)
PBC+L ARCHITECTURE, Raleigh, NC
The formal and structural consistency of the bus shelters provides
visual unity to the individual campuses. The shelter is a refined
composition of two components: a structural wall, built on site
that serves as a bench and an aluminum canopy frame, fabricated off
site, delivered and set in place. In plan and section, the wall
interlocks with the canopy forming a double 'L' composition.
Flood-resistant Housing Category
Nautilus House
Gordon A Nicholson Architect LLC, Charleston, SC
The project is a speculative ‘collaboration’ between
builder, and architect focusing on introducing sustainable design.
Building orientation/context, natural light/ventilation, and
sustainable materials inform the residence. Natural light is
externally controlled via an entry porch with awning extension, a
sun shade, and deep roof overhangs. Prevailing southeast breezes
are captured by casement/awning windows and the rear porch and
elevated deck.
Please contact Matt Tinder at mtinder@aia.org if you are interested in
obtaining images of these projects.
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