2008 CHDA
Merit Award: Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet…
2008 CHDA
Merit Award: Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet
Aquinnah, Mass., Residence
Entrant/Architect: Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Builder: Perry Construction Co., Oak Bluffs, Mass.
Operable transoms allow for cross-ventilation and help frame the watery horizon. Cable bracing at the center window helps resist wind loads.
Warren Jagger Photography
2010 CHDA Custom Home of the Year Connors House, Westwood, Mass….
2010 CHDA Custom Home of the Year Connors House, Westwood, Mass. Entrant/Architect: Estes/Twombly Architects, Newport, R.I.; Builder: Old Grove Partners, Needham, Mass. The breakfast area occupies a south- and west-facing bay off the kitchen.
Bruce Damonte
2009 CHDA Grand Award: Custom Home / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet …
2009 CHDA Grand Award: Custom Home / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet Laidley Street Residence, San Francisco Entrant/Architect: Zack / de Vito Architecture, San Francisco; Builder: Built Form Construction, San Francisco Postcard views of San Francisco serve as the living room's main decoration.
Brian Vanden Brink
2008 CHDA Merit Award: Custom Home More Than 5,000 Square Feet M…
2008 CHDA Merit Award: Custom Home More Than 5,000 Square Feet Mount Desert Island, Maine, Residence Entrant/Architect: Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Boston; Builder: Al Jensen, Dixmont, Maine A sun-filled corridor brings light into the first-floor rooms and is a source of passive solar warmth.
Brian Vanden Brink
2010 CHDA Merit Award / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet Sugar Mill, C…
2010 CHDA Merit Award / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet Sugar Mill, Chilmark, Mass. Entrant/Architect:Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Builder: Johnson Vineyard Builders, Vineyard Haven A sunny alcove offers viewful seating in the mater suite.
Dominique Vorillon
2011 CHDA Custom Bath Ridgeline House Bath, Pasadena, Calif. Ent…
2011 CHDA Custom Bath Ridgeline House Bath, Pasadena, Calif. Entrant/Architect: Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.; Builder: Sarlan Builders, Beverly Hills, Calif. Frosted glass panels enclose a private outdoor space lit from above by large roof opening.
Lara Swimmer Photography
On Site July/August 2012 Rural Renewal Builder: Burdg, Dunham an…
On Site July/August 2012 Rural Renewal Builder: Burdg, Dunham and Associates, Hamilton, Mo.; Architect: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Minneapolis The worn blue door, found in a local warehouse, marks a service entrance between the kitchen and orangery.
On Site November/December 2005 Waiting for the Weekend Architect…
On Site November/December 2005 Waiting for the Weekend Architect: Historical Concepts, Carleston, S.C.; Builder: Monty Jones, This weekend home allots as much space to this splendid screened porch as it does to kitchen, dining, and living functions combined.
Brian Vanden Brink
2007 CHDA Custom Kitchen / Grand Award Falmouth, Mass., Residenc…
2007 CHDA Custom Kitchen / Grand Award Falmouth, Mass., Residence Architect/Interior designer: Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Builder: Carpenters & Company, Vineyard Haven
Dana Wheelock
Residential Architect November-December 2011 New Heights Archi…
Residential Architect November-December 2011 New Heights Architect: Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Minneapolis General Contractor: Choice Wood Co., St. Louis Park, Minn. The sunroom’s glazed overhead door opens onto a private rooftop deck.
Dean Kaufman
A wall of glass doors connects the main living space and the gar…
A wall of glass doors connects the main living space and the garden.
Paul Finkel
2011 rada Custom / More Than 3,000 Square Feet / Merit East Win…
2011 rada Custom / More Than 3,000 Square Feet / Merit East Windsor Residence, Austin, Texas principal in charge: Kevin Alter, Alterstudio Architects; project team: Ernesto Cragnolino, AIA, and Russell Krepart, Alterstudio Architects; general contractor: Don Crowell, Crowell+, Austin, Texas The client requested open, loftlike spaces that can accommodate large parties.
Nic Lehoux
2011 rada Custom / 3,000 Square Feet or Less / Merit Port Towns…
2011 rada Custom / 3,000 Square Feet or Less / Merit Port Townsend Residence, Port Townsend, Wash. principal in charge: Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; project manager: David Guthrie, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; general contractor: Pete Crocker, Crocker Construction, Seattle Cedar louvers outside the living room filter the high southern sunlight.
Paul Warchol
The ground floor features dark radiant-heated Ardex expoxy floor…
The ground floor features dark radiant-heated Ardex expoxy floors.
Benjamin Benschneider
Floor-to-ceiling wood windows maximize water views from the livi…
Floor-to-ceiling wood windows maximize water views from the living room.
Paul Warchol
residential architect 2009 RADA
hooper's island residence, ch…
residential architect 2009 RADA
hooper's island residence, church creek, md. custom / 3,500 square feet or less / merit
Aaron Dougherty
2008 RADA custom / 3,500 square feet or less / merit nest house…
2008 RADA custom / 3,500 square feet or less / merit nest house, hurricane valley, ark. principal in charge / general contractor: Dan Rockhill, Rockhill and Associates; project architect: David Sain, Rockhill and Associates To satisfy its bird-watching clients, Rockhill and Associates placed this glass-filled Arkansas retirement home on a steel-frame perch.
Kevin J. Miyazaki
2007 RADA project of the year camouflage house, green lake, wis…
2007 RADA project of the year camouflage house, green lake, wis. principals in charge / project architects / landscape designers / interior designers: Brian Johnsen, AIA, and Sebastian Schmaling, AIA, Johnsen Schmaling Architects; general contractor: Jesse Burg, Gale Burg Construction, Malone, Wis. Concrete retaining walls rise out of existing rock outcroppings, strengthening the building’s connection to the site.
2009 RADA architectural interiors / merit piedmont farm, howard…
2009 RADA architectural interiors / merit piedmont farm, howard county, md. principal in charge: Stephen Muse, FAIA, Muse Architects; project architect: R. Warren Short, AIA, LEED AP, Muse Architects; general contractor: George Fritz, Horizon Builders, Crofton, Md. Sight lines from interior to exterior help relate the home to the surrounding farmland, while high ceilings and wide openings give it a graceful, stately air.
Charles Davis Smith
2007 RADA renovation / merit freezer panel walkout, eulogy, tex…
2007 RADA renovation / merit freezer panel walkout, eulogy, texas principal in charge: Dan Shipley, FAIA, Shipley Architects; project designer: Brian Burger, Shipley Architects; general contractors: Shipley Architects and Mark Huss, Eulogy
Cats occasionally know best. Especially when they find that one spot in the house where even on the blusteriest of days you can curl up and feel the warmth of the sun. Creating human-sized versions of that perfect sun spot gives clients a place to enjoy spectacular views or just watch their favorite tree bloom regardless of the weather.
The projects featured in this collection show the benefits of including a glassy room, nook, or corner in environments as varied as snowy mountains, windy beaches, bustling cities, and remote forests on sites ranging from Maine to California. Natural daylighting, passive heating, cross-ventilation, and a beautiful backdrop are some of the advantages generated by concentrating glazing in a single area. All of that, plus the perfect place for a cat nap.
Finding the ideal location in the floor plan and determining the best window placement and quantity are key components to produce a bright bay like the ones in the accompanying slideshow. Architect Mark Hutker designs custom houses primarily in the Cape Cod area in Massachusetts and frequently tries to add a room or alcove in every house that features three translucent walls. He prefers facing at least one window wall toward southern exposures but with long overhangs that block direct southern sun while allowing low winter rays to penetrate and heat the interiors. “If you can get three solar exposures into a room you’re almost guaranteed that it’s going to be a fantastic room all of the time,” he says. “If you’re going to create a space that open, “ he adds, “then you need to consider the view levels and window apertures to make sure muntins or sashes don’t obstruct the horizon.”
