Miner Road by Faulkner Architects

Location: Orinda, California, US Year: 2016 Award AIACC Residential Honor Award 2017 AIAEB Honor Award 2017 Architects: Faulkner Architects Photographer: Joe Fletcher In the shade of Orinda’s native oaks, the home produces an in intimate relationship with the surrounding trees. Their texture is reflected architecturally in a hyper-minimal palette of unfinished white oak on the walls, ceilings,…

Summitridge Residence by Marmol Radziner Architects

Location: Beverly Hills, California, US ARCHITECTS: Marmol Radziner Architects ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE Perched on 2.8 acres of steep hillside, this residence is defined by a series of cantilevered, overlapping volumes that cascade downward and ultimately nestle into the earth. Each level has a green roof and private patio with a unique scenic overlook. The volumes of the house create garden…

Further Lane Pool House by Robert Young Architects

Location: East Hampton, New York, US Size: 250 ft2 Year: 2016 Architects: Robert Young Architects Principal in charge: Robert Young, AIA Project architect: Justin Blejer Project designer: Viktoria Rauter Landscape architect: Laguardia Design Group   Photography: Frank Oudeman © The goal for this Hamptons pool house was to create a maximum variety of experiences within a relatively small set of…

Pam & Paul’s House
 by Craig Steely Architecture

Location: Cupertino, California, US Area: 2,600 square feet Site size: 5 acres Year: 2016 Architects: Craig Steely Landscape: Confidence landscaping Lighting: Craig Steely Photography: © Darren Bradle The house floats in the canopy of a dense Oak grove in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains just west of Silicon Valley. The conceptual idea came clearly and quickly—float a…

Venice House 1 by Walker Workshop

Location: 1015 Indiana Avenue, Venice, California, US Area: 3000 SF Year: 2016 Architect: Walker Workshop Project Team: Noah Walker, Trent Laughton, Gus Sinsheimer, Nicholas Katona Contractor: Walker Workshop Photography © Noah Walker This two story home is our first in Venice California and our two young clients gave us one simple directive: “don’t f*ck it up”. Given…

Esherick Sea Cliff House by Edmonds + Lee Architects

Location:San Francisco, California, US Architects: Joseph Esherick Architect | Edmonds + Lee Architects Photography: Joe Fletcher   When the new owners of the this home that was originally designed by famed Bay Area mid-century architect Joseph Esherick approached Edmonds + Lee to help them renovate the historically-loaded project, the architects felt a sense of deference without…

Sonoma Residence by Lundberg Design

Location: Sonoma, California, US Year: 2015 Architects: Lundberg Design LD TEAM: Michelle Kriebel, Cameron Cooper, Dina Dobkin, Lev Bereznycky, Jeffrey Loehmann, Conner Wishard, Jack Cram, Michael Esteban Project Team: Fairweather & Associates, Strandberg Engineering Photographer: Joe Fletcher Situated among old-growth valley oaks on the footprint of a house the owner had for ten years, the Sonoma…

Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture

Location: California, US Year: 2014 AWARDS & RECOGNITION: California Home + Design: Best Residential Architecture under 3000sf, 2012 AIA Monterey Bay: Citation Award for Excellence in Design, 2011 Interior Design Magazine Honoree for Best of Year: Custom Home Design – Suburban, 2011 Builder Magazine’s Grand Award for Custom Home less than 3,500 sf, 2011 Featured on Monterey Design…

Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa by Delawie and EDG

Program: Spa, Resort, Architecture, Meeting Space, Dining Rooms, Public Spaces, Bar, Exterior Entertainment Areas Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, US Size: 149,010 SF Year: 2016 Design Architect and Architect-of-Record: Delawie Interior designer: EDG Interior Architecture + Design Photography: © Eric Laignel The Andaz Scottsdale Resort and Spa is a renovation of an existing resort, built in 1989, set within a 25-acre…

Box on the Rock by Schwartz and Architecture (SaA)

  Location: Sonoma, CA, US Year: 2015 Architects: Schwartz and Architecture (SaA) SaA Project Team: Wyatt Arnold, Erik Bloom Structural Engineer: iAssociate Contractor: Eames Construction, Inc. Photography: @ Bruce Damonte Awards Builder’s Choice Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award | Custom Home under 5,000 sq ft, 2015 AIA Redwood Empire Design Awards People’s Choice Award | Unbuilt Architecture, 2015 The constricted…