2007: AIA Colorado West 2007 Design Awards Press Release
AIA Colorado West 2007 Design Awards Presentation
Project Categories
Year: 2006
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: 2 Houses West Perth
Location: West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Description:
Architectural Concept
This project redeveloped an urban inner city, high-density site into (2) warehouse style apartments.
The resultant building form is two very simple rectilinear forms defined by a skeleton of steel portal frames into which a number of carefully controlled elements (a blue box and a red blade wall) were inserted, to define the various private and public zones of each house.
Lifted ‘Lid’ roofs gesture towards the south (think southern hemisphere !) and allow light from clerestory windows to spill into a 30’ high linear volume that runs the full length of each house. Although this element is only 6’ wide, it creates a sense of space throughout the 16’ wide building and distributes light to all corners of the house.
Each house is identical in plan, however, subtle differences have been introduced to ‘characterize’ each house such is the varying pitches of the roofs, the different relative levels of each of the houses and the varying setback from the street.
Structure, Construction and Materials
The use of a steel portal frames was critical in achieving the desired planning flexibility, particularly in relation to accommodating the 3 story circulatory space that accommodates a transparent light-weight steel/wood stair that connects all 5 split levels.
The steel portal frames are simply expressed throughout the building and support both the intermediate floor and roof structure and serve as a lateral brace system for the external brickwork skin.
Environment/Energy Performance
The houses were orientated and designed to passively minimize solar heat gain and are naturally ventilated via a large bank of louvered windows which are orientated to capture the south-westerly afternoon breezes, effectively allowing the house to ‘breathe’
Cost Effectiveness
Given the limited nature of the budget ($120/sq.ft) , a concerted effort on the Architects behalf was made to keep the building form and material palette relatively simple (particularly given they were the owners !)
Interestingly this process of simplifying, distilling and refining details (that resulted in nicely articulated ‘simple’ details) tended to reduced tolerances, and therefore increase costs.
Both houses were designed to be identical which afforded efficiencies in both construction and cost.
This project redeveloped an urban inner city, high-density site into (2) warehouse style apartments.
The resultant building form is two very simple rectilinear forms defined by a skeleton of steel portal frames into which a number of carefully controlled elements (a blue box and a red blade wall) were inserted, to define the various private and public zones of each house.
Lifted ‘Lid’ roofs gesture towards the south (think southern hemisphere !) and allow light from clerestory windows to spill into a 30’ high linear volume that runs the full length of each house. Although this element is only 6’ wide, it creates a sense of space throughout the 16’ wide building and distributes light to all corners of the house.
Each house is identical in plan, however, subtle differences have been introduced to ‘characterize’ each house such is the varying pitches of the roofs, the different relative levels of each of the houses and the varying setback from the street.
Structure, Construction and Materials
The use of a steel portal frames was critical in achieving the desired planning flexibility, particularly in relation to accommodating the 3 story circulatory space that accommodates a transparent light-weight steel/wood stair that connects all 5 split levels.
The steel portal frames are simply expressed throughout the building and support both the intermediate floor and roof structure and serve as a lateral brace system for the external brickwork skin.
Environment/Energy Performance
The houses were orientated and designed to passively minimize solar heat gain and are naturally ventilated via a large bank of louvered windows which are orientated to capture the south-westerly afternoon breezes, effectively allowing the house to ‘breathe’
Cost Effectiveness
Given the limited nature of the budget ($120/sq.ft) , a concerted effort on the Architects behalf was made to keep the building form and material palette relatively simple (particularly given they were the owners !)
Interestingly this process of simplifying, distilling and refining details (that resulted in nicely articulated ‘simple’ details) tended to reduced tolerances, and therefore increase costs.
Both houses were designed to be identical which afforded efficiencies in both construction and cost.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Scott Bartleet, Intl. Assoc. AIA & Lyndal Williams
Project Categories
Year: 2006
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Brasada Ranch Resort: Community Barn and Recreation Center
Location: Oregon
Description:
Brasada Ranch is envisioned as a low-density, family oriented community on 1,800 acres in the high desert of central Oregon. Located near the town of Powell Butte, it will be the first major resort community in the region. As such, Brasada Ranch aspires to establish a standard of architecture embracing the region’s agricultural heritage along with low-density planning and a sustainable design philosophy.
Perched atop a bluff overlooking pasture and ranch lands with the Cascade Range in the backdrop, the resort’s Ranch Headquarters is both the gateway to and the heart of Brasada Ranch community. Organized as a ranch compound, the Headquarters is comprised of the Community Barn (main barn), Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast, Post Office/General Store (outbuildings) and Recreation Center (livestock barn). Located on an adjacent bluff is the Golf Clubhouse & Pro Shop (ranch manager’s house) which begins play for an 18-hole championship golf course.
The client has established a progressive environmental position with each of the five Ranch Headquarters buildings seeking USGBC LEED certification. Three buildings will be designed and constructed in an effort to achieve a Silver rating with the Community Barn seeking a Gold certification. The heavy timber material and exterior siding within the projects were reclaimed/salvaged from the local Prineville Lumber Mill, a defunct business. The remainder of the framing materials will be FSC certified. “Walking softly on the land” is a key concept to describe the Ranch’s low-density planning strategy with more than half the site preserved as open space with trails for hiking, biking and horse back riding.
An existing timber framed “water flume” trestle has been refurbished and will be the figurative and literal gateway to the resort. Residents and guests will pass through the trestle to access Ranch Headquarters and it will link adjoining bluffs as part of the extensive pedestrian trail system. As an icon within the site, its utilitarian assemblage of weathered timbers and exposed steel connectors provided inspiration for a design philosophy in which expressed simple detailing of common place materials are treated artfully.
Perched atop a bluff overlooking pasture and ranch lands with the Cascade Range in the backdrop, the resort’s Ranch Headquarters is both the gateway to and the heart of Brasada Ranch community. Organized as a ranch compound, the Headquarters is comprised of the Community Barn (main barn), Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast, Post Office/General Store (outbuildings) and Recreation Center (livestock barn). Located on an adjacent bluff is the Golf Clubhouse & Pro Shop (ranch manager’s house) which begins play for an 18-hole championship golf course.
The client has established a progressive environmental position with each of the five Ranch Headquarters buildings seeking USGBC LEED certification. Three buildings will be designed and constructed in an effort to achieve a Silver rating with the Community Barn seeking a Gold certification. The heavy timber material and exterior siding within the projects were reclaimed/salvaged from the local Prineville Lumber Mill, a defunct business. The remainder of the framing materials will be FSC certified. “Walking softly on the land” is a key concept to describe the Ranch’s low-density planning strategy with more than half the site preserved as open space with trails for hiking, biking and horse back riding.
An existing timber framed “water flume” trestle has been refurbished and will be the figurative and literal gateway to the resort. Residents and guests will pass through the trestle to access Ranch Headquarters and it will link adjoining bluffs as part of the extensive pedestrian trail system. As an icon within the site, its utilitarian assemblage of weathered timbers and exposed steel connectors provided inspiration for a design philosophy in which expressed simple detailing of common place materials are treated artfully.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: CCY Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2006
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Jackson Residence
Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Description:
Five years after convincing our client that he was considering the wrong site to build his dream home, he called us back to say that he had found the right one a few states over. An ideal site to keep horses and fly fish, the impressive Wyoming location would become what is now the comfortable yet casual home of our client. Approached with no preconceptions of design and an expressed desire to embrace and live in the outdoors, this dream home finally became a reality.
The residence is located upon the valley floor of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and is situated between the Snake River and one of its tributaries. The flat nature of the site is marked by meandering wetlands, which we chose to protect as well as celebrate with elevated boardwalks and careful siting. The home is approached on a winding driveway through a gorgeous stand of eighty-foot aspen trees, and is situated to define the edge of the aspen grove as well as the adjacent meadow. The home embraces spectacular views of the Grand Teton mountain range and Teton village ski area in one direction, and all the changing colors of the season in the other.
The free-form, angular nature of the house is informed by a winding stream, and is designed to maintain safe setbacks while living in close proximity to the water. Simple agrarian forms that harken back to Wyoming’s agricultural past (and present) are joined by low slung sheds. The random angles of the main buildings create an informal relationship with the connectors. Rugged local materials further emphasize the informality by blending with the landscape and defining each element of the building with a different vocabulary of detailing.
An outdoor room with a fireplace, shaped by the negative space between building forms, has become the owner’s favorite spot, in winter and summer. A whimsical ‘tree house’ perched in the aspen canopies provides more opportunities for outdoor living. The skewing of indoor and outdoor space lends to a home that lives and breathes as the seasons change.
The residence is located upon the valley floor of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and is situated between the Snake River and one of its tributaries. The flat nature of the site is marked by meandering wetlands, which we chose to protect as well as celebrate with elevated boardwalks and careful siting. The home is approached on a winding driveway through a gorgeous stand of eighty-foot aspen trees, and is situated to define the edge of the aspen grove as well as the adjacent meadow. The home embraces spectacular views of the Grand Teton mountain range and Teton village ski area in one direction, and all the changing colors of the season in the other.
The free-form, angular nature of the house is informed by a winding stream, and is designed to maintain safe setbacks while living in close proximity to the water. Simple agrarian forms that harken back to Wyoming’s agricultural past (and present) are joined by low slung sheds. The random angles of the main buildings create an informal relationship with the connectors. Rugged local materials further emphasize the informality by blending with the landscape and defining each element of the building with a different vocabulary of detailing.
An outdoor room with a fireplace, shaped by the negative space between building forms, has become the owner’s favorite spot, in winter and summer. A whimsical ‘tree house’ perched in the aspen canopies provides more opportunities for outdoor living. The skewing of indoor and outdoor space lends to a home that lives and breathes as the seasons change.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Morter Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2006
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Wildhorse Meadows Preview Center
Location: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Description:
The design task was to create an environment representing ideas and materials similar to their development, with unique identity for their company. Their programmatic need called for two distinct spaces, one for the office and one for the preview center. Each space was to have its own point of entry with security for their offices and a keypad entry system for the preview center for realtors to use. The spaces also needed to connect to create one large space for entertaining and sales events.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Vertical Arts, Inc.
Project Categories
Year: 2006
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: #6 Water Song Lane
Description:
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Douglas Miller DeChant Architects
Shepherd Resources Inc/AIA
Project Categories
Year: 2005
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Snowmass Golf Clubhouse
Location: Colorado
Client: Aspen Skiing Company
Description:
This project for the Aspen Skiing Company was designed from the start as an energy efficient “green” project. It is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified at the Silver level. To date, there are only seven LEED certified buildings in Colorado, and only four certified at a level of Silver or higher. In the U.S. there are only 167 buildings certified at LEED at any level. It serves as a new focal point in the valley floor and is available for community use.
The clubhouse is oriented along an east west axis with occupied space including the bar, dining area, golf pro shop and office located on the south side for solar gain, natural light, and mountain views. Back-of-house spaces including the kitchen, restrooms and locker rooms are located on the north side. A central hall/gallery space is daylighted by clerestory windows and provides additional shared light into adjacent spaces. Roof overhangs block unwanted summer solar gain. The compact efficient building footprint was determined by the golf cart and bag storage requirements on the lower level. Main floor requirements fit to that footprint and are organized around the central daylight hall/gallery space. Fifty percent of the lumber used is certified sustainably-harvested; toilets are low water use dual flush and exceed code requirements by thirty percent; showerheads are low flow; and, the small quantity of carpet used is recycled content and recyclable. Roof (R-55) and walls are insulated above code requirements. Sustainably harvested Eucalyptus wood was used for bar ceiling, trim, casework and cabinetry. Non-formaldehyde materials where used in the building.
There are no boilers in the building, just heat exchanges and pumps. The building is heated and cooled simultaneously by a two-pipe ground source heat system using the adjacent pond as a heat sink. Radiant heat is distributed through the mostly exposed concrete slab floors. The building is not air–conditioned. The kitchen hood has a variable speed exhaust fan for better performance and efficiency. Ice-maker and large coolers have water-cooled condensers that reject heat through the ground source pond loop. It is estimated the building is 60% more efficient than conventional structures. Because of the efficiency of this mechanical system the use of solar hot water panels would have been redundant. Also, instead of using photovoltaic panels the clubhouse is entirely powered with clean renewable wind power from Holy Cross Energy, the local supplier.
Natural ventilation is achieved through operable windows on all sides and motorized clerestory windows in the gallery/hall allowing flow through ventilation and venting of warm rising air. Ceiling fans atop the hall/gallery help ventilation and re-circulation of warm air, when appropriate.
The clubhouse is oriented along an east west axis with occupied space including the bar, dining area, golf pro shop and office located on the south side for solar gain, natural light, and mountain views. Back-of-house spaces including the kitchen, restrooms and locker rooms are located on the north side. A central hall/gallery space is daylighted by clerestory windows and provides additional shared light into adjacent spaces. Roof overhangs block unwanted summer solar gain. The compact efficient building footprint was determined by the golf cart and bag storage requirements on the lower level. Main floor requirements fit to that footprint and are organized around the central daylight hall/gallery space. Fifty percent of the lumber used is certified sustainably-harvested; toilets are low water use dual flush and exceed code requirements by thirty percent; showerheads are low flow; and, the small quantity of carpet used is recycled content and recyclable. Roof (R-55) and walls are insulated above code requirements. Sustainably harvested Eucalyptus wood was used for bar ceiling, trim, casework and cabinetry. Non-formaldehyde materials where used in the building.
There are no boilers in the building, just heat exchanges and pumps. The building is heated and cooled simultaneously by a two-pipe ground source heat system using the adjacent pond as a heat sink. Radiant heat is distributed through the mostly exposed concrete slab floors. The building is not air–conditioned. The kitchen hood has a variable speed exhaust fan for better performance and efficiency. Ice-maker and large coolers have water-cooled condensers that reject heat through the ground source pond loop. It is estimated the building is 60% more efficient than conventional structures. Because of the efficiency of this mechanical system the use of solar hot water panels would have been redundant. Also, instead of using photovoltaic panels the clubhouse is entirely powered with clean renewable wind power from Holy Cross Energy, the local supplier.
Natural ventilation is achieved through operable windows on all sides and motorized clerestory windows in the gallery/hall allowing flow through ventilation and venting of warm rising air. Ceiling fans atop the hall/gallery help ventilation and re-circulation of warm air, when appropriate.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: CCY Architects
General Contractor: RA Nelson & Associates
Project Categories
Year: 2005
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Waterstone Residence
Location: Colorado
Description:
Mountain property is a very special gift,” states the owner of Waterstone, a custom home in Edwards, Colorado. “I believe that if you build a house in the mountains, you should be able to feel the grandeur of the landscape at any time.”
Thus, the primary objective in the design of Waterstone was to connect its owners to the environment and to architecture. Its design grew from the site. Three living “pods” nestle into the side of a canyon with interconnecting glass bridges which span the streams and ponds below. “The arrangement of the pods and bridges prompts more communication with the land and the bridges allow more outside walls and unobstructed views,” states Principal Architect Jack Snow, of RKD Architects, Inc. “The occupants are sheltered but a part of the landscape.”
“For this home, we wanted the feel of a mountain home without repeating architectural styles that have already been done and overdone here,” states Snow. A palette of stone, glass, patinated copper and weathered steel respond sculpturally to the dramatic site while withstanding the extreme conditions of a high desert environment. Contemporary slopes and curves are combined with more traditional materials to give the home warmth. More daring, battered, curved and overhanging architectural forms evoke the geology of the site. The extensive use of stone enhances the natural setting and grounds the home to its site with permanence.
The stone and patinaed copper used on the exterior carry to the inside and further reinforce the connection to the site. A slate and stone waterfall flows through the main stair area to a pool in the entry area below. Outdoors, an extensive red stone pathway system interlocks the pods, encircles the garden areas and bridges the streams and ponds.
Thus, the primary objective in the design of Waterstone was to connect its owners to the environment and to architecture. Its design grew from the site. Three living “pods” nestle into the side of a canyon with interconnecting glass bridges which span the streams and ponds below. “The arrangement of the pods and bridges prompts more communication with the land and the bridges allow more outside walls and unobstructed views,” states Principal Architect Jack Snow, of RKD Architects, Inc. “The occupants are sheltered but a part of the landscape.”
“For this home, we wanted the feel of a mountain home without repeating architectural styles that have already been done and overdone here,” states Snow. A palette of stone, glass, patinated copper and weathered steel respond sculpturally to the dramatic site while withstanding the extreme conditions of a high desert environment. Contemporary slopes and curves are combined with more traditional materials to give the home warmth. More daring, battered, curved and overhanging architectural forms evoke the geology of the site. The extensive use of stone enhances the natural setting and grounds the home to its site with permanence.
The stone and patinaed copper used on the exterior carry to the inside and further reinforce the connection to the site. A slate and stone waterfall flows through the main stair area to a pool in the entry area below. Outdoors, an extensive red stone pathway system interlocks the pods, encircles the garden areas and bridges the streams and ponds.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: RKD Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2005
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Next Gen Homes
Location: Colorado
Description:
The Next Gen Homes at Blue Creek Ranch are two prototype homes that will be replicated and refined within the Mountain West. They have been created via a collaborative design building truly affordable, green housing.
Next Gen is a public domain project, so all of the designs, data and lessons learned will be available to the general public and shared with affordable housing developers throughout the region. For the next few years, the homes will be like a laboratory that will provide evidence of how these materials and systems work best together — and we can use that information as we design any kind of new home, whether it’s high-end or affordable.
The homes, referred to as H1 and H2, meet a regional need for simple to construct, energy efficient, aesthetically pleasing, marketable, durable, low maintenance, comfortable, and healthy homes that are inexpensive to operate. They are comfortable for an average family and have ample storage and great curb-appeal.
The plan layout performs as well for a young couple as it does for seniors, with accessibility built in.
There is urgent need for such dwellings. Communities throughout Colorado, indeed in the West at large, are facing an affordable housing crunch. From Telluride to Vail to Steamboat Springs, many resorts now require developers to add affordable housing units to their projects. Bedroom communities adjacent to the resorts—towns like Carbondale, Rifle, Leadville, Ridgway, Montrose, and Gunnison—are all experiencing a critical housing crunch.
H1 (House 1) was developed to demonstrate to affordable housing developers and the public that with whole systems design, one can build an affordable home with zero incremental cost increase compared to the standard of care in the region, and achieve 30% better energy efficiency.
H2 (House 2) was developed as an example what a typical affordable home could be in five to seven years, with building-integrated solar hot water and photovoltaics.
The project has been successful because a clear set of general criteria were established early on in the project and adhered to religiously.
Next Gen is a public domain project, so all of the designs, data and lessons learned will be available to the general public and shared with affordable housing developers throughout the region. For the next few years, the homes will be like a laboratory that will provide evidence of how these materials and systems work best together — and we can use that information as we design any kind of new home, whether it’s high-end or affordable.
The homes, referred to as H1 and H2, meet a regional need for simple to construct, energy efficient, aesthetically pleasing, marketable, durable, low maintenance, comfortable, and healthy homes that are inexpensive to operate. They are comfortable for an average family and have ample storage and great curb-appeal.
The plan layout performs as well for a young couple as it does for seniors, with accessibility built in.
There is urgent need for such dwellings. Communities throughout Colorado, indeed in the West at large, are facing an affordable housing crunch. From Telluride to Vail to Steamboat Springs, many resorts now require developers to add affordable housing units to their projects. Bedroom communities adjacent to the resorts—towns like Carbondale, Rifle, Leadville, Ridgway, Montrose, and Gunnison—are all experiencing a critical housing crunch.
H1 (House 1) was developed to demonstrate to affordable housing developers and the public that with whole systems design, one can build an affordable home with zero incremental cost increase compared to the standard of care in the region, and achieve 30% better energy efficiency.
H2 (House 2) was developed as an example what a typical affordable home could be in five to seven years, with building-integrated solar hot water and photovoltaics.
The project has been successful because a clear set of general criteria were established early on in the project and adhered to religiously.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Novy Architects
General Contractor: Fenton Development, LLC
Project Categories
Year: 2005
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Burlingame Sustainable Community
Location: Colorado
Description:
The master plan for The Sustainable Community is a synergistic sustainable integration of affordable housing, recreation, open space and transit opportunities. An unusually large percentage of housing is directly adjacent to village greens and natural open spaces. The following descriptions elaborate on the primary goals of the plan:
Creating a Village
Create an innovative, dynamic village that encourages social, civic and leisure interaction, and evokes a “pride of place” where people love to live.
Optimize the Open Space Relationships
Integrate the natural beauty and setting of the site into the Village by nestling the homes into the topography and minimizing a suburban or production feel.
Create Connectivity
Encourage linkages and connectivity through home orientations, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, public transportation, and high-speed internet systems.
Celebrate the Setting of the Place
Through site planning, architectural and landscape design, reinforce and capitalize on the unique qualities of the site.
Construct Sustainable Homes
The Village will designed and constructed through a whole systems approach to sustainability reducing the environmental footprint of the Village and providing sensitive development, and homes that are energy efficient, durable, environmentally-friendly, and healthy.
Provide Affordable Well-Build Homes
Meet goals of the City of Aspen’s Housing Plan according to income categories while providing creative architecture that will last.
Creating a Village
Create an innovative, dynamic village that encourages social, civic and leisure interaction, and evokes a “pride of place” where people love to live.
Optimize the Open Space Relationships
Integrate the natural beauty and setting of the site into the Village by nestling the homes into the topography and minimizing a suburban or production feel.
Create Connectivity
Encourage linkages and connectivity through home orientations, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, public transportation, and high-speed internet systems.
Celebrate the Setting of the Place
Through site planning, architectural and landscape design, reinforce and capitalize on the unique qualities of the site.
Construct Sustainable Homes
The Village will designed and constructed through a whole systems approach to sustainability reducing the environmental footprint of the Village and providing sensitive development, and homes that are energy efficient, durable, environmentally-friendly, and healthy.
Provide Affordable Well-Build Homes
Meet goals of the City of Aspen’s Housing Plan according to income categories while providing creative architecture that will last.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Charles Cunniffe Architects
General Contractor: Fenton Construction
Project Categories
Year: 2005
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Jussila Residence
Location: California
Description:
The 80-acre site lies equidistant between Los Angeles and San Francisco near Paso Robles in the emerging wine region of central California. The program consists of a main house, guest house, wine making facility, tasting cave and a cooking school. The project is expected to require three to four years of planning and construction.
This submittal begins with the main residence of 4500 square feet that is eroded into five elements; garage, public functions, guest area, private/bedroom wing, and the sauna and gardens. This compound scheme offers light/shadow, access directly to exterior features, individual component views, and privacy from one another.
The architectural language extracts its roots from the sites historical precedents, local materials and textures, and responds topographically with program at various levels corresponding to the differing exterior functions, gardens, and activities.
Exterior materials include stone from the site, rusted steel vertical panels, aluminum windows/doors, steel trellises and columns, Prodema fabricated panels and metal roofs.
Interior materials include cast concrete counters, stone/wood floors, German Buthaup kitchens and baths, Grohe plumbing fixtures, stainless appliances, custom light fixtures, and German FSB aluminum hardware.
The project shall commence construction in the spring of 2006 and shall require 14 months. The guest structure and winery begin the following year.
This submittal begins with the main residence of 4500 square feet that is eroded into five elements; garage, public functions, guest area, private/bedroom wing, and the sauna and gardens. This compound scheme offers light/shadow, access directly to exterior features, individual component views, and privacy from one another.
The architectural language extracts its roots from the sites historical precedents, local materials and textures, and responds topographically with program at various levels corresponding to the differing exterior functions, gardens, and activities.
Exterior materials include stone from the site, rusted steel vertical panels, aluminum windows/doors, steel trellises and columns, Prodema fabricated panels and metal roofs.
Interior materials include cast concrete counters, stone/wood floors, German Buthaup kitchens and baths, Grohe plumbing fixtures, stainless appliances, custom light fixtures, and German FSB aluminum hardware.
The project shall commence construction in the spring of 2006 and shall require 14 months. The guest structure and winery begin the following year.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Studio b architects
General Contractor: US Builders
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Missouri Heights Residence
Description:
“We feel that this house hits most of the sustainable categories – it should be commended for its intentions and the success of achieving its goals”; “The plan is very simple, very strong – the detail photographs are especially successful and they convey a feeling of rich material palette”; “The overall photographs of the rooms and the exterior are less successful”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Graybeal Architects, LLC
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: McCarthy Residence
Description:
“This breaks new ground in its compact plan and use of simple materials – it gets away from the 'local vernacular' of stone and heavy timber”; “This is a very skillful handling of program and form”; “Look how much mileage they get from the model, in addition to the overall form each elevation is further explained by it – the geometries are very well resolved”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: CCY Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Ferguson Residence
Description:
“We liked the humor in it, the work in it, the references to the mining village and it's honest use of materials”; “Well, actually less is more – the interiors are very successful as residential spaces”; The model has a very tactile quality to it”; “Despite the fact that this is a very expensive house, we admire how modest and sensitive the site has become”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: CCY Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: WaterPlace
Description:
“The jury commends the sense of community achieved while maintaining a balance of individual expression”; The variety of forms and materials is pleasing and yet the individual buildings form a whole”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Baker Fallin Architects, Inc., Gibson Architects, LLC and Reno Smith Architects, LLC.
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: UR.2 House
Description:
“At first, I did not recognize that this is actually a three-unit development”; “This addresses a difficult site (between the city and the country) in interesting ways”; “The model and renderings are compelling – I would like to see more of the context in order to understand better how it works”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Willis Pember Architects, Inc.
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Aspen Rec Center
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Description:
“Works well with a difficult program”; “We have all seen this (climbing wall) before, but this is well integrated into the space”; “Addresses the site well”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Durrant Architects, (Architect of Record) and Hagman Architects, (Design Architects)
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Private Residence
Description:
“We feel that this house deals with the scale of the large program in a more honest way”; “I like the simple unassuming volumes and the modest use of materials”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Gibson Architects, LLC
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Two Creeks Residence
Description:
“This submission attempts to break down the scale and does not overwhelm the site”; “The elevations away from the entry are more successful”; “The interiors are carefully developed with a rich, yet controlled palette of materials”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Bill Poss and Associates
Project Categories
Year: 2004
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Writer's Studio
Description:
“I really like it – the scale of it, it is like a child's tree house or garden folly – the two forms don't seem to have much to do with each other – they don't, as if the middle piece was removed – that is what gives it such charm”.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: John Muir Architects, Inc.
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Smithburg Residence
Description:
Wonderful plan-clear, great integrity, sophisticated, well-studied elevations, beautifully proportioned.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Cottle Graybeal Yaw Architects, Ltd.
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Burlinggame Affordable Housing Competition
Description:
Very strong response to this rather unique building type. Excellent handling of slope, good use of modernarity without it being too constraining.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Studio b Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Aspen Mountain Residence
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Description:
Good siting-sophisticated, nestled into hill. Very large house-broken down so it overpowering. Very well-detailed.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Poss Architecture and Planning, P.C.
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Colorado Mountain College
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Description:
Good suggestion of place for students to gather, excellent indoor/outdoor relationships, very well-documented, strong, controlled, logical plan.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Harry Teague Architect, Harry Teague, AIA
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Courtyard Residence
Description:
Very interesting situation involving historic structure, elegant, retrained interiors.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Studio b Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2003
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Singer Residence
Description:
Beautiful roof materials and detailing, complements horizonality. Careful material usage throughout - understands economy of materials.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Cottle Graybeal Yaw, Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Wagner Park Edge
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Description:
Wagner Park Edge is a built competition entry sited along the contiguous edge of a pedestrian mall and an urban park in downtown Aspen. Construction includes a clock tower, exhibition pavilion and ceremonial plaza. The project seeks to address several urban design goals while celebrating the notion of 'green theatre' in which construction and exhibition are interchangeable. The exhibition pavilion accommodates a graphic timeline of local history, touch screen monitors, a photovoltaic glass roof and public restrooms. The siting and articulation of these elements seek to increase the transparency between the mall and park, inscribe a 'gateway' function across the edge and mediate views of Aspen Mountain through varied glass effects.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Willis Pember Architects, Inc., Suzannah Reid, AIA
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: HONOR
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Blue Moon Ranch
Location: Colorado
Description:
Blue Moon Ranch Located on a remote mountain desert plateau, this single family residence overlooks the Roaring Fork Valley and embraces panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains. The home is situated on four discrete site platforms and descends harmonically with the contours, (elevations +0'-0",-2'-0", -3'-6" and -4'-6").
The massing, restricted to four elemental 'boxes' with overhangs, responds to the motion inherent in the site - a two sided overlook. The harmonic progression of site platforms is reiterated in a similar progression of diminishing roof pitches, (3/12, 2/12, 1/12 and .5/12), as the 'boxes' descend into the meadow. These architectural relationships are analogous to certain acoustic phenomenon, i.e. the Doppler Effect, and resonated with the project's location, conception and execution.
The massing, restricted to four elemental 'boxes' with overhangs, responds to the motion inherent in the site - a two sided overlook. The harmonic progression of site platforms is reiterated in a similar progression of diminishing roof pitches, (3/12, 2/12, 1/12 and .5/12), as the 'boxes' descend into the meadow. These architectural relationships are analogous to certain acoustic phenomenon, i.e. the Doppler Effect, and resonated with the project's location, conception and execution.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Willis Pember Architects, Inc.
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: MERIT
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: The Hydro Mill - Two Mile Ranch
Location: Colorado
Description:
The Hydro-Mill is the keystone of projects for the vision of green development at Two Mile Ranch. Derived from the imagery of a historic grist mill, the Hydro-Mill is a resurrection of water power where creek flows are harnessed to generate clean power; using the grid as a battery in cooperation with the local utility company. Woody Creek, which bisects the two mile stretch of property, has a seasonal flow rate that ranges from 5-800 CFS (cubic feet per second), with the capacity to produce between 45-280Kw/h of power. Educational viewing platforms overlook the two cross flow turbines, central data and communications and a surface water treatment system. As with all the outbuildings at Two Mile Ranch, green building materials and techniques are employed to reduce impacts to the environment and for the benefit of the user.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Anderson Architecture P.C.
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater/ Vilar Pavilion
Location: Vail, Colorado
Description:
Morter Architects, (who was also the architect for the original structure) was charged with creating a new, larger roof system to better protect the audience and the performers while also increasing the number of protected seats, without sacrificing the unique mountain ambience and open-air feeling of the original design. Equally important was the need to further advance the amphitheater to be a state-of-the-art venue.
The new, larger sweeping roof planes are the highlight of the project, increasing the pavilion volume and providing 30% more weather coverage with improved acoustics. Round steel tube trusses were used to "lighten" the appearance of the new roof in contrast to the square tube steel structure it replaced. The pavilion now fully engages the lawn seating into the venue. With a clear span of 118 feet, seven concrete pier columns replace the existing 12 truss columns to support the new pavilion and stage roof, thereby eliminating columns within the seating area. In addition, the roof structure itself carries storm drainage directly underground to the Gore Creek, thus eliminating the old gutter and downspout surface drainage. Softer, indirect lighting highlights the new redwood roof deck and exposed structure creating a warm glow over the audience in the evenings.
The new, larger sweeping roof planes are the highlight of the project, increasing the pavilion volume and providing 30% more weather coverage with improved acoustics. Round steel tube trusses were used to "lighten" the appearance of the new roof in contrast to the square tube steel structure it replaced. The pavilion now fully engages the lawn seating into the venue. With a clear span of 118 feet, seven concrete pier columns replace the existing 12 truss columns to support the new pavilion and stage roof, thereby eliminating columns within the seating area. In addition, the roof structure itself carries storm drainage directly underground to the Gore Creek, thus eliminating the old gutter and downspout surface drainage. Softer, indirect lighting highlights the new redwood roof deck and exposed structure creating a warm glow over the audience in the evenings.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: James A. Morter, FAIA, James K. Buckner, AIA, Morter Architects
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Lot 921
Location: Telluride, Colorado
Description:
The design of this house, built high in the Rocky Mountains, draws from traditional mining structures built in the region. The shape of the building, the materials, and the use of timbers in a mine structure arrangement is reminiscent of a mining tipple. On the interior, rusted steel and timbers are used for the stairs reminiscent of a mining shaft. Corrugated steel is used between the trusses in the living room. Also note the traditional steel connectors on the exterior. These details combined created a mining style home that fits perfectly into the local history of the region. It is a second home for the owners wishing to live in a fun, creative home when visiting this region.
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Bercovitz Design, Architects, Ronald J. Bercovitz, AIA
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Built Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: Del Balso Residence (Conundrum House)
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Studio B Architects, Scott Lindenau, AIA, Principal, Derek Skalko, Noah Czech, Elish Warlop
Project Categories
Year: 2002
Type: CITATION
Chapter: WEST
Category: Unbuilt Architecture
Project Information
Project Name: House on Molokai
Location: Island of Molokai, Hawaii
Architect Contractor Information
Architect Name: Studio B Architects, Scott Lindenau, AIA, Principal, Derek Skalko, Noah Czech, Elish Warlop
