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Gallery: AIA honors North America's best new homes

By Adam Williams
May 21, 2018
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Ghost Wash House, by Architecture-Infrastructure-Research, is one of the 11 projects highlighted in AIA's 2018 Housing Awards
Bill Timmerman
Bear Stand was designed by high-profile architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand is located northeast of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand is situated along the shores of Contau Lake on a huge remote, seasonally isolated woodland site
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand residence is installed between a lake and a granite rock-face rising up to the south
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand serves as a jumping-off point to an expansive private trail network fashioned by the client
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand has a total floorspace of 3,300 sq ft (306 sq m)
Nic Lehoux
Bear Stand was recognized in the One- and Two-Family Custom Residences category
Nic Lehoux
Ghost Wash House was designed by A-I-R (Architecture-Infrastructure-Research) Architects
Bill Timmerman
Ghost Wash House is located along the hillside of the north side of Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Bill Timmerman
Ghost Wash House is flanked by two washes that manage storm water moving down the mountain
Bill Timmerman
Ghost Wash House was recognized in the One- and Two-Family Custom Residences category
Bill Timmerman
Ghost Wash House, by Architecture-Infrastructure-Research, is one of the 11 projects highlighted in AIA's 2018 Housing Awards
Bill Timmerman
South 5th Street Residence was designed by alterstudio architecture
Casey Dunn
South 5th Street Residence was recognized in the One- and Two-Family Custom Residences category
Casey Dunn
South 5th Residence features a cantilevering living room near a large tree
Casey Dunn
South 5th Residence is located in Austin, Texas
Casey Dunn
South 5th Street Residence was designed by alterstudio architecture
Casey Dunn
South 5th Residence's concrete, mill-finished steel and raw stucco textures are contrasted against custom glazed walls
Casey Dunn
Underhill was designed by Bates Masi + Architects
Michael Moran
Underhill was recognized in the One- and Two-Family Custom Residences category
Michael Moran
Underhill is located in Matinecock, New York
Michael Moran
Underhill comprises a group of modest gabled structures inspired by Quaker values of simplicity, humility, and inner focus
Michael Moran
Underhill draws design inspiration from the history of the location, an early Quaker settlement
Michael Moran
3106 St. Thomas was designed by OJT 
Will Crocker
3106 St. Thomas is located in New Orleans, Louisiana
Will Crocker
3106 St. Thomas was recognized in the One- and Two-family Production Homes (category two)
Will Crocker
3106 St. Thomas is the first unit of a speculative housing development that specifically targets demand for affordable homes in quickly gentrifying  neighborhoods
Will Crocker
3106 St. Thomas squeezes into an undersized lot in the Irish Channel neighborhood
Will Crocker
"Innovative in the manner in which it creates a livable floor plan, attractive massing, on an exceptionally tight lot, at an affordable price point" says AIA's judge statement concerning 3106 St. Thomas
Will Crocker
3106 St. Thomas takes advantage of a generous maximum height of 40 ft (12 m) allowed on the site
Will Crocker
Linea Residence G was designed by Poon Design 
Mark Ballogg
Linea Residence G is located in Palm Springs, California
Locke Plenniger
Linea Residence G was recognized in the One- and Two-family Production Homes (category two) category
Mark Ballogg
Linea Residence H offers a production home 
Mark Ballogg
Linea Residence H is designed to adapt to the many ways a single person, couple, or growing family may choose to live
Mark Ballogg
"This house is remarkably beautiful and contextually appropriate, especially given the stated cost per square foot. It seems to have a wealth of features and a design that accentuates the nearby landscape," says AIA's judge statement concerning Linea Residence H
Mark Ballogg
Linea Residence G was designed by Poon Design
Locke Plenniger
150 Charles was designed by COOKFOX Architects
Frank Oudeman
150 Charles is located in New York City, New York
Frank Oudeman
150 Charles was recognized in the Multifamily Housing (category three) category
Frank Oudeman
150 Charles overlooks the expanse of the Hudson River waterfront
Frank Oudeman
150 Charles' site is covered by gardens, and each resident has direct access to nature through private or shared terraces and the central courtyard
COOKFOX Architects
"Nicely designed urban project with nice use of outdoor space and enhancing views. The use of greenspace throughout is exceptional," says AIA's judge statement concerning 150 Charles
Bilyana Dimitrova
150 Charles is located in New York City, New York
Bilyana Dimitrova
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University is designed in the Gothic style 
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University provides 452 student beds grouped in varying types of suites, a 300-seat dining hall and adjacent servery, a student common room, a library, a faculty and more
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University was recognized in the Specialized Housing category 
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University is organized around nine quadrangles and sixteen arched passageways
Peter Aaron-OTTO
Navy Green was designed by FXCollaborative
Jeremy Bittermann
Navy Green is located in Brooklyn, New York
Jeremy Bittermann
Navy Green was recognized in the Multifamily Housing (category three) category
Jeremy Bittermann
Navy Green transformed the historic Navy Brig site in Brooklyn into a residential and retail development covering nearly an entire city block
Jeremy Bittermann
Navy Green is certified LEED Silver for Neighborhood Development (a green building standard)
Lester Ali
"The integration of units of varying levels of income is well done, and the public green space on the podium is a fantastic amenity for all users," says AIA's judge statement concerning Navy Green
Paul Vu
Navy Green comprises four multi-family residential buildings, two rows of market-rate townhouses, community facility and retail space, and a central common green space
Paul Vu
"I find this to be an exceptionally creative and appealing  project. Conceptually it's quite simple, nonetheless it's  wholly unique and beautiful," says the AIA's judge statement concerning Mariposa1038
Paul Vu
Mariposa1038 is located in Los Angeles, California and was designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
Paul Vu
Mariposa1038 was recognized in the Multifamily Housing (category three) category
Paul Vu
Crest Apartments is located in Van Nuys, California
Iwan Baan
Crest Apartments was designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture
Iwan Baan
Crest Apartments was recognized in the Specialized Housing (category four) category
Iwan Baan
Crest Apartments provides 64 homes for Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable homeless individuals, including 23 homeless veterans
Iwan Baan
Crest Apartments includes studio apartments and community spaces for residents 
Iwan Baan
Crest Apartments is rated LEED Platinum (a green building standard)
Iwan Baan
"The project manages to achieve a strong aesthetic beauty with tight budget constraints and a program that requires both construction longevity with minimal maintenance cost. It utilizes extensive active and passive design features that embrace sustainability, low energy usage, and a healthy indoor living environment," says the AIA judge statement concerning Crest Apartments
Iwan Baan
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Each year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) declares the best new American homes for its Housing Awards. The awards provide a good opportunity to check out the current state of residential architecture by US-based firms and 2018's selection ranges from enviable luxury pads to housing for homeless war veterans.

Established to honor the best in housing design, AIA's Housing Awards is now in its 18th year. There are a total of 11 projects highlighted this year. As usual, they're split into multiple categories: One/Two Family Custom Residences, One/Two Family Production Homes, Multifamily Housing, and Specialized Housing.

Bear Stand is situated along the shores of Contau Lake on a huge remote, seasonally isolated woodland site
Nic Lehoux

The Bear Stand, by high-profile firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, is one standout. Located northeast of Toronto, Canada, the high-end vacation rental serves as a jumping-off point to a large private trail network. The home is situated between a lake and granite rock-face and its palette of wooden beams and generous glazing enable it to take its place well within the rugged landscape.

Crest Apartments was recognized in the Specialized Housing (category four) category
Iwan Baan

Crest Apartments is another highlight. Located in Van Nuys, California, and designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture, it comprises 64 homes, as well as on-site support services, for vulnerable homeless people, including veterans. The building is LEED Platinum certified (a green building standard) and features energy-efficient appliances and heating/cooling systems.

Head to the gallery to see the rest of the projects highlighted in AIA's 2018 Housing Awards.

Source: AIA

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Adam Williams
Adam scours the globe from his home in Spain in order to bring the best of innovative architecture and sustainable design to the pages of New Atlas. Most of his spare time is spent dabbling in music, tinkering with old Macintosh computers and trying to keep his even older VW bus on the road.
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ChairmanLMAO
looks alot like the house on aakas island on arkadia planet :)
Cody Blank
Someone at FXCollaborative is a Frank Lloyd Wright fan. That oval interior space looks like you took the open interior space of the Marin Civic Center and gave it a modern Scandinavian palette.
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