Designed by Seattle-based architecture firm Wittman Estes, the Yo-Ju Courtyard House is located in Clyde Hill, Washington (a suburb of Seattle). Through a series of thresholds from opaque to transparent, Yo-Ju Courtyard House, which means “secluded living” in Mandarin Chinese, embraces the future of suburban density by establishing a private experi...
Project name
Yo-Ju Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Clyde Hill, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Ashton Wesely
Interior design
Henrybuilt (Kitchen)
Structural engineer
Malsam Tsang Structural Engineering
Construction
DME Construction Inc.
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest, overlooking Washington's Hood Canal and inspired by the native killdeer bird. The retreat is an expression of ‘tactile modernism’, connecting the family to the sensation and physical experiences of the Puget sound ecosystem.
Project name
Hood Cliff Retreat
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes Architecture+Landscape
Location
Hood Canal, Hansville, WA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Naomi Javanifard, and Erica Munson
Structural engineer
Strongworks Structural
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › Rural Retreat
This six-story office building on Manhattan’s west side is the result of adding five new floors onto an existing one-story pub/restaurant. McQuaid’s Public House has been a fixture in the neighborhood for decades and the owner wanted to retain the existing pub and add the new office building floors and ground floor lobby with as little interruption...
Project name
603 West 44th Street
Architecture firm
Sydness Architects
Location
New York, New York, United States
Photography
Sydness Architects
Principal architect
Jeff Sydness
Design team
Matthew Ruopoli, Associate
Structural engineer
The Office of James Ruderman
Construction
Light gauge steel and concrete
Material
Zinc cladding, thermally broken windows, concrete, stucco, and metal
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the natural world.
Project name
Owl Creek Ski House
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Snowmass, Colorado, USA
Photography
Robert Reck, Stephen Miller, Jeremy Bittermann
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Design Director. Brent Grubb, Principal / Manager. Nathan Cox, Project Designer. Mark Nye, Project Manager. Joe Bashaw
Collaborators
CTL Thompson Incorporated (Geotechnical and Soils Engineer). Ambient Automation & Performance Electronics (Theatrical/AV). Manchester Architects (Land use entitlements consultant)
Interior design
Studio Lambiotte, LLC.
Structural engineer
Mountain Design Group
Environmental & MEP
Resource Engineering Group and Architectural Engineering Consultants
Lighting
Lighting Workshop, Inc.
Visualization
Ben Porto, Josh Ashcroft
Construction
Ridge Runner Construction
Material
Wood, stone, and weathering steel
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on ten acres at the meeting of two rivers near Whitefish, Montana, Confluence House is a fly fisherman's dream. Conceived as a getaway for family and friends, the home’s design is derived and influenced by the geophysics of the surrounding landscape; becoming a seamless addition to the natural environment, rather than an interruption. View...
Project name
Confluence House
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Whitefish, Montana, USA
Principal architect
David Koel
Design team
Fran Quiram, PM/Architect
Collaborators
CMG (Geotechnical Engineer)
Interior design
David Koel, Fran Quiram
Built area
2,282 ft² main house and 946 ft² guest house
Structural engineer
Beaudette Consulting Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Gerry Nichols-Pagel (Mechanical Engineer), Carl Maehl (Electrical Engineer)
Landscape
Wes Baumgartner
Construction
Martel Construction
Typology
Residential › House
McIntyre House is a distinguished mid-century residence in the San Francisco Bay Area that has been remodeled by Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group.
Project name
Mcintyre Residence
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Photography
José Manuel Alorda
Interior design
The Wiseman Group
Landscape
Strata Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Hiram Banks Lighting Design
Construction
Louis Ptak Construction
Typology
Residential › House
CO Architects Honored for Excellence in University Health‐Sciences Design. CO Architects increased its count of local, national, and international awards to 195 with several honors for recently completed buildings.
Photography
Bill Timmerman, Kim Rodgers
The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House