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Welcome to Residential Design magazine. RD has a distinguished lineage that began with the long-running Residential Design + Build magazine.

For Architects and Builders of Distinctive Homes

We are an award-winning national publication dedicated to informing, inspiring, and elevating the custom residential architecture and construction professions. We are an award-winning national publication dedicated to informing, inspiring, and elevating the custom residential architecture and construction professions. Among our sister publications

are Qualified Remodeler and Kitchen & Bath Design News, also longstanding leaders in the professions they serve. We are all part of SOLA Group, Inc. Creating something as important as someone’s home is more than a trade, it’s a calling. The architects and builders who answer that call share a special passion for the work and it drives all that you do. We’re here to fuel that passion and to provide the high-level, substantive information you need to make your clients’ individual dreams come true. We believe that “design” isn’t just a noun, it’s a verb—an ongoing effort among all the pros involved in a custom residential project. That’s why we focus on more than just pretty pictures of pretty houses. We love houses, too, and we show the best. But we also care about how the pros, the process, and the products align to perfect form and faciltate function. We’re committed to providing indispensable insight and expert guidance into the practice of residential architecture and construction—online and in print. We have a national residential architecture design competition, judged by an independent jury of architects, that recognizes excellence in custom residential design. The RDAA competition is part of our mission to elevate and support the profession. Each year, winners are published in full in the print edition of the magazine and recognized at a in-person event, in keeping with the importance of the professional achievement the awards represent. Our print edition is published six times a year. And our newsletter is published twice a month. If you would like to receive both the print magazine and the newsletter, please subscribe at ResidentialDesignMagazine.com/Subscription-Page.

11/14/2024

Private residential construction spending inched up 0.2% in September, according to the Census Construction Spending data. The September report shows a 4.1% rise compared to a year ago.

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Private residential construction spending inched up 0.2% in September, according to the Census Construction Spending data. The September report shows a 4.1%...

11/12/2024

Case Study: OFFbeat by Nick Deaver Jes Deaver Architecture

Vultures and at least one fox were living in this storybook house in Austin’s Travis Heights neighborhood when Jes and Nick Deaver’s clients first saw it. Having been derelict for a decade, its renovation was an unlikely choice for a retired couple looking to build a modern house on an infill lot. Until, that is, they met the Deavers.

Keep reading + see more — https://bit.ly/3Cxo74Y

11/11/2024

Case Study: Wallingford by Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects

Although the Seattle family with three young children loved life on the water in their lake house, they longed to develop strong ties with a community. They found a 50-foot-wide by 120-foot-deep infill lot in Wallingford, a tight-knit neighborhood in north central Seattle, and reached out to local firm Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects to create a home that would engage with the street front and neighborhood greenway running through their backyard.

Keep reading + see more photos — https://bit.ly/3AKrIw0

11/05/2024

The RD Architecture Awards (RDAA) recognize excellence in custom residential architectural design. Projects completed on or after January 1, 2020 will be considered for the 2025 RDAA program.

All winning projects will be published in the print and digital editions of Residential Design magazine and on RD’s website. The regular deadline to register your entry is January 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Register and learn more about the 2025 RDAA program — https://bit.ly/3AuJZNM
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Pictured: Henry Island Guest House by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (2024 RDAA Honor Award, Custom Accessory or Outbuilding) / Photo by Aaron Leitz

CALL FOR ENTRIES, DESIGN AWARDS, RDAA, RDAA WINNERS 2 weeks ago Call for Entries: The 2025 Residential Design Architecture Awards Is Open for Submissions by Residential Design Staff A 2024 RDAA Honor Award winner: Henry Island Guesthouse by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Photo: Aaron Leitz 0 0The RD Ar...

10/22/2024

Louise, the original owner of this home, “was a philanthropist who entertained, and her husband was an ophthalmologist. It was a wacky house that was personal to this couple,” says VJAA partner Jennifer Yoos, FAIA, whose firm the new owners hired to renovate it over a 10-year period.

Perched on a bluff and completed in 1969, the 5,900-square-foot house was designed in the Brutalist style, with strong massing and geometries, concrete retaining walls that wrap it, and a garage embedded in the hill.

Read how Yoos and VJAA Inc. brought this house back to life over a 10-year period — https://bit.ly/3Yz1q9l..

Architect: Jennifer Yoos, FAIA; and Vincent James, FAIA, design principals; Nathan Knutson, FAIA, managing principal; Nicolas Allinder, Dzenita Hadziomerovic, Emma Huckett, Karen Lu, AIA, Nate Steuerwald, AIA, project team, VJAA, Minneapolis

Photography: Paul Crosby; © Steve Hall, Hall + Merrick + McCaugherty

10/15/2024

Valley Estate by Anacapa Architecture • Citation • 2024 RDAA •Custom on the Boards

Valley House’s linearity and vertical layering was inspired by several Richard Serra sculptures owned by the clients, who are big art collectors. “We wanted the walls to be rooted in the landscape and even be conveyed as somewhat of a ruin, as if it’s been there a long time,” says Tony Schonhardt, AIA, director of design.

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3ZT7Tgr
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Architect: Dan Weber, AIA, principal in charge; Tony Schonhardt, AIA, design director; Lila Boyce, project manager; Anacapa Architecture, Santa Barbara, California

Builder: Hill Construction Company, Los Angeles

Interior designer: Lila Boyce, senior interior designer; Nicole Robinson, Tete Ramirez, Anacapa Architecture

Landscape architect: Ground Studio, Santa Barbara

Photography: Nick Kvistad (models), Places Studio (renderings)

10/13/2024

Dunelands by dSPACE Studio • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Architectural Details

One of the chief talents good architects have is the almost miraculous ability to conquer the “unbuildable sites.” This scenic property overlooking Lake Michigan had languished for some time, caught between its physical and code constraints and potential buyers’ programmatic needs.

“It’s a protected national dune, and there was just one spot to put the house,” says Kevin Toukoumidis. “We were left with a very small footprint—on top of a flat dune where one side drops down 60 feet to the lake.”

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3ZT7hr9
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Architect/Interior Design/Landscape Architect: Kevin Toukoumidis, AIA, principal in charge; Jordan Snittjer, project architect, dSPACE Studio, Chicago

Builder: Matt Bruursema, Tony Zahn, Zahn Builders, Holland, Michigan

Steel Fabricator: Bob Harmsen, Harmsen Steel, Zeeland, Michigan

Photography: Ty Cole

10/10/2024

Redivivus by Robert M. Cain, Architect • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Residential Special Constraints

Robert M. Cain’s firm has a history of saving endangered buildings. And this is one of its most successful rescues so far. The small midcentury apartment building was on the brink of demolition when project architect Carmen Stan, AIA, ran across it while walking her dog.

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3NeBzNj
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Architect/Interior Designer: Robert M. Cain, FAIA, principal; Carmen Stan, AIA, project architect, Robert M. Cain, Architect, Atlanta

Builder: Jeff Meadows, Biltmore Construction Management, Smyrna, Georgia

Landscape Architect: Georgia Hill, LEED Green Associate, Beautyberry Gardens, Decatur, Georgia

Structural Engineer: Kelly Allbright, PE, PEC Structural Engineering, Decatur

Photography: Frederik Brauer

10/08/2024

Pivoting by Mode4 Architecture • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Custom Outdoor Living Design

“Pivoting refers to the doors on this addition and remodel, but it was also a response to the pandemic and how we use outdoor spaces,” explains architect Christopher Tucker, AIA. “We had to stop and pivot in a different direction on this project. At first, we had designed a more interior space.”

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/4dFoiIm
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Architect: Christopher Tucker, AIA, Mode4 Architecture, Alexandria, Virginia MODE4architecture

Builder: Steve Howard, Square One Development, Hagerstown, Maryland

Landscape Architect: SPD Landscape Studio, Silver Spring, Maryland

Photography: Anice Hoachlander

10/06/2024

Hillview Cove by Studio AR&D Architects • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Architectural Interiors

Every interior decision at Hillview Cove was made in service to a calming environment. The architects interpreted that client request with just a few visually striking materials and cutaways that wash them with light.

“The details were about wanting to have less fussiness, at least in their appearance. Just calm and simple and clean,” says Sean Lockyer, AIA.

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3N2d6ux
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Architect: Sean Lockyer, AIA, Studio AR&D Architects, Los Angeles

Builder: Mark Hahn, Qualcon, Rancho Mirage, California

Interior designer: Sam Cardella, Cardella Design, Palm Springs, California

Landscape architect: Marcello Villano, Palm Springs

Photography: Lance Ge**er Studio

10/03/2024

New Issue: A couple’s quest for meaningful architecture leads to a pristine inland lake in Northern Michigan and a new Modern home by Johnsen Schmaling Architects.

Read this story and more in Residential Design Vol. 5, 2024.

Find the Digital Edition on our website: residentialdesignmagazine.com/rd-digital-edition
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On the Cover: APW House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects. Photo: John J. Macaulay.

10/01/2024

In microeconomics, unit costs that decline as a business operation increases in size are called economies of scale.

The cost per square foot of a single-family home declines systematically as the home becomes larger, according to NAHB analysis...

09/29/2024

In 2022, the total count of second homes was 6.5 million representing 4.6% of the total housing stock, according to NAHB estimates.

In 2022, the total count of second homes was 6.5 million representing 4.6% of the total housing stock, according to...

09/26/2024

According to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, the permit-to-completion time has been on an upward trend since 2015.

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The average completion time of a single-family house in 2023 was approximately 10.1 months, breaking down to 1.5 months for...

09/24/2024

Private residential construction spending fell 0.4% in July, according to the Census Construction Spending data. Nevertheless, spending remained 7.7% higher compared to a year ago.

Private residential construction spending fell 0.4% in July, according to the Census Construction Spending data. Nevertheless, spending remained 7.7% higher compared to...

09/22/2024

The Roost by Furman + Keil • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Custom Outdoor Living Design

Our judges called The Roost “a beautiful pavilion.” Located at the bend of a tributary of Lake Austin, it replaces a moldering boathouse that contained an illegal apartment. The waterway, which is often stagnant, swells during periodic downpours and floods its banks, along with anything else nearby, until the Lake Austin dam is opened. Stormwater sweeps debris along its path, depositing a good deal of it right at this bend. The clients came to Furman + Keil for a replacement structure that would remediate the natural water flow issues and provide them with an elevated platform for lounging and birdwatching.

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3ZrbUsa
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Architect: Troy Miller; Phillip Keil; Gary Furman; Maanasa Nathan; Dawson Williams, Furman + Keil, Austin, Texas

Builder: Crowell Builders, Austin

Landscape Architect: Word + Carr Design Group, Austin

Lighting Design: Studio Lumina, Austin

Photography: Leonid Furmansky

09/19/2024

Median square foot prices (excluding record-high improved lot values) for new single-family detached (SFD) homes started in 2023 remained largely stable, according to NAHB’s analysis of the latest Survey of Construction data.

Median square foot prices (excluding record-high improved lot values) for new single-family detached (SFD) homes started in 2023 remained largely stable,...

09/17/2024

4015 Studio by Observation Studio • Citation • 2024 RDAA • Custom Accessory or Outbuilding

“This is a really lovely backyard ADU,” a jury member said. “I like how it’s sited and what they did with the roof to create a wonderful space for music” on the mezzanine. After renovating the client’s Midcentury Modern house during the pandemic, the architects were called back to design a work-from-home studio in the backyard.

“The house has a lot of covered porches; we wanted to re-vision that experience in the studio,” says Chris Brown, AIA. The upstairs portion cantilevers over the front door, and the building’s window placements “create an almost prismatic geometry,” Chris says.

A north window points into the tree canopy, while a lower south window faces the family play structure. “You can see through the building south to north, creating a periscope for viewing the tree canopy.”

Keep reading + see more photos: https://bit.ly/3zxQezQ
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Architect/Interior Designer: Chris Brown, AIA, principal in charge, Observation Studio (formerly Linden, Brown) Portland, Oregon

Builder: Raven Builders, Portland

Landscape architect: Dorothy Bothwell, Bothwell Landscape Studio, Portland

Photography: Jeremy Bittermann Photography

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Welcome. Launched in January 2017, Residential Design magazine is an exciting new publication for residential architects and custom home builders. Although a newly conceived publication, it has a distinguished lineage that includes Residential Design + Build magazine. Among our sister publications are Qualified Remodeler and Kitchen & Bath Design News, also longstanding leaders in the professions they serve. Residential Design is a fresh take on a subject we all hold near and dear to our hearts: home design and construction. Creating something so important is more than a trade, it’s a calling. The architects and builders who answer that call share a special passion for the work and it drives all that you do. We’re here to fuel that passion and to provide the high-level, substantive information you need to make your clients’ individual dreams come true. We believe that “design” isn’t just a noun, it’s a verb—an ongoing effort among all the pros involved in a custom residential project. That’s why we will focus on more than just pretty pictures of pretty houses. We love houses, too, and we’ll show the best. But we also care about how the pros, the process, and the products align to perfect their form and function. We’ll provide indispensable insight and expert guidance into the practice of residential architecture and construction—online and in print. We invite you to subscribe to our print edition and our biweekly newsletter. We look forward to having you join our community of talented and dedicated residential professionals. Simply click the link here to subscribe: https://sola.omeda.com/rd/form.do Sincerely, S. Claire Conroy, Assoc. AIA Editor-in-Chief Residential Design Residential Design is published by: SOLA Group, Inc. 1880 Oak Avenue, Suite 350 Evanston, IL 60201 To contact our customer service department Call: 866-932-5904 E-mail: [email protected]