Residential Architect articles from November 2004

Residential Architect archives from November 2004

Designing for every consumer with universal design.(Outlook)
November 1, 2004... Universal design isn't just for the physically challenged. It provides a solution for our aging demography. With a growing percentage of our population reaching retirement age, universal design is a growing trend in home design. It's also...

The enemy within: a house divided against itself cannot stand.(from the editor)
November 1, 2004... i'm not sure how many people outside of the journalism profession know this, but there's a great divide between the consumer press and the trade press--or "business--to-business" publishing, as we insiders like to call it. In general, consumer...

Technical knockout.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming.)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Well, I guess someone has to finally say something about the 900-pound gorilla in the riving room ("Where's the Architect?" April, page 11). As a profession, we've danced around it for 50 years and pretended it doesn't exist. He arrived before...

Range finders.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
November 1, 2004... earlier this year, the AIA invited architects and architecture students to envision the home of the future. They were asked to come up with designs that not only help save the planet but do it affordably, while also addressing the social needs...

Calendar.(home front)(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... 2005 residential architect design awards: call for entries completed binders due: january 5 Our annual residential architect Design Awards program honors outstanding architecture in 14 categories including custom, renovation,...

Kitchen: mountain time.(k+b studio)
November 1, 2004... A spectacular hillside just north of San Francisco inspired both the form and plan of this 4,000-square-foot house by the eponymous firm House + House Architects. To maximize outdoor living space and indoor views, Steven House and project...

Bath: playing the angles.(k+b studio)
November 1, 2004... "The central element in this room is the view," says project architect Amend Hajjar. That's why she and principal architect Steven House devised the master bath's unusual corner configuration and separated tandem lavs. "To put the vanities side...

A rare find: remembering the great fay jones, faia.(perspective)
November 1, 2004... I first met Fay Jones in the spring of 1983, in Piazza Santa Maria, in the Trastevere section of Rome, Italy. As I sat sipping espresso with my friend, the architect Spero Daltas, Fay sauntered across the piazza contemplating a place to sketch....

Breaking the circle: how do you say goodbye to a partnership and reinvent a practice?(practice)
November 1, 2004... I life is short, people sometimes say, to convey the idea that you should do what makes you happy. But now that we're living longer and retiring later, the opposite is also true, though the meaning is essentially the same: Life is long, so look...

Revisions of home: lessons in the 20th-century American house.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2004... Out of the millions of houses built in the United States from the early 1900s through the 1970s, the vast majority qualify as a classic builder-driven house type. American foursquares dominated the outskirts of cities in the late 1800s and...

The other side of siding: stuck on the old standbys? Alternative claddings may prove superior for your exteriors.(doctor spec)
November 1, 2004... like wool, silk, and cotton, exterior cladding materials such as cedar, stucco, and brick have stood the test of time and fashion. But they aren't the only fabrics in the sewing box. Innovative materials, commercial products, and rare specs can...

Brights lights.(Architects' choice: product picks from the pros.)
November 1, 2004... When it comes to lighting, Westwork Architects favors cable systems from Translite Sonoma Lighting. The company offers "great fixture selection and design," Sperry says. Featuring a copper cable with a Kevlar core, the cable system can be wall-...

Cool air.(Architects' choice: product picks from the pros.)
November 1, 2004... Modern Fan Company's name alone tells architects what it's all about. Because more of its clients are asking for ceiling fans, Westwork appreciates having a high-design choice to offer them. "We use their [products] because they don't look like...

Nice work.(Architects' choice: product picks from the pros.)
November 1, 2004... Pella windows come in a full range of styles, shapes, and price lines. Westwork is a fan of the maker's workmanship. "We like the quality of their windows and the flexibility to adapt them to unique uses," Sperry says. The units are made with...

Fire wall.(New material: piping-hot products for your next project.)
November 1, 2004... Although Vision is a hole in-the-wall-style gas fireplace, it offers minimalist design on a grand scale. Designed in England but distributed in this country by Melrose, Mass.-based European Home, the B-vent unit has a Modern sensibility....

Fenestra obscura.(New material: piping-hot products for your next project.)
November 1, 2004... It's no longer necessary to use a custom door to bring light into a dark space. Tacoma, Wash.-based Signamark's Privacy Door offers a center panel of opaque glass that permits light but blocks views. The door has an engineered wood core covered...

No frills.(New material: piping-hot products for your next project.)
November 1, 2004... Most bath accessories offer little to the Modernist who seeks clean lines. That's why Fort Mill, S.C.-based Ginger introduced Surface shower shelves. Avoiding the round forms of traditional bath accessories, Ginger focused on items with...

Vintage vantage.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Able to go where no Aga has gone before, the new Legacy brings dual-fuel cooking to a standard 36-inch opening. The Legacy features an enameled steel finish in brick, cream, white, or black. Aga's old-world styling belies futuristic technology,...

Modern vain.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Convey a modernist message with the Brava vanity from the Masterpiece Collection. The piece touts clean lines and measures 30 inches wide, 34 inches tall, and 24 inches deep. The marble top can house either a vessel or undermount sink. Select...

Cool chrome.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Retroactiv premium line of bath and kitchen fixtures hearkens back to the heyday of 1950s American cool. The collection's smokin' curves rock the house with lav faucets, tub sets, shower valves, kitchen faucets, and matching accessories such as...

Deco light.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Rejuvenation now fits 18 of its classic Deco fixtures with compact fluorescent technology. Small, high-output electronic ballasts are matched with period-authentic fixtures that meet today's energy-efficiency standards. Your Deco decor isn't...

Nifty '50s.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Northstar appliances can turn even the most staid kitchen into a sock-hoppin' space, with mirror chrome detailing and rounded corners straight from the 1950s. The nostalgic range, oven hood, and refrigerator conceal 21st-century technology,...

Psychedelic surface.(Retro spec: look back to the past for today's hippest styles.)
November 1, 2004... Formica's hip color collection evokes the swinging '60s with groovy hues such as pumpkin, grasshopper, and oxygen. The scratch- and impact-resistant surface is nonporous to repel water and stains. Matte or polished finishes in a variety of...

Unfettered vision: Arango House, Acapulco, Mexico, 1973 John Lautner faia.(end quote)
November 1, 2004... unfettered vision arango house, acapulco, mexico, 1973 john lautner faia john Lautner tended to set his expectations high. He wanted his architecture to nourish clients both mentally and spiritually, as well as satisfy their basic need for...