ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 431
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Fri Jun 12 08:55:10 PDT 2009
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AIA HOUSING AWARDS 2009
by Brian Libby
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Toward the street, the concrete-block home near Bellevue,
Idaho, presents minimally incised walls. From inside,
the boxy masonry of Outpost opens up to surprisingly
expansive views of the rural Idaho landscape.
While the house, designed by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
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materials - which obviated the need for environmentally
unfriendly coatings, paints, and sealants - its courtyard
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Outpost exemplifies the sensitive approach of Olson
Sundberg Kundig Allen, which received the AIA
Architecture Firm Award for 2009. Principal Tom Kundig
led design on both Outpost and the Montecito Residence
in Montecito, California.
Located in fire-prone Toro Canyon, the Montecito
Residence is long and slender in form with a distinctive
upward-pointing roof. Extensive concrete provides thermal
mass, helping keep the home warm in winter and cool in
summer, while the long central hallway helps channel
off-shore breezes from the nearby Pacific.
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People and Places
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Pelli's Platinum Visionaire
by Michael Cockram
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At first glance, the glossy new 35-story condominium
tower slicing into the lower Manhattan skyline doesn't
stand out as a beacon of sustainable design. Its sleek
form - an extruded curving wedge accented with red
terra cotta bands - looks more Ferrari than Prius.
And the structure's granite base and travertine lobby
walls are elements not usually associated with green
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