It’s late spring already, and that means the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects is back with the seventh edition of its annual AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards.
Home design projects from across the city, country, and even abroad were given Awards of Honor, Merit, or Citation across ten separate categories.
Among the winners, KAA, Woods + Dangaran, and Laney LA, were recognized with Honor Awards for their individual contributions in the three Single-Family categories. The chapter’s Climate Positive Award was split between Kendall Architecture Planning + Design and KoningEizenberg for their Flor 401 Lofts and Culver City Townhomes designs respectively, and OFFICEUNTITLED was cited for its new The Fitz apartment complex located on Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood. Woods + Dangaran was the most popular firm with three total Awards.
The rise of ADUs was also acknowledged by the inclusion of two projects from Bunch Design and Shin Shin Architecture, which both received Merit Awards for their superlative designs.
The jury said the group altogether "demonstrates design excellence for all residential types," and commended the projects in the Affordable Housing category for their "ongoing commitment to alleviating the housing crisis through new shelter that expands possibilities for those who have lived without."
Twenty-eight projects were named overall. The chapter's full list can be viewed here. Scroll down to see a selection of this year's winners.
Additions and Accessory Dwelling Units | Merit Award
SMS ADU (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Bunch Design
Peach Pit (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Shin Shin Architecture
Affordable Housing | Merit Award
Magnolia Villas (Santa Monica, CA) designed by DE Architects AIA
Gramercy Senior Housing (Los Angeles, CA) designed by kevin daly Architects
Flor 401 Lofts (Los Angeles, CA) designed by KoningEizenberg Architecture
Adaptive Re-Use/Renovation/Historic Preservation | Honor Award
ASPEN-WEST END (Aspen, CO) designed by RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
Veneklasen House (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Chu–Gooding
Multi-Residential – Small | Honor Award
Monterey Co-Living (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH]
![Monterey Co-Living (Los Angeles, CA) by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH]. Image: Eric Staudenmaier.](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/y9/y9e7zlwc2ng798gl.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat "Monterey Co-Living (Los Angeles, CA) by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH]. Image: Eric Staudenmaier.")
FRAME (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) designed by Design Opera
Multi-Residential – Small | Honor Award
Canyon Drive (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
![Canyon Drive (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image: Paul Vu.](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yt/yt07udyah8iamco0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat "Canyon Drive (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image: Paul Vu.")
Multi-Residential – Large | Honor Award
Granville1500 (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
![Granville1500 (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image: Paul Vu.](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/eahc6im6s4jcdtbq.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat "Granville1500 (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image: Paul Vu.")
Single-Family Residential – Small | Honor Award
HT Residence (Manhattan Beach, CA) designed by Laney LA
Single-Family Residential – Small | Merit Award
Sunset Terrace (Laguna Beach, CA) designed by Martin Fenlon Architecture
B+B House (Venice, CA) designed by Design, Bitches
Single-Family Residential – Medium | Honor Award
TrussHaus (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Space International
Desert Palisades (Palm Springs, CA) designed by Woods + Dangaran
Single-Family Residential – Large | Honor Award
Sail House (Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) designed by Studio of Environmental Architecture
Mar Vista (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Woods + Dangaran
Single-Family Residential – Large | Merit Award
The Tree House (Southern California) designed by KAA Design
Climate Positive Award
Jigsaw Small Lot Net Zero Townhomes (Culver City, CA) designed by Kendall Architecture Planning + Design
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