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Award-Winning Custom Outdoor Projects

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Award-Winning Custom Outdoor Projects

  • The studio/archives pavilion mirrors a guest cottage 240 feet away, overlooking Lake Tahoe.

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    The studio/archives pavilion mirrors a guest cottage 240 feet away, overlooking Lake Tahoe.

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    Stephen Cridland

    CHDA 2012
    Private Retreat and Guest Residence, Incline Village, Nev.
    Outdoor Spaces     

    TVA Architects, Portland, Ore.
  • The studio entrance. Each structure contains a single floor-to-ceiling glazed room and storage components in clerestoried adjacent areas.

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    The studio entrance. Each structure contains a single floor-to-ceiling glazed room and storage components in clerestoried adjacent areas.

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    Stephen Cridland

    The studio entrance. Each structure contains a single floor-to-ceiling glazed room and storage components in clerestoried adjacent areas.

  • Natural materialsmahogany, concrete, and glassblend into the setting.

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    Natural materialsmahogany, concrete, and glassblend into the setting.

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    Stephen Cridland

    Natural materials—mahogany, concrete, and glass—blend into the setting.

  • Polished brown concrete floors, mahogany built-ins, and exposed-aggregate concrete decks reinforce the colors and textures found on the site.

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    Polished brown concrete floors, mahogany built-ins, and exposed-aggregate concrete decks reinforce the colors and textures found on the site.

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    Stephan Cridland

    Polished brown concrete floors, mahogany built-ins, and exposed-aggregate concrete decks reinforce the colors and textures found on the site.

  • The guest house faces the archives pavilion across a boardwalk and a Swedish aspen allee.

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    The guest house faces the archives pavilion across a boardwalk and a Swedish aspen allee.

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    Stephen Cridland

    The guest house faces the archives pavilion across a boardwalk and a Swedish aspen allee.

  • Guest house entry. The two-pavilion composition fits the scale of its environment better than a single larger building.

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    Guest house entry. The two-pavilion composition fits the scale of its environment better than a single larger building.

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    Stephen Cridland

    Guest house entry. The two-pavilion composition fits the scale of its environment better than a single larger building.

  • The guest pavilions transparent room overlooks the lake. Viewed from the water, the buildings almost disappear into the trees.

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    The guest pavilions transparent room overlooks the lake. Viewed from the water, the buildings almost disappear into the trees.

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    Stephen Cridland

    The guest pavilion’s transparent room overlooks the lake. Viewed from the water, the buildings almost disappear into the trees.

  • Restrictive zoning on the lake edge limited building area coverage. Basins buried under the gravel sculpture garden help keep all the storm water on site.

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    Restrictive zoning on the lake edge limited building area coverage. Basins buried under the gravel sculpture garden help keep all the storm water on site.

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    Stephen Cridland

    Restrictive zoning on the lake edge limited building area coverage. Basins buried under the gravel sculpture garden help keep all the storm water on site.

  • The buildings are oriented toward views of Lake Tahoe.

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    The buildings are oriented toward views of Lake Tahoe.

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    Stephen Cridland

    The buildings are oriented toward views of Lake Tahoe.

  • Clerestories and glass walls bring the lush scenery into the yoga studio.

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    Clerestories and glass walls bring the lush scenery into the yoga studio.

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    Joe Fletcher

    CHDA 2012
    Mill Valley Cabins, Mill Valley, Calif.
    Outdoor Spaces     

    Feldman Architecture, San Francisco
  • Two cabins fit more easily into the steep hillside than one large addition.

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    Two cabins fit more easily into the steep hillside than one large addition.

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    Joe Fletcher

    Two cabins fit more easily into the steep hillside than one large addition.

  • The artist studio, above, overlooks the yoga studios planted roof.

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    The artist studio, above, overlooks the yoga studios planted roof.

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    Joe Fletcher

    The artist studio, above, overlooks the yoga studio’s planted roof.

  • The buildings blend into the surrounding vegetation.

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    The buildings blend into the surrounding vegetation.

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    Joe Fletcher

    The buildings blend into the surrounding vegetation.

  • The curved roof mimics the lands natural forms.

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    The curved roof mimics the lands natural forms.

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    Joe Fletcher

    The curved roof mimics the land’s natural forms.

  • Stepping up the hill so one is perched over the other, each room offers a different point of view.

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    Stepping up the hill so one is perched over the other, each room offers a different point of view.

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    Joe Fletcher

    Stepping up the hill so one is perched over the other, each room offers a different point of view.

  • The lower cabins green roof became a garden art project.

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    The lower cabins green roof became a garden art project.

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    Joe Fletcher

    The lower cabinís green roof became a garden art project.

  • The detached cabins invite the owners to engage with the landscape.

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    The detached cabins invite the owners to engage with the landscape.

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    Joe Fletcher

    The detached cabins invite the owners to engage with the landscape.

  • A low-pitched, terne coated stainless steel roof floats above a dry-stacked slate wall and mahogany volume.

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    A low-pitched, terne coated stainless steel roof floats above a dry-stacked slate wall and mahogany volume.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    CHDA 2012
    Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion, Bethesda, Md.
    Accessory Building     

     Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect, Washington, D.C.
  • Pivoting doors open the pavilion in summertime; in winter a Rumford fireplace and heated floors warm the space.

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    Pivoting doors open the pavilion in summertime; in winter a Rumford fireplace and heated floors warm the space.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    Pivoting doors open the pavilion in summertime; in winter a Rumford fireplace and heated floors warm the space.

  • Intended for year-round use, the pavilion is set close to the woods, providing a threshold between the manicured gardens and adjacent woodland.

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    Intended for year-round use, the pavilion is set close to the woods, providing a threshold between the manicured gardens and adjacent woodland.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    Intended for year-round use, the pavilion is set close to the woods, providing a threshold between the manicured gardens and adjacent woodland.

  • Five steel-framed glass doors and mitered glass corners put the lush surroundings front and center.

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    Five steel-framed glass doors and mitered glass corners put the lush surroundings front and center.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    Five steel-framed glass doors and mitered glass corners put the lush surroundings front and center.

  • Natural materials include bluestone flooring, stone and mahogany walls, and a Douglas fir ceiling.

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    Natural materials include bluestone flooring, stone and mahogany walls, and a Douglas fir ceiling.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    Natural materials include bluestone flooring, stone and mahogany walls, and a Douglas fir ceiling.

  • The mahogany volume houses a bath.

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    The mahogany volume houses a bath.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    The mahogany volume houses a bath.

  • A new swimming pool, stone walls, and terrace behind the existing house organize the rear yard and connect the house and pavilion.

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    A new swimming pool, stone walls, and terrace behind the existing house organize the rear yard and connect the house and pavilion.

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    Maxwell MacKenzie

    A new swimming pool, stone walls, and terrace behind the existing house organize the rear yard and connect the house and pavilion.

  • Section

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    Section

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    Courtesy Robert M. Gurney

    Section

  • Floor plan

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    Floor plan

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    Courtesy Robert M. Gurney

    Floor plan

  • Axonometric

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    Axonometric

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    Courtesy Robert M. Gurney

    Axonometric

  • New paths, trees, and plantings reinforce the pavilions geometry.

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    New paths, trees, and plantings reinforce the pavilions geometry.

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    Courtesy Robert M. Gurney

    New paths, trees, and plantings reinforce the pavilion’s geometry.

  • Standing alone in the woods, the building consists of a steel-clad box floating above a half-buried concrete base.

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    Standing alone in the woods, the building consists of a steel-clad box floating above a half-buried concrete base.

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    John J. Macaulay

    CHDA 2012
    Studio for a Composer, Spring Prairie, Wis.
    Accessory Building     


    Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee
  • Tucked into the hillside, the lower level contains equipment storage space.

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    Tucked into the hillside, the lower level contains equipment storage space.

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    John J. Macaulay

    Tucked into the hillside, the lower level contains equipment storage space.

  • Back-lit translucent material fills the gap.

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    Back-lit translucent material fills the gap.

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    John J. Macaulay

    Back-lit translucent material fills the gap.

  • The walls, roof, and glass doors are highly sound insulating.

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    The walls, roof, and glass doors are highly sound insulating.

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    John J. Macaulay

    The walls, roof, and glass doors are highly sound insulating.

  • A green roof tops the lower level.

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    A green roof tops the lower level.

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    John J. Macaulay

    A green roof tops the lower level.

  • The longitudinal building section

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    The longitudinal building section

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    Courtesy Johnsen Schmaling Archi

    The longitudinal building section

  • An exploded axonometric rendering

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    An exploded axonometric rendering

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    Courtesy Johnsen Schmaling Archi

    An exploded axonometric rendering

  • The design concept

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    The design concept

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    Courtesy Johnsen Schmaling Archi

    The design concept

The winners of this year’s Outdoor Spaces and Accessory Building categories all used jewel box buildings to generate graceful al fresco living in the interstitial areas. Both winning Outdoor Spaces projects consist of two compact structures that act as backdrops for their natural settings—one pair is connected by a formal allee and sculpture garden while the other set utilizes matching roof gardens to blend into a more abstract landscape.

Similar in concept, the architects for the winning accessory buildings also both devoted significant time to thinking about how building placement would affect adjacent outdoor areas. Robert M. Gurney, who designed the Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion featured in the accompanying slideshow, says of his design that “its relationship to the house, swimming pool, and landscape components was as important as the building itself.”