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New Issue: Vol. 5, 2026 | In this edition, you'll find case studies by Nicole Blair, AIA, Fowlkes Studio, Bade Stageberg Cox Architecture, dSPACE Studio Architecture, and GO’C.

Plus, Pro-File Design: Rusafova Markulis and Parti Shot by Alterstudio.

Browse the digital edition of Residential Design at the link in bio.

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On the Cover: Collector's Cottage by dSPACE Studio (@dspace_studio)
Photo: Mike Schwartz (@mikeyschwartz)

@nicoleblair.architect @fowlkesstudio @bscarchitecture @go_c_architects @rusafova_markulis @alterstudio by @resdesignmag

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5 days ago

New Issue: Vol. 4, 2026 | In this edition, you'll find case studies by Robbins Architecture and Interiors, Meyer Davis, Sparano + Mooney Architecture, Amanda Martocchio Architecture, and Baldwin Architects.

Plus, Pro-File Design: Minarc and Parti Shot by Specht Novak.

Browse the Digital Edition to see more: residentialdesignmagazine.com/rd-digital-edition

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On the Cover: Casa Maya by Meyer Davis (@meyerdavis)
Photo: The Ingalls (@ingallsphoto)

@robbinsarchitecture @sparanomooneyarchitecture @amandamartocchio_arch @minarc_architects @spechtnovak by @resdesignmag

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2 months ago

We are honored to present the seventh annual Residential Design Architecture Awards issue! Inside Vol. 3, 2026, you can read about each of the 23 award winners, including the Project of the Year, French Creek Workshops by Wittman Estes.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding firms and consider entering your own strongest work in our 2027 RDAA competition.

Find the digital edition of the magazine at the link in bio.

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On the Cover: French Creek Workshops by Wittman Estes wins the 2026 RDAA Project of the Year. (@wittman_estes)

Photo: Andrew Pogue (@poguephoto) by @resdesignmag

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4 months ago

The quiet hamlets of New York's Hudson Valley have long made it a special place for Marica McKeel, AIA, and her husband, who for years divided their time between there and New York City. In 2021, the couple made plans to put down permanent roots, purchasing a third-acre clearing with views of the Catskill Mountains. The intent was to build their dream home—one that included a studio large enough for her team of eight, and a separate bunkhouse where the city-based contingent could stay while they worked on local projects.

Case Study: VIA43 by Studio MM Architect

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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VIA43 | 📍 Olivebridge, New York

Architect: Principal in charge: Marica McKeel; technical director: Colbi Campbell; project managers: Gina Kim and Marisa Kaugars, Studio MM Architect (@studiommarchitect)

Builder: Max Stratton, Cherry Hill Construction; owner / construction manager: Marica McKeel, Studio MM Architect

Stair railings: Sandro Niessen, Orchard Group

Landscape architect: Guilded Leaf

Structural engineer: Geoff Smith, TYLin

Photography: Brad Feinknopf/OTTO (@feinknopf) by @resdesignmag

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13 days ago

Navy Beach by Bates Masi + Architects
Honor Award | RD Architecture Awards 2026
Custom Rural or Vacation House

A steep bluff overlooking the bay forced Paul Masi, AIA, to site this house against the undeveloped lot's back edge in close proximity to a road and, more irksome, a diesel railway that spirits passengers throughout the Hamptons. Sound attenuation would become a design driver and inspiration for the two-story project, an exemplar of form fulfilling function.

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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Architect: Paul Masi, AIA, principal in charge, Bates Masi + Architects (@batesmasi), East Hampton, New York

Builder: LSM Development, Westhampton Beach, New York

Photography: Bates Masi + Architects by @resdesignmag

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21 days ago

A client with more than a passing interest in design is rare, but a client with a connection to a renowned 20th-century architect is next level. A physician couple relocating to Cary, North Carolina, had insight to the design process from a previous renovation they had undertaken and, more extraordinarily, from a personal tie to a pioneer of Modern architecture: one of their grandfathers was a protégé and then business partner of Mies van der Rohe. RACo. principal-in-charge Craig Kerins, AIA, knew then that their new residence would "honor her lineage and fascination with architecture."

Case Study: AC/BD residence by The Raleigh Architecture Company

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AC/BD residence | 📍 Cary, North Carolina

Architect: Craig Kerins, AIA, and Robby Johnston, AIA, principals in charge; Taylor Medlin, AIA, project architect, The Raleigh Architecture Company (@the_raleigh_architecture_co)

Builder: Craig Kerins and Bryan Davis, The Raleigh Construction Company

Structural engineer: Chuck Lysaght, Lysaght & Associates

Photography: Keith Isaacs (@keithisaacsphoto) by @resdesignmag

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Courtyard House by RUFproject
RD Architecture Awards 2026
Citation | Custom Urban House

"This is a strong design. It hits on everything we look for in a project," said the jury of this urban infill project in Vancouver. They loved how it was "tidy and spatially efficient" and was able to incorporate outdoor space. "It's a magic trick to get a courtyard on such a tight site," they marveled.

Sean Pearson, MRAIC, was laser-focused on making sure his clients could experience nature year-round given their urban setting and variable climate. "Vancouver's a dark and wet city in the winter," he notes. The courtyard spotlights a Japanese maple set in a naturalistic landscape, a mini-forest that changes with the seasons.

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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Courtyard House | 📍 Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Sean Pearson, principal; Adrian McGeehan, project lead; RUFproject (@rufproject)

Builder: Eyco Building Group (@eyco_building_group)

Interior designer: Sean Pearson, principal; Eleonora Peris, senior designer; RUFproject

Structural engineer: Allester Engineering (@allesterengineering)

Landscape architect: Bearmark Design & Landscape (@bearmarkdesign)

Photography: Andrew Latreille (@latreillephotography) by @resdesignmag

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Not all client couples have the same vision for their dream house, and it often falls to the architect to creatively reconcile those competing desires. It's a common enough scenario, but perhaps not to the extent of this San Francisco-based couple with two daughters. S^A | Schwartz and Architecture met with them after they bought a challenging lot in California's wine country.

Case Study: Paradox House by S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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Paradox House | 📍 Sonoma, California

Architect: Principal in charge: Neal Schwartz, FAIA; project architect: Christopher Baile, S^A | Schwartz and Architecture (@schwartzandarchitecture)

Builder: Ronan Hanley, DKG Construction (@dkg_construction)

Interior design: S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

Landscape architect: Kara Stickley, Arterra Landscape Architects (@arterralandscapearchitects)

Structural engineer: Stan M. Wu, SMW & Associates

Photography: Bruce Damonte Photography (@brucedamonte) by @resdesignmag

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2 months ago

City Park Residence by Alterstudio Architecture
RD Architecture Awards 2026
Citation | Custom Urban House

Like cinematographers, Kevin Alter, Ernesto Cragnolino, FAIA, and Tim Whitehill orchestrated the experience of City Park Residence to set up expectations and discoveries. A meandering driveway previews the site. A pedestrian bridge entryway threads through trees and teases the forthcoming vistas through fully glazed interiors, but a solid wall at the front door momentarily redirects eyes back to an intimate courtyard until the barrier ends, and one has no shortage of landscapes to admire. "Once extraordinary things become normative, you start to forget how amazing they are," Kevin says. "Posing this back-and-forth between the different conditions of the site elevates the whole experience."

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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City Park Residence | 📍 Austin, Texas

Architect: Kevin Alter; Ernesto Cragnolino, FAIA; Tim Whitehill; Daniel Shumaker, AIA; Matt Slusarek, AIA; Elizabeth Sydnor; Shelley McDavid, AIA, Alterstudio Architecture (@alterstudio)

Builder: Eric Rauser and Brett Greig, Rauser Construction

Interior designer: Haifa Hammami, Alterstudio Architecture (@alterstudio)

Landscape architect: David Hocker, Hocker (@hockerdesign)

Structural engineer: M. Scott Williamson, Structure Works Consulting Engineers

Mechanical engineer: Kristof Irwin, Positive Energy

Photography: Casey Dunn (@caseycdunn) by @resdesignmag

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With its 12:12 pitched roof and a footprint measuring 148 feet long and 26 feet wide, Bar House is based on the region's 19th-century long barns. Their length came from the need for multipurpose spaces that could house grain, livestock, and equipment under one roof, often in distinct bays for each use, and with doors on one or both sides of the long elevation. Those simplified geometries were just the starting point on this project, but they made the four-bedroom house easy to build on the 4½-acre plot that backs up to protected land.

Case Study: Bar House by Joeb Moore & Partners

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Bar House | 📍 North Fairfield County, Connecticut

Architect: Joeb Moore, FAIA, principal in charge; Devin Picardi, AIA, associate principal, Joeb Moore & Partners (@joebmoorepartners)

Builder: Chris Washington, Washington Builders

Landscape architect: Dean Pushlar Landscape

Civil engineer: Stuart Somers Co.

Structural engineer: Marchetti Consulting Engineers

Kitchen: SieMatic

Photography: David Sundberg / Esto (@davidsundbergphoto) by @resdesignmag

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iolair by GO'C
RD Architecture Awards 2026
Citation | Custom Urban House

The chance to design the home of an arts residency program doesn't come by that often, and the firm GO'C made the most of it. Captivated by this live-work solution on Washington state's Orcas Island, the jury noted, "It's very strong on all levels: program, architecture, materials, interior. There's a fair bit of economy to it without sacrificing wonder or delight."

Keep reading + see more photos at the link in bio.

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iolair | 📍 Eastsound, Washington

Architect: Jon Gentry, AIA; Aimée O'Carroll, ARB; GO'C (@go_c_architects)

Builder: Prescott Jones, Bluebird Builders

Interior designer: GO'C

Structural engineer: Swenson Say Fagét

Photography: Kevin Scott (@k7scott) by @resdesignmag

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Cotton Estes's design for this Texas house was inspired by the Spanish colonial missions that stretch south along the river, about 7 miles from downtown San Antonio. These historic buildings—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—sit just a quarter-mile from her clients' property, which is tucked up against the national park that runs the missions' preservation and eco-restoration efforts.

Case Study: Tierra de Paz by Cotton Estes Architect

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Tierra de Paz | 📍 San Antonio, Texas

Architect: Cotton Estes, AIA, Cotton Estes Architect (@cottonestes)

Builder: Long House Builders (@long_house_builders)

Landscape architect: Justin Davidson, La Paz Landscape

Structural engineer: Spaulding Structural Engineering

Photography: Dror Baldinger, FAIA (@drorbaldingerphotographer) by @resdesignmag

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