Los Angeles’ best new residential designs selected for 2024 AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards

The time has come once again for the annual AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards to recognize the best new residential designs in a city whose prosperous character is historically defined by a wealth of private homes and contingent on the continued innovation taking hold over its multifamily and social housing sectors in a brighter future.

Honor, Merit, and Citation winners were crowned in six separate categories (ADUs, Affordable Housing, Alternative Housing, Adaptive Reuse, Multi-Family and Single-Family Homes), with the Honor distinction representing the highest level of achievement.

Alone, each project is said to demonstrate a number of key outcomes and solutions to interests such as the climate crisis, fossil fuel reliance, occupants' comfort, aesthetic quality, and more. Accordingly, judges said, the group "significantly contribute[s] to the urban fabric of our city, raising the bar for residential architecture, and setting new benchmarks."

The chapter’s Executive Director, Carlo Caccavale, added: "These awards not only honor architectural excellence but also underscore our commitment to supporting and enriching local communities. By showcasing exemplary projects, we aim to inspire the next generation of architects and foster a dialogue about the vital role of design in urban development."

This is the ninth edition of the program. Two additional projects received the Climate Positive Award.

Additions and Accessory Dwellings | Honor Award

Offset ADU (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Byben (cover image)

Yosemite ADU (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Yeh-Yeh-Yeh Architects

Additions and Accessory Dwellings | Merit Award

Hollywood ADU (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Bunch Design

One-Gable Studio (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Jacobschang Architecture

Additions and Accessory Dwellings | Citation Award

Two Square ADU (Mountain View, CA) designed by Shin Shin Architecture

Infill Dwelling Unit (IDU) (Venice, CA) designed by Sharif, Lynch: Architecture

Concrete House (La Cañada, CA) designed by Roksolana Toia

Affordable Housing | Honor Award

Watts Works (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Studio One Eleven

Affordable Housing | Citation Award

The Depot at Hyde Park (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Lahmon Architects

Alternative Housing | Merit Award

The Sierra (Lancaster, CA) designed by Kadre Architects

Adaptive Re-Use/Renovation/Historic Preservation | Merit Award

Brunswick Renovation (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Casey Hughes Architects

Multi-Unit Residential - Large | Honor Award

The Jagger (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Hopson Rodstrom Design

Multi-Unit Residential - Small | Merit Award

The Axolotl (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Yu2e

Multi-Unit Residential - Small | Citation Award

Bellevue53 (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]

Climate Positive | Honor Award

Las Flores Apartments (Santa Monica, CA) designed by DE Architects AIA

Climate Positive | Merit Award

200 West Ocean (Long Beach, CA) designed by Studio One Eleven

Single-Family Residential - Small | Merit Award

West LA Hideaway (Venice, CA) designed by CXC

Grafton House (Echo Park, CA) designed by Studio Nilsson

Atwater House (Atwater Village, CA) designed by Design, Bitches + Colin Thompson

Single-Family Residential - Medium | Merit Award

Del Rey Pueblo (Los Angeles, CA) designed by CXC

Single-Family Residential - Medium | Citation Award

Ashland Residence (Santa Monica, CA) designed by Dimster Architecture LLC

Santa Monica Courtyard Houses (Santa Monica, CA) designed by Opening Company / Jeffrey Inaba

t House (Los Angeles, CA) designed by ANX / Aaron Neubert Architects

Translators' House (Culver City, CA) designed by Jacobschang Architecture

Single-Family Residential - Large | Merit Award

Broad Beach Residence (Malibu, CA) designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.

Single-Family Residential - Large | Citation Award

Canyon House (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Standard Architecture | Design

Carla Ridge Residence (Beverly Hills, CA) designed by Montalba Architects