AIA Los Angeles' Residential Architecture Awards highlight outstanding housing and home design projects

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]

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

Multi-Residential – Large | Honor Award

Granville1500 (Los Angeles, CA) designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]

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