Caroline Hetzel

2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

Three acclaimed architectural names who encompass the elevation of design excellence, the actualization of core values, and rigorous commitment to the expansion of the capabilities of the field, were announced as the recipients of the prestigious California Awards, by AIA California this week.

2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel |S. Claire Conroy

Design guidelines in ski communities tend to originate from nostalgic notions of mountain lodges—hefty timber structures, chunky stone foundations, and steeply pitched roofs. There were once practical reasons for many of these materials and motifs, but modern technologies and building products have liberated architects from strict adherence to the pattern book.

2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel |S. Claire Conroy

Austin, Texas, only recently ceded its title as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country. The boom carried it through more than a decade of building frenzy that is only now beginning to ease, but there is still considerable pressure to capture any building opportunity within the city’s desirable neighborhoods. Alterstudio is expert at plumbing the possibilities of these sites, most of which come with a flight of flaws.

2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel |Cheryl Weber

Step through the front door of this Harding Huebner–designed mountain house, and you might still feel like you’re outside. Through a glass wall in the entrance hall you can see the ferns and boulders that fringe a terrace and firepit at the center of this U-shaped house. Enclosed by a sassafras-clad great room and two board-formed concrete wings, the courtyard’s fourth side dematerializes in a forested hillside.

2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

Private residential construction spending increased by 1.3% in February, rebounding from a 1.2% dip in January. The growth was largely driven by higher spending on single-family construction and residential improvements. On a year-over-year basis, the February report showed a 1.6% gain, indicating a modest growth in private residential construction spending during market uncertainties.