In Situ at SFMOMA, the Windhover Contemplative Center at Stanford University, and the Paso Robles residence.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1626 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17961 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:51:21 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17961-a-building-and-site-for-contemplative-practice-by-aidlin-darling-design-takes-shape-at-the-university-of-virginia http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16939 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16939-design-ed-podcast-joshua-aidlin-and-david-darling http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16860 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:09:42 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16860-aidlin-darling-reimagines-a-cabinet-of-curiosities-for-googles-flagship-retail-outlet-in-mountain-view http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16462 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:04:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16462-aia-san-francisco-moves-downstairs-in-the-historic-hallidie-building-for-a-major-office-upgrade goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14539 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:06:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14539-high-desert-retreat-by-aidlin-darling-design High-Desert-Retreat-01.jpg Visitors to High Desert Retreat are greeted by a pair of poured-in-place concrete walls. Photo © Joe Fletcher In California, a charter high school's new home opens up to welcome its students and the largely Latino community it serves.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13827 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:11:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13827-roseland-university-prep-by-aidlin-darling-design The modest yet expansive school building connects to its surroundings through bands of windows and an immense sliding barn door. The architects devised a modernist take on a barn through the use of basic materials such as galvanized corrugated steel. Photo © Matthew Millman Inspired by simple farm structures, they developed a dramatic sloping roof that results in soaring interior spaces. Photo © Matthew Millman In the evening, the school casts a glow through its generous glazing and from behind perforated aluminum panels that conceal some windows by day. Photo © Matthew Millman The commons opens to a plaza in front and to a courtyard at the back. Photo © Matthew Millman The commons opens to a plaza in front and to a courtyard at the back. Photo © Matthew Millman Strategically placed glazing and entries provide daylight and cross ventilation. Photo © Matthew Millman Strategically placed glazing and entries provide daylight and cross ventilation. Photo © Matthew Millman Plywood panels line classroom walls. Photo © Matthew Millman Bleachers in the commons serve as a student hangout or seating for school and local events. Photo © Matthew Millman Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11849 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:15:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11849-in-situ-at-sfmoma-by-aidlin-darling-design The architects devised a range of casual seating areas. In addition to the bar tables, there is a low-slung lounge as well a long window seat that overlooks the street. Photo © Matthew Millman More than 66 feet long, a wood-slat canopy spans the lounge and dining areas, leading toward an artwork by Tucker Nichols on the rear wall. Photo © Matthew Millman; Tucker Nichols, Specials, 2016. Commissioned by SFMOMA; courtesy of the artist and Gallery 16, San Francisco Black-ened half-inch-round steel rods define the entry. Photo © Matthew Millman Rendered in shades of white, a mural by Rosana Castrillo Diaz visually shifts depending on the light. Photo © Matthew Millman; Rosana Castrillo Diaz, Break This Heart, 2016. Commissioned by SFMOMA; courtesy of the artist and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco A cement scratch coat adds texture to the dining room. Photo © Matthew Millman Floor Plan Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Designs Partially screened by a wall clad in cold-rolled steel plate, the kitchen provides glimpses of the craft involved in creating edible works of art. Photo © Matthew Millman The expansive ceiling installation of wood slats by the architects is a riff on a food-drying rack. Photo © Matthew Millman Inspired by the rough-hewn work of British sculptor David Nash, bar-height tables made from salvaged cottonwood have craggy undersides that speak to San Francisco’s pen- chant for natural wood. Overhead, slender blackened-steel pipe pendants are an homage to The Lightning Field by Walter De Maria. Photo © Matthew Millman Patrons enter In Situ from the lobby of the original 1995 SFMOMA building by Mario Botta. Photo © Matthew Millman Located in SFMOMA, In Situ overlooks the street with a window wall that invites passersby into its comfortable lounge and dining area. Photo © Matthew Millman When Joshua Aidlin was a freshman in college studying architecture, he brought a project home to show his father, who was then the head of the sculpture department at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11672 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11672-david-darling-and-joshua-aidlin David Darling and Joshua Aidlin Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design David Darling and Joshua Aidlin For a winery, the architects David Darling and Joshua Aidlin used a piece of a crumpled paper bag to mimic the site's topography. Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design David Darling and Joshua Aidlin The final form of a courtyard residence was informed by a series of bas-reliefs. Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design David Darling and Joshua Aidlin The final form of a courtyard residence was informed by a series of bas-reliefs. Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design David Darling and Joshua Aidlin The firm sketched out their design for Stanford University’s Windhover Contemplative Center with watercolor. Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design At Stanford University, a student retreat is also a meditation on architecture.

]]> 1502-windhover-contemplative-center-aidlin-darling-design.asp Sun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7993-windhover-contemplative-center-by-aidlin-darling-design Windhover Contemplative Center The Asian overtones of the design are not unusual for Northern California, but are exotic in the Stanford context: A narrow bed of river rocks encircles and flows through the building, and a fast-growing bamboo hedge blocks out the neighboring parking lot (not shown). On the eastern side of the building, a series of black aluminum fins screens the art from direct light.   Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center The Asian overtones of the design are not unusual for Northern California, but are exotic in the Stanford context: A narrow bed of river rocks encircles and flows through the building, and a fast-growing bamboo hedge blocks out the neighboring parking lot (not shown). On the eastern side of the building, a series of black aluminum fins screens the art from direct light.   Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Nathan Oliveira’s Windhover paintings were inspired by kestrels (also poetically called windhovers for their ability to hover in midair) flying in the nearby hills. His painting studio in the foothills just west of campus was lit mostly by a skylight, and the design team used that as a reference for the lighting in Windhover.   Photo © Matthew Millman Students wanted 24-hour access, so the design team made sure that even when the building is closed, there are places to sit. The siting of the building was a collaboration with landscape architect Andrea Cochran, who also designed the surrounding grounds, including a large reflecting pool.   Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Students wanted 24-hour access, so the design team made sure that even when the building is closed, there are places to sit. The siting of the building was a collaboration with landscape architect Andrea Cochran, who also designed the surrounding grounds, including a large reflecting pool.   Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Photo © Matthew Millman Windhover Contemplative Center Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Windhover Contemplative Center Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Windhover Contemplative Center Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Windhover Contemplative Center Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design San Francisco-based firm Aidlin Darling Design conceived a home that takes advantage of the open space in rural California.

]]> 1312-paso-robles-residence-aidlin-darling-design.asp Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8443-paso-robles-residence-by-aidlin-darling-design Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design A section of a historic warehouse in San Francisco is converted into an upscale restaurant.

]]> bar-agricole.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8264-bar-agricole-by-aidlin-darling-design Photo © Thomas Winz Photo © Thomas Winz Photo © Thomas Winz Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design An existing 1950's developer home in San Francisco is renovated to give off a more contemporary feel.

]]> potrero_hill.asp Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8322-potrero-hill-residence-by-aidlin-darling-design Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Photo © John Sutton Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design Image courtesy Aidlin Darling Design