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The latest in single and multi-family residential architecture, plus kitchen and bath design, from Architectural Record.

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Architectural Record’s editors seek both innovative and timeless design, highlighting the very best of recent residential architecture.

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Architectural Record spotlights the best of kitchen and bath design from around the world.

ARTICLES

Architect Neal Schwartz Adds a Dovecote Wing onto his Vacation Home

Sonoma, California

Lydia Lee

January 17, 2023

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The whimsical addition houses a charming office beneath a dozen nesting boxes for mourning doves.

2023 RECORD Kitchen & Bath Competition Winners

January 16, 2023

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RECORD presents three projects that highlight hospitable environments with access to the outdoors, lots of daylight, and innovative takes on a home's most essential spaces.

Architect Amy Alper's Kitchen for a California Couple Opens to Vineyard Views

Glen Ellen, California

David Sokol

January 16, 2023

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The reconstruction of a house destroyed during Northern California's 2017 Nuns Fire yields a gracious space that overlooks acres of Cabernet Sauvignon.

A Passive House Renovation Knits Past and Present with the Surrounding Landscape

Cornwall, Connecticut

David Sokol

January 16, 2023

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Designed by architect Sarah Jefferys, the project's new kitchen and bath were designed to exploit the surrounding landscape.

A Dramatically Skylit Los Angeles Kitchen by aanda and HYArch Brings in the Sun

California

Sheila Kim

January 16, 2023

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A bi-coastal team designs a renovation and expansion with a sun-filled cooking, dining, and lounging zone that accommodates a couple and their beloved cat.

OMA Completes “Yin and Yang” Towers on the Brooklyn Waterfront

Ian Volner

December 19, 2022

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The residential project for Brookfield comprises two buildings that juxtapose setbacks with improbable cantilevers.

Junya Ishigami Unearths the Beauty of Building Below the Surface

Ube, Japan

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 13, 2022

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The Tokyo-based architect digs deep to create a hybrid house and restaurant for an intrepid entrepreneur in Japan.

Turkel Design Creates a Family Getaway at Mulmur Hills Farm in Ontario

Wendy Moonan

December 12, 2022

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Planned by the Boston-based firm largely over Zoom, the residential retreat sits comfortably within its rural context.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Re-Envisions his Family's Home in Malibu

California

Sarah Amelar

November 18, 2022

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A 1990s Malibu dwelling is transformed by an architect into a home for his family.

October 2022 Editor's Letter: The Housing Crisis Continues

Cathleen McGuigan

October 24, 2022

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High demand, low vacancy, and soaring prices are tough on the low end of the market.

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Record Houses Live

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Credits: 1.5 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This webinar will focus on the importance of including local natural elements into the built environment to improve the overall sustainable design of the project and occupant well-being.

Design Trends for Custom Homes: Form, Function and Flexibility

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
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This live webinar will take a look at a number residential building projects that have embraced current trends in custom home architecture and design.

The Future Is Factory Built: The Ins and Outs of Off-Site Construction

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This webinar will review where and how architects are using factory-built elements in their projects—from simple panelization to modular construction and the incorporation of fully three-dimensional components fabricated in a factory and then assembled on site.