S. Claire Conroy's Articles
Case Study: Pointer Perch by Haver & Skolnick Architects
It’s possibly not a coincidence that this project evokes the statue of the world’s most loyal dog, Hachiko, poised forever…
2023 RDAA | Custom Urban House | Palms House II | Kevin Daly Architects
“It’s so Venice,” said one of our judges. “And it makes a wonderful courtyard space.” In a way, Palms House…
2023 RDAA | Custom Urban House | Curtain House | Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Once besotted by the front façade, one barely needs to see any more of this urban infill house in Milwaukee,…
2023 RDAA | Custom Urban House | Sound House | GO’C
“Whoever did this is very skilled,” said one of our jurors. Perched on a steep slope in the Magnolia neighborhood…
2023 RDAA | Custom Accessory or Outbuilding | Boathouse | PBW Architects
When you can arrive at your home by boat or seaplane, the boathouse becomes the major threshold to the property,…
2023 RDAA | Custom Urban House | Rollingwood Residence | A Parallel Architecture
“This house is so, so good,” said one of our judges. “It’s effortless inside and out.” Or seemingly so, because…
2023 RDAA | Custom on the Boards | Cemetery Residence | Tomecek Studio
When Residential Design first covered this work in progress four years ago, it was all systems go. Some costs for…
Editor’s Note: The Value of Nothing
I just read a rather depressing article in The Wall Street Journal. It was about an entrepreneur in a small…
2023 RDAA | Renovation | Riggs | Robert M. Gurney Architect
When Bob Gurney’s client approached him with this renovation project in downtown D.C., there was almost nothing left to save…
2023 RDAA | Renovation | Russian Hill Residence | Dumican Mosey Architects
In San Francisco, getting the most out of a site is like a game of Tetris, but the payoff can…