Dramatic geometry and a subtle palette of colors and materials give this new Northern California house an assertive yet respectful presence in its rural landscape.
This log house spans 40 feet across an intermittent creek.
Mark Macy designs a low-maintenance, energy-efficent house for his brother.
Estes/Twombly Architects filled a custom vacation home on Cape Cod with natural light.
A new North Carolina house combines contemporary design with modern technology to reach an exemplary level of sustainability.
An affordable neo-shotgun house delivers a lot of style for the money.
This home near Lake Michigan offers a transparent main level, permitting see-through views of the water from the street.
Our judges admired the quality of light and clean materials used for this house on the Chesapeake Bay.
An outdoor terrace at the entryway gives major rooms garden access and eliminates the gratuitous front yard.
Carney Logan Burke designed a family friendly residence in Jackson Hole.
Marlon Blackwell designs six cottages to complement Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
Jeffery Broadhurst designs a prefab, steel-framed weekend home on the Chesapeake Bay.
This apartment renovation revives one-of-a-kind Potomac River views.
An airy kitchen/family room also serves as a film screening room.
Open to the sky and its own private courtyard, this remodeled master bath offers an indoor-outdoor experience.
A lakefront retreat employs simple, off-the-shelf materials to sophisticated effect.
Peter Zimmerman Architects transforms an old barn into a gracious winery and event space.
Combining a roofed shelter and a trellised seating area, this pool pavilion draws on traditional Indian architecture.
The pool is front and center in this charming South Carolina guest pavilion.
The circular patio serves as an intimate gathering spot between the house's main terrace and the lake edge.
The L-shaped house's northwestern wing blocks winter wind and summer sun.
Muse Architects restores and updates a 1784 plantation home in Virginia.
A freestanding addition expands this suburban house while turning its backyard into a livable courtyard.
Bold moves both inside and out help this renovated Northern California house do justice to its dramatic site.
Reconciling the needs of small children with those of their parents can pose a significant design challenge. This project—our Grand Award...
Like Cinderella's glass slippers, these glass stairs and balcony suggest something “incredibly magical,” said a judge.
This 1920s bungalow—our Grand Award, Custom Detail winner—had decent bones but lacked the custom domestic amenities that make a house...
Merit Award: Outdoor Spaces
Joeb + Partners, Architects, for Winding Lane Porches, Greenwich, Conn. One judge had trouble tearing himself away from the photos of these...
The Custom Home Design Awards judges rhapsodized over this covered pier in South Carolina.
Packing an oversized programmatic wallop, this 620-square-foot pavilion serves as the owners' pool house, guest-house, office, ancillary...
A set of concrete steps leads from the yard down to the cantilevered dock. The standing-seam metal roof and built-in wooden benches make...
These 23 projects represent the best in custom home design. The winning projects were selected by an independent panel of four custom home...
Custom Outdoor Space
Sitting 65 feet up in the air, this rooftop pavilion is an urban answer to the outdoor room. But Johnsen Schmaling Architects wasn't...
The products used in this year's winning Custom Home Design Award homes.
This desert home has a raft of remarkable features: four-foot-thick rammed earth walls at its lower level, which holds an extensive private...
When David Austin's clients asked him for an outbuilding devoted to leisure, he wasn't quite sure where to begin.
There are architectural details that solve problems and close the gaps between bigger pieces of structure, and there are those that also...
Stair rails come in a number of standard flavors—wood balusters, Sheetrock, stainless steel cable—each of which serves more as background...
Utility buildings, those bit players on the architectural scene, are seldom the occasion for innovative work.
Projects that appear effortless are often the most challenging to create. Such was the case with this master bath remodel.
Custom Renovation King George, Va., Residence
Adding to a mediocre house is a low-risk proposition; almost any reasonable change is an improvement.
The judges appreciated the subtle artistry evident in this 4,000-square-foot house outside San Francisco.
