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Winner 2024 / ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN / Residential Single

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  • Project Title

    Passive Solar Shimmers


  • Winning Firm

    Travis Price Architects


  • Lead Designer

    Travis Price FAIA, Kelly Davies Grace AIA


  • Awarded

    WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Residential Single
  • Project Location
    R St Historic Georgetown, Washington DC -, United States
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Completion Date
    April, 2024
  • Client
    Private Development
  • General Contractor
    Kgpbuild Inc. - A Washington Dc Company For Modern Archtitecture
  • Photographer credit
    Ken Wyner

  • Architectural Firm
     
  • Architect Firm / Studio Name
  • Lead Architect(s)
    Travis Price FAIA, Kelly Davies Grace AIA
  • Other Team Members
    Morgan Allen Architect
  • About Firm
    With four decades of groundbreaking design, architect, author, professor, and philosopher Travis Price, FAIA, coined "Passive Solar"(1972)- a modern architecture informed by ecology, mythology, and technology, 21st-century architecture that restores the spirit of place to contemporary design. He is currently nominated for the coveted AIA Gold Medal for his career contributions to “Ecological and Cultural Literacy in Modern Architecture. "The Archaeology of Tomorrow" greets "The Mythic Modern."

  • Other Credits

Inside and out on an emptied lot in the city,
From solstice to solstice light dances with seasoned light,
Due south are forest trees with urban vistas,
Insulated to lose no heat in winter nor gain any in summer as the light shimmers with nature,
Terrace roof in green with pergolas in motion

Credits: Ken Wyner