2017 Small Project Awards

Recognizing the best in small project design

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Gemma Observatory, designed by Anmahian Winton Architects, is an astronomical observatory located in New Hampshire with an unconventional dome.

The Small Project Practitioners (SPP), an AIA Knowledge Community, presents the 2017 Small Project Awards, to recognize small project practitioners for the high quality of their work and to promote excellence in small project design. This program strives to raise public awareness of the value and design excellence that architects bring to projects, no matter the limits of size and scope.

This year’s theme, "Reflection" recognizes projects that engage the idea, and incorporate concepts and elements relating to this theme. The theme was intentionally open-ended to encourage wide interpretation.

2017 Small Project Awards

La Cage aux Folles

This complex, experimental bent steel tube structure actively engages the neighborhood by providing a space for unscripted use and curated performances.

2017 Small Project Awards

Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabins

Built by 28 graduate students, these 21 unique cabins are an exploration in micro housing located in a forest 10,000 feet above sea level.

2017 Small Project Awards

Sunset Pavillion

This pavilion celebrates the simplicity of construction of natural materials while providing framing panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains.

2017 Small Project Awards

Lightbox

Designed as a home and studio for a photographer and his young family, this two-story glass project captures the sun and view as it celebrates the interplay of light and shadow in the forest.

2017 Small Project Awards

Laura's Place

This expansion project creates a safe, supportive, and propelling transitional home for mothers and their children while reflecting, supporting, and transforming the cultural context of its residents.

2017 Small Project Awards

Little House

Nestled in a lush forest, this project captures the essence of the modern cabin for a summer retreat in the wilderness.

2017 Small Project Awards

Prospect House

Located in a field of rolling native prairie, this wedding and event space is an expression of modernism reflecting an old-fashioned approach.

2017 Small Project Awards

Gemma Observatory

This astronomical observatory rejects the traditional dome in favor of a synthesized architectural form, emphasizing the observatory’s aesthetic relationship to its stark geographic context.

2017 Small Project Awards

Funny Girl Farm Produce Barn

This shed’s simple structure plainly represents its utilitarian function; its refined materials palette and architectural detailing elevate the design.

2017 Small Project Awards

Lady Bird Loo

These two structures are scaled to its surrounding landscape and are through subtle shifts in geometry that differentiate them, each has its own sense of personality.

2017 Small Project Awards

De Maria Pavilion

Inside and out, the pavilion is a space for reflection on works by a single artist and is designed to enhance the relationship between the viewer and the work of art.

Image credits

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Anmahian Winton Architects and Client