small lots | BIG IDEAS Design Competition

The small lots | BIG IDEAS design competition for One Garfield Avenue, Florence, demonstrates how good design can enhance small lots throughout the city. (A big thank you to the Western Massachusetts American Institute of Architects for cosponsoring the competition with the city.)

The City has sold the lot and the buyer has agreed to hire one of the architects who entered the competition to build his house.

First Prize: Luminous House, Pari Riahi Architects (PDF)
Second Prize: The Loft, Paul Lukez (PDF)
People's Choice: You|Me|US, Dorrie Brooks, Julie Meyer and Kristian Whitsett (PDF)
Honorable Mention: Solar in the City, Tempietto Homes and Robert Karn (PDF)

Shout outs: Archway House, Brian Schumacher, Kathleen Lugosch and Patricia O'Flaherty (PDF)
Narrow House (for interiors), NOVA Design (PDF)
Full House (for context), Janos Keseru Architect (PDF)

All the other great designs:

ACME and Greenfield (PDF)
Burgess (PDF)
Carey (PDF)
Crooked Works and SITELAB (PDF)
Thomas Douglas (PDF)
HAI (three entries) (PDF)
Harriman (PDF)
Metcalf (two entries) (PDF)
Middlebrook (PDF)
Miller Pollin (PDF)
Richard Bosch (two entries) (PDF)
Schrieber et al. (PDF)

For a history of the project: