Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs troch William Price

Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs troch William Price is in heech wurdearre winner fan de tige prestizjeuze 2026 A' Design Award yn Izer yn de kompetysje-kategory Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp.

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Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs

troch William Price

Klant: Bill Price

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner yn de kategory Arsjitektuer

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Oer Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs

Boektekst: Tall House is in fertikale ynfolwenning op in smel, âld parsele yn Houston. Twa opsteapele folumes organisearje fiif wenlagen fan strjitte oant dak, wylst se passive ferkuolling stypje. In trochgong op it tredde nivo bringt ljocht en lucht troch de trochsneed, wat krúsfentilaasje en skoarstienwurking-luchtstream mooglik makket. In te ferhieren suite op de begeane grûn jout fleksibiliteit, en in yndustriële materiaalpalet ferankeret it hûs binnen syn ticht stedske omjouwing.

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Oer de A' Design Award yn Izer

Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Tall House Primaire Funksje: Hûs wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

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Credits, teamleden en technyske details levere troch de ûntwerper.

Unike Eigenskippen: A compact infill lot is transformed into a vertical prototype for resilient living. A cantilevered upper volume recalls industrial stacks while operable windows, balcony boxes, and a breezeway bring daylight and cross ventilation. A rentable ground level suite adds adaptability, and recycled materials support resource conscious construction.
Ofmjittingen & Ferpakking: Approximately 50 ft high, 17 ft wide, and 48 ft long. Three interlocked volumes organize the project: a ground plinth with rentable space, a vertical living stack with a mezzanine library, and a breezeway linking balcony boxes. A double height living room anchors the core and circulation culminates at a roof deck framing downtown Houston.
Labels: Tall House, Cultural sustainability, Environmental sustainability, Urban infill housing, Industrial vernacular, Passive cooling, Vertical dwelling, Houston architecture, Recycled materials, Climatic responsiveness, Adaptive living
Produksjetechnology: A concrete slab on four piers supports a steel frame with a five story wood structure. The corrugated metal envelope shifts from opaque to transparent to tune privacy, daylight, and heat gain. Operable insulated windows and balcony projections strengthen cross breezes, while the breezeway supports passive cooling through stack effect behavior.
Untwerpútdaging: Built on a small grandfathered lot in Houston, the project had to prove livability and financial viability without a client. Four piers and a concrete slab support a hybrid steel and wood frame across five levels. Shaped by zoning, market limits, and climate, the house turns a narrow site into a five story urban home that reframes constraint as opportunity.
Undersyk: Design research tested vertical housing on constrained urban lots, balancing cultural memory with climate responsiveness. Comparative studies of cubic and elongated schemes were refined through environmental simulations and full scale prototyping. Results show narrow lots can support livable, adaptive homes when section is used to drive stack effect cooling and sectional porosity.
Ynspiraasje: The design was inspired by the industrial vernacular of Houstons historic working neighborhoods, particularly the tall boiler stacks of adjacent laundries and rail lines. Motivated by the challenge of building on a narrow grandfathered lot, the project explores how vertical living, environmental performance and cultural memory can coexist. Research into passive ventilation and sectional spatial strategies informed the designs stacked cross ventilated form.
Projektdoer: Conceived and built over ten years in Houstons Lower Heights, realized through a design build process beside Olivewood Cemetery. It transforms a narrow infill lot and won the Architecture Master Prize Residential Single Family category, announced January 2026.
Operaasjestreamferrin: Offering a vertical sequence of living tailored to Houston's dense urban fabric, a ground level suite engages the street, while the second level opens into a double height living volume with a mezzanine. A suspended stair threads upward to the fourth level to capture light and prevailing breezes, transforming circulation into a spatial event. The ascent concludes on a rooftop deck with views of Houston’s skyline. The house balances privacy and openness through a carefully choreographed vertical flow.
Teamleden: Bill Price
Ofbyldingskrediten: Image #1: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
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