Qhov qauv tsim Tall House Lub Tsev los ntawm William Price yog tus yeej muaj nqis heev ntawm qhov khoom plig 2026 A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Sib Tw Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev.
HlauVaj Tsev· 2026
Tall House Lub Tsev
los ntawm William Price
Tus Neeg Siv: Bill Price
Tus Yeej A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Vaj Tsev
Tus Yeej Khoom Plig Tau Txheeb Xyuas
Txheeb Xyuas Qhov Xwm Txheej Khoom Plig rau #175051Qhov Tsim
Txog Tall House Lub Tsev
Tall House yog ib lub tsev nyob ncaj nraim rau saum daim av nqaim, av qub uas tau txais dej num cia rau hauv Houston. Ob lub tsev sib tib ua ke npaj tsib koom tsib theem ntawm chav nyob txij ntawm txoj kev mus txog ru tsev thaum txhawb nqa kev txias ntawm cua. Ib txoj kev cua ntawm theem peb coj qhov teeb pom kev thiab cua hla mus rau hauv lub cev, ua kom muaj cua sib hla thiab cua txawb ya. Ib chav qis tshaj uas xauj tau ntxiv kev hloov tau, thiab cov khoom siv los ntawm txheej num tsub teej qhia lub tsev nyob ruaj khov hauv nws thaj chaw nroog uas muaj neeg coob.
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Txog A' Design Award Hlau
Tall House Lub Tsev yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Tall House Lub Tsev xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Tall House Lub Tsev tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.
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Pob Xov Xwm
Cov credit, cov neeg pab thiab cov ntsiab lus kev txawj ntse muab los ntawm tus tsim.
- Yam Tshwj Xeeb
- 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.
- Qhov Loj & Ntim
- 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.
- Cov Ntsiab Lus
- Tall House, Cultural sustainability, Environmental sustainability, Urban infill housing, Industrial vernacular, Passive cooling, Vertical dwelling, Houston architecture, Recycled materials, Climatic responsiveness, Adaptive living
- Thev Naus Laus Zis Tsim Khoom
- 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.
- Kev Sib Tw Tsim Qauv
- 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.
- Kev Tshawb Fawb
- 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.
- Kev Txhawb Siab
- 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.
- Lub Sij Hawm Ua Hauj Lwm
- 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.
- Txheej Txheem Ua Hauj Lwm
- 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.
- Cov Tswv Cuab Pab
- Bill Price
- Kev Qhuas Duab
- Image #1: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
Image #2: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
Image #3: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
Image #4: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
Image #5: Photographer Tremain Jackson and Bill Price
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