The private house occupies a unique position both in the history of architecture and human imagination. Beyond its core function of shelter, it is an object of fantasy, a source of delight, a talisman and a testing ground. From Corbusier to Koolhaas, the progress of modern architecture can be tracked through a succession of pioneering individual houses.
AR House recognises innovation and excellence in house design. It is the one commission that virtually all architects tackle at some stage in their careers and is still an important rite of passage for young designers. Regardless of scale, site, programme or budget, the house offers the potential for genuine innovation and it remains critical to the ferment and crystallisation of new architectural ideas.
John Lin’s prototypical house, tries to give a new twist to the vernacular building system, of Chinesse villages, improving functionally the traditional Shijia courtyard-house. the prototype has been awarded with First Price, in the annual edition of AR HOUSE AWARDS. The ten projects awarded were: Casa Garoza 10.1 by Herrerros Arquitectos, Toda House by Kimihiko Okada, House at Bogwest by Stephen Larking, Outside In House, by Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Shearer’s Quarters by John Wardle Architects, Holzkristal by Hurst Song Architekten, Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects, Nest House by UID Architects, Stone House by Carl Frederik Svenstedt, Shelter@Rainforest by Marra+Yeh Architects, and Dig In The Sky House by Alphaville Architects.
