Palo Alto Residence
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The kitchen, dining, and living areas flow together and expand outdoors as one larger space, anchored by a wall of floor-to-ceiling wood cabinets on one end.
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Palo Alto Residence
Studio VARA
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
Studio VARA
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Palo Alto Residence
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Light pours in from a skylight and a large window in the stairwell and filters through the filigreed steel screen and wood stair that connects this private level to the family rooms below.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
Studio VARA
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Palo Alto Residence
Studio VARA
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Palo Alto Residence
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The ground floor is carved away in the center to wrap around a central courtyard that brings daylight and outdoor space into all the interior spaces
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The second floor is a compact rectilinear volume containing bedrooms and bathrooms wrapped around a light-flooded central stairwell.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Around the perimeter of this courtyard, three walls of sliding and pocketing glass doors open up to a series of decks and patios that blur the lines between indoor and outdoor.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
Studio VARA
The continuous order of high canopy trees softly illuminated against the ebonized wood fence frames a large courtyard like area, providing privacy.
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Matthew Millman Photography
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Announcing the Winners of the 2019 AZ Awards
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Best in Buildings Over 1,000 Square Metres Winner:ALA Architects (Finland): Helsinki Central Library Oodi, Helsinki, Finland (it also received the People’s Choice nod)
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Announcing the Winners of the 2019 AZ Awards
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Best in Buildings Under 1,000 Square Metres Winner:OPEN Architecture (China): Dune Art Museum, Qinhuangdao, China
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Announcing the Winners of the 2019 AZ Awards
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Best in Single-Family Houses Winner:Gianni Botsford Architects (U.K.): House in a Garden, London, U.K.
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Best in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Winner:Zaha Hadid Architects (U.K.): 520 West 28th, New York City, U.S.
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Best in Temporary and Experiential Installations Winner:Jean-Maxime Labrecque Architecte (Canada): Infinite Buildings, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Best in Adaptive Re-Use Winner:RDHA (Canada): Idea Exchange Old Post Office, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (People’s Choice)
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Best in Landscape Architecture Winner:Turenscape (China): Sanya Mangrove Park, Sanya City, China
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Best in Residential Interiors Winner:Vladimir Radutny Architects (U.S.): Michigan Loft, Chicago, U.S. (People’s Choice)
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Best in Commercial and Institutional Interiors Winner:PONE Architecture (China): Hele International Art Center, Wuhan, China
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Best in Furniture Winner:Magis (Italy): Officina by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Design (France)
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