Architectural Record | April 2020

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04 2020 NEWS BOOKS 94 HIGH DESERT RETREAT, CALIFORNIA AIDLIN DARLING DESIGN By Joann Gonchar, FAIA 23 FOUNDERS OF GRAFTON ARCHITECTS WIN 2020 35 CORBUSIER PAPER MODELS AND HOUSES ON PRITZKER PRIZE By Miriam Sitz EXTREME SITES Reviewed by Linda C. Lentz and 100 RIO HOUSE, RIO DE JANEIRO OLSON KUNDIG Josephine Minutillo By Tom Hennigan 26 OBITUARY: HENRY N. COBB, 1926–2020 By Miriam Sitz 36 VILLA OF DELIRIUM, BY ADRIEN GOETZ TECHNOLOGY Reviewed by Suzanne Stephens 28 CLIMATE CHAMPION: DENIS HAYES 106 COMING OF AGE PROJECTS RELYING ON THE By Joann Gonchar, FAIA BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,016 STRINGENT PASSIVE HOUSE STANDARD GROW IN BOTH RECORD HOUSES COMPLEXITY AND SCALE. By James S. Russell, FAIA DEPARTMENTS 61 INTRODUCTION 136 DATES & EVENTS 16 FOR THE RECORD 144 SNAPSHOT: EXPO 2020 DUBAI PORTAL 18 EDITOR’S LETTER: SHELTER FROM THE STORM 62 OCHOQUEBRADAS HOUSE, CHILE OFFICE OF RYUE 33 GUESS THE ARCHITECT NISHIZAWA By Beth Broome By Kara Mavros 38 RISING SEAS THREATEN HISTORIC HOUSES 68 PEBBLE BEACH RESIDENCE, CALIFORNIA THIS PAGE: HIGH DESERT RETREAT, CALIFORNIA, BY AIDLIN By Cornelia Dean JIM JENNINGS ARCHITECTURE By Suzanne Stephens DARLING DESIGN. PHOTO BY ADAM ROUSE. 43 EXHIBITION: NERI OXMAN AT MOMA 74 THREE CHIMNEY HOUSE, VIRGINIA COVER: ZENTENO HOUSE, MEXICO CITY, BY SEBASTIAN By Joann Gonchar, FAIA TW RYAN ARCHITECTURE MARISCAL STUDIO + ALFONSO FRADE. PHOTO BY RAFAEL 47 EXHIBITION: REM KOOLHAAS AT THE By Josephine Minutillo GAMO. GUGGENHEIM By Alexander Gorlin, FAIA 80 PRESTON HOLLOW RESIDENCE, DALLAS See expanded coverage of Projects and Building Type Studies as well 51 PRODUCTS: WALLS + CEILINGS SPECHT ARCHITECTS By Linda C. Lentz as Web-only features at architecturalrecord.com. By Sheila Kim 86 CASA ZENTENO, MEXICO CITY SEBASTIAN 55 PRODUCTS: TILE + STONE By Sheila Kim MARISCAL STUDIO + ALFONSO FRADE By Miriam Sitz

16 ARCHITECTURAL RECORD APRIL 2020 for the RECORD Beyond the printed page: highlights from our website, live events, and other happenings. ROCK AND ROLL TOUR DE CHILE Senior editor Joann Gonchar posed for a photo on a bench in the window of Managing editor Beth Broome met with 2016 Pritzker Prize–winner Alejandro Aravena Aidlin Darling’s High Desert Retreat (page 94) in Palm Desert, California. (above, left, on left) and architects Max Núñez (above, right, on left) and Stefano Rolla (above, right, on right) while in Chile visiting a house designed by the Office of Ryue Nishizawa (page 62). DESIGN FOR THE AGES GLOBAL MEETS LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY AIA NEW YORK | CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE (BOTTOM, LEFT) Senior news & web editor Miriam Sitz (far right) moderated a panel discussion on During the 2019 Hay Festival Segovia, architect Raj Rewal spoke with Record about the intergenerational design at the Center for Architecture in New York, featuring importance of sustainability in designing timeless, ecologically sensitive architecture (from left to right) Penn State University professor Matt Kaplan; Arthur Chang, across the globe. Watch the video on our website. principal of NADAAA; Older Adults Technology Center curriculum manager Joyce Weil; and Margaret Sullivan, principal of Margaret Sullivan Studio. Follow us on Twitter @ArchRecord Join our group and follow our company page on LinkedIn Like us on Facebook.com/ArchitecturalRecord Follow us on Instagram @ArchRecordMag



PHOTOGRAPHY: © ADAM ROUSE; JOE FLETCHER (OPPOSITE) 95 CLIFF DWELLER Visitors to High Desert Retreat are greeted by a pair of poured-in-place concrete walls (opposite). The house’s living spaces have been carefully planned around the site’s naturally occurring rock formations (this page).



HIGH DESERT RETREAT SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AIDLIN DARLING DESIGN 97 VIEW FINDER While the master bedroom and bath (above) look out onto one of the property’s unusual boulder compo- sitions, the living room (right) has dramatic views over the Coachella Valley. PHOTOGRAPHY: © ADAM ROUSE (TOP); JOE FLETCHER (BOTTOM)

98 ARCHITECTURAL RECORD APRIL 2020 BUILDING TYPE STUDY RECORD HOUSES swimming pool and a microclimate that is consistently 15 or 20 degrees cooler than that of the valley floor, regardless of the season or time of day. There is also radiant heating for those occasional chilly winter days, and a conventional forced-air cooling system, since summer temperatures can easily reach the upper 90s. The 15-kilowatt rooftop photovol- taic array has been designed to meet at least 75 percent of the electricity demand. The clients moved in last June, before the house was completely finished, and have spent about 10 days of every month here since. They describe it as peaceful and calm, with Zenlike aspects that are gradually revealing them- selves over time. They talk about the morning sun raking across the impressive rock forma- tion that sits right outside the bedroom window, the reflections from the pool that shimmer on the living room ceiling, and how tarantulas are attracted to the exterior clad- ding. “They are quite elegant and benign,” the couple insist. Fortunately, this observer did not encounter any arachnids during a recent visit. But I did see the mountain ridges, framed by the kitchen window, begin to turn from brown to purple in the late-afternoon light. Experiencing the changing landscape from this smartly designed perch made it easy to understand why the owners are often reluc- tant to return to their everyday lives at the end of a long weekend. As they say, “It is a difficult house to leave.” n credits ARCHITECT: Aidlin Darling Design — Joshua Aidlin, partner in charge; Adam Rouse, project architect; Ben Damron, Sarah Kia, project team CONSULTANTS: Strandberg Engineering (structural); Monterey Energy Group (mechanical); Sladden Engineering (geotechnical); Feiro Engineering (civil); Custom Controls (low-voltage systems) GENERAL CONTRACTOR: D.W. Johnston Construction SIZE: 3,100 square feet COST: withheld COMPLETION DATE: November 2019 OPEN AND SHUT The house embraces its site with sliding and pivoting glass doors that open the dining room to SOURCES PHOTOGRAPHY: © JOE FLETCHER the entry courtyard (above) and the kitchen to the pool terrace (top). The master bedroom (opposite) includes warm touches such as oak floors and a walnut built-in with leather cushions. SIDING: reSawn Timber/Accoya GLAZED WINDOWS AND DOORS: Monumental Windows and Doors MOISTURE BARRIER: Tyvek ROOFING: Carlisle SynTec Systems PRECAST CONCRETE: Custom Crete Werks MILLWORK: Henrybuilt LIGHTING AND CONTROLS: Vibia, No. Eight Lighting, Meljac, B-K Lighting, Lutron

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