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<title><![CDATA[Salazar House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Located in a modest 1940’s subdivision south of the University of Houston, the two bedroom Salazar was built in a neighborhood of single story frame houses.  Designed to be compatible with the scale of the surrounding dwellings, the house is organized around a landscaped courtyard with all rooms facing into the courtyard.  Using the green technology of a rain screen, exterior walls facing east and west are clad with stained marine grade plywood, contained with brick walls on the north and south sides. An enclosed passageway clad in standing seam galvalume, matching the roof material, connects the two wings of the house.  Wide overhanging eaves protect the house from the hot Texas sun, while operable windows allow for natural ventilation through the one-room deep spaces. HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caddell and Chapman Apt]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[What formerly comprised four apartments on the top floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston was converted to one apartment for a couple and their two young children.  The plan was configured as a series of linked spaces along the outside window wall to take maximum advantage of spectacular views of Houston’s skyline and the expanse of the Gulf Coast plains to the southeast.  Through major repositioning of infrastructure items such as roof drains and mechanical ducting, the architects were able to establish a higher ceiling height in the living areas.  A service zone that incorporates bathrooms, storage closets and mechanical closets aligns the public corridor side with a lowered ceiling.  The apartment is arranged in three zones: the living, dining and kitchen areas in the center; a two bedroom children’s wing on one side of the living area; library, media room and master bedroom suite on the other side.  Rather than conventional sheet rock partitioning between each space, room divisions are accomplished with storage units that contain a combination of bookshelves, cabinets and closets, all fabricated from white oak veneer.
DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD, Decorative Center Houston and <i>PaperCity</i>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Levit House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Currently under construction, the Levit house occupies two back-to-back lots on a quiet street in Houston’s museum district.  With a narrow entry facade facing the street, the rooms of the house open onto two side courtyards and an expansive yard on the rear lot. The four-bedroom house is composed of two rectilinear volumes running perpendicular to each other.  The longer bar of the two volumes is clad with monolithic pre-cast concrete panels, and the shorter bar is clad in a contrasting grayish-brown brick.  Projecting forms and horizontal bands between widows are accented with a varnished hard wood adhered to Bakelite panels.  The combination of these three materials delineates the organizational composition and provides richness in architectural expression.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Andrews House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[The Andrews house was designed to accommodate a two-bedroom apartment, garage for a 32-foot boat and a wood working shop.  The first floor is completely given over to the boat garage and adjoining shop.  The second floor apartment opens out onto an expansive deck built over the shop.  The two volumes of the house are expressed individually with Hardie Plank siding for the two-story section and Hardie Panel for the one story section - each painted in contrasting shades of gray.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daniel House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Prior to the commission for the Daniel house, Stern and Bucek Architects had designed a house on adjoining property for the owner’s sister and her family (Lummis House).  The Daniel House was designed so that its site plan and massing would be compatible with the earlier residence, while maintaining a separate architectural identity. This cypress-clad four-bedroom house is organized around two garden courtyards and a backyard shared with the sister’s family.  Approached through the entry courtyard, the rooms of the house on both floors are arranged around the courtyards and backyard. Furthermore, a sense of transparency through the house is achieved by a series of glazed and screened spaces that adjoin the garden courtyards, allowing also for natural ventilation.  Glass areas on the exposed west facade are protected by projecting sunscreens. 
MERIT AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[O’Connor House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Built in an eclectic neighborhood of older houses, new custom designed houses and zero lot-line townhouses, the O'Connor house maximizes the space of its 50 ft. by 100 ft. lot with a dwelling set back in the property facing a garden courtyard.  Commissioned by a single professional woman, the client requested a one-bedroom house with an office separated from the public area, a rose garden and a lap pool.  Contained on either side by townhouse developments, views from the house are concentrated to the open space of the south facing courtyard.  The rooms of this cypress-clad, wood frame house are divided vertically between three floors and connected externally with a steel structure that supports stairs, decks and sunscreens, protecting the south-facing facade. 
MERIT AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[White House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Situated above Buffalo Bayou on an undisturbed wooded site, the White house was sited to preserve all the mature trees and to open out towards the expanse of forest.  The house was designed in two sections: a main house and a detached garage with a second story apartment.  The main house is composed of a series of one-room deep spaces maximizing views of the wooded site and taking advantage of day lighting and cross ventilation.  The structure is built on a steel platform which is cantilevered out over the flood plan, providing for a suspended deck that runs the length of the house.  The centerpiece of this family dwelling is a living space anchored on one end with a fireplace and a dining area on the other, opening to a two-story volume with a library overlooking the main floor.  On either side of this volume are the bedrooms connected by a bridge that leads to the master suite on one side and the three children’s rooms on the other.  Salvaged woods were milled for the long-leaf floor planks and the cypress ceiling in the two-story living space.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lummis House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Designed for a modestly sized lot in a 1940's suburban Houston neighborhood, the plan of the Lummis house was constrained by 25-foot front and rear setbacks and the presence of a mature live oak in the back yard that both the architect and client wanted to preserve.  The live oak became the focal point of the plan with its canopy spreading into the notched setback of the rear facade.  The three-bedroom 4,500 square foot house was designed for a young couple with two young children.  Incorporated into the second floor plan is a studio for the wife, who is a sculptor.  Just off the first floor study and screened porch is a tightly contained courtyard garden. The simple mass of the house is articulated with brick and stone, thin section aluminum windows and projecting stained fir rafters. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Mexico House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Northern New Mexico]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Built on the steep grade of an isolated five-acre site, the house is oriented to take advantage of extraordinary views north towards the Taos mountains  and east towards the Sangre de Cristo mountains.  Set among mortared rock walls and terraces, the four-bedroom house was planned for an avid art collector and her family who visits her in summer and on holidays.  The stucco-clad house is divided between two sections: a main house and an attached guest wing.  The principal rooms of the main house are assembled along a gallery hallway that extends from the entrance to the guest wing.  The primary first floor rooms, the second floor master bedroom and guest bedrooms look out beyond terraces and gardens to the endless views of valleys and mountains.  The bright New Mexico sunlight illuminating the exterior volumes and planes contrasts with the subdued, indirect light of the interior spaces. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[William Stern House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Located in a 1920s suburban Houston neighborhood, the Stern house was designed so that it would strongly relate to its climate and place while comfortably accommodating an evolving collection of contemporary art in a spacious, naturally lit setting. The site plan builds upon the older spatial relationships preserved in several surrounding houses and adapts the north-south orientation of Houston's early suburban houses when prevailing southeast breezes from the Gulf were relied upon for natural ventilation.  This two bedroom, cypress clad house was organized to maximize the experience of moving through rooms which function as galleries and as places for living.  Filled with controlled natural light, the space offers multiple views and vistas to the collection of contemporary paintings, sculpture, drawings and photographs.  Protected from the intense east and west sun, the house opens to the north and is shielded from the bright autumn and winter sun by roof projections and slatted cypress sun screens.  
HONOR AWARD, Texas Society of Architects
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA
INTERIOR DESIGN AWARD, ASID/Houston Chronicle]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bungalow Renovation]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, TEXAS]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[This classic 1920’s Houston bungalow was purchased by two artists with the intention of restoring and updating the house. The plan of the original structure was intact, but in poor shape.  As a way of modernizing the house, the kitchen was fully remodeled.  By removing a wall, the new kitchen was opened up to a family room that formerly had been the dining room.  Other areas of the house were restored and a recent addition was  made into an artist’s studio. On the outside, aluminum siding was removed to reveal the original clapboard siding and the graceful front porch was restored.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Newar House Renovation]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[This 1960’s modernist house, located on a site overlooking a tributary of Buffalo Bayou, was renovated to reinforce its strong architectural character while addressing certain inadequacies.  In particular the original entry sequence was changed to make the transition from outside to inside a more graceful experience.  The entry courtyard was refashioned by inserting poured-in-place concrete walls at the driveway approach and a new garden with a linear fountain within the courtyard.  Opening onto the courtyard are the entry foyer and an adjacent kitchen and breakfast area.  From the remodeled entry foyer a new stair steps down to the expansive living room that overlooks the Bayou.  The living room, dining room, family room and kitchen were fully remodeled to open up these spaces and provide a casual flow between rooms, more fitting to the life-style of a contemporary family.   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kitchen House Renovation]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Beginning work on this 1920's Craftsman cottage, the architect and owners were confronted with a house in seriously deteriorating condition.  Besides the usual problems associated with age and neglect, the house had been insensitively altered with an ungainly one-story bedroom addition, crudely enclosed side porch and an awkwardly designed front portico along with a myriad of incongruous changes on the inside.   The bedroom addition and a collapsing garage in the backyard of the property were demolished to make way for a new garden and painted steel carport. The side porch was completely restructured, and a bowed copper canopy replaced the former entry portico.   New landscaping and gardens were designed to unify the property, bringing the house and grounds together.  Extensive work on the inside of the house involved remodeling the kitchens and bathrooms, restoration of steel casement windows, plaster walls, pine paneling, wood trim, oak floors, doors and hardware, along with the unobtrusive addition of zoned air conditioning, new lighting,and cabinets and book shelves. 
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rice University Projects]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Lending its expertise in renovation and historic preservation, Stern and Bucek Architects has been engaged by Rice University for the renovation of several buildings on the Rice University campus.  These include the following:
- Restoration of the original windows at the 1914 Herzstein Hall 
- A renovation at Cohen House, the Rice Faculty Club
- Remodeling of the Mother’s Room at Rice Memorial Center
- Improvements to Rice Stadium 
- Improvements to the Sewell Hall courtyard. 
- Remodeling at Abercrombie Laboratory
Currently in design are two renovations:
- Renovation of the kitchen and servery at Baker College, the earliest completed dormitory on the Rice campus 
- Conversion and renovation of a 1960’s building for a new Rice Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory.    
The firm is also preparing master plan parking studies on various campus sites.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pearl Fincher Museum]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Spring, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts will occupy a 10,000 square-foot space in an existing building that also houses an adjacent library. The Pearl Fincher Museum will be associated with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston which will provide works of art from its large collections on a rotating basis.  The project involves a complete interior renovation and expansion of the Harris County facility.  The exhibition area will be renovated as a flexible gallery for changing exhibitions.  Controlled natural light in combination with incandescent light will illuminate the art works and the mechanical systems will meet the standards for a modern museum building. The project is made possible through a partnership between the Cypress Creek Fine Art Association, Harris County and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sts. Peter and Paul Church]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Bellville, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[In 1999, Stern and Bucek was commissioned to do a master plan study for the renovation and expansion of the complex of buildings that make up Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.   The church complex, which consists of a sanctuary built in 1966, parish hall, classroom building and rectory, sits on a hillside within a grove of trees.  Projects completed to date include the renovation of the parish hall and the addition of a covered pavilion used for church fairs and the annual bazaar.  The next phase will include an expansion of the church sanctuary, a new entry foyer, sacristy, reconciliation chapel, restrooms and multi-purpose room.  Eventually the parish hall kitchen and classroom building will be expanded.]]></description>
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<caption>Phase 1: Parking improvements, 2001</caption>
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<caption>Phase 2: Covered pavilion and parish hall renovation, 2004</caption>
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<title><![CDATA[Contemporary Arts Museum Renovation]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Originally designed by Gunnar Birkerts and Associates (1972), the architects embarked upon the renovation of this 16,000 square foot facility with the expressed intention of preserving and enhancing one of Houston’s modern landmarks.  By moving offices to an adjacent frame house, the below-grade first floor space was opened up for a gallery more than twice the size of the original.  An education resource room was added; the art preparation area was expanded; and a new mechanical system was installed along with other alterations to meet current building codes and the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Through a series of carefully planned alterations, the professional team – which included the Olin Partnership as landscape architects - carried out changes that addressed the building's identity, its access and its landscaped environment.  Along the street an existing grass terrace was opened to form a vest-pocket park with a circular fountain basin at the garden's center.  To better define the approach ramp, a low concrete seating wall was formed along the garden side, and on the street side a brightly painted steel and cable handrail replaced a deteriorating pipe rail.  A projecting aluminum canopy painted white, wedged into the difficult to find entry slot, clearly marks the building entrance.  
HONOR AWARD, Texas Society of Architects
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title>Commercial</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Stern + Bucek Architects]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Architects often gravitate to raw, unfinished spaces in older commercial buildings that have inherent potential others might not see.  Such was the case when Stern and Bucek Architects leased a 2,400 square foot space for its new office in a 1915 warehouse building on the eastern edge of downtown Houston.   In renovating the space, layers of paint were stripped from heavy timber columns and beams, steel sash windows were restored and brick walls were painted a bright white.  The space is entered from a former raised concrete loading dock, through a glass doorway set behind the original steel roll-up door.  Planned as an open studio, the space is organized around the timber columns and divided between a reception area in front, work-stations in the middle with principals' offices and conference area to the rear. 
MERIT AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA
DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD, Decorative Center Houston and <i>PaperCity</i>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[fd2s Office Renovation]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Austin, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Built in the 1920’s for the Gulf Refining Company, this warehouse was renovated for the offices and studio of fd2s, a firm specializing in graphic and environmental design.  As originally designed, the 10,000 square foot brick building was divided between two floors: an appealing light filled main level with prominently exposed steel trusses and a partially submerged lower level, dimly lit with low ceilings.   As a way of equalizing the two levels, the floor of the main level was partially cut away, admitting light and openness to the level below.  Above this rectilinear well, a mezzanine level fabricated in steel was suspended from the roof trusses, thus energizing the space with stairs scissoring through the opening.  The main studio occupies the lower level of the open well surrounded by offices, library and service areas with the main entrance, reception area, conference rooms, partitioned offices and a generous kitchen on the second level. 
HONOR AWARD, Texas Society of Architects
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA
MERIT AWARD, the Heritage Society of Austin]]></description>
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<title>Preservation</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Southern Pacific Depot]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Wharton, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[The 1914 Southern Pacific Passenger Depot in Wharton is typical of the numerous depots constructed by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company during the first quarter of the 20th century.  The Wharton depot was designed in the Spanish-bungalow style, constructed with brick bearing walls, trimmed with plaster detailing and a distinctive clay tile roof overhanging the perimeter walls.  Adhering to guidelines of the Texas Historical Commission, the renovation addressed changes made to the depot by restoring the exterior and interior of this historic structure to its original appearance.  Now used by the Colorado Valley Transit Authority as an office and central hub for local bus service, the restored depot also houses a train museum.  In addition the historic Railway Park, adjacent to the depot, was restored to its original configuration as constructed by the Southern Pacific Railway Company in 1916.  The project was funded and administered through the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Enhancement Program. HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Frame/Harper House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[The 1960 Frame/Harper house, designed by Neuhaus and Taylor, is one of the finest examples of mid-20th century residential architecture in Houston.  Built on a wooded site overlooking Buffalo Bayou, the plan of the house takes advantage of the sloped site by stepping down from the entry level to the living room to the family room.  Terraced gardens align the west side of the house, with a large swimming pool off the living room courtyard.   Acclaimed and well known in its day, by the 1990’s the house had been forgotten and neglected.  The second owner altered the house by painting the natural brick and walnut paneling white, removing the coffered plaster ceilings, gutting the original kitchen and bathrooms and changing the gardens.  The intent of the renovation was to restore the house and grounds closely to the original.  The white paint was stripped from brick walls - both inside and outside – and the flat  roof was restored to match the original design.   Where walnut paneling had been painted, new paneling was installed and the coffered ceilings were restored.  The kitchen and bathrooms were renovated in the spirit of the original and the majority of the gardens, terraces and pool decking were restored.
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA
HONOR AWARD, Texas Society of Architects
GOOD BRICK AWARD, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Menil House]]></title>
<location><![CDATA[Houston, Texas]]></location>
<description><![CDATA[Designed by Philip Johnson, the 1951 Menil house was the first post-war International style house in Houston and for many years housed the de Menil’s extensive collection of art.  Left to the Menil Foundation upon Mrs. de Menil’s death in 1997, serious issues involving electrical wiring, asbestos in the plaster ceiling, roof leaks and deteriorating wood windows had to be addressed. In nearly original condition, the renovation was treated as a project of preservation and conservation.  For instance, selected plaster walls with original paint color were conserved and protected during the renovation.  Where new mechanical or electrical systems were required, these were introduced in such a way as not to alter the patina and fabric of the structure.  A semi-tropical garden courtyard, protected by a 1961 canopy addition, was restored as well as the colorful and quirky furnishings, fabrics and wall coverings selected by the famous couturier, Charles James.  The preservation of this essential landmark helps to explain the history of modern architecture in Houston and the unique contributions the de Menils made to the cultural life of the city.
STEWART TITLE AWARD, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance
HONOR AWARD, Houston Chapter of the AIA
HONOR AWARD, Texas Society of Architects ]]></description>
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