Tradition Bank Plaza, the adaptive reuse of the former Plaza Hotel

Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Association for its efforts in getting the Old Sixth Ward named the city's first protected historic district

Bartlett Lofts, the restoration of the Texas Staple Company warehouse

1701 Kipling Street, the restoration of a former Montrose-area duplex

Houston Mod for "Hugo V. Neuhaus, Residential Architecture, 1948-1966"

5306 Institute Lane, the restoration of a contemporary home in the Rice University area

13 Celsius, the restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Jennings Cleaning building in Midtown

West University Elementary School, the restoration and expansion of an historic school building

St. Anne Catholic Church for the restoration of its 1929 parish hall

1405 South Blvd., the restoration of a home in Broadacres

Alexander Love Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Stewart Title Award

Four Allen Center: AIA 25 Year Award

Ezekiel W. Cullen Building: AIA 50 Year Award
  

Houston architect Herb Passeur designed this Rice University-area home for his family in 1967. The challenge facing the new owners and their architects, Glassman Shoemake Maldonado, was to repair deteriorated areas and delicately update the mechanics of the house without changing the building’s character and original design intent. The renovation used original materials throughout the house, including rough-hewn cedar, Saltillo tile and St. Joe brick. The old, cramped kitchen was replaced with an updated design that exposed the original brick walls and revealed an existing full-height window. In the back yard, a wooden deck and sliding door addition were removed to restore the modular feel of the building.

Next winner: 13 Celsius

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