Rice Design Alliance offers a tour of small, smart Houston houses

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– March 26, 2009Posted in: Current News

Rice Design Alliance offers a tour of small, smart Houston houses
Weekend tour gives glimpse into growing trend

FROM RICE NEWS STAFF REPORTS

In Houston, where McMansions reign and Hummers patrol, living small is not yet the norm, but it is a growing trend. The 2009 Rice Design Alliance Architecture Tour will highlight innovative examples of small (under 2,000 square feet) but smart houses. 

From an intricately designed, energy-efficient, entirely repeatable row house to a creatively retrofitted, unique shipping container, the range of how Houstonians are living small is broad. Included in the lineup is the 99K House and the Rice University Solar Decathlon House, both under 1,500 square feet. 

         DATES:  March 28-29
           
          TIME: 1-6 p.m.   
           
         PLACE:  *5011 Blossom St. (Ticket sale location)
Nonya Grenader Architect, completed 2009

1302 Knox St.
Savino Architecture, completed 2002

*614 Columbia St. (Ticket sale location)
Carlos Jimenez Studio, completed 2000

206 Cordell St.
Numen Development, LP, completed 2008

*4015 Jewel St. (Ticket sale location)
Hybrid/ORA Architects, estimated completion 2009
Winning entry, 99K House Competition

4914 Curtin St.
Brett Zamore Design, completed 2003

*5910 Grace Lane (Ticket sale location)
m+a architecture studio, completed 2005
   
Rice University Campus, 6100 Main St.
Solar Decathlon House
Student Design, estimated completion 2009

*1851 Lexington St. (Ticket sale location)
Interloop Architecture, completed 2005

   

The 2009 Rice Design Alliance Architecture Tour will highlight
innovative examples of small (under 2,000 square feet) but smart
houses.


TICKETS: *Tickets will be available from only these five locations on the tour.

The tour is open
only to RDA members and guests. RDA memberships beginning at $45 can be purchased in advance at the RDA
office, online, or at select locations on the tour and include a
complimentary tour ticket. Household-level memberships and higher
include two complimentary tickets. Tickets to tour all the houses are $25; $15 for students (ID required) and senior citizens (65 years and older).       

The Rice Design Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of architecture, urban design and the built environment in the Houston region through educational programs, the publication of Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston and active programs to initiate physical improvements. More information is available at www.rda.rice.edu.

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