"Rather than prescribing a singular architectural solution, the brief emphasized a careful dialogue between architecture and nature. Participants were asked to consider how a retreat could balance shared and private living, respond to steep topography and water systems, and integrate sustainably within a sensitive ecological setting. The project also called for an interpretation of family legacy, encouraging designers to acknowledge the history of the site and the original summer cottage while imagining a retreat capable of evolving across generations."
"The competition drew a wide range of submissions from around the world, reflecting diverse architectural responses to landscape, memory, and domestic life. Many proposals explored ways of framing the waterfall and forest, working with elevation changes and floodplain constraints, and using material strategies that emphasized longevity, environmental responsibility, and a restrained architectural presence. Following a comprehensive jury review, three winning projects were selected, along with special award recipients and honorable mentions."
Buildner announced results of the Howard Waterfall Retreat architecture competition developed with the Howard Family Trust for a multigenerational family retreat on a privately owned, forested site in Northwestern Pennsylvania centered on Howard Falls and the gorge. The brief prioritized a dialogue between architecture and nature, asking proposals to balance shared and private living, address steep topography and water systems, and integrate sustainably within a sensitive ecology while interpreting family legacy and the original summer cottage. Submissions from around the world explored framing the waterfall and forest, elevation and floodplain strategies, durable materials, and restrained presence. A jury selected three winners, special awards, and honorable mentions for spatial clarity, sensitivity to natural systems, and balanced multigenerational living, presenting residential architecture as retreat and long-term stewardship.
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