Last week, the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced the winners of its high school design competition, and Lee's house came out on top among 50 entries from 18 San Diego County high schools, winning the $300 first prize.
The architect cites a Frank Lloyd Wright influence in his design of this Mission Beach home. It's visible, all right: the horizontal lines emphasized by the overhangs of flat roofs, the open interior plan, an Oriental sensibility the architect describes as "a lantern shoji mode (that) allows inner incandescence to flow outward."
All six winners displayed above-average abilities in creating functional floor plans. They seemed aware that today's home buyers want an open kitchen-family suite for casual living, and a large master suite that serves as a safe haven from the stress encoun.
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