+ 19

• Architects

  Mell Lawrence Architects

• Location

  Austin, United States

• Lead Architects

  Mell Lawrence, Hector Martell

• Design Team

  Mell Lawrence, Hector Martell, Elizabeth Baird, Megan Mowry, Erin Curtis (interior design)

• Area

  4285.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Leonid Furmansky

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• Architects

  Mell Lawrence Architects

• Location

  1125 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703, United States

• Lead Architects

  Mell Lawrence, Hector Martell, Elizabeth Baird

• Area

  460.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Whit Preston

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected 11 recipients of the 2017 Small Project Awards. This is the 14th edition of the program, which was established to recognize "small-project practitioners for the high quality of their work and to promote excellence in small-project design."

This year the winners have been placed into three categories: 

• Category 1: small project construction, object, work of environmental art or architectural design element up to $150,000 in construction cost
• Category 2: small project construction, up to $1,500,000 in construction cost
• Category 3: small project construction, object, work of environmental art or architectural design under 5,000 square feet

This year’s winners include a wide variety of program types and sites. Continue after the break for the list and descriptions of the projects.

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+ 18

• Architects

  Mell Lawrence Architects

• Location

  Silver Creek Village, United States

• Project Team

  Mell Lawrence FAIA, Scott Smith, François Levy, Krista Whitson, & Mark Winford

• Area

  1400.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2008

• Photographs

  Mell Lawrence Architects, Jacob Termansen