house santa monica ca practice information founded 1990 1990 location los angeles california usa significant works and honors buildings valley center house venice palms house projects broadway affordable housing camino nuevo charter academy website http kevindalyarchitects.com kevin daly architects kda is kevin daly s architecture firm in santa monica california . it was founded in 1990 as daly genik . 1 daly has taught architecture and is a fellow at the american institute of architects faia . contents 1 kevin daly 2 exhibitions and recognitions 3 work 4 project list 5 awards 6 notes 7 bibliography 8 external links kevin daly edit daly received his bachelor of architecture degree from the uc berkeley college of environmental design and his master of architecture degree from the rice university school of architecture . 2 daly began his career a designer at hodgetts fung and then an associate at frank o. gehry and partners 1986 1989 . 3 4 daly was selected as one of eight emerging voices by the architectural league of new york 1999 and held distinguished visiting chairs at both the taubman college of architecture and urban planning 2001 and berkeley ced 2007 8 . 2 daly currently teaches at ucla and has taught at usc sci arc arizona state and other architecture schools . 2 he has lectured at stanford cornell rice university and risd . 2 daly was selected a fellow of the american institute of architects in 2012 and serves on aia awards juries . 5 exhibitions and recognitions edit kda s work has been exhibited at the museum of contemporary art los angeles and the san francisco museum of modern art sfmoma shown most recently in a new sculpturalism contemporary architecture from southern california 2013 . 6 7 the sfmoma acquired original drawings and models of one of the firm s earliest projects the topanga canyon house for their permanent collection . kda was on the cover of metropolis in 1999 and was featured in all american innovation in american architecture in 2001 . 2 in 2005 the firm was selected as one of five american architectural practices to be included in phaidon s 10x10 2 a book featuring 100 of the world s most exceptional architects to have emerged internationally over the past five years . 8 their work has been noted in the new york times dwell architectural record the los angeles times the architectural review a u domus azure and others . 9 work edit camino nuevo high school camino nuevo middle school camino nuevo ecc kda has designed educational residential and institutional buildings . 2 the firm designed the camino nuevo charter academy schools project a series of five projects designed over the course of a decade . 5 architecture critic nicolai ouroussoff called kda s the school s design as one of the most inspiring projects built in los angeles in years and as a thoughtful low cost work of architecture that embodies the kind of civic purpose and progressive ideals that so many public institutions give lip service to but rarely fulfill . 5 10 the aia described daly s architecture as a combination of innovation in technology and fabrication economy and livability materiality and form as executed in the haracteristics of an affordable housing apartment complex at 2602 broadway in santa monica 2013 . 5 the project uses high performance sustainable materials and design elements that offer private interior spaces for residents along with a community zone that maximizes every corner of the 1.5 acre site . 11 transforming infill properties like 2602 broadway into buildings that become community landmarks is characteristic of the firm s public work . 11 according to daly architecture can be performative on every level environmentally structurally economically and aesthetically . 12 the valley center house and the palms residence are examples of the firm s residential work 2 5 13 14 daly s practice includes pro bono work ; most recently he designed ucla medical center santa monica s new stuart house a program of the rape treatment center and was on the advisory board of usc s center for sustainable cities . in 2009 ouroussoff said that daly belongs to the younger generation of architects contributing to the country s westward shift from new york to los angeles as the center for innovation and creativity in architectural thought along with established architects frank gehry thom mayne eric owen moss robert mangurian and craig hodgetts . 15 kda projects in process include expansion of the ucla ostin music center and the new edison language academy for the santa monica malibu unified school district . 2 project list edit bihome los angeles ca 2015 affordable architectural models for infilling southern california s single family residential fabric 16 ucsb san joaquin housing santa barbara ca 2016 50 000 sf low rise student apartments and social space . 17 18 ucla ostin music center los angeles ca 2012 30 000 sf recording studio practice and teaching facilities on the ucla campus . 19 edison language academy santa monica ca 2014 new 35 000 sf k 5 spanish english dual language school . sustainability practices include solar thermal ventilation for classrooms and an extensive storm water storage cistern . 20 galisteo house santa fe nm 2014 studio for a photographer . 21 22 broadway affordable housing santa monica ca 2013 a 33 unit affordable housing project arranged around a courtyard . 11 23 stuart house santa monica ca 2013 concept design for a new one stop wellness center . 24 dulwich college saadiyat island united arab of emirates 2010 master plan for an expansion campus of the historic uk college to be located on saadiyat island abu dhabi . 25 26 harvard art museum allston ma 2010 planning and concept design for a new 100 000 sf museum on the harvard university campus . 27 venice palms residence venice ca 2010 perforated metal screens surround a single family residence garden and guest apartment in venice . 14 harvard college library media center cambridge ma 2010 archive and media conversion workspace is located in the james stirling designed sackler museum on the harvard university campus . 28 w hotel & residences hollywood ca 2009 interior design planning and layout of the residences and sales studio . 29 tahiti housing santa monica ca 2009 a 33 unit affordable housing for families in santa monica . 30 this side of paradise the huntington library san marino ca 2008 design and fabrication for an international exhibition of los angeles photography . 31 art center college of design housing complex pasadena ca 2007 proposal for 240 student housing micro lofts and live work units . 32 camino nuevo charter academy early learning center los angeles ca 2007 renovation of a warehouse facilities to create classroom and outdoor play areas for a 50 student preschool facility and after school dance program . 33 100 rooms 5000 cells sci arc los angeles ca 2007 honeycomb cardboard packing material was machined and then expanded to form a labyrinth in the sci arc gallery . 34 artist s studio los angeles ca 2007 upper level clerestory glazing provides natural light and ventilation for an artist s studio on a steep hillside overlooking silver lake . 35 bmw designworksusa newbury park ca 2007 an open collaborative work space for an industrial design studio . 36 winnett house los angeles ca 2007 custom private residence . 37 studio for a painter los angeles ca 2006 a double height painting studio completes a compound of live work buildings for a noted los angeles painter . 38 lawrence house hermosa beach ca 2006 renovation of the morphosis designed lawrence house . 39 40 34th street guest house hermosa beach ca unbuilt a guest and entertainment pavilion above a lap pool adjacent to the morphosis designed lawrence house . 41 camino nuevo charter academy high school los angeles ca 2006 national aia award winning design for a 30 000 sf high school campus on a linear island site . 42 santa monica parks santa monica ca 2005 43 art center college of design south campus pasadena ca 2004 renovation of a 100 000 sf world war ii era wind tunnel structure for use as the south campus of art center college of design . 44 45 camino nuevo charter academy middle school los angeles ca 2003 phased renovation combining a warehouse and a boulevard office building for use as a 12 classroom middle school . 46 beverley house santa monica ca 2001 a renovated bungalow was turned into a terraced hillside house in the ocean park district of santa monica . 47 camino nuevo charter academy elementary los angeles ca 2000 12 000 sf conversion of an abandoned mini mall retail center for use as a 12 classroom elementary school . 48 asu campus cafes tempe az 1999 planning and concept design for series of cafes on the asu campus . pico & main santa monica ca 1999 renovation of an office building . 49 slot box house santa monica ca 1999 custom residence for a family . 50 51 valley center house valley center ca 1998 a 2800 sf house on a citrus ranch employing a range of fire resistant building strategies . 13 mar vista house los angeles ca 1998 a translucent cube housing a library and textile gallery is added to an historic gregory ain house . 52 topanga house topanga canyon ca unbuilt fire resistant design of a house in a rural canyon setting . 53 awards edit rudy bruner award for urban excellence gold medal camino nuevo charter academy 2003 aia national awards housing award broadway housing 54 cae educational facility design award camino nuevo high school 2009 55 honor award camino nuevo high school 2010 56 american architecture award venice house 2011 aia arizona asu campus cafes 1998 aia california council awards design award camino nuevo charter academy 2007 2 design award art center college of design south campus 2006 57 honor award broadway affordable housing 2013 58 honor award camino nuevo high school 2009 honor award valley center house 2003 merit award tahiti affordable housing 2012 59 merit award palms venice house 2010 60 merit award camino nuevo charter academy 2004 aia los angeles awards 61 firm of the year award daly genik 2009 2 62 design award broadway affordable housing 2013 design award palms venice house 2011 design award tahiti housing 2011 design award art center college of design south campus 2008 design award camino nuevo high school 2008 honor award camino nuevo charter academy 2000 honor award valley center house 1999 honor award mar vista residence 1997 interiors award rioport.com offices 2000 interiors award windmill lane productions 1998 merit award horses in the hood 2000 next la award harvard university art museum 2008 next la award art center college of design housing complex 2008 next la award palms venice house 2007 next la award camino nuevo high school 2006 presidential nominee city rebuilder award w hotel & residences 2010 presidential nominee city rebuilder award art center college of design 2005 aia pasadena & foothill sustainability award art center college of design south campus 2004 57 aia pasadena & foothill honor award art center college of design south campus 2004 boston society of architects honor award for interior architecture interior design harvard college library 2010 63 global green millennium award w hotel & residences hollywood 2010 64 social impact design award citation broadway affordable housing 2013 65 zerofootprint reskinning awards palms venice house 2011 66 notes edit lubell sam . name changers los angeles architects get new identities . retrieved 13 january 2014 . a b c d e f g h i j ucla architecture & urban design . retrieved 13 january 2014 . gilbar annie . what s frank up to . la times . retrieved 21 january 2014 . kevin daly . pacific coast architecture database . retrieved 14 january 2014 . a b c d e the practical magic