AIA Unlocks Doors in Marin County for Home Tour

by Ian Volner | Monday, April 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

Aidlin Darling Design Courtyard Residence

Since 2002, the American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter has been leading a series of September home tours, giving locals a sneak peak inside a handful of outstanding Bay Area residences. So popular, in fact, are these San Francisco Living: Home Tours, that last year the AIA expanded the program northward: scenic Marin County now plays host to Marin Living, and the second annual edition kicks off Saturday, May 21st.

Bull Stockwell Allen Architects Kellogg Residence

This year’s Marin tour will highlight five homes from five area practices. Aidlin Darling Design‘s Courtyard House is first on the docket, an eco-friendly manse of interconnecting pavilions centered on an enclosed garden. Bull Stockwell Allen Architects is next up: their Kellogg Residence is a “shoebox” of rooms lined up along a corridor-length skylight. The Graham Residence by Fischer Architecture takes in expansive views while giving pride of place to the family art collection. The Tiburon Residence from Nick Noyes Architecture teeters at the summit of a precipitous cliff, while at Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects‘ Hillside Residence, the cliff becomes the building, with a “living roof” that makes the house a seamless part of the landscape.

Fischer Architecture Graham Residence

Designers will be on hand to meet and talk with visitors during the May 21 tours, and there will be as-yet-unspecified extramural programs that weekend further exploring new home trends. Tickets are on sale now online, with discounts available for AIA members as well as for bikers willing to brave the roller coaster hills of Marin.

Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects Hillside Residence

Nick Noyes Architecture Tiburon Residence

Photos courtesy of AIA San Francisco.

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4 comments

george fullerton

Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 10:06 pm | Permalink

we have built over 40 residences in seal beach, ca. the contemporary thing is something we enjoy the most, and looking at these pics gets me excited. we have been on AIA tours in the past and this one looks like a good one. don’t know if it is doable based on our busy schedule, but i’m sure it will be a hit!
have fun…
Todd Haylett

Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 11:36 pm | Permalink

These are great pictures of these homes, wish I could take the tour, I bet the quality of some these homes really stands out. You can see the quality in the details. I am just finishing a similar mountain contemporary in McCall, Idaho with some of these finishes. Love the custom build
Susan Addison

Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 08:24 pm | Permalink

These are wonderful pictures, I can’t wait for the tour! AIA SF did a fanastic job last year and featured some truly top notch designs – I think it might of even sold out. In any case, I’m looking forward to this year’s event.
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