Emory Baldwin

Local architect Emory Baldwin has won a national AARP Livable Communities Award for his home in the Green Lake area.

The award winners were announced today by AARP and the National Association of Homebuilders.

From the press release:

The 2009 AARP and NAHB Livable Communities Awards (www.aarp.org/homedesign) recognize forward-looking builders, developers, and architects for award winning designs that demonstrate energy efficient, convenient and comfortable residential living for people of all ages and abilities:

Architect – ZAI Inc. (for Green Lake Residence in Seattle, WA) The Architects of ZAI Inc. created a home designed to respond to the various changes people experience over the course of their lives, and to do so in an aesthetically pleasing way. The residence demonstrates that a multi-story structure on an urban lot can be accessible throughout a lifetime. In addition to user-friendly rooms, the home features three stacking closets that are framed, sized and wired for a future elevator so that the house can accommodate the resident’s changing needs. Energy-efficient radiant heating under the floor creates comfortable even temperatures and eliminates the need for ducts and vents.

“This house was designed and built to demonstrate that a home can enable a person to age-in-place at home, and that such a house need not look any different than other houses,” said ZAI architect Emory Baldwin. “Multigenerational design is at the core of what I do, and I have been focusing on that concept since writing my graduate thesis back in 1997.”

Congratulations, Emory, and thank you for bringing your amazing talent to the Green Lake neighborhood!