Cathi House


General Information


Occupation: Architect, artist, author

Date of Birth: 1953

Birth City: Radford

Birth State/Province: Virginia

Birth Country: United States

Resident City: San Francisco

Resident State/Province: California

Resident Country: United States

Notes: Steve House provided information via an email to DLA

Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library, Ms2006-017

Sources: www.houseandhouse.com


Specialties


No specialties on record


Jobs


Employer: Dennis Shanahger Associates

Title: Associate

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1977

End Date: January 01, 1980


Employer: Marquis Associates

Title: Associate

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1980

End Date: January 01, 1982


Employer: House + House Architects

Title: Architect and owner

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Start Date: 1982

Notes: http://www.houseandhouse.com


Employer: The Academy of Art University, California Polytechnic State University, and California College of the Arts

Title: Visiting critic

City: San Franciso

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: late 20th century, early 21st century


Collaborators


Name: Steven House, AIA

Project: work on various projects

Organization: House + House Architects

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: Partner in House + House, 1982 to present (2009)


Apprenticeships


Institution: Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd

City: Philadelphia

State: Pennsylvania

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1975

End Date: January 01, 1975


Awards


Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Francisco Bay Area Architectural Computer Graphics Award

Notes: no date given


Name: Outstanding Professional Accomplishment Award

Description: Virginia Tech College of Architecture & Urban Studies

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: ASID Design Excellence Award

Description: Phototime Processing Laboratory: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Met Home of the Year Award

Description: Metropolitan Home

Notes: no date given


Name: Leader, Achiever & Outstanding Alumna Award

Description: 75th Anniversary of Women at Virginia Tech

Date Received: January 01, 1996


Name: Best in American Living Award

Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: 1989


Name: Gold Nugget Grand Award

Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: 1989


Name: AIA Housing Citation of Merit

Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: 1990


Name: Diffa Design Competition

Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1990


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Remodeling Design Award

Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award

Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Design Excellence Award

Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1992


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Diffa Design Achievement Award

Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Remodeling Design Award

Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: ASID Grand Award

Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: ASID Design Excellence Award

Description: Sirius Service Center: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1991


Name: Remodeling Design Award

Description: Zaney-Morgan Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Best in American Remodeling Award

Description: Zaney-Morgan Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Remodeling Design Award

Description: Blake Residence: Mill Valley, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Phototime Processing Laboratory: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Renaissance Design Award 1993 - Project of the Year

Description: Blake Residence: Mill Valley, California

Date Received: January 01, 1993


Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award

Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1994


Name: Best in American Living Award

Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1995


Name: ASID Design Excellence Award

Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1995


Name: AIA East Bay Design Award

Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1995


Name: Best in American Living Award

Description: Alta Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1994


Name: Custom Home Design Award

Description: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1996


Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 1999 - Best 2d Graphic Presentation

Description: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Award

Description: Miles “Doc” Hudson Field House: Berkeley, California

Date Received: January 01, 1996


Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award 1996 - Project of the Year

Description: Calzada 17: San Miguel de Allende, California

Date Received: January 01, 1996


Name: Metropolitan Home of the Year

Description: Calzada 17: San Miguel de Allende, California

Date Received: January 01, 1997


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Chason Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1997


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Gary Residence: Tiburon, California

Date Received: January 01, 1997


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Callan Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Rafter Residence: Los Gatos, California

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 1999 - Best 3D Rendering

Description: Roosevelt Way Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: Met Home of the Year – Honorable Mention

Description: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California

Date Received: January 01, 2001


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California

Date Received: January 01, 2001


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Miller Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 2001


Name: Premio Copan Award 2003 - National Department of Tourism - Honduras

Description: Parrot Tree Plantation: Roatan, Honduras

Date Received: January 01, 2003


Name: Custom Home Design Award

Description: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Date Received: January 01, 2001


Name: Met Home of the Year 2002- Honorable Mention

Description: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Date Received: January 01, 2002


Name: Custom Home Design Award

Description: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 2002


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 2002


Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 2002 - Best 2D Graphic Presentation

Description: Drucker – Brownstein Residence: Santa Rosa, California

Date Received: January 01, 2002


Name: Renaissance Design Award 2002 - Project of the Year

Description: Drucker – Brownstein Residence: Santa Rosa, California

Date Received: January 01, 2002


Name: - Renaissance Design Award 2002 - Project of the Year

Description: Huffard Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: 2002


Name: Custom Home Design Award

Description: Wood Residence: Hillsborough, California

Date Received: January 01, 2003


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Frye Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Date Received: January 01, 2003


Name: Renaissance Design Award

Description: Schein Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 2003


Name: Custom Home Design Award

Description: Schein Residence: San Francisco, California

Date Received: January 01, 2003


Name: World Travel Awards Finalist

Description: Mayan Princess Resort: Roatan, Honduras

Date Received: January 01, 2007


Name: California Home + Design Award

Description: Mayan Princess Resort: Roatan, Honduras

Date Received: January 01, 2008


Exhibitions


Title: Living Home Tour

Description: sponsored by AIA

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: The Work of House + House Architects

Description: sponsored by Oakland Museum Tour

City: Oakland

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: The Work of House + House Architects

Description: Sponsored by AIA San Mateo

City: San Mateo

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Bay Area Women Architects Exhibition

Description: Sponsored by AIA San Francisco

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Mexico Study Abroad Program

Description: Sponsored by Virginia Tech

Country: Mexico

Notes: no date given


Title: New Architecture in the Oakland Hills, San Francisco

Description: Sponsored by Limn

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: 3A Architecture Gallery

Description: exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Small Firms Great Projects

Description: exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Bay Area Computer Graphics Exhibit,

Description: Exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Virginia Tech College of Architecture exhibit

Description: exhibition

City: Blacksburg

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Linda Fairchild Art Gallery

Description: exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Presentation at University of Maryland

Description: not available

City: College Park

State: Maryland

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Description: Presentation

City: Manhattan

State: Kansas

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: University of New Mexico

Description: Presentation

City: Alburquerque

State: New Mexico

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Gallery at the Old Post Office,

Description: Exhibition

City: Dayton

State: Ohio

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: Ball State University

Description: Presentation

City: Muncie

State: Indiana

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: University of Notre Dame

Description: Presentation

City: South Bend

State: Indiana

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: University of Illinois

Description: Presentation

City: Urbana - Champaign

State: Illinois

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: AIA Seattle Chapter

Description: exhibition

City: Seattle

State: Washington

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: AIA San Francisco Chapter

Description: Exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: University of Illinois

Description: Presentation

City: Chicago

State: Illinois

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: California Polytechnic State University

Description: Presentation

City: San Luis Obispo

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: San Francisco Academy of Art University

Description: Exhibition

City: San Francisco

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Title: House & Garden Tour

Description: House tour

City: San Miguel de Allende

Country: Mexico

Notes: no date given


Title: Cal Poly Student Tour, House + House Architects Work

Description: Student tour

City: San Luis Obispo

State: California

Country: United States

Notes: no date given


Notable Projects


Title: Grandview Residence

Description: Custom Home Design Award

City: Oakland, and Bay Area Computer Graphics Award

State: California

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1996

Notes: Bay Area Award, 1999


Title: House for Two Architects

City: San Miguel de Allende

State: California

Country: United States


Title: Forest View Residence

State: California

Country: United States


Education


Institution: Virginia Tech

Degree: Bachelor of architecture

End Date: 1977


Licensing


License: Registered Architect

Organization: State of California

Date Awarded: January 01, 1980


Professional Affiliations


Organization: Advisory Council for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech


Organization: Advisory Board for the School of Architecture & Design, Virginia Tech

Role: member


Organization: National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)

Role: Team observer


Publications By


Title: A Courtyard House in Old Mexico, Take Two.

Co-author: House, Cathi.

Publication: Fine Homebuilding

Issue: 147

Page: 70-75

Notes: Spring-Summer 2002


Title: Choreographing Space: House & House Architects

Co-author: House, Cathi and Steven House.

Publisher: Images Publishing Group

Notes: 1999


Title: Mediterranean Villages: an architectural journey

Co-author: House, Cathi and Steven House.

Publisher: Images Publishing

Notes: 2004


Title: Houses in the sun: light movement embrace

Co-author: House, Cathi.

Publisher: Images Publishing

Notes: 2008


Publications About


Title: The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture

Author: Toy, Maggie, ed.

Page: 118-121

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications

Notes: 2001


Title: Architects of the New Millennium

Author: Author not given.

Publisher: Images Publishing Group

Country: United States

Notes: 2000


Title: An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco & The Bay Area

Author: Author not given

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Notes: 2008


Title: Reflections - The Journal of the School of Architecture

Author: Author not given

Publisher: University of Illinois

State: Illinois

Country: United States

Notes: 1984


Title: "House + House = Home"

Author: Author not given

Publication: The News (Mexico)

Notes: February 26, 2009


Title: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California

Author: Subject of the following articles:

Notes: Outdoor Living (Images Publishing)
Residential Spaces of the World 5 (Images Publishing)
Remodeling, September 2001


Title: Calzada 17 Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Metropolitan Home, January/February 1997
Builder, October 1996 (cover)
Color Details & Design (PBC International)
Mexicolor (Chronicle Books)
Caras Decoraçåo, Portugal, June 1998
Ville Giardini, Italy, April 1998
Maison Bricolage, France, June 2001
Mexican Textiles (Chronicle Books)
Fine Homebuilding Houses, Summer 1999
International Architecture Yearbook 3 (Images Publishing)
San Francisco Examiner, November 24, 1996
Maximalist Houses (Loft Publications)


Title: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: The House to Ourselves (Taunton Press) cover
The American Home (Taunton Press)
In a Mexican Garden (Chronicle Books) cover
Australian House & Garden, November 2001
Dom, Russia, No. 8/61, 2004 (cover)
Fine Homebuilding Houses, Summer 2002
Custom Home, March 2001
Builder, January 2002
100 of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Mexican Textiles (Chronicle Books)
Residential Architect, November/December 1998


Title: Casa Renacimiento

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Phoenix Home & Garden, February 2007
100 More of the World's Best Houses (Images Publishing)


Title: Frye Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Outdoor Living (Images Publishing)
50 Great Bathrooms by Architects (Images Publishing)
Remodeling, September 2003
50+ Vacation Homes (Images Publishing
)


Title: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Architecture, October 1989
The American House – Design for Living (Images Publishing)
San Francisco Examiner, June 1989
Residential Spaces of the World 2 (Images Publishing)


Title: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: 50 Great Bathrooms by Architects (Images Publishing)
Custom Home, September / October 1996
International Architecture Yearbook 1996 (Images Publishing)
Residential Architect, August 1998
San Francisco Houses, (teNeves)


Title: Hammonds Residence: Oakland, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, April 1999
Bagno, Italy, April 1999
San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
International Architecture Yearbook 5 (Images Publishing)


Title: The Homestead: Nevada City, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Fine Homebuilding, September 1993
Remodeling 1994
Country Houses (Taunton Press)


Title: Jarvis Residence: Oakland, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, October 1995
International Architecture Yearbook 1997 (Images Publishing)
House Beautiful – Home Building – Spring/Summer 1999
House Beautiful – Kitchen & Baths – Summer 1998


Title: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
The Studio Book (Universe)
Custom Home, September/October 2002
Home, September 2003
Nob Hill Gazette, December 2003
Costal Living, November/December 2005


Title: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Builder, October 1994
Home & Garden, Winter 1995
International Architecture Yearbook 1
La Mia Casa, Italy, March 1996
San Francisco – Guide to Recent Architecture (Konemann)


Title: Lord Residence: Belmont, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Inspired House, August 2005
Residential Spaces of the World 5 (Images Publishing)


Title: Nelson Residence: Philo, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: 100 More of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)


Title: Overmyer Residence: Kentfield, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: 100 More of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Marin Magazine, June/July 2005
Better Homes & Gardens – Home, Fall/Winter 2005
Dom, Russia, June 2004
Dream Kitchens, Fall 2006
Residential Architect, November/December 2004


Title: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, September 1995
Home, October 1993
International Architecture Yearbook 1 (Images Publishing)
Sunset, February 1995
San Francisco Magazine, September 1999


Title: Schein Residence: Tiburon, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Custom Home, September/October 2003
San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
Better Homes & Gardens Remodeling, August/September 2005
Colorful Kitchens, Spring 2007


Title: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Bobedre, Denmark, August 1992
DBZ, Germany, May 1993
Eigenhuis & Interieurs, Holland June 1992
The New York Times, October 24, 1991
West Coast Wave (Van Nostrand Reinhold)
San Francisco Examiner, July 24, 1991
House Beautiful – Great Style (Hearst Corporation)


Title: Stine Residence: La Honda, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Builder, November 1992
Fine Homebuilding, May 1994
House Beautiful, February 1997
Ville Giardini, June 1997 (cover)
More Small Houses (Taunton Press)


Title: Waldhauer Residence: Woodside, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: International Architecture Yearbook 2 (Images Publishing)
Architectural Record, May 1990


Title: Walden Residence: San Anselmo, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: California Home + Design, March 2008
Metropolitan Home, June 2007


Title: Wood Residence: Hillsborough, California

Author: Subject of the following articles is:

Notes: Contemporary Architecture 1 (Images Publishing)
Another 100 of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Custom Home, September/October 2003
A Pocketful of Houses (Images Publishing)