GIMLET HOUSE
Gimlet, Blaine County, Idaho
First Phase Completed 1975
Second Phase Completed 1985
First phase with ENTELEKI, Principal Architect and Partner in Charge, Jack Smith, FAIA.1975
Second Phase, Daryl McMillen, AIA, in consultation with Jack Smith, FAIA.1985
While not literal, traditional Japanese principles and Western regionalism inform the design of this Idaho residence. The knee braces, a Western vernacular, provide lateral bracing which frees the plan. They also allow the principal beams to turn the corner in the same horizontal plane, a unique detail.
AIA Regional Honor Award 
Northwest and Pacific Region, 1993
AIA State Merit Award
Idaho Chapter, 1992
AIA State Materials Use Merit Award 
Idaho Chapter, 1991
Photography: Fred Lindholm
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