Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of information about 15 projects, ten in California, four in Mexico, and one in Florida. The material about each project includes construction documents, and some also have related color photographs of the finished project and written project descriptions. The collection is arranged alphabetically by project/client name. Additional project materials are expected in the future.
Dates
- Creation: 1992 - 2006
Creator
- House and House Architects (Organization)
- House, Cathi (Person)
- House, Steven (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Steven and Cathi House are alumnae of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture. In 1982 they opened their own firm, House + House Architects, in San Francisco, California. They have completed a variety of award-winning projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean.
Full Extent
12.9 Cubic Feet (10 boxes; 6 oversize folders )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Steven and Cathi House are Virginia Tech alumnae and award winning architects. Their firm House + House is located in San Francisco, California. This collection includes materials for fifteen residential projects located in California, Florida, and Mexico.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by client and/or project name and divided by type of material.
Acquisition Information
The Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection was donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at the Special Collections by its creators in 2005. Additions to the collection were donated in 2007 and 2008.
Separated Material
The following items were transferred to the Special Collections Rare Book room:
House, Steven and Cathi House. Mediterranean Village: an architectural journey. Australia: Images Publishing Group, 2004.
House, Steven and Cathi House. House+House: Choreographing Space: House Design. Australia: Images Publishing Group, 1999.
Processing Information
The arrangement and description of the Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection took place in August 2006. The finding aid was updated in 2007 and 2010 to reflect additions.
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection, 1992-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Amy S. Vilelle, updated by Harvey Clark
- Date
- © 2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu