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'''Turkel Design''' is an architectural design firm that specializes in modern custom homes using panelized prefabrication. They provide residential architecture services to homeowners in any location by designing and manufacturing a building component package, which is shipped to the building site and assembled by a specialized crew or a local contractor.
'''Turkel Design''' is an architectural design firm that specializes in modern custom homes using panelized prefabrication. They provide residential architecture services to homeowners in any location by designing and manufacturing a building component package, which is shipped to the building site and assembled by a specialized crew or a local contractor.


== History ==
== History ==
Turkel Design was founded in 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Joel Turkel and Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2022 |title=About |url=https://turkeldesign.com/about/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=Turkel Design}}</ref> graduates of the Master of Architecture program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2022 |title=Meelena and Joel Turkel |url=https://usmodernist.org/turkel.htm |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=US Modernist}}</ref> In 2009 Jake Wright, a graduate of the Master of Architecture program at the State University of New York Buffalo, joined the practice as a third partner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jake Wright |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-wright-375bb68/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>
Turkel Design was founded in 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Joel Turkel and Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Meelena and Joel Turkel |url=https://usmodernist.org/turkel.htm |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=US Modernist}}</ref> graduates of the Master of Architecture program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2019 |title=Ever Wondered What a Fossil-Fuel-Free House Could Look Like? |url=https://alum.mit.edu/slice/ever-wondered-what-fossil-fuel-free-house-could-look |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=MIT Alumni}}</ref> At MIT, Joel Turkel published his thesis on a new form of sustainable, culturally appropriate residential housing for the Arctic region;<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Turkel |first=Joel |date=1999 |title="Arctic house" |url=https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/70314 |url-status=live |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=DSpace @ MIT|hdl=1721.1/70314 }}</ref> Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel published hers on a system of customizable design for the three-decker house. <ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Oleksiuk |first=Meelena |date=December 2008 |title="Breaking out of the static dwelling: redesigning the triple-decker" |url=https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/42446 |url-status=live |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=DSpace @ MIT|hdl=1721.1/42446 }}</ref>

In 2009 ''Time Magazine n''amed Turkel Design among its Green Building 100 list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Betsy |date=April 29, 2009 |title=The Green Design |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1892751_1892594_1892661,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |magazine=Time}}</ref> In 2014 the practice partnered with ''Dwell'' magazine to introduce the Axiom Series of prefab home designs, as part of the Dwell Homes Collection, which range from 1,850 to 3,250 square feet and can be modified according to the client's specifications.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Connor |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Dwell Partners with Turkel Design for Modern Prefab House Series |url=https://www.archdaily.com/574963/dwell-partners-with-turkel-design-for-modern-prefab-house-series |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=ArchDaily}}</ref>


In 2014 the practice partnered with ''Dwell'' magazine to introduce the Axiom Series of prefab home designs, as part of the Dwell Homes Collection, which range from 1,850 to 3,250 square feet and can be modified according to the client's specifications.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Connor |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Dwell Partners with Turkel Design for Modern Prefab House Series |url=https://www.archdaily.com/574963/dwell-partners-with-turkel-design-for-modern-prefab-house-series |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=ArchDaily}}</ref>
In 2023 the firm opened a design studio at CALA (Community Art Landscape Architecture), a mixed-use development housed in a former high school in Somerville, Massachusetts.


== Notable works ==
== Notable works ==
The firm is responsible for more than 200 home designs<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Kelly |date=February 2, 2024 |title="This prefab builder never makes the same home twice--and you can see it in the price" |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/turkel-design-prefab-homes-bespoke-high-end-residences-68d92d4c |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=Dwell}}</ref> in thirty-four U.S. states and seven countries worldwide.<ref name=":0" />
The firm is responsible for more than 200 home designs in 34 U.S. states and 7 countries.


Notable works include:
Notable works include:
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Lake Muskoka Boathouse in Port Carling, Ontario, received an Honor prize at the Canadian Wood Council's Wood Design and Building Awards 2022-2023,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Brooke |title=Celebrating Excellence in Wood Architecture: 2022-23 Wood Design Award Winners |date=January 2024 |publisher=Canadian Wood Council |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-989039-11-3 |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |publication-date=2024 |pages=18–21 |language=eng}}</ref> and an Honorable Mention from the ''Architect Magazine'' Residential Design Awards 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Anjulie |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Lake Muskoka Boathouse: Turkel Design |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/lake-muskoka-boathouse_1_o |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Architect Magazine}}</ref>
Lake Muskoka Boathouse in Port Carling, Ontario, received an Honor prize at the Canadian Wood Council's Wood Design and Building Awards 2022-2023,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Brooke |title=Celebrating Excellence in Wood Architecture: 2022-23 Wood Design Award Winners |date=January 2024 |publisher=Canadian Wood Council |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-989039-11-3 |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |publication-date=2024 |pages=18–21 |language=eng}}</ref> and an Honorable Mention from the ''Architect Magazine'' Residential Design Awards 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Anjulie |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Lake Muskoka Boathouse: Turkel Design |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/lake-muskoka-boathouse_1_o |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Architect Magazine}}</ref>


Mulmur Hills Farm in East Mulmur, Ontario, Canada was named House of the Month in the December 2022 edition of ''Architectural Record''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moonan |first=Wendy |date=December 2022 |title=Turkel Design creates a family getaway at Mulmur Hills Farm in Ontario |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15976-turkel-design-creates-a-family-getaway-at-mulmur-hills-farm-in-ontario? |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Architectural Record}}</ref> It was an ArchDaily.com Building of the Year nominee for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Mulmur Hills Farm |url=https://boty.archdaily.com/us/2024/candidates/162565/mulmur-hills-farm-slash-turkel-design |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=ArchDaily}}</ref>
Mulmur Hills Farm in East Mulmur, Ontario, Canada was named House of the Month in the December 2022 edition of ''Architectural Record''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Moonan |first=Wendy |date=December 2022 |title=Turkel Design creates a family getaway at Mulmur Hills Farm in Ontario |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15976-turkel-design-creates-a-family-getaway-at-mulmur-hills-farm-in-ontario? |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Architectural Record}}</ref>


Desert House in Palm Springs, California, is a single-level post-and-beam modern home that Joel and Meelena Turkel designed for their family in Palm Springs, California. It was a Featured Home at Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Kelly |date=December 2019 |title=This Palm Springs Prefab is a 'Living Lab' for its Designer Resdients |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/axiom-desert-house-turkel-design-f3c63c77 |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Dwell}}</ref>
Desert House in Palm Springs, California, is a single-level post-and-beam modern home that Joel and Meelena Turkel designed for their family in Palm Springs, California. It was a Featured Home at Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Kelly |date=December 2019 |title=This Palm Springs Prefab is a 'Living Lab' for its Designer Resdients |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/axiom-desert-house-turkel-design-f3c63c77 |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Dwell}}</ref>


In 2013, Howe Sound House, on Gambier Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, received three Best in American Living awards from the National Association of Home Builders; two awards and one finalist mention from the BC Georgie Awards; and two Ovation awards and two finalist mentions from the Homebuilders Association Vancouver.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2017 |title=Custom Homes |url=https://www.hbawv.org/11-13-2017/why-use-an-hba-member/custom-homes/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=Home Builders Association West Virginia}}</ref>
In 2013, Howe Sound House, on Gambier Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, received two Gold Awards and one Silver Award for design and green-build features from the National Association of Home Builders in its Waterfront Hideaway categories.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Gambier Island House |url=https://architizer.com/projects/gambier-island-house/ |access-date=September 11, 2024 |website=Architizer}}</ref>


Modern Cottage in Hillsdale, New York, was the 2012 recipient of the National Association of Home Builders' Best Green Built Home Award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 12, 2016 |title=Turkel Design's 'Modern Cottage' awarded highest honor by NAHB Building Systems Council |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/turkel-designs-modern-cottage-awarded-highest-honor-by-nahb-building-systems-council-51e517d7 |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Dwell}}</ref>
Modern Cottage in Hillsdale, New York, was the 2012 recipient of the National Association of Home Builders' Best Green Built Home Award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 12, 2016 |title=Turkel Design's 'Modern Cottage' awarded highest honor by NAHB Building Systems Council |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/turkel-designs-modern-cottage-awarded-highest-honor-by-nahb-building-systems-council-51e517d7 |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Dwell}}</ref>

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Turkel Design is an architectural design firm that specializes in modern custom homes using panelized prefabrication. They provide residential architecture services to homeowners in any location by designing and manufacturing a building component package, which is shipped to the building site and assembled by a specialized crew or a local contractor.

History

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Turkel Design was founded in 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Joel Turkel and Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel,[1] graduates of the Master of Architecture program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] At MIT, Joel Turkel published his thesis on a new form of sustainable, culturally appropriate residential housing for the Arctic region;[3] Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel published hers on a system of customizable design for the three-decker house. [4]

In 2014 the practice partnered with Dwell magazine to introduce the Axiom Series of prefab home designs, as part of the Dwell Homes Collection, which range from 1,850 to 3,250 square feet and can be modified according to the client's specifications.[5]

Notable works

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The firm is responsible for more than 200 home designs[6] in thirty-four U.S. states and seven countries worldwide.[7]

Notable works include:

Lake Muskoka Boathouse in Port Carling, Ontario, received an Honor prize at the Canadian Wood Council's Wood Design and Building Awards 2022-2023,[8] and an Honorable Mention from the Architect Magazine Residential Design Awards 2023.[9]

Mulmur Hills Farm in East Mulmur, Ontario, Canada was named House of the Month in the December 2022 edition of Architectural Record.[7]

Desert House in Palm Springs, California, is a single-level post-and-beam modern home that Joel and Meelena Turkel designed for their family in Palm Springs, California. It was a Featured Home at Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2019.[10]

In 2013, Howe Sound House, on Gambier Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, received two Gold Awards and one Silver Award for design and green-build features from the National Association of Home Builders in its Waterfront Hideaway categories.[11]

Modern Cottage in Hillsdale, New York, was the 2012 recipient of the National Association of Home Builders' Best Green Built Home Award.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Meelena and Joel Turkel". US Modernist. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ever Wondered What a Fossil-Fuel-Free House Could Look Like?". MIT Alumni. October 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Turkel, Joel (1999). "Arctic house". DSpace @ MIT (Thesis). hdl:1721.1/70314. Retrieved September 10, 2024.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Oleksiuk, Meelena (December 2008). "Breaking out of the static dwelling: redesigning the triple-decker". DSpace @ MIT (Thesis). hdl:1721.1/42446. Retrieved September 10, 2024.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Walker, Connor (December 4, 2014). "Dwell Partners with Turkel Design for Modern Prefab House Series". ArchDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Dawson, Kelly (February 2, 2024). ""This prefab builder never makes the same home twice--and you can see it in the price"". Dwell. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Moonan, Wendy (December 2022). "Turkel Design creates a family getaway at Mulmur Hills Farm in Ontario". Architectural Record. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Smith, Brooke (January 2024). Celebrating Excellence in Wood Architecture: 2022-23 Wood Design Award Winners (in eng). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Wood Council (published 2024). pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-1-989039-11-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ Rao, Anjulie (December 6, 2023). "Lake Muskoka Boathouse: Turkel Design". Architect Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Dawson, Kelly (December 2019). "This Palm Springs Prefab is a 'Living Lab' for its Designer Resdients". Dwell. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Gambier Island House". Architizer. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Turkel Design's 'Modern Cottage' awarded highest honor by NAHB Building Systems Council". Dwell. August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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