Torti Gallas and Partners/CHK recently received a

Torti Gallas and Partners/CHK recently received a Certificate of Merit in the First Annual Residential Architect Design Award for their design of the Kentlands Cottages in Kentlands. The design by Maurice Walters meets two challenges: increasing the density in the neighborhood and creating the only detached homes in Kentlands below $200,000. Working on 32 by 32-foot lots, Walters maximized the footprint by building four stories and placing two-car garages on the ground level. u