UO architecture major Cameron Huber was in an architecture studio this morning when he received notification that a recent project won an award.

Huber, in his third year out of five in the architecture program, took first place in the national Hammer & Hand perFORM 2014 house design competition, winning $2,000.

Huber completed the project singlehandedly, putting in an estimated 72 hours over the first few days of spring break. He was able to draw upon his studies at the UO to help his design.

“I took a studio class this fall term that dealt with a similar building program, and that one is getting built right now in West Eugene. It was a really similar design and size, so I took concepts from the design and applied them,” Huber said.

The house in West Eugene, he said, is completely student-designed and student-built.

Apparently the design carried through with the jury of the competition as well. Huber’s design, called “HO[MIN]ID,” was praised for its “restraint, purity of form, friendliness to neighborhood context and understanding of energy performance within a holistic approach to sustainability.”

Huber says his approach to sustainability is centered around people — making concepts work with everyday life.

“My idea with sustainable design isn’t just a spreadsheet, it isn’t just plugged into a computer, it has to be looked at holistically and incorporate the people that inhabit the building,” Huber said.