Home of the Year

Scheurer Architects
Platinum & Pacific Region Winner

Project Name: The Sentinels - Plan 1
Winner of three top awards in this BALA competition, including Home of the Year, Plan 1 at The Sentinels provides San Diego's discriminating empty-nester and move-down markets with all the luxury and privacy they are used to - in a comfortable, convenient single-story home. Plan 1 also offers an optional finished flex space above the garage.

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Platinum Winners

H&S International
Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home 6,501+ Square Feet

The high elevation of this home's site near Scottsdale made the clients feel as though they were floating above the valley below and served as the inspiration for its design.

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Gold Winners

Downing, Thorpe & James
Best Single-Family Detached Home 3,001-4,000 Square Feet

The Mesquite model at Palmilla serves as an example of what can be achieved in production housing through thoughtful detailing and bold exploration of form and color.

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Silver Winners

Tom Price Architects P.A.
Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home up to and Including 4,000 Square Feet

The primary design challenge for this French Country-style home was to reconcile the client's wish that it be an intimate family home as well as a grand entertainment venue.

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Regional Winners

John S. Witt
North Atlantic Region Winner

Designed and built for a single, empty-nester homeowner, this custom home features an understated beauty resulting from a blend of traditional materials and finishes with an up-to-date floor plan ideally suited to the owner's lifestyle.

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