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Best of the Best Design Awards

2008 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Beginning January 1, 2008, professional remodeling contractors, architects and designers are invited to submit entries for the 2008 Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Design Awards.

Upon submission of Entry Form and Fees (extended deadline -- May 15, 2008) entrants will be sent an Official Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Design Awards Notebook in which to submit each project entry. (Alternatively, entries may be submitted in the Official CotY awards entry notebook.) Completed official entry notebooks are due May 30, 2008.

2008 Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Design Awards DEADLINES:
 
Entry Forms and Fees >> Extended to May 15, 2008

Official Entry Notebooks >> Extended to May 30, 2008

Enter the 2008 Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Design Awards:

2007 Best of the Best Design Awards

While the remodeling market may be slowing, this year’s Best of the Best Design Awards competition shows that homeowners are still willing to pay for what they want.

That was probably the biggest trend in the 2007 award-winning projects, as clients consistently spent money to stay in areas they liked rather than move to a new location. Upscale features were the norm as homeowners looked to create more space and a home that reflected their personalities with unique designs.

With a record 235 entries in 20 categories, the 2007 competition was the most competitive ever. Entries were judged on construction quality, creativity, design and problem solving.

A total of 56 projects won awards, including 16 Platinum Awards and one project chosen by our judges as The Best.

2007 Best of the Best Judges: John Habermeier, Synergy Builders; Daniel Griffin, Griffin & Associates; Scott Sevon, Sevvonco; David McNulty, McNulty Design Group; Dave Clark, Stebnitz Builders; and Mark Fox, Gardner/Fox.

2006 Best of the Best Design Awards

With baby boomers continuing to fuel growth in the residential remodeling market, it's no wonder their penchant for high-end luxuries, amenities and design details have come shining through in this year's winning Best of the Best Design Awards projects. This year's award winning projects — more so than any previous year — exhibit the type of upscale flair boomers require in their homes. Large additions, luxurious kitchens and baths, high-tech basement remodels and amenity-filled outdoor living projects were the most notable trends.

The more than 180 entries — in 18 categories — were judged on four criteria: construction quality, visual appeal, effective space planning, and functionality. Kitchens dominated in number of entries, followed by additions and whole-house remodels.

Sixty two award winners emerged, including 11 Platinum Awards and one Best of the Best Award, honoring our judges' choice for the project of the year.

2006 Best of the Best Design Awards Winners

    Platinum

    Polishing a Gold Coast Gem
    WHOLE HOUSE OVER $500,000 Remodeler and architect: Orren Pickell Remodeling Group, Lincolnshire, Ill.
    When it came to recapturing the original interior character of this turn-of-the-century Chicago graystone, architect Jason DeBaker, discovered he could start with a blank slate. The exterior of the building, which the client intended to sell after remodeling, featured an architecturally signifi...
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    Gold

    2006 Design Awards Gold
    WHOLE-HOUSE OVER $500,000 Bowers Design Build Inc., McLean, Va.
    WHOLE-HOUSE $251,000 – $500,000 Byrd Development, Woodland Hills, Calif.
    REBUILD ON EXISTING FOUNDATION Remodeler: Prestige Custom Builders Inc., Seattle Architect: TCA Architecture Planning, Seattle
    WHOLE-HOUSE UNDER $250,000 The Lykos Group, Naples, Fla.
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    Silver

    2006 Design Awards Silver
    WHOLE-HOUSE OVER $500,000 Landis Construction Corp., Washington, D.C.
    WHOLE-HOUSE $251,000 – $500,000 HighCraft Builders, Fort Collins, Colo.
    WHOLE-HOUSE UNDER $250,000 Lellbach Builders, Warrenville, Ill. CONSERVATORY/SUNROOM Remodeler: Lehner Brunton Remodelers, Warrenville, Ill. Architect: Hofman Architects, Shorewood, Wis.
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    Bronze


    2006 Design Awards Bronze
    WHOLE-HOUSE OVER $500,000 VB Contractors Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.
    WHOLE-HOUSE $251,000 – $500,000 Orfield Design & Construction Inc., St. Louis Park, Minn.
    WHOLE-HOUSE UNDER $250,000 Anderson Moore Builders, Winston Salem, N.C.
    WHOLE-HOUSE $251,000 – $500,000 Remodeler: Pollard Construction Company Inc.
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2005 Best of the Best Design Awards

National, Gold, Silver and Bronze Award Winners

View the 2005 Best of the Best Design Award Winners' ProjectsView the winning 2005 Best of the Best Design Awards projects distinguished by region, ensuring that entries are judged against the work of companies in similar markets, and seperated by Bronze, Silver, Gold and National award winners.

October 2005 Issue

Visionary Design: Best of the Best Design AwardsThe winning projects in the 2005 Best of the Best Design Awards feature more than just original use of space, innovative choice of materials and construction savvy. Every remodel exhibits an extraordinary sense of vision that allowed the architect, designer or remodeler to fulfill the homeowners' desires and needs with creative, useful and detailed kitchens, baths, additions and more.


 

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