8 Contemporary Kitchens Fit to Prepare Upcoming Holiday Meals

Although their main purpose is to serve as an area to prepare delicious meals, especially for times around the holidays, kitchens can also be works of art. Here, BUILDER highlights eight kitchens from this year’s Builder’s Choice Design Award winners that would not only be ideal for cooking but also would wow dinner guests with their design details.

Check out the following culinary spaces in these award-winning projects below and mark your calendars for early March for the 2023 edition of the annual residential design awards program.

Maritime Modern Makeover
2022 BCDA: Renovations and Additions, Grand
Location: Sausalito, California
Architect: John Lum Architecture

Story Board
2022 BCDA: Multifamily, Duplexes, Townhomes, and Mixed-Use, Merit
Location: Washington, D.C.
Architect: KUBE Architecture

RaveOn
2022 BCDA: Renovations and Additions, Merit
Location: Austin, Texas
Architect: Nick Deaver Architect

Three Gables
2022 BCDA: Custom Home, 5,000 Square Feet or Less, Grand
Location: Napa, California
Architect: Aidlin Darling Design

Oakdell Residence
2022 BCDA: Renovations and Additions, Grand
Location: Los Angeles
Architect: Assembledge+

Modern Meets Mountains
2022 BCDA: Custom Home, More Than 5,000 Square Feet, Merit
Location: Big Sky, Montana
Builder: Charter Custom Homes

Twin Peaks Residences
2022 BCDA: Multifamily, Duplexes, Townhomes, and Mixed-Use, Grand
Location: San Francisco
Architect: Michael Hennessey Architecture

The Innovator
2022 BCDA: Production, Semi-Custom, or Spec, 3,500 Square Feet or Less, Merit
Location: South Jordan, Utah
Builder: Sego Homes