On June 29, the Gold Nugget Awards program conferred honors to its 2017 winners at a gala celebration in San Diego, Calif. Now in its 54th year, the program recognizes projects that improve communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning and development.
This year’s competition drew 635 entries in 48 categories including commercial, office space, renovated projects, mixed-use, affordable, multi-family projects, site planning, single-family production, and custom homes. The judges praised creative approaches to classic concepts and the depth of detail executed in the winning projects. Trends especially prominent in this year’s projects include open floor plans that make the most of small footprints and the outdoors, and a surge in contemporary design.
This year's judging panel included Jamie Sue Gorski, chief marketing officer at The Bozzuto Group; William Hezmhalhalch, principal at Santa Ana, Calif.-based WHA Architects Planners Designers; Larry S. Kush, principal at Citadel Land Advisory Group in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Tyler Monroe, vice president at Thomas Safran & Associates in Los Angeles; Mark Scheurer, principal at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Mark Scheurer Architect; Deanna Sihon, vice president, advisory at Meyers, LLC; and BUILDER's assistant design editor, Leah Demirjian.
Judge Mark Scheurer said this year’s competition was exceptional with winners showcasing the best in design. “Creative ideas in design do not know boundaries,” he said. “We found the level of excellence to be particularly heartening this year.”
“All of the winners inspire optimism about our building industry,” said Gold Nugget Awards Judging Chairman and show producer Lisa Parrish. “All of them can be very proud of their achievement in a competitive year.”
View the full list of winners across all the categories here.
Below are the Grand Winners in single-family, residential design:
Home of the Year— The Sullivan at Adero Canyon, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Builder: Toll Brothers; Architect: RFT Design
Residential Housing Project of the Year—Skye Palm Springs, Palm Springs, Calif.
Builder: Woodbridge Pacific Group; Architect: Hannouche Architects
Residential Housing Community of the Year, Masterplan—Wallis Ranch, Dublin, Calif.
Builders: D.R. Horton, Emerald Homes, KB Home, Pulte Homes, Taylor Morrison, Trumark Homes, Warmington Residential; Developer: Trumark Communities; Architects: KTGY Group/Jill Williams; Dahlin Group/ Mark Day
Best Custom Home Under 4,000 Square Feet—Pistachio Grove, Merced, Calif.
Builder: Owner; Architect: R. Douglas Mansfield Architect
Best Custom Home 4,000-8,000 Square Feet—Saguaro Ridge, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Builder: Hosco Inc.; Architect: Douglas Fredrikson Architects
Best Custom Home Over 8,000 Square Feet—K2, Aspen, Colo.
Builder: Structural Associates; Architect: Charles Cunniffe Architects
Best Renovated or Restored Single House—Ferndale Residence, Orange, Calif.
Builder: KPRS Construction; Architect: SVA Architects
Best Single-Family Detached Home, Under 2,000 Square Feet—Mulberry, Residence 4, Sacramento, Calif.
Builder: The New Home Company; Architect: Woodley Architectural Group, Inc.
Best Detached Single Family Home, 2,000 to 2,499 Square Feet—Carlisle Plan 4, Irvine, Calif.
Builder: TRIPointe Homes; Architect: Angeleno Associates
Best Single Family Detached Home, 2,500 to 2,999 Square Feet—Casavia Plan 3, San Diego, Calif.
Builder: Pardee Homes; Architect: Bassenian Lagoni
Best Single Family Detached Home, 3,000 to 3,499 Square Feet—The Parker at Adero Canyon, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Builder: Toll Brothers; Architect: RFT Design
Best Single Family Detached Home: 3,500 to 3,999 Square Feet—Skye Palm Springs Plan 4, Palm Springs, Calif.
Builder: Woodbridge Pacific Group; Architect: Hannouche Architects
Best Single Family Detached Home, Over 5,000 Square Feet—Coral Crest Plan 3, Crystal Cove, Calif.
Developer: The New Home Company; Architect: Robert Hidey Architects
Best Net Zero Energy Home Design—ABC Green Home 3.0, Fullerton, Calif.
Developer: Peninsula Publishing; Architect: Danielian Associates | Architecture + Planning
View the 2017 Gold Nugget Winner's Book here.
