The 2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards jury was made up of two builders and three architects. Read more
2013 Design Awards
Custom Home of the Year: Lincoln Park Residence, Chicago
2013 Builder's Choice Custom Home Design Awards: Custom Home of the Year Read more
2013 Design Awards
Alberta Street Residence, Portland, Ore.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Custom Home / Less than 3,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Pond House, Mount Desert, Maine
2013 Builder's Choice Custom Home Design Awards Grand Winner for Custom Home / Less Than 3000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Glen Lake Tower
2013 Builder's Choice Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner for Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Hotchkiss Residence, Vancouver, Wash.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Tucson Mountain Retreat, Tucson, Ariz.
2013 Builder's Choice Custom Home Design Awards Grand Award for Custom Home / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Private Residence, Iowa City
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Grand Award for Custom Home / 3,000-5,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Weigel Residence, Copper Mountain, Colo.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner in Custom Home / 3,000 to 5,000 Square Feet Read more
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Sagaponack House, Sagaponack, N.Y.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Grand Winner for Custom Home / More Than 5,000 Square Feet Read more
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Kona Residence, Hawaii
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Grand Award for Custom Home / More Than 5,000 Square Feet Read more
2013 Design Awards
Kentfield Residence, San Francisco
2013 Builder's Choice Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Custom Home / More Than 5,000 Square Feet Read more
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Pima Canyon Residence, Tucson, Ariz.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner for Custom Kitchen Read more
2013 Design Awards
Perrin Fulmer Residence, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Custom Kitchen Read more
2013 Design Awards
Samuel Noakes House, Winchester, Va.
This dilapidated house from the 1800s was updated with an historic spirit and modern livability. Read more
2013 Design Awards
Santa Monica Canyon Residence
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Renovation Read more
2013 Design Awards
Villa di Famiglia Vita
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Renovation Read more
One bold moves transforms this formerly dark adobe house into an airy indoor/outdoor home. Read more
2013 Design Awards
The Treehouse, Washington, D.C.
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Grand Winner for Accessory Building Read more
2013 Design Awards
Walnut Woods Studio
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner for Accessory Building Read more
The 2014 Watermark Awards
Aucoot Cove Outdoor Shower, Marion, Mass.
This outdoor shower looks simple, but closer inspection reveals a depth of detail and precision that elevates it to award-winner: An innovative structure with a daily function. Read more
2013 Design Awards
Trader Addition, Jackson, Wyo.
The jury liked the play of light and shadow between this steel fence and rammed earth wall. Read more
2013 Design Awards
The Beach House
2013 Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Custom Detail Read more
2013 Design Awards
Cove House, Austin, Texas
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner for Outdoor Space Read more
2013 Design Awards
The Shack
Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for Outdoor Space Read more
2013 Design Awards
Dortoir Familial, Mediterranean
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award for On the Boards Read more
2013 Design Awards
Madrona Live / Work, Seattle
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Merit Winner for Architectural Interiors Read more
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Manhattan Micro Loft, New York
2013 Builder's Choice and Custom Home Design Awards Grand Winner for Architectural Interiors Read more
Editor’s Note
Editor's Page
In this year's design awards, entries reflect the fact that remodeilng is up and that big homes are strong but sensitive. Read more