Southland Gold Rush : Southland home builders and architects take home bulk of Grand Awards at the 1996 Gold Nugget design competition : Southland Shines at Building Awards

SAN FRANCISCO — In one of their strongest showings in recent years, Southland home builders and architects won 27 of 42 Grand Awards at the 1996 Gold Nugget design competition at the 38th PCBC Western Building Show, the annual convention of developers and allied professionals from the 14 Western states and Pacific Rim countries.

The oldest and largest design competition of its kind in the United States, the Gold Nugget awards honor distinctive architecture and land planning in residential, commercial and industrial projects.

The contest is the centerpiece of the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, one of the biggest building industry conventions in the country, which ended Saturday at the Moscone Convention Center here.

The 33rd Gold Nugget competition drew more than 520 entries from the West, as well as from Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Australia and Canada, among others.

Notable among Southland winners was the Costa Mesa architectural firm of McLarand, Vasquez & Partners, which won eight Gold Nuggets for design work that included the new headquarters building of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a custom home, an apartment project and several developer-built homes. McLarand, Vasquez won six top awards in last year’s contest.

Other top winners were the Irvine community Mahogany; its developer, Taylor Woodrow Homes; and its architect, Robert Hidey. Mahogany won Community of the Year and Home of the Year honors, and two of its homes were chosen as best in category. Taylor Woodrow won four nuggets for Mahogany and a fifth for its Mayfield development. Hidey won four awards for his Mahogany designs.

GRAND AWARD WINNERS

Home of the Year

Mahogany--Residence One, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Architect: Robert Hidey Architects.

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International Housing Award

The American, Yokohama Bay, Japan.

Builder / Developer: Sumitom Realty & Development California.

Architect: Danielian Associates.

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1--Best Public/Private Special-Use Facility

Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas.

Builder: Perini Building Co.

Developer: Clark County General Sevices Department.

Architect: C.W. Fentress J.H. Bradburn & Associates and Domingo Cambeiro Corp.

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2--Best Public/Private Recreational Facility

Las Campanas Golf Clubhouse, Santa Fe, NM.

Builder: Bradbury & Stramm Construction.

Developer: The Lyle Anderson Co.

Architect: B 3 Architects Plus Planners/Berkus Design Studio.

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3--Best Office/Professional Building (under 100,000 square feet)

Foundation Health Care Facility, Yuba City, Calif.

Builder: Harbison-Mahony-Higgins.

Developer: Foundation Health.

Architect: Forrar Williams Architects.

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4--Best Office/Professional Building (100,000 square feet and over)

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Headquarters, Los Angeles.

Builder: Charles Pankow Builders Inc.

Developer: Catellus Development Corp./Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners Inc.

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5--Best Commercial Project--Retail

Pattaya Festival Center, Pattaya, Thailand.

Developer: Central Group of Companies.

Architect: RTKL International Ltd.

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6--Best Rehabilitated Commercial or Industrial Project

Game Show Network, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver City.

Builder: Swinerton & Walberg.

Architect: Steven Ehrlich Architects.

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7--Best Specialty Project

The Entertainment Center at Irvine Spectrum, Irvine.

Builder: Snyder Langston.

Developer: Irvine Co.

Architect: RTKL Associates Inc.

Planner: David Baab & Associates.

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8--Best Custom Home (Under 6,000 square feet)

Peters Residence, Newport Beach.

Builder: JC Dyer Construction.

Developer: the Jim Peters family.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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9--Best Custom Home (6,000 square feet and over).

(Two Winners)

Private Residence, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Builder: Shiloh Custom Homes.

Architect: Urban Design Associates Ltd. Architecture AIA.

Burnap Residence, Sun Valley, Idaho.

Builder: Mash Construction.

Architect: B3 Architects Plus Planners/Berkus Design Studio.

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10--Best Renovated, Restored or Remodeled Residential Project or Single House

Hicks Residence, Carmel Highlands, Calif.

Builder: Merit Homes Inc.

Architect Fletcher & Hardoin Architects.

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11--Best Affordable Housing Project--Attached

Villa Del Norte, Rancho Cucamonga.

Builder: Prairie Pacific Investments.

Developer: North Town Housing Partners.

Architect: Pyatok Associates.

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12--Best Affordable Housing Project--Detached

Las Brisas, Duarte.

Builder: Las Brisas Homes

Developer: South Land Corp.

Architect: Paul Essick Architects.

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13--Best Apartment Project--1 to 3 Stories

Villa Coronado Apartments, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Irvine Apartment Communities.

Architect: The KTGY Group.

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14--Best Apartment Project--4 or more Stories

One Park Place, Irvine.

Builder: Irvine Park Place/Copley Associates.

Developer: William Lyon Co./Citimark.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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15--Best Mixed-Use Project

Horton Fourth Avenue, San Diego.

Builder: Nielsen Construction Co.

Developer: Oliver McMillan.

Architect: Carrier Johnson Wu.

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16--Best Seniors Housing Project

Bracher Senior Housing, Santa Clara.

Builder: Segue Construction.

Developer: Bracher, H.D.C. Inc.

Architect: Barnhart Associates Architects.

Planner: Smith & Smith Landscape Architects Environmental Planners.

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17--Best Technical Achievement

No award given in this category.

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18--Best Residential Site Plan (under 25 acres)

The Fairways at Castle Pines Village, Douglas County, Colo. Builder: Genesee Co.

Developer: Castle Pine Village.

Planner: Downing Thorpe & James.

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19--Best Community Site Plan (100 acres or less)

La Primavera, Culiacan, Mexico

Developer: Copper Ind.

Planner: PBR

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20--Best Community Site Plan (over 100 acres)

CitraRaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Developer: Gputra Group.

Planner: RNM Architects Planners.

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21--Best Redevelopment Rehab or Infill Site Plan

Temple Edgeware, Los Angeles.

Builder / Developer: Miemann Properties Inc. & the Related Companies ???Cos.? of California.

Planner: Birbagroup.????CQ ONE WORD?

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22, 23--Best-Single Family (small lot) Detached Home (under 1,500 square feet)

Stony Brook--Las Trampas, Plan 1, Danville, Calif.

Builder: Pacific Union Homes.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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24--Best Single-Family (small lot) Detached Home (1,500-1,800 square feet)

Stag’s Leap--the Canterbury, Green Valley Ranch, Henderson, Nev.

Builder / Developer: Nigro Associates.

Architect: G.C. Wallace.

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25--Best Single-Family (small lot) Detached Home (1,801-2,100 square feet)

Stony Brook--Charlotte Wood-Plan 4, Danville, Calif.

Builder: Pacific Union Homes.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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26--Best Single-Family (small lot) Detached Home (over 2,100 square feet)

Greystone Landing--Plan 3, Huntington Beach.

Builder / Developer: Greystone Homes.

Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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27--Best Single-Family Detached Home (under 1,600 square feet)

Harmony Ranch--Plan 1, Delhi, Calif.

Builder: Florsheim Homes.

Architect: William Hezmalhalch Architects.

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28--Best Single-Family Detached Home (1,601-2,100 square feet)

Harmony Ranch--Plan 7, Delhi, Calif.

Builder / Developer: Florsheim Homes.

Architect: William Hezmalhalch Architects.

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29--Best Single-Family Detached Home (2,001-2,400 square feet)

Peregrine Villas at Grayhawk--Plan 1, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Builder / Developer: Geoffrey Edmunds & Associates.

Architect: RNM Architects Planners/Parady & Redder Architects

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30--Best Single-Family Detached Home (2,401-2,800 square feet)

Mayfield--Residence One, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Architect: Scheurer Architects.

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31--Best Single-Family Detached Home (2,801-3,200 square feet)

Mahogany--Residence One, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Architect: Robert Hidey Architects.

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32--Best Single-Family Detached Home (over 3,200 square feet)

Mahogany--Residence Three, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Architect: Robert Hidey Architects.

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33--Best Condo/Attached Home (under 1,200 square feet)

Union Square--Plan 2, San Diego.

Builder / Developer: D.R. Horton.

Architect: Bowlus, Edinger & Starck Architects.

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34--Best Condo/Attached Home (1,201-1,800 square feet)

Atherton Place--the Ashfield, Hayward, Calif.

Builder: Regis Contractors of Northern California.

Architect: Seidel/Holzman.

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35--Best Condo/Attached Home (over 1,800 square feet)

Ludlow Bay Village Townhomes--Plan A2, Port Ludlow, Wash.

Builder: Costa Pacific Homes.

Architect: Iverson Associates Inc. Architecture & Planning.

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36--Summer Comfort Award

Las Brisas--Plan 3, Duarte.

Builder: Las Brisas Homes.

Developer: South Land Corp.

Architect: Paul Essick Architects.

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37, 38--Best Cluster Housing

Stony Brook, Danville, Calif.

Builder: Pacific Union Homes.

Developer: Charlotte Wood Developers.

Architect/Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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39--Residential Community of the Year--Attached

Parkwoods, Oakland.

Builder / Developer: Sares Regis.

Architect/Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners.

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40--Residential Community of the Year--Detached

Mahogany, Irvine.

Builder / Developer: Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Architect/Planner: Robert Hidey Architects.