Best in the West : Southland Home Builders, Architects Dominate Pacific Coast Builders Conference Design Competition Winning in ‘Home of the Year,’ Best Commercial Categories : Southland Firms Dominate Design Contest
Southland home builders and architects have yet again dominated the design competition at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, the annual gathering of developers and allied professionals from 14 western states.
Southern California builders, designers and projects won 22 of the 39 “Gold Nugget” categories, two of three “home of the year” awards and best commercial project honors in this year’s contest, which drew nearly 500 entries.
The highlight of the conference, “Gold Nugget” competition in the last decade has seen most of the prizes go to Southland builders and architects. The 35th annual convention, one of the largest building industry meetings in the United States, ended Saturday at the Mosconi Convention Center.
The Southland’s “home of the year” winners were:
--Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.’s California Skyline Plan 3 model in Perris, in Riverside County. The 1,412-square-foot home on a 4,000-square-foot lot priced at $108,990 won in the detached, small-lot category. The judges cited the model’s layout as efficient and elegant, adding that from the front it “looks like a house twice as big.”
--La Mirage Development’s La Mirage condominium project, Plan 3, in Aliso Viejo, in Orange County won in the attached home category. The winning model is 1,538 square feet in size, priced at $175,900 and was praised by the judges for its old-world architectural style, which uses authentic, natural products.
The award for the “best of show” commercial project went to the Sony Music Campus in Santa Monica designed by Steven Erlich FAIA and built by Lowe Development. The three-building complex, workday home to 200 employees of Sony’s West Coast headquarters, features an interior court, an arboretum and a waterscape, and indoor and outdoor eating area.
The top honors for affordable housing also went, as they did in 1992, to Southland builders:
Kaufman & Broad won best affordable detached home for its California Encore development in Temecula, in southern Riverside County. Homes in the 130-unit project range in size from 1,001 to 1,364 square feet and start at $109,900.
The San Juan Group won best affordable attached honors with its Corte Melina plan in Rancho Santa Margarita in southern Orange County. Home sizes in the 192-unit development ranges from 711 to 1,300 square feet; prices range from $105,000 to $140,000.
BEST OF SHOW
Commercial Project of the Year
Sony Music Campus--Santa Monica
Builder/Developer: Lowe Development Corp.
Architect/Land Planner: Steven Ehrlich, FAIA
Site Plan of the Year
Mission Bay--San Francisco
Builder/Developer: Catellus Development Corp.
Land Planner: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Detached (Small Lot) Home of the Year
California Skyline Plan 3--Perris
Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.
Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group
Detached (Conventional Lot) Home of the Year
Gem Heights, Morgan’s Bungalow--Tacoma, Wash.
Builder: Upland Builders
Developer: Tucci & Sons Inc.
Architect: Northwest Home Designing Inc.
Attached Home of the Year
La Mirage Condominium Project Plan 3--Aliso Viejo
Builder: Krow Development Inc.
Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.
Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange
SPECIAL AWARDS
Affordable Housing
Capitol Heights--Benicia
Builder: Scott Deane, General Contractor
Developer: City of Benicia Housing Authority
Architects: Boe & Co. Architects
Residential Produce Site Plan (under 25 acres)
Showplace Square--San Francisco
Builder/Developer: Housing Associates
Architect/Land Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners
GRAND AWARD WINNERS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES
1--Best Public Special-Use Facility
West Charleston Public Library--Las Vegas
Builder: Tibesar Construction Co.
Developer: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Architect: Welles-Pugsley Architects
2--Best Private Special-Use Facility
Manzanita Park--Stanford, Calif.
Builder: Dow Builders
Developer: Stanford University
Architect: Fisher-Friedman Associates
Land Planner: SWA Group
3--Best Office/Professional Building (Under 100,000 square feet)
Sony Music Campus--Santa Monica
Builder/Developer: Lowe Development Corp.
Architect/Land Planner: Steven Ehrlich, FAIA
4--Best Office/Professional Building (100,000 square feet or Larger)
The Natural Resources Building--Olympia, Wash.
Builder: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Architect: C. W. Fentress, J. H. Blackburn & Assoc.
5--Best Commercial Project--Specialty Retail
Trinity Caffe--San Francisco
Builder/Developer: Trinity Properties
Architect: Backen Arrigoni & Ross Inc.
6--Best Commercial Project--Neighborhood Retail
Plaza Antonio--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Builder: Koll Construction Co.
Developer: Koll/Rancho Santa Margarita Co.
Architect/Land Planner: Altevers Associates
7--Best Commercial Project--Regional Power Retail
Pondok Indah Mall--Jakarta, Indonesia
Builder: P. T. Dimensi Engineering Contractors
Developer: P. T. Metropolitan Kencana
Architect/Land Planner: Development Design Group Inc.
8--Best Rehabilitated Commercial or Industrial Project
The Icehouse--San Francisco
Builder: R. N. Field Construction Inc.
Architect: Swatt Architects
9--Best Specialty Project--Hotel, Resort, Mixed-Product Types
The Sporting Club at Lakeshore Towers--Irvine
Builder: Birtcher Construction Co.
Developer: TSC Irvine
Architects: Austin Hansen Group
10--Best Industrial Project
The Upper Deck Co.--Carlsbad
Builder: Lusardi Construction Co.
Developer: The Upper Deck Co.
Architect: Austin Hansen Group
SPECIAL HOUSING
11--Best Custom Home (under 4,500 square feet)
Del Mar Avenue Residence--Carpinteria
Builder: Quorum Properties and Mark Wareham
Developer: Quorum Properties
Architect: Randy Washington Co. and Mark Wareham
12--Best Custom Home (4,500 square feet and over)
Vinson Residence--Indian Wells
Builder: Gary A. Herauf Construction Co.
Architect: Urrutia/Prest Architects
13--Best Renovated, Restored or Remodeled Residential Project or Single Home
Meidinger Residence--Orange
Builder: David A. Scholar & Associates
Developer: Mr. and Mrs. Gene Meidinger
Architects/Land Planners: Scheurer Architects
14--Best Affordable Housing Development (Detached)
California Encore--Temecula
Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.
Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group
15--Best Affordable Housing Development (Attached)
Corte Melina--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Builder: The San Juan Group
Developer: Corte Melina Partners Ltd.
Architect/Land Planner: Dorius Architects
16--Best Apartment Project (1 to 2 Stories)
Oakcrest Apartments--Thousand Oaks
Builder: LCAC Inc.
Developer: Lincoln Property Co.
Architect/Land Planner: Behr-Browers Partnership
17--Best Apartment Project (3 stories or more)
Bella Vista--Santa Clara
Builder/Developer: Interland Construction Corp.
Architect: Sandy & Babcock Inc./The Steinberg Group
Land Planner: Sandy & Babcock Inc.
18--Best Mixed-Use (Business/Residential) Project
Villa Nueva--San Jose
Builder: L & D Construction
Developer: Bridge Housing/YWCA
Architect/Land Planner: The Steinberg Group
19--Best Seniors Housing Project (Active adult, congregate care, convalescent hospital)
The Forum at Rancho San Antonio--Cupertino, Calif.
Builder: Koll Construction
Developer: Forum Group
Architect/Land Planner: Hardison Komatsu Ivelich & Tucker
SITE/LAND PLANNING
20--Best Residential Product Site Plan (Under 25 gross acres)
Presidio--Tustin
Builder: California Pacific Homes
Developer: The Irvine Co.--Foothill Community Builders
Architect/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin
21--Best Community Site Plan (100 gross acres or less)
Navy Broadway Complex--San Diego
Architect/Land Planner: Roma Design Group
22--Best Community Site Plan (Over 100 gross acres)
Mission Bay--San Francisco
Developer: Catellus Development Corp.
Land Planner: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
23--Best Redevelopment, Rehab or Infill Site Plan Residential and/or Commercial
Oriental Warehouse--San Francisco
Builder/Developer: Reliance Development Group
Architect/Land Planner: Fisher-Friedman Associates
24--Best New Town Land Plan
Summerlin--Las Vegas
Developer: Howard Hughes Properties
Land Planner: PBR and G.C. Wallace
PRODUCTION HOUSING
25--Best Single Family (small lot)
Detached Home (under 1,200 square feet)
The Cottages at Antelope Park, The Gables--Sacramento
Builder/Developer: Winncrest Homes
Architect: James Plumb Associates
Land Planner: MacKay & Somps
26--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home 1,200 to 1,600 square feet)
California Skyline Plan 3--Perris
Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.
Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group
27--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home (1,601 to 2,000 square feet)
Presidio Plan 3--Tustin
Builder: California Pacific Homes Inc.
Developer: The Irvine Co.--Foothill Community Builders
Architect/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin
28--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home (over 2,000 square feet)
Belvedere Delfino--Pleasanton, Calif.
Builder: Toohey Homes Ltd.
Developer: California Pacific Homes
Architect/Land Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners
29--Best Single Family Detached Home (under 1,500 square feet)
Sun City Palm Springs, The Tiffany Plan--Bermuda Dunes, Calif.
Builder/Developer: Del Webb California Corp.
Architects: Iverson Associates Architecture & Planning
Land Planner: Psomas & Associates
30--Best Single Family Detached Home (1,501 to 2,000 square feet)
California Heritage Plan 4--Antioch
Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.
Architects: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group
31--Best Single Family Detached Home (2,101 to 2,500 square feet)
Palo Vista Plan 1--Tustin
Builder/Developer: California Pacific Homes
Architects: Bassenian/Lagoni Architects
32--Best Single Family Detached Home (2,501 to 3,000 square feet)
Gem Heights, Morgan’s Bungalow--Tacoma, Wash.
Builder: Upland Builders
Developer: Tucci & Sons Inc.
Architects: Northwest Home Designing Inc.
33--Best Single Family Detached Home (over 3,000 square feet)
The Reserve at Orange Park Acres Plan 4, The Arbor--Orange
Builder/Developer: Southwest Diversified
Architects: Richard D. Lewis AIA
Land Planner: Fuscoe, Williams, Lindgren & Short
34--Best Condo or Attached Home (under 1,200 square feet)
Corte Melina, La Mancha--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Builder: The San Juan Group
Developer: Corte Melina Partners Ltd.
Architects: Dorius Architects
35--Best Condo or Attached Home (1,201 to 1,600 square feet)
La Mirage Condominium Project Plan 3--Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Builder: Krow Development Inc.
Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.
Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange
36--Best Condo or Attached Home (1,601 to 2,000 square feet)
Expressions Plan D--Sunnyvale, Calif.
Builder/Developer: Summerhill Homes
Architect/Land Planner: Scheurer Architects
37--Best Condo or Attached Home (over 2,000 square feet)
Morning Canyon Plan A--Corona Del Mar
Builder/Developer: Shawn Helda Group
Architect/Land Planner: Dawson Hannouche Pate
38--Best Residential Project (Attached)
La Mirage Condominium Project--Aliso Viejo
Builder: Krow Development Inc.
Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.
Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange
39--Best Residential Project (Detached)
Turtle Rock Summit--Irvine
Builder: Standard-Pacific
Developer: The Irvine Co.--Irvine Community Builders
Architects/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin
