San Diego County housing projects won three Gold Nugget and 19 merit awards last week at the annual PCBC-The Premier Building Show in San Francisco, where the latest products were on display and various industry issues were discussed.

PCBC, which previously stood for Pacific Coast Builders Conference, attracts home builders, mostly from the 14 Western states, who this year submitted 577 entries in 51 categories for review by a panel of architects and industry veterans.

Top honors for local projects went to:

Arabella: Pardee Homes’ 140-unit project in Pacific Highlands Ranch in the State Route 56 Corridor won gold for its 2,056-square-foot Plan 2 design, currently selling for $768,900, in the category for houses with less than 2,300 square feet on a small lot of 3,200 to 4,500 square feet. There are 17 unsold homes in the development, according to the sales office. Arabella’s Plan 3 won a merit award in last year’s competition. The project architect was JZMK Partners of Irvine.

“With references to historic California architecture, the warm colors and natural stone materials are at home in this coastal ranch setting,” the judges said.

Atrium at Eastlake Vistas: Plan 3 in Davidson’s 68-home project in eastern Chula Vista was honored as the best single-family detached home of 4,001 to 4,500 square feet. The 4,258-square-foot model currently sells for more than $1,050,000. So far, 29 homes have sold in the project designed by R. Douglas Mansfield Architect Inc. of Laguna Beach.

“Strong craftsmanship at a reasonable price makes the home a winner,” the judges said.

Portico: Pardee’s 185-unit home project also in Pacific Highlands Ranch was tops in the California Green Builder Residential Project competition. The homes, ranging from 2,165 to 2,413 square feet, currently sell for up to $726,000; so far, 113 of 120 homes released have been sold, a sales agent said. The project last year won merit awards for sustainable neighborhood design and one of the models.

The judges said the project’s designers, Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, produced “stylish, thoughtfully designed homes,” which include optional solar-power cells, energy-efficient appliances and features, upgrades of sustainable materials and other “green” features.

source: http://www.signonsandiego.com

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