The 2009 Watermark Awards

Builder's annual look at the best in kitchen and bath design


2009 Watermark Awards

 

Building Small

boxes and panels: shipped in parts and assembled on the show floor of the las vegas convention center in just four days, the builder livinghome was an experiment in modular efficiency.

BUILDER LivingHome Showcases Modular and Green Technologies

Simple, flexible, and sustainable, the BUILDER LivingHome is a study in how housing may very well evolve in the not so distant future.


 

The New American Home 2009

The New American Home 2009 rejuvenates modern single-family living with a balance of contemporary lines and comfortable living spaces with...


reminiscent in shape of old-style mobile homes, the i-house’s contemporary styling and high-end, energy-efficient components bring it well into the 21st century.

Clayton Homes Goes Mod with New i-House Pods

Clayton Homes CEO Kevin Clayton gave the company architect carte blanche to design something new, novel, and green to attract a new niche...


 
 

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Design Lens Slideshows

10 Sustainable Communities Worth Imitating

Homebuyers have flocked to these points on the map in search of greener, healthier lifestyles.


 

The 2008 Gold Nugget Awards

Projects with both beauty and brains win the highest accolades in the 2008 Gold Nugget Awards competition.

The 2008 Builder's Choice Awards

How do you define "good design" at a time when the housing industry is hurting and builders are more focused on survival than they are on...

 

Affordable Design

  • 2007 Builder's Choice Winner: Woodbridge Estates

    Street names such as Four Tops Drive and Miracles Boulevard were only appropriate when this 47-acre Detroit neighborhood got its groove back. After half a century as an isolated ghetto with little to no connection to surrounding neighborhoods, this prime turf near the city's mid-town district is...

     
  • 2007 Builder's Choice Winner: Mission Creek Community

    This mixed-use project provides affordable housing for seniors in a new neighborhood adjacent to San Francisco's South of Market area. It is the first building in the country to allot a specific percentage of the residential units for seniors living with AIDS, says architect Tom Brutting. The...

     
  • 2007 Builder's Choice Winner: Nuevo Amanecer

    Until recently, migrant and resident farm workers in Pajaro, Calif., had no choice but to live in sub-standard, one-story units that often flooded. While many residents were temporarily housed in trailers, KTGY Group and South County Housing replaced the deficient housing stock with 63 two-story...

     
 

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Green Design

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