A Sarasota Bayfront Home Wins Big at the Southeast Building Conference Aurora Awards
An exterior view of the award-winning CompassHaus.
Image: Ryan Gamma
Builders from all over the Southeastern U.S. submitted 400 entries in 55 categories for the 36th annual Aurora Awards, sponsored by the Southeast Building Conference.
At a glittering awards ceremony in Orlando, the top residential design award went to Josh Wynne Construction for the CompassHaus, a modern custom home on a Sarasota bayfront peninsula designed by architect Jonathan Parks.
CompassHaus garnered six other awards: A Grand Aurora for Best Custom Home 4,000-6,000 square feet; a Silver Aurora for Best Kitchen Over $2 Million; a Silver Aurora for Best Bath Over $2 million; a Silver Aurora for Green Construction; and Grand Auroras for Water-Wise and Energy-Efficient. (The residence is LEED Platinum certified.)
Here are the local winners of 2017 Aurora Awards:
The CompassHaus kitchen.
Image: Ryan Gamma
Home Design (Golden Aurora Award)
Best Custom Home — 4,000 to 6,000 sq. ft. (Grand Aurora)
Best Kitchen — Over $2 million (Silver Aurora)
Best Bath— Over $2 million (Silver Aurora)
Green Construction (Silver Aurora)
Water-Wise (Grand Aurora)
Energy Efficient (Grand Aurora)
CompassHaus
Longboat Key
Builder: Josh Wynne Construction
Architect: Jonathan Parks
Interiors: Pamela Holladay
Venice Beach Cottage by Nautilus Homes.
Image: Ricky Perrone
Best Custom Home — 4,000 to 6,000 sq. ft.
Silver Aurora
Venice Beach Cottage
Venice
Builder: Nautilus Homes
Architect: Harrell & Co. Architects, Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker Architects
Best Single-Family Detached Home — 3,000 to 3,499 sq. ft.
Silver Aurora
Artistry Sarasota
Sarasota
Builder/Developer: Kolter Homes
Architect: Architectural Studios Inc.
Designer: Design Environments Inc
The award-winning Shifting Shores kitchen by Nautilus Homes.
Image: Ricky Perrone
Best Kitchen — $1 million to $2 million
Grand Aurora
Shifting Shores
Osprey
Builder: Nautilus Homes
Architect: Randy Paul Sample
Interiors: Maurice Jennings Architecture, Walter Jennings
The Bay Shore residence in Nokomis.
Image: Ryan Gamma
Best Kitchen — $1 million to $2 million (Silver Aurora)
Best Interior Detailing — $1 million - $2 million (Silver Aurora)
Bay Shore
Nokomis
Builder: Josh Wynne Construction
Architect: Mark Sultana/DSDG, Inc.
Interiors: April White
The Talia by John Cannon Homes.
Image: Courtesy John Cannon Homes
Best Interior Merchandising of a Home — $1 million to $2 million
Silver Aurora
Talia
Lakewood Ranch
Builder: John Cannon Homes
Developer: Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and Starwood Land Ventures, LLC
Interiors: Kay Green Design, Inc.
The Victoria by John Cannon Homes.
Image: Courtesy John Cannon Homes
Best Interior Merchandising of a Home — over $2 million
Silver Aurora
Victoria
Lakewood Ranch
Builder: John Cannon Homes
Developer: The Concession Land Development LLC
Interiors: Kay Green Design, Inc.
The Chagall model at Kolter Homes' Artistry community.
Image: Courtesy Kolter
Best Interior Detailing — $500,000 to $1 million
Silver Aurora
Chagall at Artistry
Sarasota
Builder: Kolter Homes
Architect: Architectural Studio, Inc
Interiors: Masterpiece Design Group
Energy-Efficient
Silver Aurora
Mirabella Florida
Bradenton
Builder: Synergy Building Corp./ Propel Builders
Developer: Koral & Gobuty Development Co. LLC
Architect: Justin King Designs
Interiors: Meg Carson
Best Commercial Project —under 20,000 sq. ft.
Grand Aurora
R.E. Crawford Headquarters
Sarasota
Builder: R.E. Crawford Construction, LLC
Architect: Douglas Whitney, WBRC Architects Engineers
Interiors: Utahana Smith
Category 05C Best Interior Renovations — Tenant Improvements
Silver Aurora
Dental Implants Today
Venice
Builder Boyette & Miller Construction & Development – Robert A. Miller
Architect: Osborn Sharp Associates – W.T. Osborn
Interiors: Interior Motives Design – Tina Prizament, Owner
