KTGY Earns 14 Gold Nugget Awards -- Merit Awards Recognize Firm’s Diverse Portfolio
KTGY earns 14 Awards of Merit in the 2008 Gold Nugget Awards prestigious competition. KTGY winners encompass recreational use facility, site planning, adaptive re-use and mixed-use categories. Housing honors were bestowed on detached home designs, attached homes, affordable housing and apartment projects. Winning projects are located throughout Northern and Southern California: Irvine, Livermore, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Rocklin and Sacramento. Of particular note are awards received in three categories for sustainable projects, and one for the firm’s first completed retail design.
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June 12, 2008 (FPRC) -- IRVINE, CALIF. - KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, announces 14 Awards of Merit in the 2008 Gold Nugget Awards. The Merit Award winners reflect the firm’s widely ranging design and planning capabilities and were selected from more than 520 entries in the prestigious competition.
KTGY winners encompass recreational use facility, site planning, adaptive re-use and mixed-use categories. Housing honors were bestowed on detached home designs, attached homes, affordable housing and apartment projects. Winning projects are located throughout Northern and Southern California: Irvine, Livermore, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Rocklin and Sacramento. These merit winners are as follows:
• Vantage of Palo Alto (Warmington Homes California) – Best Attached Housing Project – 18 to 40 DU/Acre For Sale, Best Sustainable Community – Attached and Attached Suburban Residential Project of the Year
• ‘The Club’ at Central Park West (Lennar) – Best Public/Private Recreational Use Facility
• Central Park West (Lennar) – Best On the Boards Site Plan
• Royal Court (South County Housing Partners) – Best Affordable Project – Under 30 DU/Acre and Best Neighborhood Site Plan – Up to 20 Acres
• Arroyo Crossing, The Classics – Plan 3 (O’Brien Homes) – Best Single Family Detached Home – 2,500 to 3,000 sq. ft.
• Arroyo Crossing, The Estates - Plan 1 (O’Brien Homes) – Best Single Family Detached Home – 3,001 to 3,500 sq. ft.
• Bellevue Center (Bellevue Ventures, LLC) – Best Adaptive Re-Use Project
• Market Lofts (Lee Homes/CIM Group) – Best Mixed-Use Project
• Aventino Apartments (Sobrato Development Companies) – Best Apartment Project – Up to 3 Stories
• Carsten Crossings (Newland Communities) – Best Sustainable Community – Detached
• Poppy Lane at Natomas Meadows (Pardee Homes) – California Green Builder Residential Community
Of particular note are honors in three categories for sustainable projects, and one for the firm’s first completed retail design. For a complete list of winning projects and more information, see www.ktgy.com or contact Sayeh Rad at 949-851-2133.
“We very much appreciate these awards, but value most our commitment to the developers and builders who have made such recognition possible,” said Jill Williams, KTGY principal. “Because of their dedication to excellence, our design teams can create outstanding projects with lasting value for their communities.”
The Gold Nugget Awards honor creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning for residential, commercial and industrial projects. Drawing entries from the western states and internationally, the program is the premiere event of the annual PCBC, the nation’s largest regional trade show and conference. Grand Award winners will be announced at the Gold Nugget Awards gala June 26, 2008 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. See www.goldnuggetawards.com.
Established in 1991, KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, provides comprehensive planning and architectural design services for residential communities, retail developments, hospitality and related specialty projects. KTGY delivers innovative solutions that reflect clear understanding of development, marketing and financial performance and takes particular pride in its highly motivated and principal led studio teams. Serving clients throughout the U.S., KTGY maintains offices in Irvine, Oakland and Santa Monica, and in Denver.
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Send an email to Anne Monaghan of Monaghan Communications
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KTGY Design Architecture, Gold Nugget Awards, sustainable green planning
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