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Community of the Week: NUVO Parkside
The vision was to create single-family detached homes in a neighborhood aimed entirely at entry-level/first-time buyers, so price was a huge driver in all decisions. Delivering on this meant crafting a...
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1993 Grand Award Single-Family Attached: Corte Melina
Buyers at Corte Melina, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA need not wonder if they’ve secured a good value. For less than $150,000, customers can purchase a stacked flat or townhome in the European-style...
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Inspiration on the Drawing Board: TerraSante
TerraSante is a master planned community located in the Rainbow Valley area of Goodyear, Ariz. The property is nestled in a spectacular setting in the Sonoran Desert and at the base of the majestic...
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Home of the Week: Modern River House
This custom house sits on a very narrow lot on Manatee River in Bradenton, Fla. The owner of the house is an architect and drew up the design for his house by hand. The owner was able to design a house...
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2010 Room of the Year: Spanish Oaks
Anchoring the Great Room, the kitchen is as much about aesthetics and overall good design as it is function. Finishes are an unexpected mixture of rustic and modern materials with distinctive...
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BALA Celebrates Inductees Christopher Homes, Dahlin Group & Dersin
Christopher Homes, Class of 2008 Founded in 1981 Christopher Homes is recognized both locally and nationally as an innovative leader in the home building industry. A pre-eminent characteristic of the...
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Multifamily Spotlight: Jefferson Lumen
Centrally located between the bustling cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, is a 430-unit luxury multifamily community situated on five acres overlooking the Las Colinas skyline. The five-story...
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2020 Home of the Year: The Crusader
With a mandate from the soon-to-be-retired builder to create a modernist piece of architecture as his swan song project, the architect set out to commemorate his father’s military service as a Marine...
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Interior Design Spotlight: Blackacre
This Santa Barbara modern home has broad appeal for its classic, yet refreshing, style. The open floor plan appeals to the growing affluent family, inviting togetherness, as well as designated...
View Article2007 BALA Design Trends
Every year, the BALA judges reflect on the applications and designs that they have poured over in selecting the winners and identify the themes that emerge. In 2007, the following observations were...
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Community of the Week: Avia
To revitalize Salt Lake City’s downtown core, the vision for this development establishes a contemporary mixed-use, transit-oriented enclave. It provides high-density residential to a vastly commercial...
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1995 Home of the Year: 4,070-Square-Foot Custom Build
Judges found a beautiful marriage between the outside and the inside materials. By using the weathered timbers, adobe, stone, and Mexican tile, builder Shiloh Custom Homes took the color and the...
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Home of the Week: Elmwood at ShadeTree – Plan 1
This modern farmhouse style home proves you can deliver a quality design, aesthetically and in plan that a home buyer will value and pay for while also managing the cost to build. This home offers a...
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2018 Room of the Year: Colorado Custom: Modern Classic
From the Judges | This is a big change that managed to stay within the original footprint of the house. It’s dramatic and very well done, and judges loved the use of contrasting colors with the...
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Remodel of the Week: Westport-Wakeman Transformation
An energetic couple, both retired teachers, have lived for 45 years in their Westport, Conn., home. A published photographer, the home owner has a serene and minimal style that provided project...
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Home of the Week: Low Country Coastal Style Home on Magnolia Park
These Shreveport, La., home owners designed a Low Country Coastal style home that allows them to age-in-place within the traditional neighborhood development of Provenance. The home faces Magnolia...
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1999 Home of the Year: The Leibovitz Residence
This 1999 Home of the Year is a classic New England shingle-style home in Bethesda, MD, that impressed the judges with its continuity of style both inside and out. The design for this spacious, yet...
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BALA Celebrates Inductees Robson, Dirks & W. Davidson
Edward Robson, Class of 2013 Well-regarded as one of the nation’s most successful master-planned active adult community developers, Edward J. Robson believes that building a place to live is about...
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Inspiration on the Drawing Board: Crown Canyon Opal
The Crown Canyon Opal residence is fully maximized for views, sunlight orientation, open space and privacy. The site allows for an encapsulating entry at the core of the canyon with 360-degree views...
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2001 Home of the Year: Craftsman-Style Home
Chosen by BALA judges for its simple elegance, impeccable execution of details and organic relationship to its wooded, in-town lot, the 3,400-square-foot home is not authentically Arts & Crafts,...
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