Best in the West : Southland Home Builders, Architects Dominate Pacific Coast Builders Conference Design Competition Winning in ‘Home of the Year,’ Best Commercial Categories : Southland Firms Dominate Design Contest

SAN FRANCISCO — Southland home builders and architects have yet again dominated the design competition at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, the annual gathering of developers and allied professionals from 14 western states.

Southern California builders, designers and projects won 22 of the 39 “Gold Nugget” categories, two of three “home of the year” awards and best commercial project honors in this year’s contest, which drew nearly 500 entries.

The highlight of the conference, “Gold Nugget” competition in the last decade has seen most of the prizes go to Southland builders and architects. The 35th annual convention, one of the largest building industry meetings in the United States, ended Saturday at the Mosconi Convention Center.

The Southland’s “home of the year” winners were:

--Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.’s California Skyline Plan 3 model in Perris, in Riverside County. The 1,412-square-foot home on a 4,000-square-foot lot priced at $108,990 won in the detached, small-lot category. The judges cited the model’s layout as efficient and elegant, adding that from the front it “looks like a house twice as big.”

--La Mirage Development’s La Mirage condominium project, Plan 3, in Aliso Viejo, in Orange County won in the attached home category. The winning model is 1,538 square feet in size, priced at $175,900 and was praised by the judges for its old-world architectural style, which uses authentic, natural products.

The award for the “best of show” commercial project went to the Sony Music Campus in Santa Monica designed by Steven Erlich FAIA and built by Lowe Development. The three-building complex, workday home to 200 employees of Sony’s West Coast headquarters, features an interior court, an arboretum and a waterscape, and indoor and outdoor eating area.

The top honors for affordable housing also went, as they did in 1992, to Southland builders:

Kaufman & Broad won best affordable detached home for its California Encore development in Temecula, in southern Riverside County. Homes in the 130-unit project range in size from 1,001 to 1,364 square feet and start at $109,900.

The San Juan Group won best affordable attached honors with its Corte Melina plan in Rancho Santa Margarita in southern Orange County. Home sizes in the 192-unit development ranges from 711 to 1,300 square feet; prices range from $105,000 to $140,000.

BEST OF SHOW

Commercial Project of the Year

Sony Music Campus--Santa Monica

Builder/Developer: Lowe Development Corp.

Architect/Land Planner: Steven Ehrlich, FAIA

Site Plan of the Year

Mission Bay--San Francisco

Builder/Developer: Catellus Development Corp.

Land Planner: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Detached (Small Lot) Home of the Year

California Skyline Plan 3--Perris

Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.

Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group

Detached (Conventional Lot) Home of the Year

Gem Heights, Morgan’s Bungalow--Tacoma, Wash.

Builder: Upland Builders

Developer: Tucci & Sons Inc.

Architect: Northwest Home Designing Inc.

Attached Home of the Year

La Mirage Condominium Project Plan 3--Aliso Viejo

Builder: Krow Development Inc.

Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.

Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange

SPECIAL AWARDS

Affordable Housing

Capitol Heights--Benicia

Builder: Scott Deane, General Contractor

Developer: City of Benicia Housing Authority

Architects: Boe & Co. Architects

Residential Produce Site Plan (under 25 acres)

Showplace Square--San Francisco

Builder/Developer: Housing Associates

Architect/Land Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners

GRAND AWARD WINNERS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES

1--Best Public Special-Use Facility

West Charleston Public Library--Las Vegas

Builder: Tibesar Construction Co.

Developer: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Architect: Welles-Pugsley Architects

2--Best Private Special-Use Facility

Manzanita Park--Stanford, Calif.

Builder: Dow Builders

Developer: Stanford University

Architect: Fisher-Friedman Associates

Land Planner: SWA Group

3--Best Office/Professional Building (Under 100,000 square feet)

Sony Music Campus--Santa Monica

Builder/Developer: Lowe Development Corp.

Architect/Land Planner: Steven Ehrlich, FAIA

4--Best Office/Professional Building (100,000 square feet or Larger)

The Natural Resources Building--Olympia, Wash.

Builder: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Architect: C. W. Fentress, J. H. Blackburn & Assoc.

5--Best Commercial Project--Specialty Retail

Trinity Caffe--San Francisco

Builder/Developer: Trinity Properties

Architect: Backen Arrigoni & Ross Inc.

6--Best Commercial Project--Neighborhood Retail

Plaza Antonio--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Builder: Koll Construction Co.

Developer: Koll/Rancho Santa Margarita Co.

Architect/Land Planner: Altevers Associates

7--Best Commercial Project--Regional Power Retail

Pondok Indah Mall--Jakarta, Indonesia

Builder: P. T. Dimensi Engineering Contractors

Developer: P. T. Metropolitan Kencana

Architect/Land Planner: Development Design Group Inc.

8--Best Rehabilitated Commercial or Industrial Project

The Icehouse--San Francisco

Builder: R. N. Field Construction Inc.

Architect: Swatt Architects

9--Best Specialty Project--Hotel, Resort, Mixed-Product Types

The Sporting Club at Lakeshore Towers--Irvine

Builder: Birtcher Construction Co.

Developer: TSC Irvine

Architects: Austin Hansen Group

10--Best Industrial Project

The Upper Deck Co.--Carlsbad

Builder: Lusardi Construction Co.

Developer: The Upper Deck Co.

Architect: Austin Hansen Group

SPECIAL HOUSING

11--Best Custom Home (under 4,500 square feet)

Del Mar Avenue Residence--Carpinteria

Builder: Quorum Properties and Mark Wareham

Developer: Quorum Properties

Architect: Randy Washington Co. and Mark Wareham

12--Best Custom Home (4,500 square feet and over)

Vinson Residence--Indian Wells

Builder: Gary A. Herauf Construction Co.

Architect: Urrutia/Prest Architects

13--Best Renovated, Restored or Remodeled Residential Project or Single Home

Meidinger Residence--Orange

Builder: David A. Scholar & Associates

Developer: Mr. and Mrs. Gene Meidinger

Architects/Land Planners: Scheurer Architects

14--Best Affordable Housing Development (Detached)

California Encore--Temecula

Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.

Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group

15--Best Affordable Housing Development (Attached)

Corte Melina--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Builder: The San Juan Group

Developer: Corte Melina Partners Ltd.

Architect/Land Planner: Dorius Architects

16--Best Apartment Project (1 to 2 Stories)

Oakcrest Apartments--Thousand Oaks

Builder: LCAC Inc.

Developer: Lincoln Property Co.

Architect/Land Planner: Behr-Browers Partnership

17--Best Apartment Project (3 stories or more)

Bella Vista--Santa Clara

Builder/Developer: Interland Construction Corp.

Architect: Sandy & Babcock Inc./The Steinberg Group

Land Planner: Sandy & Babcock Inc.

18--Best Mixed-Use (Business/Residential) Project

Villa Nueva--San Jose

Builder: L & D Construction

Developer: Bridge Housing/YWCA

Architect/Land Planner: The Steinberg Group

19--Best Seniors Housing Project (Active adult, congregate care, convalescent hospital)

The Forum at Rancho San Antonio--Cupertino, Calif.

Builder: Koll Construction

Developer: Forum Group

Architect/Land Planner: Hardison Komatsu Ivelich & Tucker

SITE/LAND PLANNING

20--Best Residential Product Site Plan (Under 25 gross acres)

Presidio--Tustin

Builder: California Pacific Homes

Developer: The Irvine Co.--Foothill Community Builders

Architect/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin

21--Best Community Site Plan (100 gross acres or less)

Navy Broadway Complex--San Diego

Architect/Land Planner: Roma Design Group

22--Best Community Site Plan (Over 100 gross acres)

Mission Bay--San Francisco

Developer: Catellus Development Corp.

Land Planner: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

23--Best Redevelopment, Rehab or Infill Site Plan Residential and/or Commercial

Oriental Warehouse--San Francisco

Builder/Developer: Reliance Development Group

Architect/Land Planner: Fisher-Friedman Associates

24--Best New Town Land Plan

Summerlin--Las Vegas

Developer: Howard Hughes Properties

Land Planner: PBR and G.C. Wallace

PRODUCTION HOUSING

25--Best Single Family (small lot)

Detached Home (under 1,200 square feet)

The Cottages at Antelope Park, The Gables--Sacramento

Builder/Developer: Winncrest Homes

Architect: James Plumb Associates

Land Planner: MacKay & Somps

26--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home 1,200 to 1,600 square feet)

California Skyline Plan 3--Perris

Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.

Architect: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group

27--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home (1,601 to 2,000 square feet)

Presidio Plan 3--Tustin

Builder: California Pacific Homes Inc.

Developer: The Irvine Co.--Foothill Community Builders

Architect/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin

28--Best Single Family (small lot) Detached Home (over 2,000 square feet)

Belvedere Delfino--Pleasanton, Calif.

Builder: Toohey Homes Ltd.

Developer: California Pacific Homes

Architect/Land Planner: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners

29--Best Single Family Detached Home (under 1,500 square feet)

Sun City Palm Springs, The Tiffany Plan--Bermuda Dunes, Calif.

Builder/Developer: Del Webb California Corp.

Architects: Iverson Associates Architecture & Planning

Land Planner: Psomas & Associates

30--Best Single Family Detached Home (1,501 to 2,000 square feet)

California Heritage Plan 4--Antioch

Builder/Developer: Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.

Architects: Kaufman & Broad Architecture Group

31--Best Single Family Detached Home (2,101 to 2,500 square feet)

Palo Vista Plan 1--Tustin

Builder/Developer: California Pacific Homes

Architects: Bassenian/Lagoni Architects

32--Best Single Family Detached Home (2,501 to 3,000 square feet)

Gem Heights, Morgan’s Bungalow--Tacoma, Wash.

Builder: Upland Builders

Developer: Tucci & Sons Inc.

Architects: Northwest Home Designing Inc.

33--Best Single Family Detached Home (over 3,000 square feet)

The Reserve at Orange Park Acres Plan 4, The Arbor--Orange

Builder/Developer: Southwest Diversified

Architects: Richard D. Lewis AIA

Land Planner: Fuscoe, Williams, Lindgren & Short

34--Best Condo or Attached Home (under 1,200 square feet)

Corte Melina, La Mancha--Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Builder: The San Juan Group

Developer: Corte Melina Partners Ltd.

Architects: Dorius Architects

35--Best Condo or Attached Home (1,201 to 1,600 square feet)

La Mirage Condominium Project Plan 3--Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Builder: Krow Development Inc.

Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.

Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange

36--Best Condo or Attached Home (1,601 to 2,000 square feet)

Expressions Plan D--Sunnyvale, Calif.

Builder/Developer: Summerhill Homes

Architect/Land Planner: Scheurer Architects

37--Best Condo or Attached Home (over 2,000 square feet)

Morning Canyon Plan A--Corona Del Mar

Builder/Developer: Shawn Helda Group

Architect/Land Planner: Dawson Hannouche Pate

38--Best Residential Project (Attached)

La Mirage Condominium Project--Aliso Viejo

Builder: Krow Development Inc.

Developer: La Mirage Development Inc.

Architect/Land Planner: Architects Orange

39--Best Residential Project (Detached)

Turtle Rock Summit--Irvine

Builder: Standard-Pacific

Developer: The Irvine Co.--Irvine Community Builders

Architects/Land Planner: Richardson Nagy Martin