Green building is no longer the exclusive domain of “affordable” and mid-market houses.
Upscale projects are incorporating sustainable design and construction principles while retaining all the stunning visual appeal normally associated with high-end home building.
The results were richly rewarded by judges evaluation entries in the 2014 Aurora Awards, presented each year since the 1970s by the Southeast Building Conference in Orlando.
Local builders Josh Wynne, green consultant Drew Smith and architect Jonathan Parks were the beneficiaries of the high-end green trend a week ago, when they brought home multiple awards. Wynne also won the Gold Aurora for the best overall entry in the event. Parks won for his Palm Avenue Parking Garage, while builder Michael Walker won for “Ohana,” Synergy Building won for its Casey Key garden conservatory, and Neal Communities won for its Grand Palm development in Venice. The local winners:
LOCAL AURORA AWARD WINNERS
2014 GOLDEN AURORA (TIE)
Residential: Josh Wynne Construction, Sarasota (Best Energy Efficient Home)— “TipTopHaus,”
Westway Drive, Lido Shores, Sarasota. Team members: Josh Wynne Construction; Jonathan Parks Architect; Greg Wilson Group & Ryan Gamma Photography; Two Trails, Inc. (green consultant).
Commercial: LRK — LIFT Wellness Center,
Jackson, Tennessee; team members: Heathy Community, LLC; Looney Ricks Kiss; Zvonkovic Photography; LRK
BEST OF STATE — Florida: Josh Wynne Construction; Best Energy Efficient Home, “TipTopHaus
.”
GRAND AURORA AWARD WINNERS
Jonathan Parks Architect, custom home $1 million to $1.5 million, “Light Box House,”
Center Place, Lido Shores, Sarasota. Team members: DND Construction; Two Trails Inc; The Greg Wilson Group; Jonathan Parks Architect.
Interior detailing, $1 million-$2 million, Jonathan Parks Architect, “TipTopHaus,” Sarasota. Team members: Josh Wynne Construction; Two Trails Inc; Jonathan Parks Architect.
Best energy-efficient home: Josh Wynne Construction, “Fish Camp,” Longboat Village. Team members: Leader Design Studio LLC; Ryan Gamma Photography; Josh Wynne Construction;, Inc. and Two Trails,Inc.
Best energy-efficient home: Josh Wynne Construction, “TipTopHaus,” Lido Shores. Team members: Leader Design Studio LLC; Ryan Gamma Photography; Josh Wynne Construction;, Inc. and Two Trails.
Best Water-Wise Home: Two Trails Inc., 2020 Alton,
Miami Beach. Team members: Florida Green Home Design; SKLARchitecture; A Moment In Time; Two Trails, Inc.
Best Solar Energy Efficient House: Two Trails Inc., 2020 Alton, Miami Beach. Team members: Florida Green Home Design; SKLARchitecture; Two Trails.
Green construction demonstration model, $2 million plus; 2014 New American Home, Henderson, Nevada. Team members: Element Building Company; Jeffery Berkus Architects; Marc-Michaels Interior Design Inc.;
Two Trails, Inc.
Commercial project/Public Works/Environmental: Jonathan Parks Architect Palm Avenue Garage, Sarasota. Team members: Gilbane Inc.; Two Trails Inc; Barry J. Grossman Photography; Jonathan Parks Architect.
Custom home, $1 million to $1.5 million: Jonathan Parks Architect, “Light Box House,”
Sarasota. Team members: Jonathan Parks Architect; DND Construction.
Custom home,$1.5 million to $2 million, Jonathan Parks Architect, “TipTopHaus,”
Sarasota. Team members: Jonathan Parks Architect; Josh Wynne Construction.
Custom home, $3 million-plus: Michael K. Walker & Associates, “Ohana,”
Longboat Key. Team members: Michael K. Walker & Associates Inc.; Guy Peterson Office for Architecture; Raymond Jungles Inc.
Kitchen, $1 million to $2 million: Jonathan Parks Architect, “TipTopHaus,”
Sarasota. Team members: Jonathan Parks Architect; Josh Wynne Construction.
Interior merchandising, $500,000-$750,000: Kay Green Designs, Azalea,
Sarasota. Team Members: KayGreenDesign.com; WCI Communities, Inc.; David Bews Design Group; Kay Green Design, Inc.
Interior detailing, $1 million-$ million: Jonathan Parks Architect, “TipTopHaus,”
Sarasota. Team: Jonathan Parks Architect; Josh Wynne Construction.
Best Energy Efficient Home: Josh Wynne Construction, “Fish Camp,” Longboat Key. Team Members: Josh Wynne Construction; Leader Design Studio LLC; ; Michael A Gilkey, Inc.; Two Trails Inc.
Best Energy Efficient Home: Josh Wynne Construction, “TipTopHaus.”
Best Energy Efficient Home: Two Trails, Inc., 2020 Alton, Miami Beach. Team members: Two Trails, Inc.; Florida Green Home Design; SKLARchitecture.
Best Water-Wise Home: Josh Wynne Construction, “TipTopHaus,”
Sarasota.
Best Water-Wise Home: Two Trails, Inc., 2020 Alton, Miami Beach. Team Members: Two Trails, Inc.; Florida Green Home Design; SKLARchitecture
Best Water-Wise Home: Synergy Building, Casey Key Greenhouse,
Sarasota. Team Members: Synergy Building; Synergy Building Corp.; Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. Landscape Architects.
Best Solar Energy Efficient House: Josh Wynne Construction, “TipTopHaus,”
Sarasota.
Best Solar Energy Efficient House: Two Trails, Inc., 2020 Alton, Miami Beach. Team Members: Two Trails, Inc.; Florida Green Home Design; SKLARchitecture.
Best Natural Gas House: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc., “Fish Camp,” Longboat Village, Longboat Key. Team Members: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc.; Leader Design Studio LLC; Two Trails Inc.
Best Natural Gas House: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc., “TipTopHaus,”
Lido Shores, Sarasota. Team Members: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc.; Two Trails Inc.; Jonathan Parks Architect
Green construction demonstration model, $2 million-plus: Two Trails, Inc., 2014 New American Home, Henderson, Nevada. Team Members: Two Trails, Inc.; Element Building Company; Jeffery Berkus Architects; Marc-Michaels Interior Design Inc.
Public Works/Environmental Projects: Jonathan Parks Architect, Palm Avenue Garage, Sarasota. Team Members: Jonathan Parks Architect; Gilbane Inc.
