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Builder's choice: contextual design earns highest honors as our competition hits the quarter-century mark.(2005 BUILDER'S CHOICE: AWARD WINNING HOMES USE PRODUCTS FROM THESE WINNING SUPPLIERS)(Brief Article)
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October 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Hanley-Wood, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A truckload of bells and whistles at your disposal doesn't mean you should use all of them. Of the many design virtues extolled by the judges in this, the 25th year of the Builder's Choice Awards, the one that received heartiest praise was restraint.
This theme manifested itself in many forms, from a Craftsman bungalow that tripled in size while miraculously retaining a low profile to an array of infill projects artfully stitched into historic neighborhoods. Even a 13,000-square-foot, postmodern palace in one of Los Angeles' toniest zip codes kept things subdued with its consistent use of building materials inside and out.
As America grows more ...
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