Sometimes the stuff that dreams are made of is just cheap lead molded into a fake Maltese Falcon, but sometimes you get to luxuriate in it.
The homeowners and facility operators whose architects, designers and contractors brought their dreams to fruition and won awards for their work are among those luxuriating with newly built or newly remodeled quarters.
The BIA-Hawaii Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards honored excellence by Hawaii’s design-build professionals at a ceremony Tuesday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Long & Associates Architects and Interiors won an Overall Grand Award for its work on "Hale Pualani," a Maunalua Bay-area home, in the New Residential Division. The 8,400-square-foot home with a stucco exterior was designed to reflect Mediterranean architecture with a Hawaii lifestyle.
The New Commercial (construction) Division Overall Grand Award was presented to Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. for its work on the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. The award is for projects larger than 15,001 square feet.
The design allows for procedures to be brought to patients, rather than transporting patients from room to room. The design incorporates elements of the area — ocean, land, mountain and plants — into the building, which blends the latest medical technology with traditional Hawaiian healing.
Archipelago Hawaii and Mokulua High Performance Builders won an Overall Grand Award for its "Kaimuki Bungalow" project in the Residential Remodeling Division, for projects exceeding 1,501 square feet.
Among other changes, an exterior living space was created for the cottage initially built in the 1950s. A partial wraparound lanai added 400 square feet of outdoor living space and became the new entryway.
Hawaii Architecture LLP won an Overall Grand Award for its "Kolo Village Renovations Phase II" in the Commercial Remodeling Division, for projects exceeding 15,001 square feet.
This renovation included 69 residential units across six buildings constructed from 1959 through 1961, along with exteriors of two adjacent, 30-unit buildings, to create a neighborhood identity. The streetscape features covered outdoor laundry and barbecue areas, additional greenery, building facade improvements for shade and walkway protection, and a new identity reflective of the native fauna found in Moiliili.
Mokulua High Performance Builders and Archipelago Hawaii won the Carl Reppun Award for "A Beachy Craftsman Retreat" project.
The LEED Gold, two-story, four-bedroom, 31⁄2-bath home incorporates multigenerational living, a chef’s kitchen and on-site storm water retention, and is fully integrated with an Energy Star lighting and appliance package. The high-efficiency miniature split air-conditioning system, solar hot water and a 5-kilowatt photovoltaic system achieve net-zero energy use.
Each project was judged on creativity, materials used, visual appeal, environmental soundness and sustainability, functionality, principles of design, value, overall quality, interior space and workmanship.
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