Awards
ROMA Awards
The Builders Association of the Twin Cities RemodelersSM, a council of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), is proud to announce the winners of their 27th Annual Remodeler of Merit Awards (ROMA). The winners received their awards at a banquet held at the Metropolitan Ballroom on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
In this year’s ROMA awards, there were 103 entries in 16 remodeling categories that included additions, baths, deck/patio, interiors, kitchens, lower levels, owners' suite/bedrooms, special and total house. Designed to honor outstanding remodeler members and their work, the awards recognize quality, design, and how well the project met client requirements. A panel of professionals reviewed all entries, choosing the winners based upon before and after photographs, floor plans, plus a design statement explaining the challenges and needs of the client, solutions devised by the remodeler, and the success of the project.
“The ROMA Awards are the highest honor a local remodeler can receive,” explains 2007 banquet emcee and former BATC Executive Vice President, Bob Hanson. “Judged by skilled industry professionals, ROMA winners can be proud that their work has been compared with that of the area’s top remodelers and found to be the best.”
2008 Winners as follows:
ADDITIONS
Projects that enlarge a house by adding a new, enclosed space such as a bedroom/ bath wing, a family room, or an eating area.
Additions — Over 800 Square Feet
Awad & Koontz Architects Builders Inc.
Ali Awad (Designer); Carolyn Mitchell, Carolyn Mitchell Design (Interior Designer)
Additions — 300 to 800 Square Feet
Stonehouse Designs, Inc.
Jon Colliander (Designer); Althea Sadlowski (Interior Designer)
BATHROOMS
Adding a bath, replacing old fixtures, resurfacing walls and floors, adding storage and counter space, or enlarging the bath with a bump-out or space from adjoining room.
Stonehouse Designs, Inc.
Jon Colliander (Designer)
DECK/PATIO
Outdoor decking, patio, or other exterior construction (not including porches).
Aulik & Associates, Inc.
Gary Aulik & Carlos Bravo (Designers)
INTERIORS
Interiors refer to improvements within the confines of an existing house, excluding the kitchen and bathroom. Examples might be converting an unused attic into a family room, resurfacing walls and floors, adding architectural details such as alcoves or bays, dividing one large room into two, or removing partitions to combine small rooms into one large space
Interiors – One Room
Michael Reel Builders & Remodelers, Inc.
Lars Peterson, Domain Architecture & Design (Designer); Andrew Flesher, Gunkelman Flesher (Interior Design)
Interiors – More Than One Room
Aulik & Associates, Inc.
Gary Aulik & Charlie Peterson (Designers)
KITCHENS
Kitchen remodeling projects that improve traffic flow, storage, and/or efficiency. Examples include installing new cabinets, counters or flooring, constructing an island; adding a planning center; or adding an eating area.
Kitchens — over 300 Square Feet
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide
Lynn Monson (Designer & Interior Designer)
Kitchens — 150-300 Square Feet
TreHus Builders Inc.
Mariwether Felt (Designer)
Kitchens — under 150 Square Feet
Wooden Dreams, Inc.
Howard Theis (Designer)
LOWER LEVEL
Basement (walkout or standard) level remodeling.
Lower Level — Under 1,000 square feet
Otogawa-Anschel Design-Build, LLC
Greg Kraus (Designer)
OWNERS' SUITE / BEDROOM
Bedroom/Bathroom/Closet combination.
Mike Otto Construction, Inc.
Joseph Mezlor, SALA Architects (Designer)
SPECIAL – DETAIL COMPONENTS
This category looks at the design detail components of a remodeling project of any type.
McDonald Remodeling, Inc.
Jim McDonald (Designer); Anne McDonald (Interior Designer)
SPECIAL – OTHER
This category looks at the design of a remodeling project that does not fall into other ROMA categories.
Friedell Architects & Builders
Mark Gunstad (Designer)
TOTAL HOUSE
The total-house category refers to any remodeling project that involves three or more of the previous categories and must retain 20 percent of the original structure.
Total House — Over 2,500 square feet
Pillar Homes Partner Inc.
Ben Nelson, Nelson Residential Design (Designer); Cheryl Kelsey, Kelsey Interior Design (Interior Designer)
Total House — Under 2,500 square feet
Wooden Dreams, Inc.
Howard Theis (Designer)
Best First Time Entrant
This award is given to the top scoring remodeler of the 11 first-time ROMA entrants.
Michael Reel Builders & Remodelers, Inc.
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