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September 14, 2023 (Fulton, MD) - The Maryland Building Industry Association announced the 2023 Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards at a ceremony in North Bethesda, on September 14th. The awards showcase the outstanding work of builders, architects, designers and construction professionals in the region. "The MBIA Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards is a display of the superior craftsmanship of our members." said Lori Graf, CEO of MBIA. Entries must be located within Montgomery County or the District of Columbia, be no more than three years old and represent either custom construction or speculative production houses or condos. "These homes exemplify the quality of architecture and construction these awards are known for," she added. The awards are divided into categories including: Traditional Homes which combine practicality and accessibility with a classic look and simplistic design and functionality. Contemporary Homes which share common design elements such as strong, geometric shapes, oversized windows allowing for extensive natural light, asymmetrical facades and open floor plans with minimal doors and walls. They are then further divided into to two types of houses; custom and speculative. A custom home is designed and built to the client's unique requirements. A spec home is designed and built with a buyer in mind. A diverse team of judges viewed both interior and exterior of the homes in addition to reviewing detailed written information, photographs and plans. Editor's Note: High-resolution photos of all of the award winners are available by contacting Kristin Hogle at khogle@marylandbuilders.org. Winner photos can be viewed at www.marylandbuilders.org/2023-Montgomery-County-Custom-Builder-Awards. 2023 WINNERS Accessory Dwelling Unit FineCraft Contractors, Inc. https://www.finecraftcontractors.com Chevy Chase, MD Architect/Designer Thomson & Cooke Engineer: not applicable Custom Contemporary Home 3,000 - 4,00 square feet THE BLOCK BUILDERS GROUP www.blockbuildersgroup.com Chevy Chase, MD Architect/Designer TEASS/WARREN ARCHITECTS Engineer: CAS ENGINEERING Custom Contemporary Home 5,000 - 5,500 square feet Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC www.cclarchitects.com Bethesda, MD Engineer: CPJ Builder: Tulacro Development Custom Contemporary Home 5,500 - 6,000 square feet Elie Ben Architecture, LLC https://www.eliebenarch.com/ Washington, DC Engineer: CAS Engineering Builder: Castlewood Consulting Custom Traditional Home 10,000-10,500 square feet Studio Z Design Concepts Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Mark Giarraputo AIA Engineer: CAS Engineer Builder: Rivers Edge Builder Custom Traditional Home 10,5000-11,000 square feet Laurence Cafritz Builders www.cafritzbuilders.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer GTM Architects Engineer: CAS Engineering Custom Traditional Home 12,000 -13,000 square feet Castlewood Builders https://www.castlewoodcustombuilders.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Castlewood Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys Custom Traditional Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet Douglas Construction Group, LLC www.dcghomes.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Chris Lapp, AIA Engineer: CAS Custom Traditional Home 4,000-5,000 square feet Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC www.cclarchitects.com Bethesda, Maryland Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys Builder: Kehoe Group, LLC Custom Traditional Home 5,000-6,000 square feet Sandy Spring Builders www.sandyspringbuilders.com Chevy Chase, MD Architect/Designer GTM Architects, Inc. Engineer: CAS Engineering Custom Traditional Home 6,000-7,000 square feet Classic Homes of Maryland https://classichomesofmaryland.com/ Potomac, MD Architect/Designer Carib Daniel Martin | Architecture + Design Engineer: Benning & Associates, Inc. Custom Traditional Home 7,000-8,000 square feet Castlewood Builders https://www.castlewoodcustombuilders.com/ Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Castlewood Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys Custom Traditional Home 9,000-10,000 square feet Castlewood https://www.castlewoodcustombuilders.com North Bethesda, MD Architect/Designer Castlewood Engineer: CAS Engineering Builder: Castlewood Consulting Outdoor Space FineCraft Contractors, Inc Finecraftcontractors.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer McD Studio Engineer: Not applicable Renovation 4,000 - 4,500 square feet Foxhall Homes www.foxhallhomes.comBethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Elie Ben Architecture Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys Renovation 4,500-5,000 square feet Sandy Spring Builders www.sandyspringbuilders.com NW Washington DC Architect/Designer Ray Sobrino and Studio Z Design Engineer: CAS Engineering Renovation 5,000-6,000 square feet Francis Development www.francisdevelopment.com NW Washington DC Architect/Designer Axis Architects Engineer: Axis Architects Renovation Under 1,000 square feet Studio Z Design Concepts Rockville, MD Architect/Designer Mark Giarraputo AIA Engineer: Resolutions Builder: Structure Home Reinvented Speculative Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet Douglas Construction Group, LLC www.dcghomes.com Chevy Chade, MD Architect/Designer Studio Z Engineer: CAS Speculative Home 5,000 - 5,500 square Feet Francis Development www.francisdevelopment.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Claude C Lapp Architects Engineer: Claude C Lapp Architects Speculative Home 5,500 - 6,000 square Feet Foxhall Homes foxhallhomes.com Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer GTM Architects Engineer: Charles P. Johnson & Associates Speculative Home 6,000-6,500 square feet Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders Engineer: CPJ Engineering Speculative Home 6,500 -7,000 square Feet Classic Homes of Maryland https://classichomesofmaryland.com/ Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Carib Daniel Martin | Architecture + Design Engineer: Benning & Associates Speculative Home 9,000-10,000 square feet Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders Bethesda, Maryland Architect/Designer Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders Engineer: CPJ Engineering The Maryland Building Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization representing the interests of over 1,000 member firms and more than 100,000 employees, including home builders, remodelers, developers and affiliate professional and service providers in the Maryland Counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's as well as Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore and Washington, DC. www.marylandbuilders.org.
September 14, 2023 (Fulton, MD) - The Maryland Building Industry Association announced the 2023 Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards at a ceremony in North Bethesda, on September 14th. The awards showcase the outstanding work of builders, architects, designers and construction professionals in the region.
"The MBIA Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards is a display of the superior craftsmanship of our members." said Lori Graf, CEO of MBIA. Entries must be located within Montgomery County or the District of Columbia, be no more than three years old and represent either custom construction or speculative production houses or condos. "These homes exemplify the quality of architecture and construction these awards are known for," she added.
The awards are divided into categories including:
Traditional Homes which combine practicality and accessibility with a classic look and simplistic design and functionality.
Contemporary Homes which share common design elements such as strong, geometric shapes, oversized windows allowing for extensive natural light, asymmetrical facades and open floor plans with minimal doors and walls.
They are then further divided into to two types of houses; custom and speculative. A custom home is designed and built to the client's unique requirements. A spec home is designed and built with a buyer in mind.
A diverse team of judges viewed both interior and exterior of the homes in addition to reviewing detailed written information, photographs and plans.
Editor's Note: High-resolution photos of all of the award winners are available by contacting Kristin Hogle at khogle@marylandbuilders.org. Winner photos can be viewed at www.marylandbuilders.org/2023-Montgomery-County-Custom-Builder-Awards.
2023 WINNERS
Accessory Dwelling Unit
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
https://www.finecraftcontractors.com
Chevy Chase, MD
Architect/Designer Thomson & Cooke
Engineer: not applicable
Custom Contemporary Home 3,000 - 4,00 square feet
THE BLOCK BUILDERS GROUP
www.blockbuildersgroup.com
Architect/Designer TEASS/WARREN ARCHITECTS
Engineer: CAS ENGINEERING
Custom Contemporary Home 5,000 - 5,500 square feet
Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC
www.cclarchitects.com
Bethesda, MD
Engineer: CPJ
Builder: Tulacro Development
Custom Contemporary Home 5,500 - 6,000 square feet
Elie Ben Architecture, LLC
https://www.eliebenarch.com/
Washington, DC
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: Castlewood Consulting
Custom Traditional Home 10,000-10,500 square feet
Studio Z Design Concepts
Bethesda, Maryland
Architect/Designer Mark Giarraputo AIA
Engineer: CAS Engineer
Builder: Rivers Edge Builder
Custom Traditional Home 10,5000-11,000 square feet
Laurence Cafritz Builders
www.cafritzbuilders.com
Architect/Designer GTM Architects
Custom Traditional Home 12,000 -13,000 square feet
Castlewood Builders
https://www.castlewoodcustombuilders.com
Architect/Designer Castlewood
Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys
Custom Traditional Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet
Douglas Construction Group, LLC
www.dcghomes.com
Architect/Designer Chris Lapp, AIA
Engineer: CAS
Custom Traditional Home 4,000-5,000 square feet
Builder: Kehoe Group, LLC
Custom Traditional Home 5,000-6,000 square feet
Sandy Spring Builders
www.sandyspringbuilders.com
Architect/Designer GTM Architects, Inc.
Custom Traditional Home 6,000-7,000 square feet
Classic Homes of Maryland
https://classichomesofmaryland.com/
Potomac, MD
Architect/Designer Carib Daniel Martin | Architecture + Design
Engineer: Benning & Associates, Inc.
Custom Traditional Home 7,000-8,000 square feet
https://www.castlewoodcustombuilders.com/
Custom Traditional Home 9,000-10,000 square feet
Castlewood
North Bethesda, MD
Outdoor Space
FineCraft Contractors, Inc
Finecraftcontractors.com
Architect/Designer McD Studio
Engineer: Not applicable
Renovation 4,000 - 4,500 square feet
Foxhall Homes
www.foxhallhomes.comBethesda, Maryland
Architect/Designer Elie Ben Architecture
Renovation 4,500-5,000 square feet
NW Washington DC
Architect/Designer Ray Sobrino and Studio Z Design
Renovation 5,000-6,000 square feet
Francis Development
www.francisdevelopment.com
Architect/Designer Axis Architects
Engineer: Axis Architects
Renovation Under 1,000 square feet
Rockville, MD
Engineer: Resolutions
Builder: Structure Home Reinvented
Speculative Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet
Chevy Chade, MD
Architect/Designer Studio Z
Speculative Home 5,000 - 5,500 square Feet
Architect/Designer Claude C Lapp Architects
Engineer: Claude C Lapp Architects
Speculative Home 5,500 - 6,000 square Feet
foxhallhomes.com
Engineer: Charles P. Johnson & Associates
Speculative Home 6,000-6,500 square feet
Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders
Architect/Designer Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders
Engineer: CPJ Engineering
Speculative Home 6,500 -7,000 square Feet
Engineer: Benning & Associates
Speculative Home 9,000-10,000 square feet
The Maryland Building Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization representing the interests of over 1,000 member firms and more than 100,000 employees, including home builders, remodelers, developers and affiliate professional and service providers in the Maryland Counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's as well as Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore and Washington, DC. www.marylandbuilders.org.