The votes have been tallied and the winners of the Raymond Barry People’s Choice Awards for the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes have been decided.
Winners in the Favorite House division:
1. New England Homes/Garth’s Auctioneers
Winners in the Favorite Decor division:
2. New England Homes/Garth’s Auctioneers
Thanks to all who voted as well as to all who attended this year’s Parade. Congratulations to these People’s Choice winners!
Here are the trade partners, subs and suppliers to the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes builders. These pages have been pulled from the official Plan Book; just toggle the full screen (upper right corner) to have the names / pages appear a bit larger. We want to officially thank each and every one of them for their amazing partnership in making the 2009 Parade a reality and success. It doesn’t happen without them! (They are categorized by the homebuilder that used them.)
Leading the pack with 12 awards, Kevin Knight was the standout in the crowd at the annual awards ceremony that took place tonight at the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes preview party at Tartan Ridge in Dublin. Knight’s generational farm house with reclaimed wood floors, a live roof garden, an 18 foot retractable wall into a central courtyard garden, unique floor plan and overall design set the entry apart.
Duffy Homes by Michael Edwards with its French country chateau adorned with original antiques from Provence, dramatic interior stone wall, elegant first floor master suite and functional floor plan came in with eight awards.
Gossing Construction, which won best exterior architecture for its unique craftsman-style approach, also won five more awards highlighting it’s stunning entryway, greatroom and inviting arts & crafts interiors.
Below you will find a complete list of all award winners and accompanying photos for each category. We encourage you to make sure to visit the Parade to see these building, design and landscape awardees in person.
Many thanks to the nine judges (listed with the awards) who took a whole day out of their busy schedules to help with the judging on Wednesday. Touring eleven homes with a critical eye was a big job and we appreciate their service to the BIA!
In addition to the indoor-outdoor floorplan, Kevin Knight incorporated enviornmentally friendly elements such as a live-roof garden, geo-thermal heating system and reclaimed wood flooring. Visitors are sure to be impressed with the open feel of the home and the 18-foot retractable door connecting virtually every first floor room to the outdoor patio. The key theme for Kevin Knight’s design was to keep the interior of the home in a direct relationship with the exterior, and as you can see in this video and when you visit the home, he was more than successful.
Below is a 2 page summary of everything you wanted to know about the Parade, and more. If we missed a question, please call us at 614-891-0575 or email info@biaparade.com. (To see the full screen, use the toggle button in the top right corner to enlarge the document.)
In this year’s parade homes entertaining will be a priority, if the real estate devoted to wine cellars and pubs is any indication (and lots of open spaces not pictured here). Below are a few of the spaces we found dedicated to those highly social moments in life.
Romanelli & Hughes Lower Level Pub
Romanelli & Hughes Wine Vault
New England Homes Pub
Kevin Knight in the wine cellar
A visit to the Parade site this week revealed a lot of exciting interior work shaping up. Here’s just a sampling of the light fixtures that have been installed in the Gossing, Coppertree and Kevin Knight houses.
There’s plenty of dust on the floor and busy craftsmen – it’s all a work in progress. But there’s been enough started inside the Parade houses that it’s not too hard to imagine the final product.
Here’s a sampling of some of the items to look for at the July event.
Kevin Knight is using reclaimed wood from a variety of places for the entire main floor. Last week there were stacks of the wood waiting to be installed. This week it's all in place and even though there's quite a bit of dust, it's looking pretty impressive.
One of the stunning features of the Duffy Homes house is the stone wall that spans the entire length of the house and separates the great room from the kitchen and informal dining area.
The Stafford Group has a loft area in the second floor that overlooks the kitchen on one side and the great room on the other. Obviously there will be some sort of railing put in place.
A roofer at Kevin Knight's home.
Stucco finish going on to the New England/ Garth's Home.
Chimney progress at the Knight home.
At least it was no problem for the photographer, who stayed in her car on April 15…these builders continue to work at a feverish pace to be ready for a July 11 opening. Kudos to them and here’s to some sunny days ahead.
Charlie Driscoll from Edwards Land Company makes the announcement about the site of the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes.
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