Get inspired for your next home renovation project at the Planning Commission Design & Sustainability Awards Gala, where we celebrate the best in construction, landscaping, and sustainable home improvements in Piedmont:

Design & Sustainability Awards Gala
Wednesday, April 24, 5:30pm
Piedmont Community Hall, 711 Highland Avenue

Each year, the Planning Commission recognizes a small number of exemplary projects with a Design Award. Projects selected for awards reflect the highest level of design excellence among all that have come before the Commission for review. To be eligible for consideration, a project must conform to Piedmont’s design and planning guidelines and must have completed construction in the previous calendar year.

This year we’re adding a new dimension to the event with the introduction of Sustainability Awards, which celebrate property owners who have incorporated green elements like heat pumps, solar panels, and greywater systems into their homes.

The gala is an opportunity to learn more about the projects selected for recognition, meet the contractors and design professionals who made them possible, and hear directly from property owners about their experiences.

Seven projects were selected to receive a 2024 Design Award for excellence across a wide span of project types, ranging from Garage-to-ADU Conversion to Outdoor Living Area. Recipients are listed below. Sustainability Award recipients will be highlighted in a forthcoming announcement.

Excellence in Indoor/Outdoor Living Design: 974 Rose Avenue

• Hugh and Victoria Smith

• Kirk Peterson

• Daryl Rush

Excellence in Facade Composition: 11 Cambridge Way

• Peter Jaeshke and Supina Mapon

• Rob Kelly, Kelly and Abramson

• Gabriel Zarate, Prime Builder and Renovator, Inc.

Outstanding Integrated Addition: 218 Bonita Avenue

• Anna Putnam and Daniel Rampton

• Tim Wooster Design

• Integrity Remodeling

Outstanding Architectural Restoration: 337 Magnolia Avenue

• Lukas Bruggemann and Wendi Sue

• WES Architecture and Interiors

• Agustin Santos, Santos Construction

Excellence in Garage to ADU Conversion: 319 El Cerrito Avenue

• Gina Song and David Woo

• Arleta Chang, Jarvis Architects

• Bill Worley, Zanderbuilt Construction

Excellence in Outdoor Living Area: 100 Indian Road

• Steve and Karen Ellis

• Mark Becker

• Nick Ozier

Excellence in Integrated Garage Design: 22 Nace Avenue

• Stephen Selkowitz and Barbara O’Hare

• Ehsan “Sean” Majd, Manage Build Inc.

• Erik Ramirez, BE&D Builders Inc.

For questions about the Design Awards program, please contact Assistant Planner Steven Lizzarago at [email protected].