1: Hufft Projects married modern art and the natural elements in this Joplin residence. 2: Margaret Bowker got creative with a water-jet-cut handrail that adds interest to the outdoor space without obstructing views. 3: Hufft Projects implemented a suspension

system to hold the giant curved ceiling at Standard Style. 4: The ceiling structure at Standard Style swoops to within eight feet of the floor.

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The winners of the fifth annual Design Excellence Awards demonstrate Kansas City’s top

talent in residential and commercial interior design and architecture. And true to form, local

architects, designers and artists brought only the best. The portfolios submitted displayed

stunning, never-before-seen work that bears witness to the superior design and architecture

talent Kansas City offers the world.

The following pages showcase the outstanding work from our Gold award winners, along

with words of advice for those with similar spaces or design aspirations.

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTUREGOLD: Hufft Projects

could easily move through—from home to office to studio—with strong connections

to nature.

panels that comprise the home’s exterior. The panel patterns vary based on solar orientation,

transparency and need for privacy.

repose is needed, it is provided by the building envelope.

SILVER: PGAV Architects

BRONZE: 360 Architecture

CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR DESIGNGOLD: Hufft Projects

eight feet of the floor. A suspension system of aircraft cable stabilizes the framing system

and pulls it away from the walls so it feels light and free-floating.

Hufft Projects. Air diffusers and lighting were kept to a minimum in the ceiling.

space provides a focal point and lighting for the dressing rooms.

SILVER: Hufft Projects

BRONZE: el dorado inc.

Design Excellence AwardsSTORY BY KERRY PITT-HART

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DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

1: Its water consumption betrays the size of Johnson County Parks & Recreation District’s

New Century Fieldhouse, by DLR Group. 2: Zooming through construction in half

the normally allotted time, el dorado inc. mitigated street noise with an acoustical

polymer. 3: The iconic Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity rises from the old

Power House. 4: Margaret Bowker took inspiration from plentiful foliage to create a

tree-house effect for this Lake Quivira home.

CRAFTSMANSHIPGOLD: Icon Architecture | Margaret Bowker

SILVER: Robert Quackenbush

BRONZE: Clockwork Architecture + Design | Christian Arnold

OUTDOOR GOLD: el dorado inc.

SILVER: Reed Dillon & Associates | Reed Dillon

BRONZE: Design Build Team | Merejo Dussair

GREENGOLD: DLR Group | Penny Ramsey

SILVER: Studiobuild

BRONZE: Clockwork Architecture + Design | Neil Sommers

HISTORICAL RENOVATIONGOLD: BNIM | Beena Ramaswami

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fixtures, turning original coalbunkers into dressing rooms and adapting the pivot

window hardware to support new light shelves.

SILVER: Helix Architecture + Design

ARCHITECTURE: EXTERIORGOLD: Icon Architecture | Margaret Bowker and David Davis

materials, including custom-milled cedar, Hardie lap siding and stucco.

tree-house feel of the home. Faux bump-outs wrapped in stucco and walls of windows

add dimension and texture. Four decks cascade down the hill to provide a wonderful

SILVER: el dorado inc.

BRONZE: Studiobuild

ARCHITECTURE: INTERIORGOLD: PGAV Architects | Michael Schaadt

SILVER: 360 Architecture

BRONZE: DLR Group | Penny Ramsey

SPECIALTYGOLD: Nichole Loiacono

gives the illusion of more space.

OFFICEGOLD: Clockwork Architecture + Design | Christian Arnold

DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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board ceiling to reinforce the effect that

the room is outdoors.

DNA are a nod to the firm’s work in the health

care sector and also serve to reduce noise.

SILVER: Clockwork Architecture + Design |

Christian Arnold

BEST USE OF ARTGOLD: el dorado inc.

lighting, indirect light washes were designed

light entering the living room, dining room

and lounge via an outdoor terrace.

and evolving art collection that includes

SILVER: Nichole Loiacano

BRONZE: Ethan Cole Designs | Tricia Cronk

1: From a raw, unfinished space, Clockwork Architecture + Design built a modern space with personality for Muller Bressler + Brown. 2: The “dream room” features a graphic applied to a gypsum board ceiling. 3: Reflective surfaces add polish to this space-challenged New York fashion PR firm, designed by Nichole Loiacono. 4: The handsome Kansas Bioscience Authority building was designed specifically for tenant interaction by Michael Schaadt for PGAV Architects. 5: el dorado inc.’s project could be described as a residential gallery.

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KATIE VAN LUCHENEExecutive editor of KC Magazine

BOB GREENSPANBob Greenspan Photography

JERAD FOSTERCo-principal at Studiobuild

ERIC NEGRETEOwner of design Eric Negrete

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