ROCKEFELLER KEMPEL ARCHITECTS RECEIVES
“PROFESSIONAL BUILDER DESIGN AWARD”
Custom 8,200 Sq Ft Farmhouse Earns Gold for Exceptional Design
EL SEGUNDO, CA (September 14, 2018) — Rockefeller Kempel Architects (RKA) has been named a winner in the annual Professional Builder Design Awards contest. Beating a competitive group of entrants, RKA earned Gold in the Custom Home category for its 8,200 square foot farmhouse located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
“We are honored to be recognized by Professional Builder and the panel of judges for our design of this exceptional home,” said Chris Kempel, AIA, Rockefeller Kempel Architects Partner. “What you see today is the outcome of tireless dedication to getting it right for the client – honoring the Pacific Northwest region, innovative problem-solving to meet their needs of an indoor/outdoor lifestyle, and thinking creatively to deliver a home that enables its owners to do what they love.”
Located on 83 acres, the Willamette Valley Residence is a balance between modern and traditional architecture, bringing contemporary elements and amenities to a rustic farmhouse style. It combines the three key elements of a farmhouse (a rural location, a functional porch and a combination of formal and informal spaces) and captures the LA lifestyle of indoor / outdoor living.
The Professional Builder Design Awards recognize construction industry professionals - builders, architects, designers, developers, land planners, and interior designers - across the country for design innovation and superb attention to detail, as well as a high level of construction quality and success in the marketplace. This year's awards named eight gold, six silver, and two bronze winners in categories that include custom homes, multifamily, and single-family homes of various sizes.
The jurors noted an appreciation for how the farmhouse design maximizes prevailing breezes and solar exposure. “There was a rigorous level of consistency and historic-modern integration,” they said. “[RKA showed a commitment] to a design aesthetic throughout, and it does this particular aesthetic really well.”
The winners were selected by a panel of esteemed build and design experts that included Joe Atalla, president of Berkeley Building Co., Meridian, Idaho; John Guilliams, partner/director of design at KGA Studio Architects, Louisville, Colorado; Scott Sanders, CEO/managing partner of BrightLeaf Homes, Hinsdale, Illinois; and Allison Iantosca, partner at F.H. Perry Builder, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
RKA’s farmhouse residence is featured on the cover of the September issue of Professional Builder magazine wherein the PB Design Award winners are profiled. More on the winners and the award can also be found online at www.probuilder.com.
For more on Rockefeller Kempel’s award-winning architecture, please visit www.rockefellerkempel.com.
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ABOUT ROCKEFELLER KEMPEL ARCHITECTS
Established in 2002, Rockefeller Kempel Architects (RKA) is a highly skilled and talented team of architects and designers who specialize in modern residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. RKA provides comprehensive architectural services to transform space from conceptual design and strategic planning to construction administration and post-occupancy evaluation. The team is known for their expertise in modern design, attention to site context, and focus on details. With over 75 years of experience between the partners Rocky Rockefeller, AIA and Christopher Kempel, AIA and a distinguished list of clients and design accolades, few architecture firms compare. To learn more about the talented team and their exceptional commercial and residential work, please visit www.rockefellerkempel.com.
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