Southwest Florida firms garner Aurora Awards at annual conference

On July 28 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center in Orlando, the best and the brightest gathered for to celebrate the Silver Aurora, Grand Aurora and Golden Aurora Winners for the 36th annual Aurora Awards.

This year’s competition drew 400 entries in 55 categories including commercial, office space, renovated projects, mixed-use, affordable, multi-family projects, site planning, single-family production and custom homes.

Best Commercial Project under 20,000 square feet: Silver Aurora: K2 Showroom, Bonita Springs; Builder: D Brown Construction Inc.; Developer: Windjammer Development Inc.; Interiors: K2 Design Group Inc.

Best Commercial Project 20,000 square feet and over: Grand Aurora: Mercedes-Benz of Bonita Springs; Builder: EnviroStruct LLC; Developer: Automotive Management Services Inc.; Architect: PRAXIS3 LLC; Interiors: PRAXIS3 LLC. Silver Award: Arthrex
Naples; Builder: BUILD LLC; Architect: Jonathan L. Titus, AIA Architect; Interiors: Office Furniture & Design Concepts

Best Interior Renovations - Renovation: Grand Aurora: The Colony Clubhouse, Naples; Builder: Econ Construction Services; Developer: WCI – A Lennar Co.; Interiors: Clive Daniel Home. Silver Auroras: FineMark Bank, Naples; Builder: Stevens Construction; Architect: MHK Architects; Interiors: Clive Daniel Home. Quail West, Naples, Builder: Gates Construction; Architect: Humphrey and Rosal Architects; Interiors: Clive Daniel Home

Best Interior Renovations - Residential: Silver Auroras: The Immokalee Cottage,  Old Naples; Designer: Kristen Williams Developer Designer. Chateau de Mer, Naples; Designer: Kristen Williams Developer Designer

Best Interior Renovations - Tenant Improvements: Grand Aurora: W Design Showroom, Naples; Builder: Professional Contractor’s Group; Interiors: W Design. Silver Aurora: The French, Naples; Builder: Stevens Construction Inc.; Architect: MHK Architecture & Planning/DLY Design

Best Custom Home under 4,000 square feet: Silver Aurora: Poinciana Cottages, Old Naples; Designer/Developer: Kristen Williams

Best Custom Home 4,000 to 6,000 square feet: Silver Aurora: Claremont, Old Naples; Builder: London Bay Homes; Architect: MHK Architecture & Planning; Interiors: Romanza Interior Design, Michael Scott

Best Custom Home 6,000 to 8,000 square feet: Silver Auroras: The Immokalee Cottage, Old Naples; Developer/Designer: Kristen Williams. Campbell, Cape Coral; Builder: ECH; Architect: R.G. Designs & K2 Design; Interiors: K2 Design

Best Renovated or Restored Single House: Grand Aurora: The Immokalee Cottage, Old Naples; Developer/Designer: Kristen Williams

Best Continuing Care Retirement Community Campus - Purpose Built: Grand Aurora: Moorings Park at Grey Oaks Phase 4, Naples; Builder: Suffolk Construction; Landscape: JRL Design Studios; Architect: Perkins Eastman (architect); BSSW Architects Inc. (associate architect); Interiors: Wegman Design Group Inc.

Best Community Site Plan: Grand Aurora: Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, Miromar Lakes; Developer: Miromar Development Corp.; Architect: Taft Bradshaw

Best Single Family Detached Home - 2,500 to 2,999 square feet: Silver Aurora: Azure, Naples; Builder: Lutgert Construction; Developer: The Lutgert Companies; Architect: MHK; Interiors: Wilfredo Emanuel, Clive Daniel Home

Best Single Family Detached Home 3,500 to 3,999 square feet: Silver Auroras: Casa de Nautica, Cape Coral; Builder/Architect: PGI Homes. High Tide, Naples; Builder: McGarvey Custom Homes; Architect: Weber Design Group; Interiors: Jinx McDonald Interior Design

Best Single Family Detached Home 4,000 to 5,000 square feet: Grand Aurora: Little Harbour Haven, Naples; Builder: A Vernon Allen; Architect: Kukk Architecture/W Design; Interiors: W Design. Silver Auroras: Capriano in Lucarno, Mediterra - Naples; Builder/Architect: London Bay Homes; Interiors: Romanza Interior Design, Jennifer Stevens and Connie Mathis. Casa de Antigua, Cape Coral; Builder/Architect: PGI Homes. Gardenia, Naples; Builder: Calusa Construction Inc.; Developer: GKW LLC; Architect: RG Designs Inc.; Interiors: Freestyle Interiors

Best Single Family Detached Home over 5,000 square feet: Grand Aurora: Avignon, Quail West - Naples; Builder/Developer: London Bay Homes; Architect: London Bay Homes; Interiors: Romanza Interior Design

Best Interior Merchandising Rental Apartment or Condominium: Grand Aurora: Kalea Bay Malibu Model, Naples: Builder: Manhattan Construction Group; Developer: C.R. Smith; Architect: Lars W Young; Interiors: W Design

Best Kitchen under $500,000: Grand Aurora: Barefoot Beach Remodel, Bonita Springs; Builder: Tom Broccolo Custom Homes Inc.; Developer: Barefoot Beach; Architect: Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild; Interiors: Kim Collins – Collins & DuPont Design Group

Best Kitchen $500,000 to $1,000,000: Grand Aurora: Guminski, Marco Island; Builder: D Brown Construction Inc.; Architect/Interiors: K2 Design Group Inc.

Best Kitchen $1,000,000 to $2,000,000: Grand Aurora: Little Harbour Haven, Naples; Builder: A Vernon Allen; Architect: Kukk Architechture/W Design; Interiors: W Design. Silver Aurora: Casa de Nautica, Cape Coral; Builder/Architect: PGI Homes

Best Kitchen over $2,000,000: Silver Aurora: Campbell, Cape Coral; Builder: ECH; Architect: R.G. Designs & K2 Design; Interiors: K2 Design

Best Bath $1,000,000 to $2,000,000: Grand Aurora: Little Harbour Haven, Naples; Builder: A Vernon Allen; Architect: Kukk Architecture/W Design; Interiors: W Design. Silver Aurora: Casa de Antigua, Cape Coral; Builder/Architect: PGI Homes

Best Bath over $2,000,000: Silver Aurora: The Pine Valley at Quail West, Naples; Builder/Developer: Seagate Development Group; Architect: Stofft Cooney Architects LLC; Interiors: Freestyle Interiors & Design

Best Interior Merchandising of a Home $1,000,000 to $2,000,000: Silver Aurora: Little Harbour Haven, Naples; Builder: A Vernon Allen; Architect: Kukk Architecture/W Design; Interiors: W Design

Best Interior Merchandising of a Home over $2,000,000: Grand Aurora: Poinciana Cottages, Old Naples; Developer/Designer: Kristen Williams. Silver Auroras: The Immokalee Cottage, Old Naples; Developer/Designer: Kristen Williams. Claremont, Old Naples; Builder/Developer: London Bay Homes; Interiors: Romanza Interior Design, Michael Scott

Best Interior Detailing $500,000 — $1,000,0000: Grand Aurora: Guminski, Marco Island; Builder: D Brown Construction Inc.; Architect: K2 Design Group Inc.; Interiors: K2 Design Group Inc. Silver Aurora: Gulf Shore Blvd Condo, Naples; Builder: Harwick Custom Homes; Developer: The Breakers Condominiums; Interiors: Collins & DuPont Design Group

Best Interior Detailing over $2,000,0000: Grand Aurora: Grey Oaks Private Residence, Estuary at Grey Oaks, Naples; Builder: Harwick Custom Homes; Developer: Estuary at Grey Oaks; Interiors: Collins & DuPont Design Group. Silver Auroras: Poinciana Cottages, Old Naples; Developer/Designer: Kristen Williams. Campbell, Cape Coral; Builder: ECH; Architect: R.G. Designs & K2 Design; Interiors: K2 Design