Design Awards 2010 - Leisure

Residential Landscape Design Construction (Between a Half and Full Acre)

First Stewart Hass & Associates - This Key West, Fla., project involved a complete site renovation with a new house footprint while maintaining existing valuable trees/palms. It required designing a new entry pergola and door, privacy fencing, pool decking, two pool cabanas, and a pool renovation with the addition of an accent water feature.	Second Visions of Paradise Landscaping
Third Merrittscape

External Use of Stone/Tile/Concrete

First first / Michael J. Dul & Associates - Rustic stacked stone slabs are used for the staircase treads and retaining wall. Granite outcroppings are randomly placed in the landscape and complete the natural setting. Flat rustic stone slabs create a footpath.	Second Michael J. Dul & Associates
Third Zaremba & Co.

Playhouse / Outdoor Building

First Kevin Hart Associates / Victor Talia Construction - This 342-square-foot outbuilding has full-height wood casement windows and a fireplace fashioned from stacked Michigan river rock. Slate floors are electrically heated.	Second Earth Environments

Gate / Fence / Wall

First Stefani & Co. - This design — formed of galvanized and painted fabricated steel with cast-bronze hinges and finial sand stainless-steel hinge pins — was inspired by early-spring plant life pushing through the forest floor.	Second (tie) Cusick Design
Second (tie) AMDG Architects	Third Gary J. Gavulic Architecture & Design

Residential Landscape Water Feature

First Great Oaks Landscape Associates - A five-acre site allowed for a dynamic feature. Twelve feet high and 120 feet long, this waterfall has a maximum flow of 6,000 gallons a minute. Flow can be switched from roaring to gentle.	Second
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Residential Swimming Pool / Spa

First AZD Associates-Architects - Floor-to-ceiling glass walls open the room, and a glass ceiling allows viewing from the living area above. An illuminated plastic grid suspended from the ceiling creates the illusion of water hanging from the ceiling.	Second Paul Feiten Design
Third Rockworks

Deck / Patio / Porch

First DesRosiers Architects / Schaerer Architextural Interiors - Though this home occupies a corner lot near downtown Aspen, this space is private. The patio is entered via the family room through a wall of mahogany-trimmed Nana Doors that can be completely opened. Large squares of walnut travertine and exposed aggregate create the grid surface.	Second Avripas Construction Management Co. / Dominick Tringali Architects
Third (tie) Ronald Roy Wilner	Third (tie) Michelle Maly

Conservatory / Screen Room / Sunroom

First Dominick Tringali Architects - Because this home had virtually no rear yard, the backyard was brought into the home. This conservatory is a functional, all-season living space that allows light to flood into adjacent rooms.	Second Young & Young Architects / Thomas Sebold & Associates
Third Visbeen Associates

Residential Landscape Design Construction (Under One Acre)

First Tuzinowski Landscape Co. - Because neighboring properties are much higher, arborvitae hedges were planted for privacy. Climbing hydrangea, Boston ivy, and euonymus soften the retaining walls. In the planting beds, large plant material gives the feeling that the home has been here for years.	Second Zaremba & Co.
Third Michael J. Dul & Associates

Residential Landscape Design Construction (More Than One Acre)

First Great Oaks Landscape Associates - Formal and kitchen gardens are laid out closest to the main house with additional strolling and border gardens to enhance the view from the house. The grand entrance is softened with a knot garden.	Second Artistic Landscape Associates / Anderson Custom Pools
Third Michael J. Dul & Associates