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Weninger Construction presented the prestigious “House of the Year” award for the breathtaking design of the Snowpeaks Lodge.

For the 27th time, the winners of the Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence were recognized as the best of the best in housing.

Weninger Construction presented the prestigious “House of the Year” award for the breathtaking design of the Snowpeaks Lodge.

The 7,000 square meter chalet “was designed as an inviting, luxurious meeting place with unique features that create an atmosphere of rustic elegance.”

It includes a floating staircase, custom-made furniture such as repurposed ski lift chairs, and arched wooden trusses.

More than 500 people attended the award ceremony in the Delta Grand Hotel.

The list of 2020 winners from each category:

Kitchen Design Excellence (New Home) $ 70K & Under:

  • Bellamy Homes for Piccolo Grande. Project partners: Magpie Interiors, Norelco Cabinets and Smalls Tile & Flooring

Kitchen Design Excellence (New Home) $ 70,000 and Up:

  • Sunterra Custom Homes for Granite Road. Project partner: Uprise Design + Drafting Inc.

Excellence in Master Suite Design (New Home):

  • Sunterra Custom Homes for the view. Project partner: Uprise Design + Drafting Inc.

Excellence in design of the master suite (renovation):

  • Marvel Pro Contracting Renovation Limited for luxury masculine retreat. Project partners: Hannah Katey Interior Design, Epic Electric Ltd., Red Giant Mechanical Plumbing & Gas Fitting and Valley Stonescapes

Excellence in Interior Design (New Home):

  • Linda Trenholm Design for Snowpeaks Lodge. Project partners: Weninger Construction and Lights on Banks

Excellence in interior design (renovation)

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd. for the McKinley Residence. Project partners: IPC and Design, Stirling Woodworks Ltd., Baths by Design and Pro Electric Ltd.

Excellent outdoor living space (new home or renovation)

  • Sunterra Custom Homes for Granite Road. Project partners: ModTrend Exteriors and Uprise Design + Drafting Inc.

Excellence in every space (new home or renovation)

  • Weninger Construction & Design Ltd for Snowpeaks Lodge Great Room. Project partners: Linda Trenholm Design, Wall-to-Wall Kitchen and Bathroom and Koeda Forest Products Ltd.

Excellent decoration and design (new or renovated)

  • Fresh Approach Designs for Luxury Beach House. Project partner: Truwood Custom Wood Work.

Excellent performance in creating a feature / innovation in a home (new home or renovation)

  • Okanagan Dream Builders Ltd. for Raven. Project partners: Trueline Molding Group, Starwatch Audio / Video, Shaun Barr Dannburg Flooring and Urban Theory Design

Excellence in Marketing

  • Macdonald Lakeshore Properties LP

Excellence in Show Home – $ 500,000 and under

  • Dilworth Quality Homes for Sunrise Pointe. Project partners: Norelco Cabinets, Smalls Tile & Flooring and Pine Lighting

Excellence in the Show Home – $ 500,000 and more

  • Pars Custom Homes for La Galeria. Project partner: AcuTruss Industries, inArtifex Design Ltd. and Hybrid Elevator Inc.

Excellence in the environmental initiative – residential or commercial

  • Bercum Builders for Heirloom Shores

Excellence in Certified Home – Custom

  • Bercum Builders for Heirloom Shores

Excellence in public or private partnership

  • BC housing for the ascent to Nanaimo

Excellence in innovative building / architecture / design – residential or commercial

  • Kelly Benedet Homes Ltd. for Traders Cove. Project partner: Landform Architecture

Excellence in home renovations under $ 100,000

  • Creative Touch Interiors Inc. for Renewed for the Next Generation. Project partners: Okanagan Tile Company Ltd., Norelco Cabinet Solutions, Epic Electric Ltd. and Baths By Design Inc.

Excellence in Home Renovation $ 100,000-250,000

  • Willow Development Inc. for Nohr Residence

Excellence in Home Renovation $ 250,000- $ 500,000

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd. for the McKinley Residence. Project partners: IPC and Design, Stirling Woodworks Ltd., Baths by Design and Pro Electric Ltd.

Excellence in Home Renovation $ 500,000 and up

  • Edgecombe Builders for Summerland Timberframe. Project partners: Westwood Cabinetry, Pine Lighting, Kelowna Custom Theaters and Windsor Windows and Doors

Excellence in Kitchen Renovation $ 75K & Under

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd. for the McKinley Residence. Project partners: IPC and Design, Stirling Woodworks Ltd., Baths by Design and Pro Electric Ltd.

Kitchen Renovation Excellence $ 75,000-150,000

  • Norelco Cabinet Solutions for Wesszer Home

Excellence in Kitchen Renovations $ 150K & Over

  • My house design / build team for Skaha Vista

Excellence in Bathroom Renovations $ 40K & Under

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd. for the McKinley Residence. Project partners: IPC and Design, Stirling Woodworks Ltd., Baths by Design and Pro Electric Ltd.

Excellence in bathroom renovations $ 40K and up

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd. for the Sheerwater Residence. Project partners: Founded Fast Design Inc., Stirling Woodworks Ltd., Express Flooring and Kilo-Womp Electric

Excellence in single family home $ 350K- $ 500K

  • Edgehill developments for Century Heights. Project partner: Westwood Fine Cabinetry

Excellence in single family home $ 500K – $ 750K

  • Sunterra Custom Homes for glass box. Project partners: ModTrend Exteriors and Uprise Design + Drafting Inc.

Excellence in single family home $ 750K- $ 1M

  • Gibson commissions Gibson’s Lakestone Showhome. Project partners: Ramco Floor & Tile, R-tistry Home Design and Norelco Cabinets

Excellence in Single Family Single Family Home $ 1M – $ 1.5M

  • Gibson Contracting for Lakestone modern

Single Family Excellence Single Family Home $ 1.5M – $ 2M

  • Sunterra Custom Homes for Granite Road. Project partners: ModTrend Exteriors and Uprise Design + Drafting Inc.

Excellence in single family home $ 2M – $ 3M

  • Gibson Contracting for Black Mountain Modern. Project partners: ROV Consulting, Uprise Design + Drafting, Fast Design Inc. and Norelco Cabinets

Excellence in single family home $ 3M – $ 5M

  • Weninger Construction & Design Ltd for Snowpeaks Lodge. Project partners: Linda Trenholm Design, Wall-to-Wall Kitchen and Bathroom and Koeda Forest Products Ltd.

Single Family Excellence $ 5 Million and Up

  • Okanagan Dream Builders Ltd. for Raven. Project partners: Urban Theory Design, Kati Knorr Westwood Fine Cabinetry, Shaun Barr Dannburg Flooring and Hybrid Elevator

Excellence in semi-detached or townhouse development

  • Harmony Homes for the renewal of Raymer

Excellent performance in creating an affordable multi-family development

  • Edgecombe Builders for Sole KLO. Project partners: Small’s Tiles and Flooring, Norelco Cabinetry, Valley Plumbing and Heating and Horizon Electric

Excellence in Urban Backfilling – Housing (Real Estate Reuse)

  • Harmony Homes for a modern family farmhouse

Excellence in the home of the year

  • Weninger Construction & Design Ltd for Snowpeaks Lodge. Project partners: Linda Trenholm Design, Wall-to-Wall Kitchen and Bathroom and Koeda Forest Products Ltd.

Excellence in Residential Renovation of the Year

  • Ian Paine Construction Ltd.

Excellence in the apartment building of the year

Outstanding Performance at Single Family Home Builder of the Year Small Volume (10 homes or less)