Design Scene At a gala event on February 18, held at the Pooks Hill Marriott in Bethesda, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Metro DC Chapter announced the 2016 Contractor of the Year (COTY) Awards, given to a wide range of remodeling and custom-building projects in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. An independent panel of judges reviewed 114 submissions to select the winners in 34 categories. Home & Design, a media sponsor, gave one of the winners its Award of Excellence for exceptional design. The following pages list the winners; three outstanding projects are featured beginning on page 158. All award-winning projects can be viewed on the chapter’s website, narimetrodc.org.

HOME & DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
BOWA.

RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN $30,000 TO $60,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; MERIT: Lofft Construction Inc.; FINALIST: Remodel Virginia, LLC; HONORABLE MENTION: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN $60,001 TO $100,000
GRAND: CARNEMARK systems + design; MERIT: Landis Architects/Builders; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN $100,001 TO $150,000
GRAND: Gilday Renovations; MERIT: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; FINALIST: Finesse Design Remodeling.

RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN OVER $150,000
GRAND: P.A. Portner Inc.; MERIT: WINN Design + Build; FINALIST: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; HONORABLE MENTION: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL BATH UNDER $25,000
GRAND: TriVista USA, LLC; MERIT: Karma Home Designs.

RESIDENTIAL BATH $25,000 TO $50,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; MERIT: Landis Architects/Builders. FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL BATH $50,001 TO $75,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; MERIT: Superior Home Services, Inc.; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL BATH $75,001 TO $100,000
GRAND: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; MERIT: Daniels Design & Remodeling; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL BATH OVER $100,000
GRAND: Berriz Design; MERIT: BOWA; FINALIST: Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR UNDER $75,000
GRAND: Levine Group Architects  + Builders, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR $75,000 TO $150,000
GRAND: Karma Home Designs; MERIT: Finesse Design Remodeling; FINALIST: Wentworth, Inc.; HONORABLE MENTIONS: Bowers Design Build, Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR OVER $150,000
GRAND: Anthony Wilder Design/Build; MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR ELEMENT UNDER $30,000
GRAND: Landis Architects/Builders; MERIT: Merrick Design and Build, Inc.; FINALIST: Superior Home Services, Inc.

COMMERCIAL INTERIOR
GRAND: Superior Home Services, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL ADDITION UNDER $100,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; MERIT: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL ADDITION $100,000 TO $250,000
GRAND: Heltzelhaus, Inc.; MERIT: Merrick Design and Build Inc.; FINALIST: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL ADDITION OVER $250,000
GRAND: Anthony Wilder Design/Build; MERIT: Landis Architects/Builders; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR UNDER $100,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR $100,000 TO $200,000
GRAND: Alco Products Company, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR OVER $200,000
GRAND: Bowers Design Build.

ENTIRE HOUSE UNDER $250,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; MERIT: Remodel Virginia, Inc.; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

ENTIRE HOUSE $250,000 TO $500,000
GRAND: Remodel Virginia, Inc.; MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; FINALIST: Remodel Virginia, Inc.

ENTIRE HOUSE $500,001 TO $750,000
GRAND: WINN Design + Build; MERIT: Landis Architects/Builders.

ENTIRE HOUSE $750,001 TO $1,000,000
GRAND: TriVista USA, LLC; MERIT: DE | design, llc.

ENTIRE HOUSE OVER $1,000,000
GRAND: BOWA.

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS UNDER $15,000
GRAND: TriVista USA, LLC; MERIT: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL HISTORICAL RENOVATION/RESTORATION
UNDER $250,000
MERIT: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

RESIDENTIAL HISTORICAL RENOVATION/RESTORATION
$250,000 AND OVER
GRAND: Thomas Archer, LLC.

RESIDENTIAL DETACHED STRUCTURE
GRAND: Harry Braswell, Inc.; MERIT: KohlMark Group.

LANDSCAPE DESIGN/OUTDOOR LIVING UNDER $60,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

LANDSCAPE DESIGN/OUTDOOR LIVING $60,000 AND OVER
GRAND: Berriz Design; MERIT: Wentworth, Inc.; FINALIST: TriVista USA, LLC.

BASEMENT UNDER $50,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

BASEMENT $50,000 TO $100,000
GRAND: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; MERIT: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes; FINALIST: Michael Nash Design Build & Homes.

BASEMENT OVER $100,000
GRAND: Anthony Wilder Design/Build; MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.; FINALIST: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc.