2018 Houston PaperCity Design Awards: And the Winners Are…

The annual Houston PaperCity Design Awards elicited more than 260 entries in 19 categories with almost 1,500 images of projects downloaded into digital libraries for our judges – designers Miles Redd and Alex Papachristidis; Ray Booth with McAlpine, New York City and Nashville; Gen and Benjamin Sohr with Paper & Pencil Creative Development Co. in Nashville; Joe Nahem, Nahem-Fox in NYC; and Dara Caponigro, creative director of Schumacher.

For the second year, the awards celebration on Monday night kicked off Texas Design Week Houston. The evening began with a cocktail celebration in the new Post Oak Hotel followed by the presentation in the Post Oak Ballroom. The winning entries were announced by three of the judges – Ray Booth, and Gen and Benjamin Sohr. Baccarat’s Houston general manager Vicki Rusca presented the beautiful Baccarat awards.

We had two special awards this year. The first is the Resiliency Award, which goes to textile designer Rusty Arena, who suffered almost total destruction of his facilities and showroom due to Harvey. The next award is the Greater Good Award, which recognizes projects that stand alone in scope, brilliant design, and service to Houston. Levy Park received the Greater Good Award. See more on these Awards and recipients following the winners listing.

Thank you to our PaperCity Design Awards Sponsors: Porcelanosa, Circa Lighting, The Post Oak Hotel, The Shade Store, Heritage Auctions, Baccarat, and Alton LaDay Media.

Watch for the October 2018 print issue of PaperCity magazine for more on the winning projects. To purchase tickets for Texas Design Week, which runs through Friday, April 27, go to texasdesignweek.com.

Residential Interior Design Over 3,500 Square Feet

Firm: TC Interiors

Lead Designers: Talbot Cooley and Blaine Gabrisch

Runner-Up: Marie Flanigan Interiors, Marie Flanigan

Residential Interior Design Under 3,500 Square Feet

Firm: M. James Design Group

Lead Designer: Melinda James

Runner-Up: Tokerud Co., Courtney Blair

Residential Architectural Design Over 3,500 Square Feet

Firm: Murphy Mears Architects

Lead Architect: Kyle Humphries

Runner-Up: Murphy Mears Architects and Jill Egan Interiors, Kirby Mears and Jill Egan

Residential Architectural Design Under 3,500 Square Feet

Firm: studioMET

Lead Architect: Shawn Gottschalk

Runner-Up: M+A Architecture Studio, Mark Schatz

Singular Space – Bedroom

Firm: Benjamin Johnston Design

Lead Designer: Ben Johnston

Runner-Up: Dodson Interiors, Julie Dodson

Singular Space – Kitchen

Firm: Jennifer Fredette Morris Design

Lead Designer: Jennifer Morris

Runner-Up: Lauren Haskett Fine Design, Lauren Haskett

Singular Space – Bath

Firm: Lauren Haskett Fine Design

Lead Designer: Lauren Haskett

Runner-Up: Marie Flanigan Interiors, Marie Flanigan

Singular Space – Children’s Room

Firm: Ann Wolf Interior Decoration

Lead Designer: Ann Wolf

Runner-Up: Meg Lonergan Interiors, Meg Lonergan

Singular Space – Dining or Entertaining

Firm: Katie Scott Design

Lead Designer: Katie Scott

Use of Small Space

Firm: Marie Flanigan Interiors

Lead Designer: Marie Flanigan

Runner-Up: Lauren Haskett Fine Design, Lauren Haskett

Hospitality Design – Hotel, Restaurant

Project: Hotel Alessandra

Firms: Rottet Studio and Gensler

Rottet Studio Lead Principals: Lauren Rottet, Chris Evans, Jeff Horning, Kristin Amundsen

Gensler Lead Architects: Jaime Alvarez, Brooks Howell, Mike Knight

Runners-Up (Tie): Osso & Kristalla/Potente, Gensler, Brooks Howell and Lisa Pope Westerman. Doris Metropolitan, Construction Concepts, Joshua Weisman

Retail Design

Project: Paloma Beauty, Heights

Firm: CONTENT Architecture

Lead Architect: Jesse Hager

Lead Designer: Gail Chen

Runner-Up: Casa Showroom, Mirador Group, Jerry Hooker

Commercial Design – Office, Theater, Spiritual or Public Space

Project: Hedge Fund Company / Think Tank

Firm: Abel Design Group

Lead Designer: Simona Furini

Runner-Up: DLR Group Houston office, DLR Group, Filippo Castore

Residential Historical Restoration / Preservation

Project: Perthshire Renovation

Firm: studioMET

Lead Architect: Yoon You

Runner-Up: Queen Anne Cottage, Ben Koush Associates, Ben Koush

Commercial Historical Restoration/Preservation

Project: The Warrant Building

Design Firm: Pamela Hope Designs

Lead Designer: Pamela O’Brien

Architectural Firm: A2studio Architects and Prevot Design Services

Lead Architect: Lori Arnold

Runner-Up: The Rice Lobby & Amenities Renovation, Page, Marissa Yu

Residential Landscape Design

Firm: Creative Tonic

Lead Designer: Courtnay Tartt Elias

Runner-Up: Lanson B. Jones & Co. Landscape Architecture, Lanson Jones

Commercial Landscape Design – Outdoor Public Space, Monument, Gardens (Tie)

Project: Heights Mercantile

Firms: Developer Radom Capital, Steve Radom. And SWA Group Landscape Architecture, with Michael Hsu Office of Architecture.

SWA Lead Landscape Architects: Kinder Baumgardner, Clayton Bruner, Jake Salzman, Rhett Rentrop, Chris Gentile, Jacob Galles

Lead Architects: Michael Hsu, Maija Kreishman, Scott Magic, and Abheek Sarkar

Project: The Acre at Allen Center

Firms: OJB Landscape Architecture, with Morrison Dilworth + Walls

OJB Lead Landscape Architect: Chip Trageser

Morrison Dilworth + Walls Lead Architect: Mark Dilworth

Best in Furniture Design – The Mecox Flying Point Collection

Firm: Mecox

Lead Designer: Mac Hoak

Runner-Up: Steel Ply, Kevin Kirton

Best in Product and Textile Design

Project: Park City Handmade Wall Covering

Firm: Lucas/Eilers Design Associates

Lead Designers: Sandra Lucas and Melanie Anderson

Runner-Up: Matt Camron Rugs, Sarah Tringhese

2018 Resiliency Award

Firm: Arena Design

Founder and director: Rusty Arena

Greater Good Award

Project: Levy Park

Firm: OJB Landscape Architecture: Jim Burnett, Chip Trageser, Scott Blons

Firm: Natalye Appel + Associates Architects: Natalye Appel, Stephanie Millet, Danny Samuels, Megan Sheffy, Donna Kacmar, Claire O’Connor

Foundation: Upper Kirby District Foundation: Maureen Sanders, Board Chairman

The 2018 Houston PaperCity Design Awards Judges