Here is a quick glance at the awards we so fortunately accepted this year.

Canadian Wood Council | Ontario Wood WORKS! Awards

November 2018

Ontario Wood WORKS! celebrated excellence in wood design with the presentation of its 18th annual Ontario Awards Program on November 20th in Vaughan, Ontario. At this event, Hobin Architecture was honoured to accept the “Commercial Wood Design” award for the showroom and design centre of OakWood Designers & Builders. Wood elements for this project, which was designed to achieve LEED Platinum, include cedar soffits, rough-hewn timber roof beams and brackets, reclaimed lumber, acoustic wall panels finished in natural oak and a series of large lattice screens. Members from our team were proud to celebrate this win with John Liptak, President of OakWood Ottawa. The project is featured in the 2018 Ontario Wood Works! Calendar.

In September, OakWood was named “Renovator of the Year” from the Ontario Home Builders’ Association. On behalf of our entire team, we want to congratulate them on a very successful year as well.

ConstructConnect reports.

Ontario Home Builders’ Association | Awards of Distinction

September 2018

At the end of September, the Ontario Home Builders’ Association held their annual Awards of Distinction – a gala event part of a 3-day OHBA conference which took place in Ottawa this year. The “Schoolhouse Lofts” aka Yard & Station – which previously won a GOHBA Housing Design Award in 2017 – took home the trophy for “Mid-Rise Building 4-10 Storeys”.

It was also runner-up in the High or Mid-Rise Condo Suite category, for these provincial honours.

Another proud partnership with Ottawa developer Morley Hoppner, the school building at 12 Stirling offered a sense of place, history and a visual landmark to the otherwise unassuming street. Its demolition would have erased an important part of the history and identity of the street and Hintonburg community, and while the redeveloped building has a completely new use and layout, its schoolhouse character was successfully preserved as a legacy to the street and to the greater community.

The Ottawa Citizen reports.

Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association | Annual Housing Design Awards

October 2018

On October 20th in our nation’s capital, members from Hobin Architecture attended the 2018 Housing Design Awards hosted by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. We were honoured to accept the following Design Excellence Awards:

1. “Best Planned New Community,” for Greystone Village (with eQ Homes)
2. “Best Built New Community,” for The Haven Multifaith Housing Initiative
3. “Best Custom Urban Home (2,401-3,500 sq. ft.),” for 48 Civic Place
4. “Best Low-Rise Suite,” for The Vista at Richardson Ridge (with Uniform Developments and 2H Interior Design)
5. “Any Room in the House,” for 526 Kenwood Avenue (with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction)

The Ottawa Citizen reports.

Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association | Sales & Marketing (SAM) Awards

November 2018

After winning big at this year’s GOHBA Housing Design Awards, the Hobin Architecture-designed Greystone Village development by eQ Homes scooped up the most trophies at the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association’s Sales and Marketing Awards (SAMs) on November 20th. Amongst a large list of awards their team took home, they received “Best Condo Project” for the River Terraces at Greystone Village.

Also a winner at the SAMs was Uniform Developments – who won for “Best Condo Model (Low Rise)” for the Vista model at Richardson Ridge. Another Hobin-designed project and proud partnership.

The Ottawa Citizen reports.

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Last year we were successful in the condo and custom home categories at the GOHBA Awards. This year, we couldn’t be more pleased with our 15 nominations, and we very much enjoyed working along our co-nominees, Uniform Developments, eQ Homes, Cada Construction and 2H Interior Design. An additional five finalists were named for Hobin-designed projects that were entered by industry colleagues, for a combined total of 20 contenders for 2018.

GOHBA Nominations

• New Community (Built):
  The Haven (photo above)
• New Community (Planned):
  Greystone Village – with eQ Homes

• Production Home: Single Detached (2,601 – 3,500 sq. ft.) – $750,001 and over:
  The Harris – with Uniform Urban Developments
• Production Home: Attached (2,001 sq. ft. or more):
  The Lawrence – with Uniform Urban Developments & 2H Interior Design
• Custom Urban Home (2,401 – 3,500 sq. ft.):
  48 Civic Place
• Custom Urban Home (3,501 sq. ft. or more):
  Hilltop House – with Cada Construction & 2H Interior Design

• Mid-Rise Building (5-9 storeys):
  10 Rosemount Avenue – with Tamarack Homes
• Mid-Rise Building (5-9 storeys):
  The Elements Flats – with Uniform Urban Developments
• Low Rise Suite:
  The Vista – with Uniform Urban Developments & 2H Interior Design
• Mid to High-Rise Suite (501 sq. ft. or more):
  The LeBreton Penthouse – with Tamarack Homes

• Housing Details:
  A Minimalist Ascent – with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction
• Any Room in the House:
  Sumptuous Great Room – with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction
• Exterior Details:
  Exotic Urban Spa – with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction
• Exterior Living Space:
  Four Season Outdoor Oasis – with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction
• Custom Bathroom (Powder Room):
  Geometric Powder Room – with 2H Interior Design & Cada Construction

OHBA Nominations

With the success of Yard & Station at last year’s GOHBA Awards, the project, informally known as the “Schoolhouse Lofts,” is now competing at the provincial level. We are excited to announce that the project is a finalist in both categories entered (with Morley Hoppner):

• High or Mid-Rise Condo Suite (4+ Storeys 801 sq. ft. and over)
• Mid-Rise Building (4 – 10 Storeys)

The school building at 12 Stirling had offered a sense of place, history and a visual landmark to the otherwise unassuming street. Its demolition would have erased an important part of the history and identity of the street and Hintonburg community, and while the redeveloped building has a completely new use and layout, its schoolhouse character was successfully preserved as a legacy to the street and to the greater community.

Read more about Yard & Station

As always, these nominations are proof of our commitment to good design and we’re immensely grateful for the acknowledgement. We’re looking forward to attending the upcoming awards ceremonies and honoured to be nominated alongside all the other talented firms.

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