2005 ROMA Award Winners

2005 Remodeler of Merit Award (ROMA) Winners Announced

The Remodelors Council of the Twin Cities, a branch of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, is a group of professional, licensed remodelers who subscribe to a defined code of ethics and building standards.

They are proud to announce the winners of the 24th Annual Remodeler of Merit Awards (ROMA). The winners received their awards at a banquet held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 26, 2005.

In this year’s ROMA awards, there were 99 entries in 16 remodeling categories that ranged from kitchens to baths, decks to whole-house remodels. Designed to honor outstanding remodeler members and their work, the awards recognize quality, value, and how well the project met client requirements. A panel of professionals review all entries, choosing the winners based upon before and after photographs, floorplans, plus a design statement explaining the challenges and needs of the client, solutions devised by the remodeler, and the success of the project.

“The ROMA Awards are the highest honor a local remodeler can receive,” explains Ali Awad, president of the Remodelors Council of the Twin Cities and principal with Awad and Koontz Architects Builders, Inc. “There’s a real sense of pride in having industry professionals judge your remodeling project to be a winner when compared with the work of some of the area’s very best remodelers.”

Several companies earned more than one award at the banquet. Streeter & Associates won three ROMA Awards, one Best of Show Award and one Honorable Mention. Plekkenpol Builders, Inc. took home two ROMA Awards, one Best of Show Award and four Honorable Mentions. Other remodelers who received multiple awards were Otogawa-Anschel General Contractors, Authentic Construction Co., Inc., Stonehouse Designs, Inc., Knight Construction Design, Inc., Fey Construction, Inc., and Sennes Design/Build, Inc.

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Categories and winners of the 2005 ROMA Awards are listed below. The city following the winner’s name is where the winning project was located.

Additions:

Projects that enlarge a house by adding a new, enclosed space such as a bedroom/bath wing, a family room, or an eating area

ROMA Winner 300 to 350 square feet
Otogawa-Anschel General Contractors, Minneapolis

ROMA Winner 350 to 800 square feet
Stonehouse Designs, Inc., Edina

ROMA Winner Over 800 square feet
Streeter & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis

Bathrooms:

Adding a bath, replacing old fixtures, resurfacing walls and floors, adding storage and counter space, or enlarging the bath with a bump-out or space from adjoining room

ROMA Winner
Plekkenpol Builders, Inc., Minneapolis

Home Office:

Referring to a room or rooms that are used as an in-home office

ROMA Winner
Braden Construction, Inc., Stillwater

Interiors:

Referring to improvements within the confines of an existing house, excluding the kitchen and bathroom. Examples might be converting an unused attic into a family room, resurfacing walls and floors, adding architectural details such as alcoves or bays, dividing one large room into two, or removing partitions to combine small rooms into one large space

ROMA Winner
Jones Design Build LLC, Minneapolis

Kitchens:

Kitchen remodeling projects that improve traffic flow, storage, and/or efficiency. Examples include installing new cabinets, counters or flooring, constructing an island; adding a planning center; or adding an eating area

ROMA Winner
Authentic Construction Company, Inc., St. Paul

ROMA Winner Kitchens Over 200 Square Feet
Knight Construction Design, Inc., Eden Prairie

Lower level:

Basement (walkout or standard) level remodeling

ROMA Winner Lower Level Under 1,000 Square Feet
Streeter & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove

Lower Level Over 1,000 Square Feet
Streeter & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove

Owners Suite/Bedroom:

Remodeled bedroom or bedroom suite

ROMA Winner
Streeter & Associates, Inc.,Wayzata

Porches:

Porches include unheated spaces such as three-season porches, screened porches and open porches

ROMA Winner
Knight Construction Design, Inc., Deephaven

Special — Detail Components:

This category looks at the design components of a remodeling project of any type

ROMA Winner
Purcell, Inc., St. Paul

ROMA Winner Special Category — Commercial Remodeling
The Danberry Company, St. Louis Park

Total house:

The total house category refers to any remodeling project that involves three or more of the previous categories and must retain 20 percent of the original structure

ROMA Winner Total House Under 2,500 Square Feet
Wooden Dreams, Inc., Champlin

ROMA Winner Total House Over 2,500 Square Feet
Plekkenpol Builders, Inc., Minneapolis

Best of Show:

Each of the nine professionals who judged the ROMA Awards were also asked to select the one project of all entries they believed should earn the “Best of Show” Award. The judges each selected a different Best of Show winner.

Otogawa-Anschel General Contractors for their additions entry

Sennes Design/Build, Inc. for their additions entry

Stonehouse Designs, Inc. for their additions entry

Streeter & Associates, Inc. for their kitchens entry

Plekkenpol Builders, Inc. for their kitchens entry

Sennes Design/Build, Inc. for their total house entry

Authentic Construction, Co., Inc. for their total house entry

Braden Construction Co., Inc. for their total house entry

Best First Time Entrant Award:

Each of the ROMA Awards first time entrants were given an overall score by the judges. The top three scoring remodelers received a First Time Entrant Award.

Braden Construction, Inc. for their home office entry

Mike Otto Construction for their bathroom entry

Purcell, Inc. for the special detail components entry

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