The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and Planning & Zoning division announced the winners of the Design Excellence 2006 Awards at a ceremony.  These awards recognize site-specific work to encourage and promote innovative design in the development community. 
The winners are:

Sustainable Development Merit Award
Whitehouse Consturction, LLC for the Heimbold Residence

Sustainable Development Honor Award
Barrett Studio Architects for the Jefferson Unitarian Church

Single Family Development Honor Award
Pine Gulch Development Company for The Preserve at Pine Meadows

Multifamily Development Honor Award
Lakewood Housing Authority Willow Glen Senior Living Community

Public Facilities Merit Award
Ewers Architecture PC for the Compass Montessori Secondary School

Public Facilities Merit Award
City of Lakewood for the Charles Whitlock Recreation Center

Public Facilities Merit Award
City of Lakewood for the Lakewood City Commons

Public Facilities Merit Award
Jefferson County Fairgrounds for the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Master Plan

Public Facilities Merit Award
Jefferson County Open Space for Clear Creek Trail

Public Facilities Merit Award
C4i Design Group, Inc. for the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Training & Administration Facility

Public Facilities Honor Award
Winston Associates, Inc. and the City of Golden for the Washington Avenue Bridge Plaza

Public Facilities Honor Award
Britina Design Group and the City of Arvada for the Olde Wadsworth Streetscape

Public Facilities Honor Award
Jefferson County Open Space for Flying J Ranch Open Space Park

Commercial Development Merit Award
Burkett Design for TCF Bank

Commercial Development Merit Award
C4i Design Group, Inc. for Evergreen Car Wash & Detail Facility

Industrial Development Honor Award
Richard C. Lubischer & Associates for McCoy Sales Corporation

Mixed Use Development Honor Award
City of Lakewood and Continuum Partners, Inc. for BelMar

Commissioners' Award
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the Science & Technology Facility

The program was open to any project constructed within the last 10 years in Jefferson County and more than 30 entries were submitted.  The county was pleased by the strong participation in the program this year.

Entries were judged by a professional panel whose members included representatives from the American Planning Association, American Institute of Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects and county staff, among others.

More information on the awards program contact Alan Tiefenbach at 303-271-8738 or atiefenb@jeffco.us.