“Gold Nugget Award winners reflect our industry’s best, brightest and most innovative architects, planners and builder/developers,” said Lisa Parrish, judging chairman and Gold Nugget ceremonies administrator. 

This year’s esteemed judges included honored designers, media and housing experts, some of the most creative and successful in the industry.

We know you love great design! Meet the prestigious winners of the 2022 Grand Gold Nugget Awards:

MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR

Sterling Grove
Surprise, AZ
Builder: Toll Brothers
Developer: Toll Brothers
Architect/Designer: PHX Architecture, BSB Design, KTGY
Planner: Greey Pickett
Landscape Design: Greey Pickett & Creative Environments
Civil Engineer: Greey Pickett
Interior Designer: Studio V
Photographer: Joshua Caldwell

While this winning community is in Surprise, Arizona, it’s no surprise that this stunning project is the collaborative work of the esteemed Toll Brothers, PHX Architecture, BSB Design, KTGY, Greey Pickett, Creative Environments and Studio V. Sterling Grove offers a park-like setting, “featuring an array of spectacular recreational, social, and cultural activities surrounding a Nicklaus Design golf course.”

BEST CUSTOM HOME – 6,000 TO 8,000 SQ. FT.

Signal Residence
Newport Beach, CA
Builder: V1 Capital, LLC
Architect/Designer: Brandon Architects
Landscape Design: David A. Pedersen
Civil Engineer: Civilscapes Engineering
Interior Designer: Hawk & Co.
Photographer: Chad Mellon & Manolo Langis

Signal Residence is a stand out design from Brandon Architects, Hawk & Co and David A. Pedersen that embraces a European Transitional style. The 7,400 square foot home is complete with its own movie theater, home gym, and an interior that “complements the exterior and maintains the European Transitional aesthetic.”

BEST ONE-OF-A-KIND HOME

Stone Radius
Paradise Valley, AZ
Builder: Bedbrock Developers
Developer: Bedbrock Developers
Architect/Designer: Drewett Works
Landscape Design: Russ Greey, Greey Pickett
Interior Designer: Ownby Design
Photographer: Werner Segarra

Located in the heart of the desert in Paradise Valley, this one-of-a-kind estate from Bedbrock Developers, Drewett Works, Greey Pickett and Ownby Design is one of 11 high-end Cameldale Estates lots. Each lot in Cameldale is inspired by ICONIC architecture and “carries its own unique style and design features to honor the property’s independence.”

BEST ON-THE-BOARDS CUSTOM/SPEC HOME

Crown Canyon Amethyst
Paradise Valley, AZ
Builder: BedBrock Developers
Developer: BedBrock Developers
Architect/Designer: BedBrock Architecture
Featuring: Stratton Architects
Landscape Design: Kleski & Associates
Interior Designer: MARA Interior Design

Home to the “Most Prestigious Address in Paradise Valley, Arizona,” the Crown Canyon Amethyst home by BedBrock Developers, Stratton Architects, Kleski & Associates and MARA Interior Design is the epitome of living in opulence. This home is located at the highest point of the luxe Crown Canyon community, offering daily extraordinary views of the surrounding desert.

BEST SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOME – OVER 4,500 SQ. FT. AND BEST HOME-WORK SPACE

Flora at Morrison Ranch – Haralson Cottage
Gilbert, AZ
Builder: Toll Brothers
Developer: Toll Brothers
Architect/Designer: South Coast Architects
Landscape Design: Creative Environments
Interior Designer: Ryan Young Interiors
Photographer: Joshua Caldwell

This Gilbert home took home two Gold Nugget Award honors this year, and it is well deserved. With a beautiful staircase, indoor / outdoor living arrangements and a quiet in-home office, the Toll Brothers, South Coast Architects, Creative Environments and Ryan Young Interiors hit the mark on design and functionality.

BEST INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE FOR A HOME

Toll Brothers

Bridle Ranch – The Ambrosia II PHX
Queen Creek, AZ
Builder: Toll Brothers
Landscape Designer: Creative Environments

The Toll Brothers and Creative Environments did it again—earning prestigious honors for their Birdie Ranch home in Queen Creek, Arizona. Built on a luxury estate-sized home site with mountain views, this home is ideal for embracing the outdoor living lifestyle.

BEST INTERIOR MERCHANDISING OF A MODEL HOME PRICED $1.5 MILLION & OVER

Bronco – Cavallo
Scottsdale, AZ
Builder: Camelot Homes
Developer: Camelot Homes
Architect/Designer: Forest Studio and aakaii architecture
Landscape Design: Creative Environments
Interior Designer: Pacific Dimensions, Inc
Photographer: Roehner + Ryan

Camelot Homes’ Bronco Cavallo is one of 13 exclusive lots in a private, gate-guarded community in Scottsdale, a follow up to the award-winning White Horse community. A collaboration between Camelot Homes, Forest Studio and aakaii architecture, Creative Environments and Pacific Dimensions, the spacious Cavallo floor plan embraces luxe and modern design.