Builders

Custom Builder of the Year

Custom Builder of the Year 2011: Jim Murphy & Associates

Jim Murphy & Associates is a custom building company as sound and fully realized as the wine country estate homes that are its specialty.
The Natural

If one were to design a curriculum for aspiring high-end urban custom builders, it might look a lot like Jake Goldberg's life.
The Good Guys

Joe Bohm and George Fritz do well by doing what's right.

Andy Byrnes brings his architecture-driven design/build model to a market near you.

ILEX Construction & Woodworking's services division has helped carry the company through the recession.

A Sarasota, Fla., custom builder finds a side gig in expert witness work

When he's not building beautiful custom homes, Michael K. Walker provides expert witness testimony.
A Napa, Calif., Custom Builder Diversifies Into Commercial Work

Mark Grassi builds wineries and restaurants as well as custom residences.
Tonic Design brings cutting-edge architecture to the design/build model

Vincent Petrarca's design/build firm competes with top architects in design and with luxury tract builders on cost.

Profile: Nils Finne, AIA

Nils Finne, AIA, has long exemplified the highly skilled regional practitioner. Based in Seattle, he draws on Asian, Scandinavian, and mid-century modernist influences in work that distills the environmental and cultural currents of the contemporary Pacific Northwest.
Profile: Mark Hutker, AIA, Hutker Architects

Hutker Architects is no stranger to the pages of Custom Home and residential architect. Mark Hutker recently shared how he maintains high design standards worthy of such extensive coverage while juggling three offices spread throughout Cape Cod—two of which require boat or plane trips to reach.
Rainwater harvesting helps Rex Bost and his custom home building business weather the economic downturn

A sideline in rainwater harvesting systems helps stabilize Rex Bost's custom home business while giving him a stake in the sustainable future.
The Eddinger clan puts work and family first

Eddinger Enterprises is a family-run custom home business that really works.
Builder Randy Kurtz's high-end niche remains strong.

Hustle, reputation, and diversification have helped Randy Kurtz weather the recession--and being in one of Florida's strongest markets doesn't hurt.