GSA Wins NKBA 2013 Kitchen and Bath Design Competition Award

Paul Brady & Doug Walter accept award!

The NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter Kitchen and Bath Design Competition, held Thursday, June 27th, at the Denver Design District, awarded Godden | Sudik Architects' our first kitchen design award! Designed by Scott Sudik, this beautiful open kitchen created for a custom home client in the BackCountry subdivision of Highlands Ranch was awarded in the Open Kitchen Category. Super high end appliances paired with rich Carrara marble and honed granite countertops awe and inspire even the most novice of chefs.

This award winning kitchen features a 6 burner GE Monogram range with griddle.

Also featured is an oversized side-by-side fridge and 3 ovens plus warming drawer!

For more images of this home and other beautiful kitchens please click here.

For more information on the NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter Kitchen and Bath Design Competition click here.

Gold is back in Denver!

This March $120,000 worth of gold was sent to Florence, Italy to be transformed into gold leaf before adorning our Capital dome. Sixty-five ounces, mined here in Colorado, will be used to re-gild our beautiful state building in the extensive restoration project, Share in the Care. It's estimated that the 140,000 1/8,000 millimeter tissue thin sheets of  gold leaf will be applied at the rate of 50 to 100 square feet per day taking the remainder of the summer to complete.  To learn more about Share in the Care or to donate to this extensive resotration project click here.

15 Hot Single Family Design Trends

A spa like master bath

A super-sized kitchen

 A beautiful grand entry

In a recent article written by Nick Lehnert for Builder Magazine, Lehnert outlines 15 new design trends that architects and builders are seeing nation wide. From smaller homes to super-sized kitchens,  larger garages and personalization, grand entries and storage,  "Top 15 Design Trends in Single-Family Living," focuses in on 15 doable design decision to help attract buyers to your product!

To see the full list of design trends click here.

For a full view of Godden|Sudik's portfolio click here.  

Get Inspired by Celebrity Kitchens

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's beautiful Beverly Hills kitchen

Ever wondered what your favorite star's kitchen looks like? A recent article by Marisa Villarreal featured on Yahoo gives you an inside look at 10 famous kitchens! Check them out for inspiration  for your own kitchen remodel or simple to get an inside look at the rich and famous at home!

To see all the celebrity kitchens pictured click here.

To check out Godden|Sudik's photo gallery for more inspiration click here. 

Looking For Something New In Flooring?

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To see the full gallery of Bolefloor products click here.

For other design trends and a full portfolio of Godden|Sudik Architect's work click here.

Seven Deadly Sins

One of our blog post from several weeks ago about "master" bedrooms becoming "owner's" bedrooms got us thinking about our local market and what builders and architects are calling the "master" and other spaces here in Denver. We found several designers taking a more literal approach and calling  bedrooms "sleep" or "dream" and other rooms, such as the kitchen, simply "cook." Scott Sudik, one of our principals here at Godden|Sudik,  likes to call  what could traditionally be referred to as an "outdoor living room"  a "Colorado Room" and the entry off the garage an "owner's entry."

With all these liberties taken, we thought we would have a little fun with this idea of "re-naming" spaces and have one of our architects try to use the Seven Deadly Sins to call out rooms on a floor plan. See what Rick Sall , one of our designers,  came up with below!

Gold Nugget Award of Merit Winners Announced!!

The stunning rear elevation of one of several 6-plexs at Verona

The lovely Colorado Room on the 7945 Plan at Montecito

Godden|Sudik Architects has received two Gold Nugget Award of Merit honors! Verona, an active adult project in Highlands Ranch,  received this distinction in the Multi-Family Housing Project under 18 du/acre group and the 7945 Plan for Century Communities at Montecito, located in Lone Tree,  has been honored in the Single Family Detached Home - 3,001 to 4,000 sq. ft. category. Both projects are in the running for the covetaed Grand Winner which will be announced June 5th at the Annual Gold Nugget Awards Ceremony at the San Diego Convention Center Ballroom.

For ticket information and for a list of all Award of Merit honors please click here.

For a full list of all Godden|Sudik Architect's award winning projects please click here.