Greatrooms Designers & Builders, Inc. Wins Gold Key Award for Custom Home.

Chicago Real Estate Forum and Marketing RELEVANCE congratulate Greatrooms Designers & Builders, Inc. for winning a Gold Key Award in Architectural Design for Custom Home.

The residence at 2340 Schiller was designed for a young family that was relocating from Chicago to the suburbs. With three young children they needed more space, but still needed to be located close to the city.

The detailing of the exterior brought together several elements that needed to be incorporated to work well together. The combination of exterior materials was carefully selected to meet the homeowner’s requirements. Exterior materials include painted cedar siding and trim, stained front door and garage door, stone, asphalt shingles and metal roofing.

The largest challenge was designing a home that had all of the spaces a growing family requires within the allowable square footage. The first floor was to include formal living and dining rooms, an open concept kitchen/breakfast/family room, a walk-in pantry and a mudroom. The second floor was to include a master suite, a bedroom for each child, two bathrooms and an office. The use of as much space as possible was a key in design. This included incorporating niches and recessed built-ins wherever possible.

For more information on Greatrooms Designers & Builders, Inc., please visit greatrms.com or call 847-549-9960

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago’s KEY and SAMMY Awards celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2012. The awards began in 1972 and have grown throughout the years to now feature more than 100 building, remodeling, marketing and personal achievement categories. The KEY and SAMMY awards are the premier awards of Chicago’s residential building industry. To see more award winners, visit Chicago Real Estate Forum.

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