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Superior Plan Design of Dallas Texas Receives

Houzz’s 2012 ‘Best Of Remodeling’ Award

First-Ever Survey & Analysis of More than 1.2 Million Members Reveals Top-Rated Professionals and Current Design Trends from Across the Country

Dallas, Texas  –  March 21, 2012 – Superior Plan Design of Dallas Texas has been awarded  “Best Of Remodeling” 2012 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design.  The 16 year old residential design firm was chosen by the more than 1.2 million registered members of the Houzz community.

The Houzz “Best Of Remodeling” award for 2012 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling professionals in 12 categories ranging from architects, and interior designers to contractors and other residential remodeling professionals.  Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the 1.2 million members, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 16.5 million professional images to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site and iPad/iPhone app.

Robert Slocum, president of Superior Plan Design established the company to be a creative source for design consultation and planning in the luxury home market.  Robert stated; “We make it our goal to really get to know our customers, and listen to their needs.  In doing so, we begin to understand how they live, and what is important to them, so that we can use our creativity to design a home that appropriately reflects those things.  This award shows that we are accomplishing precisely that!”

“With 3.5 million monthly unique users and 80 million monthly page views, Houzz has rapidly become the largest community of active remodelers, providing homeowners and design enthusiasts with first-hand advice from Houzzers who have been through the renovating and decorating process,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of marketing for Houzz. “This is a real stamp of approval for Superior Plan Design from the Houzz community and we’re thrilled to welcome them to this elite group of ‘Best Of’ winners.”

With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated professionals like Superior Plan Design, but also those whose work visually aligns with their own design goals. Homeowners can also evaluate professionals by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their work and evaluating their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community.

About Superior Plan Design:

Superior Plan Design provides Custom design consultation, construction documents, CAD services, and a stock plan library of luxury homes.

About Houzz

Houzz (www.houzz.com) is the leading online platform for home remodeling, providing inspiration, information, advice and support for homeowners and home improvement professionals through its website and mobile applications. Houzz features the largest residential design database in the world, articles written by design experts, product recommendations, a vibrant community powered by social tools, and information on more than 1.2 million remodeling and design professionals worldwide who can help turn ideas into reality. @houzz_inc

Entrance Through the Gate

I have been talking about this house for over a couple years now.  I even flew over and shot some aerial images of it myself while it was under construction.  Now, I have photographs of the completed home.  It is gorgeous.  Thanks to Paul Billingsly for a fantastic job building it.  Admittedly, the classic cars in the garage steal the show in the images, but please notice the actual house as you browse through them.

I have signed up with houzz.com.  An incredibly popular site showcasing work of designers and architects from all over the world.  I will be adding photo galleries as time permits.  Check out the link below.

This concept is for a rebuild of an existing vacation property in Athens Texas.  The beautiful wooded lot had some tight width constraints.  The house also needed ample room for parking for the frequent guests.  The attached illustration is where the project currently sits.

A Project in the works in Athens Texas

This is a design that is currently on my table.  This home will be tucked away on an acreage site in the Fairview Texas area.  The client asked for a single level home with a style that maximizes the use of natural materials, and accentuates horizontal lines.  This is the first shot at the exterior elevation.  I think I may try a rendition of it with dormers.

A single Level Hill Country Design

I finally got a chance to head down to the ElDorado Parkway area of McKinney to take a look at the completion of a home there.  This was a Country French single level home designed on a very tight lot.  I will dig up the floor plan artwork and post it later.

Country French Design in El Dorado Parkway Area of McKinney Texas

This is a screen shot of the front elevation of a barn project that was completed last year.  The question I have is, is it a barn, or a residence?  There was an entire 2 thousand square foot second level residence tucked under the roof line of this structure.  The idea for this is to use it as a temporary residence until the main house is built on the property at a later date.

A Current Barn Design Project

A Side View of the Barn Design

A Section Through the Barn

Congratulations to Pedro Sylvario of PS Construction for breaking ground on their second Spec Home in Seis Lagos, Wylie, Texas.  Don’t tell these guys that it is a down market.

For information about the subdivision, Visit: http://seislagos.info/SeisLagos.info/Welcome.html

PS Construction website: http://www.psconstruction1.com/

New Spec for Seis Lagos

Seis Lagos Spec Floor Plan