J.L. Tippett Construction Wins National Award
Eighty one remodeling companies across the nation were named winners at the eighteenth annual Chrysalis Awards, which continues to set new standards of professionalism. The winning projects were chosen from over 400 entries. The projects were judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure. We at J. L. Tippett Construction Company are proud to be recipients of this national recognition award from Chrysalis.
“This was the first year they have entered the awards, and to take home top honors on the first attempt is pretty impressive,” says Ken Kanline, Director of the Awards.
For nearly twenty years, this client had planned to enlarge their kitchen and open up the rear of their house. An uninviting hot tub room from the 1970s darkened the small kitchen/breakfast area and restricted access to the outside. This empty nest couple who love to cook and entertain guests requested a large bright and open kitchen within the existing house and a sunroom addition with a sundeck on one side and a BBQ deck on the other side that would flow to the back yard. They wanted the spaces to be large enough to accommodate large dinner parties and wine tastings, yet scaled to feel comfortable when the two of them were home alone.
Because they had dreamed of their project for so long, the homeowners developed a long list of items that they wanted to be included, some of which wouldn’t work as they had envisioned. Our strategy was to listen carefully to their wants and needs and to provide them with 3-D modeled drawings while we guided them through the design process.
This bright and open addition provides much needed space to the existing tract house and establishes a connection to the outdoors that had long been dormant. A greatly expanded kitchen with many new amenities flows easily into a cathedral ceilinged sunroom with three gables and plenty of windows. Triple patio doors lead to separate decks for entertainment and grilling. One of the highlights of this project was the gourmet kitchen, where the owners could demonstrate their cooking skills for family and friends.
In the words of the clients, John and Karol:
“Dear Jay,
We have been enjoying our beautiful remodeled space for months now and we want to thank you for giving us an award winning kitchen and great room we truly love. In our initial meeting with you and your architect, Tom, our two primary directives were, ‘We want people to say ‘Wow!’ when they walk through the front door,’ and ‘ we want to see the sky.’ Tom’s creative design and the workmanship by J.L. Tippett Construction Company met those goals beyond what we might have imagined. …… we were most impressed with the integrity that you, Jay, bring to your work, the quality you expect of you and your team, and the commitment you make to have satisfied clients.”
Please follow the link below to see more photos of the Award winning project.
http://chrysalisawards.com/remodeler/Tippett/index.html
The Chrysalis Awards program, begun it 1994, recognizes the nation’s best work in sixteen general categories of residential and commercial remodeling. The Chrysalis Awards are open to any professional remodeler and design professional in the United States.