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On the Boards: Casa Palomilla

Located within Marina Puerto Escondido in Loreto, Baja California Sur (Mexico), Casa Palomilla boasts a bounty of remarkable attributes. Set neatly on a man-made island within the marina, the site provides a 100 foot boat slip (as do all sites on the island), views to the adjacent Marina, and remarkable views of the Sierra [...]

By Drewett Works|2025-10-13T15:15:36-07:00June 24th, 2019|Collection, Culture, On the Boards|

DW Earns Awards of Merit

Judges for the 2019 Gold Nugget Awards named Drewett Works as an Award of Merit winner in its annual competition, which honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. Drewett Works garnered two awards at the May 2019 ceremony. Drewett Works’ honored projects were Casa Palomilla, honored for [...]

By Drewett Works|2021-07-11T23:37:55-07:00June 3rd, 2019|Accolades, Culture, Featured|

DW Named Best of Houzz 2018

Drewett Works has won “Best Of Design” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The award-winning and frequently published architecture firm which specializes in luxury residential and boutique commercial spaces was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million [...]

By Drewett Works|2019-07-26T22:09:12-07:00May 20th, 2019|Accolades, Culture|

2018 Retrospective

We hope you enjoy this retrospective of on the boards projects from January through December of 2018. In these spaces, ordinary things will occur. A moment to read. A deep breath. A breath-taking view. A soul can breathe. A heart discovers. Life is lived. Unobstructed. Imagine someone reading. Contemplate a man Oblivious to his settings, and [...]

By Drewett Works|2019-07-03T16:04:04-07:00May 19th, 2019|Culture, Featured|

On the Boards: Carved and Cast

Monterrey Mexico has claimed the name “city of the mountains” and the location of Carved and Cast does not disappoint. Set in the mountainous valley of the Sierra Madre Oriental, 360 degree views appoint the vistas from the site, a former pecan orchard. The owners relegated the homesite to a five acre parcel within [...]

By Drewett Works|2025-10-13T15:15:54-07:00May 18th, 2019|Collection, Culture, On the Boards|

Desert Prairie wins Silver Award

DW-designed project Desert Prairie captured a Silver Award at the 2019 Nationals for Best One of Kind Home - Custom or Spec. NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) has announced Silver Award Winners for The Nationals new home sales and marketing awards for home builders, developers, associates, and consultants. Drewett Works received Silver Award honors for [...]

By Drewett Works|2020-07-01T00:36:31-07:00March 5th, 2019|Accolades, Culture, Featured|

DW Selected Best in INArizona

Drewett Works was recently named Best for Home & Design in INArizona magazine and featured on the magazine's pages. We are always honored to be recognized for our work and appreciate this recognition in particular -- being selected to represent the rich design industry in the Phoenix metropolitan area as well as throughout the [...]

By Drewett Works|2025-09-03T01:55:38-07:00March 4th, 2019|Accolades, Culture|

DW Wins Home of the Year

Outdoor In, a striking custom home that opens out to the rocky red hills and colorful desert plants in Paradise Valley, Ariz., was named Home of the Year in the 2018 Best in American Living Awards by the National Association of Home Builders. Positioned near the base of iconic Camelback Mountain, Outside In celebrates outdoor [...]

By Drewett Works|2019-07-02T18:03:51-07:00February 26th, 2019|Accolades, Culture, Featured|

Desert Prairie featured in Luxe

DW-designed project Desert Prairie was featured in the September/October 2018 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design. Thank you to Luxe magazine for featuring the project, writer James Munn for a beautiful article, and photographer Werner Segarra who brings the architecture [...]

By Drewett Works|2025-09-03T01:37:58-07:00January 14th, 2019|Accolades, Culture|

Rob Banach, Architect, LEED AP

Rob Banach, Architect, LEED AP - Project Director This Michigan native arrived in Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 to earn a master's degree in architecture from Arizona State University. More than 20 years later, he's still loving sunny Arizona. Fresh from graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan, Rob Banach [...]

By Drewett Works|2025-05-14T16:02:00-07:00November 1st, 2018|Culture|