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Kapa'au Area, Big Island, HI
photo by Art Grice
Kapa'au Area, Big Island, HI
The best homes in the West
Take a peek inside 12 dream homes, winners of our latest Western Home Awards

Get a preview of this year's most unique urban spaces »

A soaring glass pavilion. Walls that roll up and open a house to the outdoors. A Victorian remade to fit a young family’s needs.

Sunset's Western Home Awards celebrate the region's spectacular diversity and most exciting examples of residential architecture.

OUR 2007-2008 WINNERS

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Cave Creek, Arizona

photo by Bill Timmerman
Cave Creek, AZ: Up close with nature
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Lopez Island, Washington

photo by Art Grice
Lopez Island, WA: Simple island living
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San Francisco, California

photo by John Sutton
San Francisco, CA: Updating a classic
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Woodway, Washington

photo by Nic Lehoux
Woodway, WA: Maximum exposure
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Sonoma County, California

photo by Cesar Rubio
Sonoma County, CA: Wine–country views
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Los Angeles, California

photo by Ciro Coelho
Los Angeles, CA: Embracing the outdoors
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Walden, Colorado

photo by David Wakely
Walden, CO: Rocky Mountain high
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Kapa

photo by Art Grice
Kapa'au Area, Big Island, HI: Shelter from the storm
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San Francisco, California

photo by John Sutton
San Francisco, CA: Shipshape city nook

SNEAK PEEK

From a modern multi-unit housing project in West Hollywood to a converted ice storage warehouse in Tucson, Arizona, here's a preview of this year's most unique urban spaces. For an in-depth look at each project, be sure to check out Sunset magazine in fall 2008.

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View from the vault

photo by J.K. Lawrence
Clyde Park, MT: View from the vault
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Urban legend

photo by Lawrence Anderson
West Hollywood, CA: Urban legend
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Retro revival

photo by Bradley Wheeler - ItaliaFocus.com
Tucson, AZ: Retro revival

The Western Home Awards program is sponsored by Sunset and the American Institute of Architects.

Published: April 2008