Pictured: (l-r): Brigitta Wagner Sultana and Mary Allen of DSDG Architects and Steffani Drass of TROP Architecture. Photo by Daniel Wagner or Wagner Visuals.

SRQ Magazine celebrated its 2025 Home of the Year on Friday evening, unveiling the winners during an awards ceremony at Architecture Sarasota. Each year, homes are submitted to the competition by home builders, architects, landscape architects and interior designers in the Sarasota and Manatee region, representing projects from Siesta Key to Myakka, Anna Maria to Downtown Sarasota. A panel of judges from around the country jury the entries and award the Home of the Year Platinum, Gold and Silver awards.

Wes Roberts, SRQ Magazine’s executive publisher and host for the evening opened the program by thanking all who participated in the competition. “The Home of the Year Competition celebrates Gulf Coast homes in the region that articulate superlative architecture and design form and function, from the integrity of the space to the design process,” he said. “We are passionate about engaging our readers in the incredible architectural work that you have cultivated in our beachside community."

Judges for this year’s competition were Mark Rudolf, the principal of Vellum Architects in Asheville, North Carolina, President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, Michelle Horn, who also serves as a principal at Hord Coplan Macht in Denver, Colorado, David Poorman of David Poorman Architect in Naples Florida, Designer and Architect, Candace Wong of cwA+D in Austin, Texas and Brad Tomcek, the principal of Tomacek Studio Architecture in Denver, Colorado.

The event was sponsored by SmartHouse Integration and light bites and cocktails were provided by Pier 22 Catering. Awards were given for all things home-related, including best kitchen, bathroom and interior design, with the TROP Architecture and DSDG Architects sharing the Platinum prize for Best Overall Home Over $4 Million.

Congratulations to all of the stunning entries and winners in the 2025 Home of the Year Competition.

For a complete rundown of winners, winning projects and judges’ comments, pick up the March issue of SRQ Magazine, available next week.

Pictured: (l-r): Brigitta Wagner Sultana and Mary Allen of DSDG Architects and Steffani Drass of TROP Architecture. Photo by Daniel Wagner or Wagner Visuals.