Champion’s Bunbury Modular Receives its Second Award

Champion Homes and its modular building division Genesis Homes, have announced that its Bunbury design has received another award. On Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, it was awarded the prestigious 2008 Excellence in Systems Building Award in the “Modular Home under 2,300 square feet” category, presented by the Building Systems Councils (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

The award was presented to Bunbury designer and award-winning architect Roberto Kritzer at the BSC SHOWCASE ’08 Excellence in Marketing and Home Design Awards Ceremony held at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. Kritzer’s Bunbury was selected from over 110 Excellence Awards entries in a variety of categories. A panel of five judges with extensive experience and knowledge in the systems-built industry chose the winners.

This is the second 2008 industry award for the Bunbury. This past April, it received a prestigious Best New Modular Home Design Award by the National Modular Housing Council (NMHC).

Kritzer’s entry, designed for urban in-fill applications, was first displayed at the 2007 Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting where it was viewed by thousands of attendees. It has since been used in a number of in-fill projects and is being considered for many others.

“Flexibility of design is key in urban redevelopment projects. Here, the goal was to provide high-quality, attractive housing that fits with existing local architecture and can be constructed quickly in a neighborhood-friendly manner,” said Kritzer.

Kritzer designed the three-bedroom, two-bath modular home to fit on the typical constricted, urban-sized lot. Feature-filled with an easy-living floor plan, the 1,914 sq.-ft., two-story Bunbury can be produced with a variety of exteriors (HardiePlankÔ, lap siding, brick, shake, etc.), architectural styles (farmhouse, Victorian, colonial, etc.), and configurations (single-family, flat, duplex) to fit in with the surrounding architecture. The single-family version is produced in two modules with an entry pod. A garage can also be integrated into the design.

“My objective was to design an aesthetically-pleasing modular home with single- and multi-family options that would fit in the urban environment of any city and country,” said Kritzer.

Kritzer has designed a variety of modular projects throughout his 27 years in the industry and 13 years at Champion. His designs include single- and multi-family homes, urban in-fill, hotels and resorts, apartments, military housing, affordable workforce, mixed-use (residential over retail) developments, and franchise and commercial buildings. Kritzer received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Town Planning from the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel.