San Diego Magazine’s annual Home + Design Awards returned for its third year with nearly 200 nominations from innovative architects, developers, designers, and other industry pros across the country. To select the top projects from a broad range of categories—including interior and exterior residential design, commercial design, overall home design, and student submissions—we tapped a panel of expert judges.
Daniela Deutsch works as dean of the School of Architecture at the NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Megan Groth is an architect and urbanist and the author of the civic-minded local guidebook Places We Love: San Diego Tijuana, Jeff Walker sells SoCal’s historic and unique homes as the founder and broker of Agents of Architecture, Inc., and entrepreneur Kristy Kropat serves as the President-Elect of the SD Chapter of the American Society of Interior Design.
Our readers weighed in, too, voting on the spaces and designs that wow’ed them. Take a moment to explore the awardees here and marvel at San Diego’s outstanding design community.
San Diego Magazine’s Home + Design Winners 2026
Judges’ Choice
Commercial Design: Restaurant
Design Perspectives/Tina Marie Koch — Communion
Full Home Interior or Exterior: Exterior
Nakhshab Development & Design — Cardiff Residence
Full Home Interior or Exterior: Interior
Julie Crosby Design — Esperia
Residential Exterior Design: Exterior Renovation
GroundLevel Landscape Architecture — Private Residence
Residential Interior Design: Living/Family Room
Esteban Interiors — Project Coastal Luxury
Student Submissions: All Student Designs
Danielle Seipel/Mesa College — Chapter House
Readers’ Choice
Commercial Design: Bar
Design Perspectives/Tina Marie Koch — Communion
Commercial Design: Coffee Shop/Cafe
Tiger Veil/Rachel Larraine Crawford — Aura Gardens
Commercial Design: Event Venue
AAHA Studio — Wedgwood Weddings at The Headquarters
Commercial Design: Hotel/Resort Lobby
Kevin & Alvin Monsour, Owners or Oram Hotels | Erika Baker, Leader Designer & Creative Director at Oram Hotels — Granger Hotel
Commercial Design: Office Interior Design
PGAL — Bioterra
Commercial Design: Restaurant
Bells + Whistles — Starlite
Commercial Design: Retail
Unscripted Spaces — Unscripted Spaces Design Showroom
Full Home Interior or Exterior: Interior
LS Design Studio — La Jolla Spanish Revival
Full Home Interior or Exterior: Exterior
Dwell West Homes — Estrella Del Mar
Residential Exterior Design: ADU
VisionDesign Associates — Deitz ADU
Residential Exterior Design: Backyard Landscaping
Greenway Landscape Design & Build — Poway Modern Backyard
Residential Exterior Design: Exterior Renovation
GroundLevel Landscape Architecture — Private Residence
Residential Exterior Design: Front Yard Landscaping
Brookside Landscape Design — Nevada
Residential Exterior Design: Outdoor Kitchen and BBQ
K2 Interiors / Designer: Kendra Araujo — One-of-a-Kind Outdoor
Residential Exterior Design: Pool/Spa Design
Greenway Landscape Design & Build — Poway Pool & Patio Remodel
Residential Interior Design: Bathroom
The Bureau/Claire Deutsch — Claire Deutsch
Residential Interior Design: Bedroom
Esteban Interiors — Project Tailored Historic
Residential Interior Design: Dining Room
Mark Stocker Design — Olivenhain, CA
Residential Interior Design: Home Office
Laura Abrams Design — Moody Office
Residential Interior Design: Kitchen
The Bureau/Claire Deutsch — Claire Deutsch
Residential Interior Design: Living/Family Room
Dwell West Homes — Estrella Del Mar
Residential Interior Design: Staircase
Savvy Interiors, Susan Wintersteen — Spanish modern staircase
Residential Interior Design: Unique Spaces (Laundry Room, Entryways, Hallways, Etc.)
Keri Michelle Interiors — Villa Serena Laundry Room
PARTNER CONTENT
Student Submissions
Danielle Seipel/Mesa College — Chapter House
