Peter Margittai Architect won the 9th Annual Superior Interiors Design Awards for the first floor redesign of a foursquare Squirrel Hill home. The project won in two categories (Architecture — Remodels or Additions over $50,000 and Interior Design — Single Residential Space Over $35,000.)

For this project, Margittai removed walls to open the space and used inexpensive materials in creative ways. He also designed custom-built cabinets that defined spaces and provided storage, cloaked structural beams with architectural elements that introduced ambient light, and used a color palette throughout the space to create uniformity.

“The use of light and materials made a huge difference. The Architect did an exceptional job of taking an existing floor plan and opening it up. Sophisticated job. Great project.”

Members of American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Society of Interior Design (ASID) from Columbus, Ohio judged the entries.

Fisher Renovation, LLC, led the project’s construction team. Weisshouse provided furniture and LaFace McGovern Associates provided pendant lighting.