Preservation Houston: Good Brick Award

Preservation Houston has presented the Good Brick Awards since 1979 to recognize outstanding contributions to the preservation, restoration and enhancement of Houston's architectural and cultural heritage. Nomination categories include the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of a building; new buildings or sympathetic additions that enhance the existing historic fabric of Houston; recognition for the craftspeople who continually maintain, build, and restore our important buildings and cultural fabric; preservation-related programs or activities; project planning; publications; and outstanding service or leadership in preservation.

We’re thrilled to announce that Divya Pande and Nakul Gupta were presented with a Good Brick Award for their Avondale Residence at Preservation Houston’s annual Cornerstone Dinner.

You can see the full list of this year’s recipients here.

Dwell Feature: Avondale Residence

Photo: Divya Pande

This month, the Avondale Residence is featured as a Dwell+ exclusive. “Before & After: A Houston Photographer Casts New Light on a Historic Craftsman” shares the story of how Divya Pande and Nakul Gupta fell in love with the 1910 Craftsman home while on neighborhood walks. They courageously commited to restore the home and hired HRDD to help. Together, with an amazing team including Park Lane Builders, Santee Engineering and XO Design Group, we were able to help Divya and Nakul realize their dream.

"My favorite thing about our house is the timelessness of the design," says Nakul. "It brings the tempo down to a certain level of calm and peace, which I appreciate." Divya agrees. "It brings me so much joy seeing how the light changes in every room during different times of day and over the seasons. I find the spaces simply enchanting."

Big thanks to writer Lauren Gallow and the Dwell team for sharing this special project.