which is extremely functional; it allows the clients to have all their appliances in a side room.” “There was also a furnace in the primary bedroom,” he adds. “We moved that to the crawlspace, so now they have an expansive walk-in dressing room.” The primary bedroom also has an upgraded bathroom, Kenny says. They installed an automated toilet that opens and lights up when someone approaches, and when they walk away it automatically closes. “In addition, there was also a man-cave above the garage that looked like a 1912 English pub,” he says. “It was an awesome man-cave but totally not modern. We turned that into a gym for them and made a nanny suite for their nanny.” The finished product was not only well received by Villamar’s peers in the industry – the feedback from the client was also extremely positive. Duane and Kenny agree that the client reaction was even more rewarding than the industry accolade. They credit that enthusiastic feedback partly to the quality of the design, and partly to the performance of Villamar’s team on site. And they don’t limit their praise to the people who were there working for Villamar directly. They also commend the performance of the subcontractors and suppliers who participated. Villamar has been working with the majority of those partners for many years now, but several they worked with for the first time on that project: “Our project manager did a phenomenal job of bringing people on site who would DECEMBER 2023
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