Starnet Design Awards 2025: This year’s awards highlight technical skill and creativity – May 2025

By Jennifer Bardoner

Now in its 27th year, the Starnet Design Awards competition showcases excellence in design and installation on commercial flooring projects, celebrating the collaboration between Starnet members, architects, designers and commercial flooring brands across North America. This year’s entries set a new benchmark for creativity and technical execution. A panel of industry leaders specializing in flooring, architecture and design evaluated the projects based on innovation, craftsmanship and their overall contribution to the built environment.

The competition also featured the Rob Starr People’s Choice Award, honoring the legacy of former Starnet director of marketing and member services Rob Starr, who passed away in February 2024. Members and their supporting Preferred Vendor Partners voted on standout peer projects that exemplify superior workmanship and design. Starnet is the world’s largest network of full-service commercial flooring contractors.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Category Winner-Hospitality & Public Spaces
MEMBER: Universal Metro
PROJECT: Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, Santa Fe Springs, California
ARCHITECT: Walter R. Allen Architect + Associates
DESIGNER: Omgivning, Jordan Johnson
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Ardex, C/F Data Systems, Daltile, Mapei, Marazzi, Measure Square, RFMS Measure, Spec ID

Category Winner-Corporate
MEMBER: Consolidated Flooring
PROJECT: Confidential Law Firm, Chicago, Illinois
Designer: Geniant, Peter Randolph
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Johnsonite by Tarkett, Roppe, Tarkett, Uzin Utz North America

Category Winner-Healthcare
MEMBER: Antex Western
PROJECT: Ksyen Regional Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada
DESIGNER: HDR Inc., Jessica Carrillo
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Altro, Ardex, Gerflor, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Mapei, Measure Square, RFMS Measure, Tarkett

Category Winner-Education
MEMBER: Commercial Flooring of Toledo
PROJECT: Owens Community College School of Nursing, Toledo, Ohio
ARCHITECT: The Buehrer Group, Jamie Tscheme
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Ardex, Daltile, Futura Industries, Icon Protection, J+J Flooring, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Mapei, Measure Square, Quantify, Roppe, Tarkett, XL North

Category Winner-Mixed Use Developments
MEMBER: Consolidated Flooring
PROJECT: Havas, Chicago, Illinois
ARCHITECT: Geniant + Eastlake Studio
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: AHF, Chapco Adhesives/TEC, Futura Industries, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Küberit, Mapei, Mohawk Group, Tarkett

Category Winner-Unique Installation
MEMBER: Tri-State Carpet
PROJECT: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science, Wilmington, Delaware
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: C/F Data Systems, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Tarkett, Uzin Utz North America

Category Winner-Single-Source Interior Contractor Award
MEMBER: Couvre-Plncers Labrosse
PROJECT: Good News Chapel, Laval, Quebec, Canada
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Mapei, Milliken Commercial, RFMS Measure, Tarkett

Category Winner-Canadian Project of the Year
MEMBER: Maxwell Floors
PROJECT: JDogwood Care Home, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
ARCHITECT: DYS Architecture
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: AHF, Altro, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Mapei, Measure Square, Tarkett, Uzin Utz North America, Wagner Meters

Category Winner-Rob Starr People’s Choice Award
MEMBER: Capital Carpet & Floring Specialists
PROJECT: Hingham Foster Elementary School, Hingham, Massachusetts
ARCHITECT: Raymond Design Associates
STARNET PREFERRED
VENDORS: Ardex, C/F Data Systems, Climit, Johnsonite by Tarkett, Mapei, Tarkett

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