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Weber Design Group has been awarded Best of Design on Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The firm was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active building, remodeling, and design industry professionals. Weber Design Group has been recognized with the prestigious award 7 times since 2013.

The 2018 Houzz Kitchen Trends Study has been released, and we’ve sifted through the data to summarize the trending highlights in kitchen design for house plans in 2018.  We’ll look at the functional and design priorities driving the latest kitchen design choices as well as the most desired styles.

Construction has commenced in Pine Ridge Estates for a custom coastal contemporary style estate home designed by local architectural and planning firm Weber Design Group. The spec home, located at 551 Gordonia Road, is owned and being developed by Legacy Development Group and built by the Glendale Group of Southwest Florida. Completion of the home is expected by April. The single-story home will have 5,490 square feet of air-conditioned living space and include four en-suite bedrooms, five full baths and one half-bath, a study and a massive bonus room. The design also includes 1,321 square feet of outdoor living space plus split garages and storage for a grand total of 8,566 square feet.

The Belle Air and Morgan house plans have long been favorites among our collection of Mediterranean house plans.  Both floor plans focus on the indoor-outdoor lifestyle, utilizing walls of glass and zero-corner pocketing doors to create a transition between a large family room and the covered lanais.  We haven’t changed a thing about their wonderful layouts, but we recently designed alternative front elevations for each of the plans. The Morgan and Belle Air house plans are part of our collection of over 300 house plans.  Click here to browse other styles in our house plan collection.

Naples and Palm Beach architects, Weber Design Group, welcomes Thomas Jones to the firm in the role of Director of Design & Planning. Jones brings with him over 23 years of diverse architectural experience that includes mostly large-scale commercial, institutional, civic-community-club, mixed-use, and residential projects. He has also been the principal designer for various complex commercial, civic, and multi-family residential master plans in the states of New Jersey and Florida. Mr. Jones’ professional architectural experience includes various commercial interior projects, most of which are within the buildings he has designed. Throughout his career, Mr. Jones has had the opportunity to work on various waterfront projects in the coastal areas of New Jersey, Florida, and the Bahamas. These projects have included master planning, civic-community-recreational, and custom single-family residential architecture.

As we begin anew in 2018, we’d like to reflect on and appreciate the year we are leaving behind. 2017 was an exciting year that offered both challenges and amazing wins for both Weber Design Group and our industry. We continued to be blessed with wonderful clients on rewarding projects. We are grateful for those opportunities!  Here are a few highlights from 2017: January 2017 Weber Design Group Featured in Houzz Article:  Basement of the week – An Indoor Drive-In Theater View the entire portfolio for this home called the Lakeside Hideaway here. February 2017 Weber Design Group Featured in Houzz Article: Fifty Fresh and Fabulous Showers View the rest of this spectacular home design aptly named the Entertainer’s Dream. March 2017 New Weber Design Group Website Launched and these exciting...

The latest issue of Florida Design Magazine – Naples Edition has just been released and we are thrilled to see one of our award-winning waterfront designs showcased.  The waterfront home, dubbed by the magazine as “Old Florida Charm”, was recently completed in Isle of Capri by builder Tom Christian Construction.  Interiors in the 6,400 square foot home were by Jinx McDonald Interior Designs. We hope you enjoy the Florida Design spread featured below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://a099b2508e.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FloridaDesignFeature_OldNaplesCharm.pdf” title=”floridadesignfeature_oldnaplescharm”]

Van Emmerik Custom Homes recently completed building one of our custom designs in downtown Naples, a private residence in the West Indies architectural style. “The West Indies architecture gives this residence exceptional curb appeal. The custom-made corbels, Bahama shutters, and Bellaforte synthetic slate tiles provide perfect accents for the 26-foot high cupola on the northeastern corner of the home, and the grand entry with large stone columns and 25-foot ceiling that centers the home. Massive 9-foot frosted glass and mahogany double doors with a transom provide entry into the two story trim-paneled foyer. An elevator and staircase lead to the second-floor living area. Hidden door panels, that recess into the wall, lead to an office that looks out onto the two roads it corners. Large windows in the office and the 22-foot cupola ceiling...

Construction of two more homes, in the Grenada and Abacos floor plans, designed by Naples architect Weber Design Group, is underway in Seagate Development’s Windward Isle, a gated neighborhood of 28 single-family luxury homes in North Naples. “Created by Weber Design Group, the 4,118-square-foot under air, two-story Grenada floor plan includes a great room, dining area, kitchen, a study with a walk-in closet, the master suite, and a guest suite on the first floor. Two upstairs bedrooms and a game room offer an area for studying, entertaining, and watching television. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a covered outdoor balcony. The plan features four full baths and one half-bath, a three-car garage, and an outdoor living area with a covered lanai and pool.  A completed Grenada model is priced at $1.895 million, fully-furnished. Jinx...

On October 28, 2017, The Gold Coast Builders Association held the 2017 Prism Awards at the Boca Dunes Golf and Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Prism stands for Professional Recognition in Sales and Marketing, and the awards are presented to builders, developers, architect, marketing professionals, planners, landscape architects and others who have demonstrated excellence in all facets of the building industry throughout South Florida. A panel of industry experts selected the 2017 winners.