Awards + Accolades
Since its founding, R+B has been honored with many design awards and accolades. A complete listing of recognition is below.
2023
AIA Colorado
Mesa Building – Award of Merit
AIA Colorado
1830 Blake Street – Honorable Mention
ASID Crystal Awards – Commercial
W Aspen – Commercial Hospitality 10,000 SF and Over
IIDA BESTaward
Meadow House – Live Residential
IIDA BESTaward
ASPENX – Retail
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
INTERIOR DESIGN Sustainability Giants
Luxe Interiors+Design Gold List
Firm – Architecture, Interior Design
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, Top Interior Designers
Mountain Living Top Architects List
Firm – Top Architects and Designers List
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
2022
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Meadow House – Kitchen New Construction
ASID Crystal Awards – Commercial
1830 Blake Salon – Commercial Renovation under 15,000 SF
Luxe Interiors+Design Gold List, Jan 2022
Firm – Architecture
Mountain Living – Top Architects List
Firm – Top Architects and Designers List
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
2021
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Meadow House – Best New Construction Over 7k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Westcliffe Pool Pavilion – Best Single Use, Dedicated Function
Luxe Interiors+Design Gold List, Jan 2021
Firm – Architecture, Interior Design
Mountain Living – Top Architects List
Firm – Top Architects and Designers List
2020
Best of 2020 Aspen/Snowmass
#3 Architecture Firm, #2 Interior Design Firm
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles FABULOUS List
AIA Colorado Firm of the Year
AIA Colorado Award of Merit
Art Barn
ENR Mountain States Top 25 Design Firms
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
Outstanding Women in Business, Denver Business Journal Finalist
Sarah Broughton
Denver business Journal, Denver-Area Largest Architecture Firms
Mountain Living Top Female Architect
Sarah Broughton
2019
IIDA BESTaward
Art Barn – Live Residential
Colorado CARE Awards
Mesa Building – Commercial Remodel
Colorado CARE Awards
Art Barn – Custom Home 5,000 – 7,500 SF
AIA Colorado
Ridge House – Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Editor’s Choice Award
AIA Colorado
Aspen Times Building and Suites at the Hotel Jerome – Award of Distinction
AIA Colorado
Aspen Times Building and Suites at the Hotel Jerome – Honorable Mention
Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
Historic Preservation Award – Mesa Store
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, Home of the Year
Ridge House
Luxe RED Awards
Major Restoration or Renovation – Ridge House
International Design Awards
Architecture – Art Barn
Mountain Lifestyle Magazine
Top Architects and Designers List
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, FABULOUS LIST
ENR Colorado/Wyoming Top Design Firms 2019
2018
ID Best of Year
Art Barn – Honoree for Country House category
IIDA BESTawards
Hotel Boulderado – Play
IIDA BESTawards
Ridge House – Live Residential
Colorado CARE Awards
Ridge House – Best of Show
Colorado CARE Awards
Ridge House – Whole House Remodel Over $1Mil
Colorado CARE Awards
The Lookout – Custom Home 7-10k sq ft
AIA Design Awards, Notable in Denver
Art Barn – Custom Residential
AIA Design Awards, Notable in Aspen
Victorian Square – Commercial
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
The Lookout – Best New Construction Over 7k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Sopris Ranch – Best New Construction Under 4k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Ridge House – Best New Renovation Over 4k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
DB11 Maison Bianca – Best Residential Renovation Under 4k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Residential
Ridge House – Best Kitchen Remodel
ASID Crystal Awards – Hospitality
Matsuhisa – Best Hospitality Project Under 10k Sq Ft
ASID Crystal Awards – Commercial
Matsuhisa – Judges Merit Award
International Design Awards (Honorable Mention)
Ridge House – Architecture
Luxe RED Awards
Sopris Ranch – Classic Architecture
NEWH TopID – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Matsuhisa Denver, Breckeridge Residence Inn, Limelight Ketchum
The Best Restaurant Architects in Denver
Top 25 Denver Area Architecture Firms, Denver Business Journal
2017
NEWH TopID – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Matsuhisa Denver, Hyatt Regency Denver, Honor Society
American Planning Association Colorado Merit Award
City of Aspen – Commercial Design Standards and Guidelines
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
ASID Crystal Award – Residential
Game On – New Construction 4000-7000 square feet
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
Top 25 Denver Area Architecture Firms, Denver Business Journal
AIA10 Historic Preservation Award
Hotel Jerome
AIA People’s Choice Award Online Submittals – Detail
Meadow House Stairs
AIA People’s Choice Award Online Submittals – Most Creative use of Scaled Figure
Stein Building
AIA People’s Choice Award Online Submittals – Best Example of an Elevation
Finnish Sauna
AIA People’s Choice Award Online Submittals – Best Example of Relationship Between Interior and Exterior
Spa and Patio Space
2016
AIA Colorado State Honorable Mention
Game On – Residential Architecture category
AIA Colorado Denver Honorable Mention
Game On –Residential Architecture category
IIDA BESTaward – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Matsuhisa – Hospitality “Eat+Drink” category
AIA Colorado West Honorable Mention
Honor Society – Honorable Mention in Commercial/Institutional category
AIA Colorado West Award of Excellence
Black Magic –Award of Excellence for Residential Under $1 Million
INTERIOR DESIGN Hospitality Giants
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
AIA Colorado YAAG Awards – Adaptive Reuse and/or Historic Preservation
White House Tavern – Dana Ganssle Ellis
AIA Colorado YAAG Online Submittals – Best Digital Exterior Rendering
Ridge House
AIA Colorado YAAG Online Submittals – Best Example of an Elevation
Bowman Building
AIA Colorado and luxe interiors + design Magazine
McLain Flats – Architects’ Choice Award
2015
INTERIOR DESIGN Hospitality Giants
IIDA BEST Awards – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Game On – Residential “Live” category
AIA Colorado West Merit Award
McLain Flats – Interior Design
AIA Colorado West Citation Award
Game On – Residential- $1 Million-$3 Million
AIA Colorado West Citation Award
Der Berghof: Maison Bianca – Residential-Less than $1 Million
Denver Business Journal “PowerBook”
Finalist: Architecture Category – Sarah Broughton, AIA
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
ASID Crystal Award – Residential
McLain Flats – Renovation over 4,000 Square Feet
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
ERN Mountain States
Top Design Firms – Colorado/Wyoming States (#42)
2014
INTERIOR DESIGN Hospitality Giants
IIDA MERIT Awards – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Black Birch Modern – Residential “Live” category
IIDA BEST Awards – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Woody Creek Distillery – Hospitality “Play” category
ASID Crystal Award – Commercial
Woody Creek Distillers – Under 20,000 Square Feet and Judges’ Merit Award for Best Overall Commercial
ASID Crystal Award – Commercial
Woody Creek Distillers – Merit Award for Best Overall Commercial
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
HPC Award
White House Tavern – Historic Preservation Commission Award for Renovation
Denver 2030 District
Founding Member Award
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
ERN Mountain States Top Design Firms
LEED Certified
R+B Aspen Office
2013
INTERIOR DESIGN Hospitality Giants
ENR Mountain States Merit Award
Hotel Jerome – Merit Award for Best Project
INTERIOR DESIGN Rising Giants
Residences at Snowmass
AIA Colorado West Merit Award
Element 47 – Merit Award for Interior Design
ASID Crystal Award – Hospitality
Hotel Jerome – Hospitality Award
ASID Crystal Awards – Commercial
Hotel Jerome – Judges Merit Award
ASID Crystal Award – Residential
Westcliffe Custom House – Residential Award
ASID Crystal Award – Residential
Westcliffe Custom House – Judges’ Merit Award for Best Overall Residential
Mountain Living, Top Mountain Architects & Interior Designers
HPC Award
Hotel Jerome – Historic Preservation Commission Award for Renovation
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
IIDA MERIT Awards – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Hotel Jerome – Hospitality “Play” category
IIDA BEST Awards – Rocky Mountain Chapter
Westcliffe – Residential “Live” category
Hospitality Design Award Finalist
Hotel Jerome – Nightclub, Bar, or Lounge
2012
IHMRS Gold Key Award – Best Hotel Design for a Resort
St. Regis Aspen Resort
AIA Colorado West – Honor Award
Crandall Building – Historic Preservation
INTERIOR DESIGN Hospitality Giants
Second 100 INTERIOR DESIGN Giants
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
Aspen Historic Preservation Commission
Crandall Building
IIDA BEST Awards
Caribou 6
IIDA BEST Awards
BB’s Kitchen
ASID Crystal Awards
Caribou 6
ASID Crystal Awards
Caribou 6
Aspen Chamber Resort Association – Business of the Year
Firm Achievement
2011
INTERIOR DESIGN Magazine Top 75 Interior Design Firms – Hospitality
NEWH – Top Rocky Mountain Interior Design Firms
AIA Colorado West – Merit Award
BB’s Kitchen
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
2010
Mountain States Construction Magazine Top Intermountain Design Firms
Mountain States Construction Magazine Gold Hard Hat Award
The Little Nell
AIA Colorado West – Award of Citation
Otto’s House
Mountain States Construction Magazine Top 20 Under 40
Firm Principal Sarah Broughton, AIA
2009
AIA Colorado – Young Firm of the Year
Wave of the Future Award
PSMJ Circle of Excellence
ASID Colorado – Interior Design Award
Sneaky’s Tavern
Silver Hard Hat Award
Sneaky’s Tavern
AIA Colorado – Architects’ Choice Award
1305 Ranch
2008
ASID Colorado – Interior Design Award
Crave Kitchen
HD Award – Hospitality Design Magazine
Aspen Square 410
2007
AIA Colorado West – Award of Citation
Durant Loft
2006
ASID Colorado – Interior Design Award
Red House