RotY Project Judging Criteria

NARI RotY projects are judged across six categories and are scored from 1 - 15 in each category. Better project submissions clearly address each category.

1. To what degree were the client’s expressed needs met?
   • Did the entry describe the client’s needs and desires?
   • Did the contractor show that those needs were met?
2. To what degree does the project enhance the existing structure functionally?
   • Do the room’s new floor plans function well?
   • Is the counter space or work area adequate to perform the necessary tasks?
   • Is there good traffic flow?
   • Is safety addressed adequately?
   • Are the materials functional?
   • Is lighting addressed, both general and task?
3. To what degree does the project enhance the existing structure aesthetically?
   • Keep in mind the following design criteria: line & rhythm, continuity & repetition, texture, color & contrast, symmetry & balance, emphasis
4. Is there evidence of superior craftsmanship?
   • Moldings, woodwork, stairs, cabinetry, countertops, tile, glass, marble, metal, stone, masonry, and others.
5. Were there innovative uses of material and/or methods of construction used in the project?
   • Are innovative uses evident or were any described and noted?
6. Did the contractor overcome difficult obstacles?
   • Were difficult obstacles encountered as described by the contractor and overcome in a creative way?

Residential historic renovation/restoration projects are also judged on the ability to duplicate the original materials used in the home and were there improvements to the original style of the structure.