The Gold Nugget Award is awarded annually during the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC), the West Coast's largest homebuilding trade show which has been held in San Francisco for nearly 60 years. In the weeks leading up to the conference, a panel of top industry experts review over 600 projects in a variety of categories, ranging from custom homes to senior housing projects, selecting one Grand Winner per category, and only a handful of Merit Winners. As of May 31st, 2019, Brandon Architects has had the honor of receiving 13 Merit Awards, in addition to one Grand Prize Award for their Pescador Project, which won the award for the Best Custom Home 4,000 to 8,000 Sq. Ft. category.