The 2013 Home of the Year winner in the New Construction category is a dream home in a dream location. Tuscan details abound inside and out, designed to remind the homeowners of an unforgettable trip to Italy.
The tree-lined streets of Shadyside, the neighborhood many consider to be the jewel of the East End, have been home to a diverse population of Pittsburghers.
A wide range of housing prices, a vibrant business district, excellent private and parochial schools, and acres and acres of parks make Squirrel Hill a perpetually popular place to live.
Much has been written about how the Pittsburgh area has reinvented itself from a steel city to a tech town, how the region has held up as the gleaming example of never-say-die renewal.
Jamie and Ali McMutrie, for their inspiring bravery and selflessness while saving orphaned children of Haiti—both before and after the country’s devastating earthquake—are Pittsburgh magazine’s 2010 Pittsburghers of the Year.
Constructed of three connecting geodesic domes, the home of Rob Thompson and his children causes Trafford Road passersby to slow or stop to take in the futuristic drama.
