Drew Wilgus's design for a home perched near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge won top prize in Dwell.com's Design Your Dwelling competition.

Drew Wilgus

Davidson native Drew Wilgus, who works as an intern for an architecture firm in Raleigh, has won grand prize in Dwell.com’s Design Your Dwelling international design competition. Mr. Wilgus, a recent UNC Charlotte architecture graduate, was praised for a single-story home near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that uses salvaged bridge elements. Judges said it “stood out for its sustainable elements, integration into the local landscape, keen material use and striking aesthetic.”

Mr. Wilgus, 25, the son of David and Robin Wilgus of Woodland Street, grew up in Davidson and attended North Mecklenburg High School. Now graduated from UNCC, he works at The Roberts Group + Fanning Howey. He lives in Apex, and will be married next month to Brennan Drake, of Mebane.

His prize in the design competition is a free trip to Dwell on Design exhibition and conference in Los Angeles next June.

Read more about Mr. Wilgus’s winning design and watch an online slide show at Dwell.com.