In Georgia, Mr. Pararo has received over a dozen “Design Excellence” awards from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) since 2000.  In 2006, 2007 and 2008, his projects were honored in the Residential category as the “Best of the Best” by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA.)  His work has appeared in eight coffee table books.  In 2009 a ninth book, Modern Interior Design: The American Collection, which is written in both Chinese and English, is scheduled for release.  He has five projects profiled in the tenth edition, 2009 college textbook on interior design, Beginnings of Interior Environments.  The company he founded, Pineapple House Interior Design, was recognized in 2004 by Atlanta magazine as one of the city's top 75 "Best Places to Work," and in 2008, the magazine named Pineapple House as the # 6 "Best Place to Work" in Atlanta.

Zach A. Azpeitia, Interior Designer, graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor degree in Interior Design and a minor in Business.  Azpeitia’s work includes design and new construction projects in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Canada.  He recently completed interiors for two luxury mountain homes for a development outside Highlands, North Carolina, and is co-designing the interiors of three multi-million dollar residential constructions in Palm Beach Florida and Atlanta, GA.  Azpeitia managed a highly detailed, three-year new construction project that was the cover story of the Spring 2005 issue of Atlanta Style and Design. His wonderfully executed full construction project on a home on an island in Canada appeared on the cover of the Summer 2008 issue of Beautiful Homes (a Better Homes and Garden's publication.)  Other Azpeitia projects have been featured in Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, Traditional Home, Home by Design, Southern Living and in three coffee table books, The Best of Today's Interior Design (2009,) Designer Showcase: Interior Design at its Best (2008) and Showhouse Review: An Expose of Interior Decorating Events (2006.)  He participated in the 2007, 2005 and 2004 Atlanta Symphony Associates Decorators Show House and in the 2004 and 2005 Alliance Children’s Theater’s Christmas House.  Zach's show house work earned him an ASID Georgia Design Excellence Award in both 2005 and 2006.  In 2007 and again in 2008, he received ASID Georgia Design Excellence Awards in the "Residence over 3,500 square feet" category.  Also, in both 2007 and 2008, he co-designed projects that were recognized as the “Best of the Best” by Georgia’s chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA.)

Nicole (Nikki) Burch Bachrach, Interior Designer, graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from the American Intercontinental University of Atlanta. Nikki’s extensive knowledge of the innuendos of construction are seen in her many projects orchestrated from the ground up. Well known for her “out-of-the-box” conceptualizations and innovative children’s room designs, her award-winning DIFFA project appeared in the February 2005 issue of Elle Décor.  Nikki has a number of designs that have been featured in Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, with one of her projects highlighted on the cover of the magazine’s December 2003 issue.  Nikki participated in the 2008, 2002 and 2001 Atlanta Symphony Decorator’s Show House, as well as the 2002 Children’s Alliance Theatre Christmas Show House.  She received an ASID Design Excellence award in 2005 in the Product/Custom Design division and in 2006 showcased a Pineapple House design on the premier season of "I Want That Bath" on HGTV. She received an ASID Design Excellence Award in 2006 for her work on a penthouse in San Diego, CA.  In 2007, her work on a miniature playhouse called The Honeysuckle House won five different awards, including “The People’s Choice” award, for a charitable organization that assists the homeless. Nikki is included in the 2009 coffee table book "The Best of Today's Interior Design," and her 2008 show house Grand Salon will be featured in a Schiffer Publishing coffee table book scheduled for release in 2009.  A penthouse project she completed in Perdido Key, FL, is featured in Modern Interior Design - The American Collection, which Shanghai Century Publishing and Home Idea magazine are scheduled to release in both China and the US in late 2009.

construction and operations manager

David B. Pararo, Construction and Operations Manager, is a 1982 graduate of the University of Florida School of Building Construction. Prior to joining Pineapple House, David was Construction Manager with Hardin Construction Company and managed numerous large commercial projects valued in excess of $725 million.  In addition to providing construction-related services to meet Pineapple House's client's needs, he manages the receipt, storage, retrieval, and delivery of furniture and accessories for our clients, as well as coordinating logistics and transportation requirements for local, national and international installations.

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