WoodWorks, a cooperative venture of major wood associations and organizations throughout North America, recently announced award-winning design projects. The awards recognize designers, firms and/or projects. Eight categories were open to submissions: institutional wood design; commercial wood design; interior beauty of wood; green building; innovative wood design; traditional use of wood; wood behind the walls; and engineering.
The following winners were recognized:
EAST REGION (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.)
In addition to the main eight categories, an extra category was added in the East Region to honor a unique project that caught the eyes of the judging panel: jury’s choice.
- Commercial Wood Design: Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center in Charlottesville, VA
Architect – Ayers Saint Gross, Inc.; Engineer – CVM Engineers, Inc.; Contractor – Barton Malow Company
The Institutional Wood Design Award for the East Region was given for the Bishop's Chapel at Roslyn Retreat Center, Richmond, VA.
- Engineering: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C.
Architect – Bing Thom Architects; Engineer – Fast + Epp; Contractor – Clark Construction Group, LLC - Exterior Use of Wood: Covington Farmers Market in Covington, VA
Architect – VA Tech School of Architecture + Design; Engineer – Draper Aden & Associates; Contractor – VA Tech School of Architecture + Design - Green Building: Bosarge Educational Center – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, in Boothbay, ME
Architects – Maclay Architects, Scott Simons Architects; Engineer – Becker Structural Engineers; Contractor – Bensenwood - Institutional Wood Design: The Bishop’s Chapel at Roslyn Retreat Center in Richmond, VA (The National Frame Building Association was the sponsor for this award. )
Architect – Bartzen + Ball, PLLC; Engineer – Dunbar, Milby, Williams, Pittman, & Vaughn; Contractor – Taylor & Parrish. - Interior Beauty of Wood Design: King Hall Galley Renovation in Annapolis, MD
Architect – HKS, Inc.; Engineer – Robert Silman Associates; Contractor – Barton Malow Company - Jury’s Choice: Kiln Shed in Boone, NC
Architect – Chad Everhart Architect, PA; Contractor Eric Reichard- Traditional Use of Wood: Sykes Chapel Center for Faith and Values in Tampa, FL
Architect – tvsdesign; Engineer – Walter P. Moore and Associates; Contractor – Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. - Wood behind the Walls: The Sanctuary in Evans, GA
Architect: Hughes/Beattie/O’Neal/Law Architects/Planners; Engineer – Johnson Laschober & Associates, P.C.; Contractor – Allen-Batchelor Construction, Inc.
- Traditional Use of Wood: Sykes Chapel Center for Faith and Values in Tampa, FL
Winners of East Region Wood Design Awards were recognized at the Atlanta and Baltimore Wood Solutions Fairs in February 2012, which attracted more than 750 engineers, architects, general contractors, developers and others from throughout the Eastern U.S.
The Green Building Award in the Central Region was given for the Mead Wildlife Area Education and Visitor Center.
CENTRAL REGION (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.):
- Commercial Wood Design: Trollwood Performing Arts School Administration Building in Moorhead, MN; Architect – Mutchler Bartram Architects; Engineer – Ulteig Engineers
- Interior Wood Design: Vadnais Heights North Service Center in Vadnais Heights, MN ; Architect – Oertel Architects, Ltd.; Engineer – Paulson & Clark Engineering, Inc.
- Traditional Use of Wood: St. Martha Catholic Church in Porter, TX ; Architect – Turner Duran Architects; Engineer – Pinnacle Structural Engineers
- Engineering Award: Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, OK; Architect – Datum Engineers, Inc.; Engineer – Frankfurt-Short-Bruza
- Innovative Wood Design Award: Myrick Hixon EcoPark Nature Center in La Crosse, WI; Architect – Whole Trees Architecture & Structures; Engineer – Midwest Structural Consulting, LLC
- Wood behind the Walls: Plymouth Intergenerational Center in Plymouth, WI; Architect – Smies & Associates, Architects LLC; Engineer – EFJ Associates, LLC
- Green Building: Mead Wildlife Area Education & Visitor Center in Milladore, WI ; Architect – Thomas Brown; Engineer – JPF Engineering
- Institutional Wood Design Award: First Unitarian Society Meeting House Addition in Madison, WI ; Architect – The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.; Engineer – Arnold & O’Sheridan
“The creativity of this year’s projects was fantastic,” said Pat Schleisman, P.E., regional director for WoodWorks in the eastern U.S. “It’s great to see so many designers finding innovative ways to use wood while at the same time bringing wood’s benefits—such as cost-effectiveness, renewability and sustainability—to bear on their projects.”
Winners of Central Wood Design Awards were recognized at the Irving, Texas Wood Solutions Fair in December 2011, which attracted more than 400 engineers, architects, general contractors, developers and others from throughout the Midwest. Photos of the winning projects are available on the WoodWorks website, www.woodworks.org, along with a wide range of technical and educational resources for design and building professionals.
WEST REGION (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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Commercial Wood Design: Central Oregon Community College Jungers Culinary Center in Bend, OR; Architect – Yost Grube Hall Architecture; Engineer – KPFF Consulting Engineers
The Commercial Wood Design Award for the West Region was given for the Central Oregon Community College Jungers Culinary Center.
- Engineering: Young Life’s Washington Family Ranch in Antelope, OR; Engineer – Miyamoto International; Architect – Ankrom Moisan Architects
- Green Building: Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, CA; Architect – EHDD Architects; Engineer – Tipping Mar
- Innovation: Hanging Bench in San Luis Obispo, CA; Designers – Studio Consilio, California Polytechnic Architecture Students; Contractors – Professor Jonathon Reich and California Polytechnic Architecture Students
- Institutional Wood Design: Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children & Families, Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR; Architect – THA Architecture; Engineer – KPFF Consulting Engineers
- Interior Beauty: Rockenwagner Soufflé Bakery in Santa Monica, CA; Architect – MINARC
- Multi-story/Mid-rise: Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments in San Francisco, CA; Architect – David Baker + Partners; Engineer – Structural Design Engineers
- Traditional Use of Wood: Tamarack Ski Lodge, Heavenly Lake Tahoe Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA; Architect – Collaborative Design Studio; Engineer – Forbes Engineering
“The caliber of this year’s submissions was outstanding overall,” said Bryan Schuyler, Regional Director of WoodWorks in the western U.S. “The jury had a challenging decision to make in nearly every category and we couldn’t be more proud to recognize such an innovative group of design professionals.”
Awards were presented at the Long Beach Wood Solution Fair on February 29. Award winners from Oregon and Washington were also recognized at Wood Solution Fairs in Portland and Seattle on March 13 and 15 respectively.
Photos of the winning projects are available on the WoodWorks website, www.woodworks.org, along with a wide range of technical and educational resources for design and building professionals.
About WoodWorks
An initiative of the Wood Products Council, WoodWorks (www.woodworks.org) is a cooperative venture of major North American wood associations, as well as research organizations and government agencies. It provides one-stop access to the widest possible range of information on the use of wood in non-residential and multi-family structures.