Architecture
received a merit award in the architectural detail category. The 192,000square-foot garage cost $11.9 million.
Judges admired the building’s stone work and other details: “The clarity of the details is what makes this project quite a success, especially the details of the terracotta facades informed by the local dry-laid stone walls . ... An innovative solution to a simple program building, the exterior terracotta baguettes provide screening, as well as a formal design relationship, to the local stacked stone walls found in the area.”
h JBAD’S design for the Downtown apartment complex called @150 North Third Street, which combined a 120year-old warehouse with a new structure, received a merit award in the large project category. The 99,221-squarefoot project cost $12.9 million.
Judges liked the way the infill project combined the old with the new and stuck to a tight budget: “The design teams’ decision to honor the character of the existing building by mimicking its height and width in the new structure while taking the opposite stance in the new building’s elevation strategy helped bring a modern flavor to the project as a whole.”
h Moody Nolan received a merit award in the small project category for its design for a 750-square-foot, threebedroom home called the Legacy Project. The architecture firm and its partners gave away the first of the homes, in Linden, and plans to build 10 more in cities where it has offices.
Judges admired the design and its social purpose: “A small house that lives larger than it is, the space provides a dignified living environment for its occupant and feels like a custom house on the inside. We appreciate the wellthought-out plan and details. The Legacy Project acknowledges the design profession’s role in repairing past economic and social systems of injustice.”
h Moody Nolan received a merit award in the interior architecture category for its design of the Malcolm X College and School of Health Sciences in Chicago. Moody Nolan served as the architect of record while Cannon Design served as the design architect for the 545,000-square-foot building, which cost $251.9 million.
Judges highlighted the environmentally sensitive design: “As a LEED Goldcertified project, the facility showcases strong planning goals to make the building sustainable and to responsibly approach its use of natural resources. Health and wellness of building occupants and visitors was a prime focus during project planning, design and development.”
h Nationwide Children’s Hospital Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion in Columbus, designed by NBBJ, received a merit award for its interior architecture. The nine-story, 386,000-square-foot building cost $159 million.
Judges praised the way the architects used design to advance the building’s mission: “Beautiful and calming public spaces with well-edited colors and finishes promote a sense of wellness . ... It is apparent that in every move, the architects focused on the wellness of the patients.”
h Moody Nolan received a merit award in the large project category for the 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena at Mccormick Place in Chicago. Moody Nolan served as architect of record for the $155 million project while Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects were the design architects.
Judges liked the way designers made the big building seem less imposing: “Transparency at the facades into the arena and clearstories at the roof transformed and elevated a typically heavy mass project into something light and refreshing, a great new asset for the community . ... The street level feels welcoming and transparent, which is often difficult to accomplish in this type of building.”
h JBAD’S conceptual design for a housing and parking structure called a Parkment received a merit award in the unbuilt category. The 1,100-square-foot structure, which is partially off the grid, includes one floor of living space above two parking levels.
Judges welcomed the design’s response to parking and housing challenges: “This project helps rethink the design of living spaces with regard to our ubiquitous parking lots and need for affordable housing . ... This project provides a unique solution to adding value to the open parking lots found around Columbus.”
jweiker@dispatch.com