After the Service Awards were applauded on Saturday night, March 13th, the Gala continued with the announcements of the Awards for Design Excellence winners. From a field of 58 entries, the jury selected eight excellence awards, nine awards of merit in the built, unbuilt and sustainable design categories.
IN THE BUILT CATEGORY:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
DLR Group Orlando Studio, Orlando, Florida
DLR Group, Inc.
Jury Comments: “Jury felt that this was a nicely composed, comfortable setting for a workplace, elegantly simple and organized interior space, yet not too risky for an architecture office.”
Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida
Perkins+Will
Jury Comments: “Jury felt that this project delivered an elegant and clear solution to program, well organized, with great spaces for collaborative interactions and nicely sited in its place.”
Darden Restaurant Headquarters, Orlando, Florida
Perkins+Will
Jury Comments: “The jury commended design team for a clear, simple interdisciplinary solution which was evident throughout entire project, including the excellent use of volume and light.” Jury wondered if employees got to eat there for free”…….
AWARD OF MERIT WINNERS
New Port Richey Public Works Operations Complex, New Port Richey, Florida
Architects Design Group, Inc.
Jury Comments: “Simple, straightforward solution for a utilitarian workplace, with nice basic strategies as it relates to shading and function, with nicely composed minimalist interior spaces.”
MCG Health Cancer Center, Augusta, Georgia
Heery Design
Jury Comments: The jury agreed that this was ‘probably one of the better buildings in Augusta’, and appreciated the roof gardens as part of the healing experience.”
City of Henderson Justice Center, Henderson, Nevada
DLR Group (Lead Design)
Jury Comments “Simple understated design that gently occupies its place in an elegant and restrained functional solution
IN THE UNBUILT CATEGORY:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
ePOD, Various locations throughout Florida
HKS Architects
Jury Comments: Jury’s favorite a completely and thoroughly thought out solution to the very mundane need of portable classrooms, this innovative solution is both clever and functional, with the potential for repetitiveness and independence of imagery based on context and site conditions, articulate yet simple…. beautiful drawings… very nice.”
Air Force Village II Chapel, San Antonio, Texas
R. Miller Architecture Inc.
Jury Comments: “This project was presented in a very clear and straightforward manner, consistent with the design references it was trying to portray. The imagery of a fighter plane cockpit is elegantly sculptured for the religious purpose of a chapel, a unanimous selection of the jury.”
Chupco’s Landing Community Center, Fort Pierce, Florida
Architects Design Group, Inc.
Jury Comments: “A jury favorite, this project exemplifies a solution that is consistent with the diagrammatic program not only for building, but for site. The skillful placement of functions, the natural and the man-made, along with the elegant treatment of the elevations is commendable.”
Museum of American Art, Orlando, Florida
HuntonBrady Architects
Jury Comments: “Cute little roof scoops, that while one could argue are too colorful, the jury found this project exceptionally clear in plan, sculpturally elegant in forms and a compelling juxtaposition with its natural context.”
AWARD OF MERIT WINNERS
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
RLF
Jury Comments: “The jury recognizes the difficult challenges of designing healthcare facilities, and as such, cited this solution for attempting to break down an incredibly large building program into a visually manageable solution with clarity, including “hiding” of structured parking buildings, and the creation of a clear and well organized linear circulation element.
AL Mina Office Development, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
VOA Associates Incorporated
Jury Comments: “An interesting, well detailed project for its size and scale. Has a simple and straightforward design palette for a complex program.”
Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras
New San Andreas Courthouse, San Andreas, California
DLR Group
Jury Comments: “The jury found interesting the “built” form of this regional courthouse, well articulated and careful skin treatment.
Osceola County Administration Complex, Kissimmee, Florida
Heery Design
Jury Comments: “Well executed design solution that makes good modern interpretation of traditional forms while contextually adding to the completion of a civic place at an appropriate scale.
IN THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CATEGORY:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WINNER
Valencia Community College Culinary Arts and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida
HuntonBrady Architects
Jury Comments: “Simple straightforward solution with resource and energy saving strategies.”
AWARD OF MERIT IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WINNERS
OUC Reliable Plaza, Orlando, Florida
Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. and HuntonBrady Architects
Jury Comments: “Nice green notes all over the drawings” ……
Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida
Perkins + Will
Jury Comments: “Several nice strategies for shading”….