2012 VSAIA Awards for Excellence

Five awards juries selected 19 project out of 150 submissions for 2012 Virginia Society/AIA Awards for Excellence recognition in the categories of Architecture, Contextual Design, Historic Preservation, Residential Design, and Interior Design. Presented by IMAGINiT Technologies.

Architecture Category

Jury
Joseph Bilello, PhD, FAIA, Ball State College of Architecture and Planning, chair
Steve Alspaugh, AIA, Schmidt Associates, Indianapolis
Bruce Race, FAIA, RACESTUDIO, Berkeley, Calif.

Award of Honor: Wissioming Residence, Glen Echo, Md.
Architect: Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect, Washington, D.C.
Project Architect: Brian Tuskey

Wissioming Residence

Interior Designer: Therese Baron Gurney, ASIC
Engineer: D. Anthony Beale LLC
Contractor: Bloom Builders
Photographer: © Maxwell MacKenzie Architectural Photographer

Jury Comment: Light and space flow through the plan of this elegant, modern home, which, as a well-proportioned, resource-efficient composition, creates a comfortable place in the woods.

Award of Honor: Myriad Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Architect: Gensler, Washington, D.C.

Myriad Botanical Gardens

Owner: City of Oklahoma City
Contractor: Lippert Brothers, Inc.
Photographer: Prakash Patel

Jury Comment: This recreation of an urban space combines architectural beauty, spaces for reflection, and a capacity for fun to create a garden campus with a spiritual quality.

Award of Merit: Weatherhead Hall, New Orleans
Design Architect: Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, Norfolk
Architect of Record: John C. Williams Architects LLC, New Orleans

Weatherhead Hall

Owner: Tulane University
Contractor: Woodward Design + Build
Photographer: Robert Benson Photography

Jury Comment: The welcoming courtyard entry and flowing sequence of social spaces connects living and learning, and the building form cradles outdoor spaces well.

Award of Merit: Affiliated Dermatologists of Virginia, Richmond
Architect: SMBW, PLLC, Richmond

Affiliated Dermatologists of Virginia

Owner: IHH Properties, LLC
Contractor: Trent Corporation
Photographer: Ansel Olson Photography

Jury Comment: A sophisticated professional office building inside and out, this design displays a crisp material palette that reinforces the solid/void engagement between interior spaces and the site.

Award of Merit: University of South Florida School of Music, Tampa, Fla.
Design Architect: Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, Norfolk
Collaborating Architect: Performance Architecture, New Orleans

University of South Florida School of Music

Owner: University of South Florida
Contractor: Skanska USA
Photographer: Robert Benson Photography

Jury Comment: Support spaces provide acoustical buffers, and the latticed lyrical walls create continuity and variety. This complex replaces a former asphalt-lot campus edge with very good architecture.

Award of Merit: Indiana University CyberInfrastructure Building, Bloomington, Ind.
Architect: SmithGroupJJR, Durham, N.C.

Indiana University CyberInfrastructure Building

Owner: Indiana University
Contractor: Messer Construction
Photographer: Prakash Patel

Jury Comment: This building’s form and elevations are modern, minimal, and exact expressions of its purpose and function. Open, naturally lighted interiors engage the users with informal, collaborative spaces.

Contextual Design Category

Jury
Graham S. Wyatt, AIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York City, chair
Jeffery Povero, Povero & Company, New York City
Daniela Holt Voith, AIA, Voith & Mactavish Architects, Philadelphia

Award of Honor: Carole Weinstein International Center, Richmond
Architect: Glavé & Holmes Architecture, Richmond

Carole Weinstein International Center

Owner: University of Richmond
Contractor: Taylor & Parrish, Inc.
Photographer: Virginia Hamrick Photography

Jury Comment: Clear in concept and exemplary in detailing, this building and its reference-rich courtyard are appropriate to the center’s program. Inventive and playful, the building is at once iconic and contextual.

Award of Merit: James P. Muldoon River Center, St. Mary’s City, Md.
Architect: Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md.

James P. Muldoon River Center

Owner: St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Contractor: KBE Building Corporation
Photographer: Paul Burk Photography

Jury Comment: At a glance the subtle regional cues of this project say “Maryland.” Siting and massing are excellent, the plan is smart, and the view down the loggia to the water is captivating.

Award of Merit: Riverside Barbeque Pavilion at Yellowstone Bend Ranch, Big Timber, Mont.
Architect: Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md.

Riverside Barbeque Pavilion at Yellowstone Bend Ranch

Owner: Meriwether Land Co., LLC
Contractor: On-Site Management
Photographer: Lynn Donaldson Photography

Jury Comment: This is a great modern interpretation of the under-recognized open-air pavilion. It evokes old state park shelters as it nestles into the hillside toward the water. The building will only get better with age.

Historic Preservation Category

Jury
Ronald Battaglia, FAIA, Flynn Battaglia Architects, Buffalo, N.Y., chair
Barbara Campagna, FAIA, Barbara A. Campagna/Architecture + Planning, Buffalo, N.Y.
Peter Flynn, AIA, Flynn Battaglia Architects, Buffalo, N.Y.

Award of Honor: McCormick-Goodhart Mansion, Langley Park, Md.
Architect: Bucher/Borges Group PLLC, Fairfax

McCormick-Goodhart Mansion

Owner: CASA de Maryland
Contractor: Hamel Commercial, Inc.
Photographer: Ward Bucher, AIA

Jury Comment: True to its original character, this project manifests the proper use of restoration technology. The addition respects and is distinct from the original, and vacant-building reuse is culturally sensitive.

Award of Merit: Garrett Hall, Charlottesville
Architects: Architectural Resources Group, San Francisco; Frazier Associates, Staunton

Garrett Hall

Owner: University of Virginia
Contractor: The Christman Company
Photographers: Beaurline Photography, Frazier Associates
Historic Photographs: By permission of the Albert & Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Jury Comment: In this reactivation of three major historic spaces, there is balanced attention to restoration and sustainability, from historic finishes to new skylights that bring daylight into lower levels.

Award of Merit: Robert H. Smith Center at Montalto, Charlottesville
Architect: Glavé & Holmes Architecture, PC, Richmond

Robert H. Smith Center at Montalto

Owner: Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Contractor: Martin Horn, Inc.
Photographers: Virginia Hamrick Photography, Ansel Olson Design

Jury Comment: The exterior and interior restoration is excellent and additions are distinctive and sensitive of the Secretary of Interior Standards. The repurposed interior successfully retains a residential charm.

Residential Design Category

Jury
Casius Pealer, Esq., Assoc. AIA, Tulane School of Architecture, New Orleans, chair
Lisa Hodges, Oystertree Consulting, Baltimore
Jody McGuire, Studio 8, New Haven, Conn.

Award of Honor: Restoration/Renovation of an Addition to a 1930s Residence, Washington, D.C.
Architect: Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md.

Restoration/Renovation of an Addition to a 1930s Residence

Contractor: Horizon Builders Inc.
Photographer: Alan Karchmer: Architectural Photographer

Jury Comment: An interior courtyard, glass wall, and garden terrace lightly echo older elements and breathe new life into an aging house. Resource-efficient additions are respectful and actually enhance the original.

Award of Honor: Dogtrot at Stony Point, Charlottesville
Architect: Hays + Ewing Design Studio, Charlottesville

Dogtrot at Stony Point

Landscape Architect: Siteworks
Owner: Dr. Jeffrey Holmes and Roxana Bonnell
Contractor: Peter Johnson Builders
Photographer: Prakash Patel

Jury Comment: The planar front façade heightens the sense of arrival while the subtle handling of simple elements and seamless ground-plane connection make interior spaces a protected extension of the landscape.

Award of Honor: Janelia Farm Apartments, Ashburn, Va.
Architect: WDG Architecture, Washington, D.C.

Janelia Farm Apartments

Owner: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Contractor: Suffolk Contracting
Photographer: © Maxwell MacKenzie Architectural Photographer

Jury Comment: Use of solid, familiar materials and a strong definition of public-space transparency and individual-space privacy humanize the scale of a very large, multi-family project that complements its surroundings.

Interior Design Category

Jury
Mary Burke, FAIA, IIDA, Burke Design and Architecture, New York City, chair
Ann Chu, Chu + Gooding Architects, Los Angeles

Award of Honor: Winkler Family Trust, Alexandria
Architect of Record: KGD Architecture, Arlington

Winkler Family Trust

Owner: Winkler Family Trust
Contractor: Trinity Group Construction
Photographer: Wolfram Photography

The design unifies the existing building’s industrial aesthetic while adhering to the client’s sense of corporate transparency (open space, abundant glass) and unique personality (a wall-hung motorcycle).

Award of Honor: Design Army HQ, Washington, D.C.
Architect: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture, Washington, D.C.

Design Army HQ

Owner: Jason & Dujdao M. Lefebure
Contractor: American Property Construction
Photographer: Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Architectural Photography; Eric Johnson Photography

In a refurbished building, the client wanted new offices that project intelligence, relevance, and professionalism. The architect worked within the city master plan to satisfy the client completely.

Award of Merit: Advisory Board Company Crimson, Austin, Tex.
Architect: SmithGroupJJR, Washington, D.C.

Advisory Board Company Crimson

Owner: The Advisory Board Company
Contractor: Burt-Watts Industries, Inc.
Photographer: Christopher Barrett

To accommodate a highly collaborative, rapidly expanding Austin office of a global software provider, this design provides a 47,000-sf ribbon of warm, functional work area that encourages interaction.

Architectural Office

Award of Merit: Architectural Office, Washington, D.C.
Architect: SmithGroupJJR, Washington, D.C.

Owner: SmithGroupJJR, Washington, D.C.
Contractor: Hitt Contracting
Photographer: Eric Laignel

This open-plan layout optimizes workspace use by focusing on team interaction. The welcoming, comfortable, and efficient design demonstrates to clients the value of workplace-design excellence.