84 NORTH AMERICAN STREET KieranTimberlake MERIT AWARD - BUILT CATEGORY A former bottling plant is retrofitted to be a flexible and sustainable architecture studio suited to 21st century workflows. The owners envisioned the retrofit of this large industrial building as an opportunity to undertake an ambitious experiment in sustainability. The goal: to achieve a comfortable working environment with as little energy as possible.
CLIENT Architecture firm
PROJECT TEAM KTRE, LLP (owner/developer), Elliott-Lewis (electrical, mechanical engineer), Fisher Marantz Stone (lighting consultant), SSM Group (surveyor), Jon Milner, Architectural Research and Cultural History (historic preservation consultants), AJ Lewis (general contractor)
Photo: Michael Moran/OTTO
SCIENCE + ENGINEERING HALL Ballinger MERIT AWARD - BUILT CATEGORY (INTERIORS) Spanning a full city block, the 750,000 SF Science + Engineering Hall is the largest academic building of its kind in Washington, DC
CLIENT George Washington University
PROJECT TEAM Ballinger (structural, electrical, mechanical engineer; interior design), Wiles Mensch Corporation (civil engineer), A&F Engineers (structural engineer consultant), Oculus (landscape architect), The Lighting Practice (lighting), Shen Milsom Wilke (acoustics, a/v), ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC (geotechnical), Colin Gordon & Associates (vibration), VDA (elevator), Jensen Hughes Associates (code/life safety), VitaTech Electromagnetics (EMI/RFI), Wells & Associates (parking), Ross Infrastructure (co-generation), AdvanceTEC (clean room), AquaEngineering (irrigation), Rough Brothers, Inc. (greenhouse), Clark Construction Group (general contractor)
Photo: Judy Davis
HAMILTON COURT AMENITIES BUILDING Coscia Moos Architects MERIT AWARD - UNBUILT CATEGORY The owners of Hamilton Court wanted to build an amenities building for its residents and retail spaces for the neighborhood. The client initially requested a glass box with a pool on the roof, imagining a structure similar to the Apple Store in New York City. The final design is multiple, angled planes over a rectangular base encased in glass and wire mesh.
CLIENT Post Brothers Apartments
PROJECT TEAM CVM Engineers (structural engineer), Eckersley O’Callaghan & Ptrs (structural engineer), FXB Engineering (electrical, mechanical engineer), Bohler Engineering, ThinkGreen, GWA Lighting, Main Line Commercial Pools Rendering: Lifang
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