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Finalists Selected for the Second Annual Design Excellence Awards Presented by Multi-Housing News
Published: July 30, 2008
By Erika Schnitzer, Associate Editor
The finalists have been chosen for MHN’s Second Annual Design Excellence Awards. Projects were chosen based on a number of criteria, including overall composition, functionality, aesthetics, special attributes and sustainable elements, if applicable.
The panel was comprised of five industry professionals, including Darin Schoolmeester, AIA, LEED AP and principal at MVE & Partners in Irvine, Calif.; Susan Slotkis, Allied Member ASID, author of "Foundations of Interior Design" and adjunct assistant professor at F.I.T. in New York; and Bruce Englebaugh, AIA, partner at Minno & Wasko in Lambertville, N.J. Joining them were Christine Hunter, AIA, LEED AP and a principal at Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC in New York and Jonathan Baron, Allied Member ASID and principal of New York-based Baron Design Inc.
A number of trends were observed during the judging process—many of which the finalists embraced—including the importance of putting developments into the context of their environments, as well as the value of innovation and the impact developments have on their surrounding neighborhoods.
"I am pleased that many entries considered affordable, approachable and thoughtful designs for seniors and moderate-income residents," notes Slotkis. "Many of the entries that did consider these issues came up with some innovative and community-minded solutions."
The jurors observed, however, that, given the prevalence of the current green movement, sustainable projects were largely underrepresented. Indeed, as Hunter observes, "the ‘greenest’ apartment buildings submitted were downtown high-rise projects." On the contrary, she observes the need for low-rise developments to consider "a more thoughtful and environmentally sound approach to site planning."
Despite the lack of “green” project submissions, Hunter did note "the creativity and great variety of adaptive re-use projects all over the country."
Winners will be announced in the October issue of MHN and recognized at Multi-Housing World in Denver on Sept. 17-19. The following is the list of finalists for this year’s Design Excellence Awards:
Category: High-Rise
717 Olympic
Los Angeles
Developer/Builder/Interior Designer: Hanover R.S. Limited Partnership
Architect: RTKL Associates Inc.
5th & Madison
Seattle, WA
Developer: Beacon Capital/Kennedy Wilson
Architect/Interior Design: ruffcorn mott hinthorne stine
Builder: Turner Construction
Category: Mid-Rise
Tribute Lofts
Atlanta
Developer: The InVision Group
Architect/Interior Designer: Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, PC
Builder: Choate Construction
Midtown North
Reston, VA
Developer: Kettler
Architect: CMSS Architects, PC
Interior Designer: ForrestPerkins LLC
Builder: Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
25 Bond Street
New York
Developer: Goldman Properties
Architect/Interior Designer: BKSK Architects LLP
Builder: Ideal Construction
730 Lofts
Minneapolis
Developer: Schafer Richardson Inc.
Architect: UrbanWorks Architecture
Interior Designer: G2 Group
Builder: Kraus Anderson Construction
Chatham 44
New York
Developer/Builder: Chatham Development Company
Architect: The Stephen B. Jacobs Group, PC
Interior Designer: Andi Pepper Interior Design
Category: Low-Rise
Colony at Bandon Cove
Bandon, OR
Developer: Bandon Land Development Co, LLC
Architect, Interior Designer: Myhre Group Architects
Builder: Joseph Hughes Construction
Icon at Doyle
Emeryville, CA
Developer: Prometheus REG
Architect: Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning, Sternberg Benjamin Architects
Interior Designer: CDC Design
Builder: West Builder
Arthouse at Keller Town Center
Keller, TX
Developer/Builder: Southern Land Company
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.
Interior Designer: Southern Land Company
The Duke
Scottsdale, AZ
Developer: Context Development
Architect: Circle West Architects, P.C.
Builder: Construction Zone
Category: Mixed-Use
Luma
Los Angeles
Developer: The South Group
Architect/Interior Designer: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
Builder: Howard S. Right Construction Company
700 Harrison
Boston
Developer: Mitchell Properties LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: ADD Inc.
Builder: Payton Construction
Ivy Walk
Atlanta
Developer/Builder: John Wieland Homes
Design Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc./Chapman Coyle Chapman
Architect of Record: Chapman Coyle Chapman
Category: Green
Millennium Tower Residences
New York
Developer: Millennium Partners
Architect/Interior Designer: Handel Architects LLP
Builder: Gotham Construction Company
Oakland Park Condominiums
Atlanta
Developer: Melaver Inc.
Builder: Catamount Residential
Architect/Interior Designer: Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, PC
Category: Adaptive Reuse
Rail Yard Lofts
Denver
Owner/Investor: Siegel Investments
Architect: Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP
Builder: Palace Construction
The Cathedral Building
Sacramento, CA
Developer: 12th & K Street Mall Partners, LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: Fletcher Farr Ayotte
Builder: Walsh & Forster Inc.
Waterworks at Chestnut Hill
Developer: EA Fish, Diamond/Sinacori
Architect (interiors): GUND Partnership (Whitehall Condominium, Waterford, The Museum Residences); DiMella Shaffer Associates (Watermark Condominium)
Builder/Architect (exterior): Suffolk Construction,Dellbrook Construction
Builder: Suffolk Construction, Northeast Interiors
Shown Below From Left: The Whitehall, The Museum Residences
Gables Republic Tower
Dallas
Developer: Gables Residential
Architect: RTKL Associates Inc.
Interior Design: RTKL Associates Inc., Studio Bella, Gables Residential
Builder: Andres Construction Services
310 South Mechanic Lofts
Jackson, MI
Developer: Brookstone Capital LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: Hooker DeJong
Builder: Triangle Associates
Title Guarantee Building
Los Angeles
Developer: Daniel Swartz
Architect: Killefer Flammang Architects
Builder: Turelk Inc.
Category: Seniors/Active Adult
Dorado Senior Apartments
Buena Park, CA
Developer/Builder: MacFarlane Costa Housing Partners
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: Inside Matters
Parkview Terraces
San Francisco
Developer: AF Evans/China Community Development Center
Planning Architect: Kwan Henmi Architecture
Consulting Architect: Fougeron Architecture
Interior Designer: Kwan Henmi, Fougeron
Builder: Cahill Contractors
Category: Student Housing
Crimson Hall, Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA
Developer: Bridgewater State College
Architect/Interior Designer: DiMella Shaffer
Builder: Walsh Brothers
Pitzer College Residential Life
Claremont, CA
Owner/Investor: Pitzer College
Architect/Interior Designer: Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
Builder: Bayley Construction
Category: Workforce Housing
Puerta del Sol
Los Angeles
Developer: AMCAL Homes, Inc., W.O.R.K.S.
Architect: Newman, Garrison, Gilmour + Partners
Interior Designer: JAG Interiors
Builder: AMCAL General Contractors
The Aurora
Bronx, NY
Developer: L+M Equity Participants/Procida Realty and Construction/ Nos Quedamos/Melrose Associates LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC
Builder: L+M Builders
Category: Affordable
The Sutton
Harlem, NY
Developer: Duvernay + Brooks/Pennrose Properties/HCCI
Architect: Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC
Interior Designer: Paul Latham
Builder: West Manor Construction Corp.
Almaden Apartments
San Jose, CA
Developer/Builder: MacFarlane Costa Housing Partners
Architect: Maple Dell + McClelland Architects
Interior Designer: Inside Matters
Gateway Apartments
San Diego
Developer/Builder: MacFarlane Costa Housing Partners
Architect: John Maple Architects
Interior Designer: Inside Matters
Category: Traditional Neighborhood Design/New Urbanism
Park Village
Fort Belvoir, VA
Developer: Clark Realty Capital, LLC
Architect: The RKtects Studio, Inc.
Builder: Clark Builders Group LLC
The Mercado
Rosemary Beach, Fl
Developer: New Orchard Group
Architect/Interior Designer: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc.
Builder: Brasfield & Gorrie
Category: Transit-Oriented
Pacifica
Long Beach, CA
Developer: Lennar South Coast Home Building
Architect: Withee Malcolm Architects
Builder: SL Residential, Inc.
Fort Totten Station
Washington, D.C.
Developer: Clark Realty Capital, LLC
Builder: Clark Builders Group LLC
Interior Designer: Carlyn and Company
AKA Virginia Square
Arlington, VA
Owner: Korman Communities
Developer: Joule LLC
Builder: Bovis Lend Lease
Architect/Interior Designer: WHA Architecture and Planning PC
Category: Unbuilt
Mirabella South Waterfront
Portland, OR
Owner/Investor: Pacific Retirement Services
Architect/Interior Designer: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
Builder: Hoffman Construction Company
Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue
Seattle
Developer/Builder: Opus NWR LLC
Architect of Record: Opus Architects and Engineers
Design Architect: Weber Thompson
Interior Designer: Susan Marinello Interiors
Barn Lofts
Los Angeles
Developer: The Borman Group LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: Rockefeller Partners Architects
Builder: Carr Construction
Category: Interior Design
Midtown Bethesda North Condominiums
North Bethesda, MD
Developer: Kettler
Interior Designer: ForrestPerkins
Architect (base building): Dorsky Hodgson Parish Yue Architects
Builder: Bovis Lend Lease
Chelsea Modern Sales + Design Gallery
New York
Developer: Madison Equities LLC
Architect/Interior Designer: Audrey Matlock Architect
Builder: Diamond Construction
