WoodWorks Announces Winners of 2017 Wood Design Awards

WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2017 Wood Design Awards, which celebrates excellence in wood building design across the U.S. Chosen by an independent jury in nine national categories, the winning projects exemplify attributes of wood such as beauty, strength, versatility and sustainability.
 
“This year’s winning projects are interesting in part for what they say about the state of wood building design,” says WoodWorks Executive Director, Jennifer Cover. “The design community is embracing innovative materials, systems and techniques, contributing to a modern wood aesthetic that’s still linked to traditional wood construction and beauty. The concept of what a wood building can or should be is expanding, and that’s exciting. It’s an honor for us to share these projects with a wider audience.”
 
The 2017 Wood Design Awards were chosen by an independent jury that included:

• Tom S. Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C
  Principal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects
• Lisa W. Lamkin, AIA
  Principal, BRW Architects
• Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, Peng
  President and CEO, KL&A Inc., Structural Engineers and Builders

 
National award categories include:

• Wood School Design
• Multi-Family Wood Design
• Commercial Wood Design – Multi-Story
• Commercial Wood Design – Low-Rise
• Institutional Wood Design
• Wood in Government Buildings
• Beauty of Wood
• Green Building with Wood
• Special Achievement

 
Seven Regional Excellence Awards will be presented at regional Wood Solutions Fairs beginning with the Texas Wood Solutions Fair in Dallas.

National Winners

• Wood School Design: Common Ground High School • New Haven, Conn.
  Architect – Gray Organschi Architecture
  Timber Engineer – Bensonwood
  Environmental Engineer – Atelier Ten

 

• Multi-Family Wood Design: MOTO • Denver
  Architect – Gensler
  Structural Engineer – Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc.
  Contractor – PCL Construction

 

• Commercial Wood Design – Multi-Story: Albina Yard • Portland, Ore.
  Architect – LEVER Architecture
  Structural Engineer – KPFF Consulting Engineers
  Contractor – REWORKS
• Commercial Wood Design – Low-Rise: The Barn • West Sacramento, Calif.
  Architect – !melk
  Structural Engineer – Magnusson Klemencic Associates
  Contractor – Brown Construction Inc.

 

• Institutional Wood Design: Writers Theatre • Glencoe, Ill.
  Architect – Studio Gang Architects
  Structural Engineer – Halvorson and Partners
  Contractor – W.E. O’Neil
• Wood in Government Buildings: Rosewood Beach • Highland Park, Ill.
  Architect – Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
  Structural Engineer – Enspect Engineering Consultants
  General Contractor – WB Olson Inc.

 

• Beauty of Wood: University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center • Chanhassen, Minn.
  Architect – MSR Design
  Structural Engineer – Meyer Borgman Johnson
  General Contractor – Loeffler Construction & Consulting
• Green Building with Wood: Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion • Decatur, Texas
  Architect – Lake|Flato Architects
  Structural Engineer: Lake|Flato Architects

 

• Special Achievement: T3 • Minneapolis
  Architect – MGA | Michael Green Architecture, DLR Group
  Structural Engineer – Magnusson Klemencic Associates
  Design Assist + Build – StructureCraft
  Contractor – Kraus-Anderson Construction Company

Regional Excellence Winners

• Duke Faculty Club • Durham, N.C.
  Architect – Duda|Paine Architects
  Structural Engineer – Gardner & McDaniel PA
  Contractor – Romeo Guest Construction

 

• One North – Karuna East and West Buildings • Portland, Ore.
  Architect – Holst Architecture
  Structural Engineer – Froelich Engineers
  Contractor – R&H Construction Co.

 

• Cowell Ranch Hay Barn • Santa Cruz, Calif.
  Architect – Fernau & Hartman Architects
  Structural Engineer – Tuan and Robinson Structural Engineers
  Contractor – Cen Con
• The Littleton Trials • Littleton, Mass.
  Architect – Decentralized Design Lab
  Structural Engineer – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
  General Contractor – Decentralized Design Lab

 

• Firehouse 12 • New Haven, Conn.
  Architect – Gray Organschi Architecture
  Structural Engineer – Jacobson Structures
  General Contractor – JIG Design Build

 

• Emerge • Eugene, Ore.
  Architect – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architecture
  Structural Engineer – PCS Structural
  General Contractor – Justin Austen Design
• Frick Environmental Center • Pittsburgh
  Architect – Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
  Structural Engineer – Barber & Hoffman Inc.
  General Contractor – PJ Dick

 
Photos of the winning projects are available on the WoodWorks website along with a wide range of technical and educational resources for design and building professionals.