Northwest Construction’s annual awards competition honors the best in design and construction over the past year. Diverse categories, from engineering design to worship, acknowledge the excellent work and the variety of disciplines in the industry today.
Submitted by Scott | Edwards Architecture Photo: Eckert & Eckert Related Links: Best Of 2010 List This $2-million renovation of a 1930’s-era elementary school represents the culmination of a five-year collaboration between the owner and architect. The project included a significant public outreach component, during which more than twenty Newberg-based community groups were interviewed in order to determine how the public wanted to use the facility. This project is a direct reflection of that input and includes a professional sound recording studio, computer lab, ceramics studio, fused glass studio, various art studios, community board rooms, administrative offices and a new
Submitted by GBJ Architecture, P.C. and Skanska USA Building Inc. On a site tightly constrained by topography, existing buildings and infrastructure, this 194,000-sq-ft addition connects the medical campus together into a revitalized whole. There are a total of 21 entry points between existing hospital buildings and the addition, requiring sky bridges, hallways and doorways to seamlessly connect. The patient-centric design employs the latest in therapeutic and communications technology, and provides spacious facilities with soothing interior environments. Photo: Eckert & Eckert Photo: Eckert & Eckert Related Links: Best Of 2010 List The new 77-room Emergency Department is designed to maximize flexibility
Submitted by CHG Building Systems, Inc. Related Links: Best Of 2010 List Comprised of four separate buildings with up to 14 spaces, the crisp, clean lines of the design fits the industrial character of this Seattle neighborhood. By using high quality architectural sheet metal in combination with economical pre-engineered metal building structural systems, Holgate Square is a prime example of how good a metal building can look with upgraded metal roof and wall panels. The flexible space provides tenants with ample natural light, large volumes of space and durable low-maintenance finishes. The broken-up wall surfaces and exposed wall bracing provide
Submitted by Kiewit-General, a Joint Venture At 1.5 mi long, the Hood Canal Bridge is the longest floating bridge over salt water in the world. Crews had to deal with changing tides, variable wind conditions and marine traffic, including U.S. Navy submarines. Photo: Kiewit-general, A Joint Venture Photo: Kiewit-general, A Joint Venture Related Links: Best Of 2010 List The project spanned almost seven years and involved several phases in multiple locations. Twenty new concrete gravity anchors weighing 1,000 tons each were constructed at Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle and floated to the bridge site where they were carefully placed at
Submitted by PCL Construction Services, Inc. This $34-million project includes 83 total patient beds and space for hospice and dementia care with extensive daylighting to provide a homey atmosphere. Built to LEED silver standards, the center includes a structural steel frame with steel stud shear walls; and a multiple component roof consisting of metal roof panels, membrane roof, and irrigated eco-roof to provide stormwater treatment and acoustic insulation for all resident rooms. The facility was designed to help patients and their families feel relaxed and at “home”. To help accomplish this goal the facility has extensive glazing, allowing day light
While the Washington Dept. of Transportation won’t open the detailed bids for downtown Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project until mid-December, Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) nudged the long-awaited 56-ft-dia, 2-mi-long bored tunnel one step closer to reality, when she announced on Oct. 29 that both teams submitting bids that day were at or below WSDOT’s estimate of $1.09 billion.