Southwest Contractor’s annual awards competition, now in its 13th year, 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. Photo: Kirk Gittings Photography The University of New Mexico, Cancer Center in Albuquerque won a Best of 2010 award in the health care category. Related Links: Arizona Winners Nevada Winners New Mexico Winners While it’s clear that the economy has taken a toll on the industry and the number of projects completed, judges still had to narrow down nearly
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos., Inc. Phase one of this 80-acre site serving residents of Pinal County features a five-story patient tower with 36 beds and a two-story diagnostic and treatment building. It was constructed on an accelerated 16-month schedule using a separate team on each building. SmithGroup developed design templates for the patient rooms and departments, which are now used throughout Banner’s health system. McCarthy then modeled the entire building, enabling early coordination of structural, architectural and MEP features. The team even conducted “virtual” tours of proposed patient rooms, illustrating every detail, resulting in no construction rework due to
Submitted by Cannon Design This Deer Valley office interior creates a strong brand identity using a dynamic red, black and white design aesthetic inspired by this high tech company’s logo. Designed and built in six months, the $1.2-million project provides space for 160 employees and serves as a showroom to potential clients. Photo:Timmerman Photography INC. Though the facility is smaller than the original, they were able to accommodate the same number of employees with room to grow by arranging the workspaces in a more efficient manner. Traditional privacy barriers give way to encourage collaboration between management and employees. Office space
General contractor McCarthy implemented fast-track construction methods in an effort to complete the job in only 23 months. The 2.1-million-sq-ft project includes two towers, one 15 stories, the other seven, and a 3,500-car parking structure. Photo: John Davis, DVDesign Group Inc. Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards In order to beat the proposed schedule, it achieving phased building dry-in was critical so interior finishes could start. McCarthy planned for staged temporary dry-in as the work progressed, installing temporary protective measures for a horizontal water barrier at the third, seventh and 12th floors, as well as vertical temporary measures around the
Submitted by Helix Electric This 67,000-sq-ft Las Vegas clinic was designed by the world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, and it shows. The building supports hundreds of windows and sky lights to allow in natural lighting, and all patient suites along the exterior feature floor-to-ceiling glass. The building flow is designed to minimize stress for patients and caregivers. Reception has no chairs; instead, patients proceed directly from registration to suites. Photo:Matt Carbone Photography With a maze of tubular steel and beams, an open framework is created between the pavilion and the multi-story patient care building. The exterior stainless steel structure emphasizes walls
Submitted by Brignall Construction Co. This facility serves the needs of Chandler’s most needy families with individual spaces providing medical services, eye examinations, full dental care, counseling and social services, food banks and a community room. Collaboration with the community was a key concept for the center, with the $2-million funding provided through public donations. Despite tough economic times, the entire team, from subcontractors to engineers, stepped up with significant donations of services, materials and labor. Strategies to reach LEED silver included recycling 93% of construction waste, daylighting, use of recycled building materials and highly efficient HVAC system. Owner: Chandler
Submitted by CORE Construction and SH Architecture This five-story, modified podium-style building in Las Vegas is uniquely designed to preserve the integrity of its different functions. It centralizes 300 department of parole and probation employees from outlying facilities into this one LEED silver structure. Photo:Opulence Studios It was crucial that the design meet the unique security demands of both visitors and employees, while also providing a pleasant and sustainable environment with a positive public image. The public enters into a two-story lobby space backed by a towering 89-ft-tall, 92-ft-long cast-in-place concrete radial wall that serves as an architectural focal point
Submitted by SMPC Architects Reflecting Santa Fe’s rich history, this new bank branch office blends Southwest Mission and Pueblo architectural styles. The two-story interior floorplan was inspired by the traditional placita, with teller pods, offices and a balcony surrounding the central public space where high clerestory windows provide diffused daylight to the interior courtyard lobby. Photo By SMPC Architects Rustic elegance is expressed through plastered walls, beams and corbels of reclaimed wood, custom chandeliers and porcelain tile floors, while frameless glass-walled offices add a modern touch. This LEED gold project is designed to be a highly-visible example of environmental stewardship,
Submitted by Langdon Wilson International Accommodating 300 worshippers, this new 7,000-sq-ft facility was guided by traditional Armenian church design elements dating back to the fourth century. However, these historical precedents had to be adapted to modern building technology and governing codes. The team used simple, locally available materials that closely resembled the historic precedents. The color palette of the structural CMU and flat concrete roof tiles belongs equally in Armenia or Arizona. Built on a site adjacent to an existing Community Center, the structure includes offices, back-of-house space and a bridal room. Site upgrades included on-site water retention, landscape and
Submitted by Studio Southwest Architects and Jaynes Corp. This public building frames striking views of both the area’s mountains as well as the city itself. Residents are welcomed into this functional 115,000-sq-ft building through a pedestrian plaza and lobby featuring a skylight. Visitors enjoy shaded parking, deep overhangs and a covered portal to mitigate the building’s southern and western exposures. City agencies with the greatest level of public interaction are located on the ground floor along with an information center, providing an orientation center for visitors and a gathering place for employees. Featuring an impressive rotunda, the building integrates traditional
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