The AIANH Excellence in Architecture Awards Program was instituted in 1983 for the purpose of providing public and professional recognition for architectural projects of design excellence by New Hampshire architects. Each entry is judged on the following criteria: overall design excellence including aesthetics, clarity, creativity, appropriate functionality, sustainability, building performance, and appropriateness with regard to fulfilling the client's program. Scroll below to see the 2009 results.
Thanks to our Awards Program sponsors: Spaulding Brick and Charron Inc.(celebrating 50 years in business representing quality lighting manufacturers like Litecontrol, elliptipar and Delray Lighting).
Honor Award Hanover Co-op Community Market
Hanover, NH
Architect: UK Architects, PC, Hanover, NH
Construction Manager:
Trumbull Nelson
Landscape Architect:
ORW Landscape Architects
Photographer:
GBH Photography
Jurors Comments: The jury notes a thoughtful and well-resolved solution at multiple levels, beginning with the programming, successful response to a challenging set of site design requirements, and successful interior space organization. The architect specifies a beautiful use of materials externally and an interesting interior material palette & color choice as well. A clever structural system enriches this project. The architect has achieved a commendable air sealing success. We imagine the luminous clerestory is an attractive (and well conceived) landmark at the roundabout.
Juror Comments: An interesting formal arrangement brought the jury’s attention to this school. The building exhibits a particularly successful treatment of interior spaces, achieving a variety of moods. A “main street” organizational concept appears particularly well conceived. Daylighting appears well executed and appropriately prioritized. Finally, the architects seem to have achieved this success under particularly adverse circumstances. This project could equally receive an award for having changed horses in midstream without having fallen off.
Honor Award
KSC Pondside III Residence Hall
Keene, NH
Design Architects: Newman Architects, New Haven, CT
Construction Manager: MacMillin Company
Photographer: Joseph St. Pierre Photography
Juror Comments: The clever integration of modern and vernacular is commendable. Jury notes a beautiful use of exterior materials. A well-resolved plan, clustering bedrooms with hierarchical aggregation successfully supports student community. Jury notes this building’s interesting siting the bending of the building enlivens the exterior spaces. There is a well-conceived entry sequence and position of the main stairway so as to encourage it as the primary vertical access conduit (rather than the elevator, positioned away and to one side).
Merit Award Burning Bridge Sound Studio
Boston, MA
Architect: AG Architects
Dover, NH
Construction Manager: Adams Point Contracting, Inc.
Photographer: AG Architects
Juror Comments: This simple, restrained and clear material palette, within an existing historic fabric retains the sense of the really beautiful, old building.
Merit Award
Addition and Renovations, NH Institute of Art
Manchester, NH
Architect: Dennis Mires, P.A., The Architects
Manchester, NH
Construction Manager: Milestone Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Photographer: Rixon Photography, LLC
Juror Comments: Jury appreciates this project as an exciting marriage of existing and new. Jury commends the effort to save and reposition the existing brick building and commends the resourceful efforts to capture rainwater.
Juror Comments: Jury commends this delightfully well-executed renovation of a worthy building in a wonderful location. We applaud the restraint and sensitivity with which the new insertions were executed.
Merit Award
Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm
Peterborough, NH
Architect: O'Neil Pennoyer Architects,
Groton, MA
Construction Manager: Bruss Construction, Inc. Landscape Architect: Brown Sardina Design Photographer: Clive Russ Aerial photo: Alex MacLean
Juror Comments: Beautifully developed community design. Admirable commitment to principles of sustainability.
Special Mention Southeast Residential Community (SERC)
University of NH, Durham, NH
Architect: JSA Inc.
Portsmouth, NH
Contractor: Harvey Construction
Landscape Architect: Halvorson Design Partnership
Photography: David Maurand
Juror Comments: The Jury makes this Special Mention for a well-executed site organization of a complex grouping of buildings.
Special Mention
Phillips Exeter Academy Faculty Housing
Exeter, NH
Architect: TMS Architects
Portsmouth, NH
Contractors: Bruss Construction; HW DeVries
Landscape Architect: Holzaepfel Design
Photography: Carl Vernlund
Juror Comments: Clever use of modern materials in contextual forms. Strong sense of community.
Special Mention New England Mountaintop House
Squam Lake, NH
Architect: Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.,
Boston, MA
Contractor: Dean Anderson
Photography: Robert Benson Photography
Juror Comments: Successful integration of house with landscape. Excellent use of passive solar and local materials.
Special Mention for Unbuilt Architecture
The Tenny Mountain Cabin
Architect: Jonathan Hallé, AIA and Jason LaCombe AIA
Warrenstreet Architects
Concord, NH
Juror Comments: This design is clever and thought provoking. It gives a new twist to an old idea and would drive an interesting experience.
People's Choice Awards: Residential
Bigelow House, NH
Architect: Daniel V. Scully Architects
Keene, NH
Contractor: Brian Akerley
Photography: On Site Photography
People's Choice Awards: Non-Residential
Gilford Community Church & Youth Center
Gilford, NH
Architect: Stewart Associates Architects
Laconia, NH
General Contractor: NCM Management
Photography: John W. Hession
2010 Awards for Outstanding ServiceThomas House AIA for his exceptional service to our Chapter on the Board of Directors for six years holding the offices of Past-President, President, President-Elect, and Vice-president, and as a Director. He guided the AIANH Excellence in Architecture Design Awards program for the past 10 years. One of his passions has been to support our young architects and interns. He chaired the Intern Development Committee for many years and has been instrumental in establishing resources for Emerging Professionals. An integral part of Chapter initiatives, Tom has worked on such programs as Learning by Design, the educational outreach program of the Chapter, and with the planning committee of the 2009 AIANE Regional Conference. This past year he served as president of New Hampshire Architecture Foundation, the charitable arm of the AIANH Chapter.
Outstanding Service Awards are given to those members who have gone "above and beyond" in their service to AIANH and to the built environment in New Hampshire.
AIANH 2010 Design Awards Jury Bruce Coldham AIA, Coldham and Hartman Architects, Amherst, MA
Martha Montgomery AIA, Montgomery Ark, Williamstown, MA
Stephen Schreiber FAIA, Professor and the Program Director in, Architecture + Design,
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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