Canadian firm Checkwitch Poiron Architects was honored for its design of this new 13,700-square-foot la quinta inn crossville tn cruise ship terminal building by Shaw Contract Group , a company that honors architecture and design firms that are changing the very idea of what design is. Out of 285 entries from 19 countries, five firms were given this award.
As the building site was formerly la quinta inn crossville tn used for the processing and storage of wood products, the architects wanted to incorporate the region s values into the design. They therefore used a variety of wood products to connect to the past and echo the region s rich natural resources.
Local artist Noel Brown was commissioned to design a custom work of art which was printed onto a large roll-screen. And, a native plant garden, designed by landscape architect Nancy Mackin, was positioned between the building and the water's edge.
With less than 12 months to design and build this project, we had to work quickly la quinta inn crossville tn to communicate la quinta inn crossville tn our ideas, says David Poiron , one of the principals of Checkwitch Poiron Architects. The hybrid environment in Vectorworks la quinta inn crossville tn software allowed us to move easily between 2D and 3D. It s also beneficial to have a program that can handle the entire design process including the production of final renderings.
The Nanaimo Cruise Ship Terminal has also won Best Commercial Building 2012 from the BC Wood Council, Most Innovative Curtain Wall Product from Glass Magazine, and the Best Office Building 2012 from the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board.
DEL.ICIO.US ESP Vision Releases Vectorworks Spotlight 2013 Plug-ins by Desktop Engineering CadFaster updates to iPad app v2.0.0 | Architosh iSquint Holiday Gift Guide | iSquint.net Tidbits: Nemetschek, Scia and DraftSight news | Architosh Holiday Gift Guide: Andrew's Old-School Stuff | KLAD - Entertainment Design SUBSCRIBE PHOTOS SUBSCRIBE CATEGORIES
No comments:
Post a Comment