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2005 IDEA
Celebration Winners
This statewide
design competition awarded new construction
and/or renovations completed by an Indiana-based
Interior Design or Architecture firm between January
1, 2003 and July 1, 2005. The winners in the five
categories were:
Residential and Multi-Family Dwellings
Best IDEA:
 
Project: Private
Residence, Indianapolis Indiana
Submitting Firm: Rowland
Design, Inc., Indianapolis IndianaDesigner: Robert
Frist
Photographer: David
Harpe Photography
Contractor: Boyle
Construction and Bodo Schick.
Supporting Vendors: Marc Woodworking, Cabinetry and Custom Windows;
Paul Howard,
Custom Furnishings and Upholstery; Mike Hoaglin, Mechanicals
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The design concept for this residence
was to redirect the interiors of a mid-30’s
somewhat austere Spanish Mission Revival Home to
a warm continental expression.
While the residence was to support
extensive entertaining inside and outside, it first
and foremost is a warm comfortable home for the family.
The goals of this residential project
were to:
- Reflect the scale and enhance the original details
within the rooms
- Use layered color as a background to each room
supporting a wide range of furnishings, artifacts
and art.
- Organize spaces to feel welcoming, abundant
and warm without being cluttered and oppressive.
- At the request of the owner, each space was
treated differently. An overriding goal was to
bring unity while establishing a different positive
energy in each room.
Along the way challenges in the
renovation were:
- An All Concrete Home
a. All floors were originally poured in place in slab construction
b. All interior and exterior walls are cinder block construction with a plaster
finish coat
c. 90% of the rooms have a cast-in-place concrete ceiling system
- Other than the Living Room ceiling peaking to
16 ft., all other ceilings were lower than desired
at just less than 8 ft.
a. The owner’s collection of tall case pieces necessitated altering
one ceiling and when adding a Breakfast Room establishing a 10 ft. ceiling
to better accommodate furnishings and art.
- Dining room walls are paneled in 14” X
22” sheets of faux painted hardboard to simulate
a limestone room.
- Adjacency of Kitchen and Dining Room not optimal
- Originally no food or china pantries
Of the many talented and committed
vendors invested in this project, some of them are
listed below:
- Arval Cox Dining Room Floor
- Bodo Schick Construction
- Marc Woodworking Cabinetry and Custom Windows
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- Paul Howard Custom Furnishings and Upholstery
- Mike Hoaglin Mechanicals
- Boyle Construction Construction
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Good IDEA:
 
Project: Residences at
Market Square
Submitting Firm: HM Design
Design Team: Jeryl Mitsch, Melinda
McGee, Keith Cole
Photographer: Dan Mardan
Contractor(s): Smoot Construction
Supporting Vendors: American Standard
- Plumbing Fixtures, Reese Kitchens - Cabinetry,
Clark's Appliances - Kitchen Appliances Floorplan:
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The Residences at Market Square
offers a unique urban lifestyle in the heart of
downtown Indianapolis, where vibrant nightlife, cultural
attractions and fine dining are within footsteps
of the front door.
The project required a 1600 square
foot sales office and model unit be designed and
constructed to sell the vision of luxury units
without the reality of an actual high rise. One of
the main
client goals was presales; so a space was needed
not only to sell but to evoke imagination and provoke
excitement within the community and potential condo
owners.
The model unit is laid out in a
dynamic vignette style providing natural movement
through the space and ease to the realtors’ sales
techniques. Incorporation of the finest and most
luxurious finishes
into the model, while keeping within the parameters
of the high rise units’ budget
was imperative to the client. The aggressive
schedule of this project necessitated an acute attention
to
detail, and thorough coordination
of approximately a dozen budget spread sheets
for the overall project. In addition, the client
requested the use of primarily Indiana-based vendors
to create
their vision.
Beautiful maple and cherry cabinets
were coordinated thru Reese Kitchen’s who
provided us with Aristokraft cabinetry while adapting
to ever
changing appliance and plumbing specifications.
Black Galaxy granite, iridescent glass mosaic
tile and stainless steel appliances, donated by
Clark’s Appliances, placed an exclamation
point on the flowing kitchen design. In addition,
the
generous size of the bathroom raised interest
among the potential owners. The white bronze
bowl
sinks,
a deck mounted whirl pool and gleaming polished
chrome fixtures, all by American Standard,
showcased their beauty among 20” porcelain
tiles and a frameless crystal-like glass shower.
With the constant care and attention from all
of our vendors, the model was a fantastic success
and received with open arms; not just by the
city but buyers from all parts of the United
States.
It
has given the overall project extraordinary
buzz in the Indianapolis community still today.
Socket Award
winners:
American
Standard, Reese Kitchens and Clark’ appliances
Hospitality: Retail, Restaurant, Entertainment, Museum
Best IDEA:
 
Project: National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center Museum, Cincinnati Ohio
Submitting
Firm: Blackburn Architects with Boora Architects,
Indianapolis Indiana
Design Team: Alpha Blackburn,
Kathy Brelage and Lynda Anderson
Photographer: Farshid Assassi,
Assassi Productions
Contractor: Megan
Dugan & Meyers,
Brown, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio
Supporting Vendors: Alie Leach, Atlas Carpet Mills; Kevin Schuitema,
Haworth Furniture;
Susan Simon,
Louisville Tile Co. Crossville Ceramics
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This $110-million project is the
centerpiece of Cincinnati’s billion-dollar
redevelopment of its Ohio River waterfront, the northern
shores of which constituted the legal and symbolic
line between the slave South and the free North.
The Center’s site, at the landing of the historic
Roebling Bridge, is the symbolic gateway to Cincinnati
and the North.
Like the Underground Railroad itself,
the Freedom Center undertaking is a study
in cooperation and
teamwork because of the site’s central location
in the redevelopment of the riverfront area. It
is located adjacent to a new Cincinnati Bengal’s
Stadium, a new Cincinnati Reds Field, and a new
mixed-use redevelopment (The Banks), each of which
was designed
by other firms. The design of the Freedom Center
incorporated the ideas, objectives, and requirements
of staff, exhibit and museum consultants and planners,
the Board of Trustees, and the Board’s Building
Committee, as well as Ohio’s State and Federal
congressional representatives, the National Parks
Service, leaders of local community organizations
and church groups, and prospective donors.
The
Freedom Center’s architecture is shaped
by the stories within it, starting with the story
of the land and the flight of slaves across the
land. As the perilous route from enslavement led
slaves
across difficult terrain on their journey north,
the building and site recall the landscape with
their undulating site and building contours, the
idea of
flight, and the many paths to freedom. The entire
complex is united by this single cohesive idea.
This forms a singular and unified expression of
building
shell, interior and landscape. The site and the
entire building convey both the struggle of slavery
and
the exuberance of freedom through winding paths
and north south free-running walls. These forms
represent
a sense that flight to the North that was neither
straight nor easy, and that escaping slaves would
have traversed many routes to freedom and encountered
many bends in rivers and undulations of the land.
These building forms have multiple meanings. They
are a graphic representation of scars on our nation’s
history and on the backs of slaves, and they are
fluid unrestrained shapes and forms associated
with exuberance, movement, and freedom, and the
ebb and
flow of life itself. The carpet by Atlas Carpet
Mills is one example of how we incorporated these
curving
images into the overall interior package. The patterning
helped to maintain the texture reflective of the
journey and the winding paths of the journey to
freedom. Materials for the building have
weight, permanence and earthy characteristics. These
100-year
materials
will weather beautifully and retain their unique
qualities. Materials such as End Grain Wood,
Travertine stone blocks with a rugged cleft finish,
granite
from Zimbabwe, and weathered copper cladding
are chosen for these characteristics. They are evocative
of the difficulty and hardships involved in the
journey to freedom. All finishes and fabrics
within
the building
were selected to reflect the difficult struggle
and abstractly portray the landscape the slaves
may have
seen during their flight to freedom. Haworth
Furniture was used throughout the administrative
areas to
help give weight and stability to these areas.
The materials
used in the systems furniture are reflective
of the type of materials used throughout the entire
museum.
Crossville Ceramics tile was used in the café.
The tile pattern on the walls creates an abstract
image of the river from above. The reflective surface
and texture of the copper tiles portray the light
reflecting off of the river bed, evoking a sense
of hope.
The building is organized into
three connected pavilions that represent three themes
in the Center’s
mission -- courage, cooperation, and perseverance.
These three pavilions contain spaces for exhibits,
story theaters, multi-use theater, educational facilities,
a research institute, a café, and a gift shop.
At the upper levels, the pavilions are connected
by way of glass bridges to accommodate public movement
and provide visitors with light and views as they
move from one exhibit to another. The internal organization
of the museum centers on the Slave Jail, a significant
artifact and central icon to the museum. The jail
can be viewed from many vantage points in the museum
including the exterior. The jail is placed so that
visitors see it again and again as they move throughout
the Center. Flexible office and gallery spaces allow
for future programs to evolve and grow. A large central
concrete stair encloses the elevators and spirals
upwards to the third floor galleries. A large, south-facing
public roof garden on the 3rd floor serves as a reflective
garden. The 4th and 5th floors of the center pavilion
house the Center’s research, education, and
administrative spaces. The ceiling, of the multi-use
theater, features a star field of lights that duplicates
the sky above Cincinnati at 5:30 am January 1, 1863,
the date of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation,
just before the dawn of a new day and a new era.
Good IDEA:
 
Project: Argosy Casino
Submitting
Firm: Design Plan
Design Team: Lenzy Hendrix, George
Small, Amy Mathews, Kelly Gilreath, Mike Kinstler
Photographer: N/A
Contractor(s): J.E. Dunn - Kansas
City, MO
Supporting Vendors: Milliken Carpet
- carpet tile, Formglas - glass reinforced gypsum
and cement cast architectural products, Pour la Maison
- custom mosaic tile patterns Floorplans:
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Argosy’s Riverside
Casino in Kansas City, Missouri opened December 10th
of
2003 to the acclaim of the gaming industry. For the
first time in riverboat gaming, the casino provided
a broad themed gaming experience integrated with
the support functions of food venues and guest services.
The
use of an expansive “outdoor” marketplace
provided a sharp contrast from the industry’s
typical restrictive, confined, boxy facilities. Described
as being “the first actual themed gaming area
on a riverboat,” this was accomplished while
still meeting the restrictive riverboat laws. The
design of a gaming floor floating on a pool of 12
inches of water and pressurized air provided a seamless
flooring transition between the land and the water
while being contained inside a fixed show building.
The 50 foot sky with its effects lighting also enhanced
the primary concern of guest comfort by exhausting
the smoke high above the gaming area. The use of
pergolas propped out as a marketplace provided a
means to distribute fresh air, security, lighting,
fire protection and sound. Surrounding the gaming
and sky area are a series of facades. A radial main
circulation path is defined by flooring patterns,
light levels and façade importance. The stage
bar, deli and high limit pavilion occupy the corners
of the casino, visible from the core area and orienting
the guest.
Seventeen different custom carpet
patterns from Milliken, define public walkways and
create
niche areas for
clusters of slot machines on the gaming floor.
The carpet patterns and colors were selected to compliment
the architecture and overall surroundings in that
specific area. The 36” carpet tile is an added
benefit when it comes to replacing or redesigning
areas in the future.
Portions of the facades and various interior elements
were manufactured by Formglas. These glass reinforced
gypsum and cement cast architectural products provided
durable design details in a variety of colors to
blend with the theme.
Ceramic mosaic tile patterns are abundant throughout
the space. Whether they serve as decorative door
thresholds, elaborate medallions, or walkway borders,
Pour la Maison customized patterns and colors to
fit every space.
Sales Representatives for the
three supporting vendors:
Milliken – Tari Riggs
Formglas – Robert Schoot
Pour la Maison – Sandra Khorran
Socket Award winners:
Miliken Carpet,
Formglas and Pour la Maison
Corporate/ Commercial
Best IDEA:
 
Project: The
Finish Line
Submitting Firm: Maregatti
Interiors, Indianapolis Indiana
Design Team: Scott McFadden, Jason
Holt, and Kim Strawbridge
Photographer: Jeff
Millies © Hedrich
Blessing
Contractor: Wolfson-Young Corporation
Supporting
Vendors: Melinda Dykstra, Light
+ Forms; Bill Grace and Charlotte Baker, Business
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Client goals. The new corporate
headquarters of Finish Line, one of the nation’s
leading athletic specialty retailers, reflects Finish
Line's team-oriented approach, fosters interaction
and advances its mission to provide the best selection
of sport inspired footwear, apparel and accessories
to fit the fast culture of action addicted individuals.
The project included moving Finish Line’s offices
into a 65,000-square-foot addition. To meet Finish
Line’s needs, the interior design firm immersed
itself into Finish Line's corporate culture, through
observation, surveys and focus groups with personnel
from all departments. A major goal for the project
was to improve the circulation of the space. The
existing floorplan made for difficult wayfinding,
and tight corridors hindered impromptu conversations.
The space wasn't conducive to the company’s
fast culture and ever-growing staff. The new design
helped change all that.
Design fosters action. A
major contribution to the design concept started
from the ground up. The designers
used carpeting to create a “street” that
enhances traffic flow and wayfinding and fosters
spontaneous meetings between employees. Various colors
and sizes of carpet provide a feeling of movement,
energy and action. The street begins at the south
offices and runs through the main entry lobby. In
the workstation areas, carpeting color switches to
neutral, enhancing wayfinding and providing cues
that the role of the space is different. The carpeting
also enhances acoustics in the office. Ceiling planes
work with the carpet patterning to enhance wayfinding.
Modern, textural wall coverings with high light reflectance
and horizontal aluminum reveals create movement and
rhythm, giving interest to large walls. "The
Winner's Circle," Finish Line's preferred customer
program, was an inspiration point for a key design
element that carries through the space. Circles painted
in vivid colors add excitement. Acrylic shelves overlay
some of the circles, showcasing products and keeping
the whole corporate team up to date with what’s
going on in Finish Line stores. Space planning. Input
from personnel translated into layout decisions
in terms of adjacencies, privacy,
flexibility and storage needs. Intimate enclaves
and various meeting spaces support the employees’ needs
as they change tasks throughout the day. In addition,
space was planned with the goal of enhancing movement
throughout the space. Circulation and paths enhance
interaction. The design organizes the zoning of public,
semi-public and private spaces, with layering to
improve security and privacy between competing shoe
vendors. The space is arranged around a central core
on the first and second floors that include enclaves
for impromptu conversation, conferencing areas, kitchenettes
and copy/work rooms. The executive suite, located
on the second floor, is a unique space that provides
decision-makers with amenities to accommodate their
needs, including private offices and conference space,
a dining area and casual seating areas for group
meetings.
Equipment and furnishings. The
space includes a variety of lighting, including fluorescent,
incandescent,
as well as several Louis Poulsen metal halide fixtures.
Glass walls provide an openness to work areas,
while acrylic panels floating on cables provide privacy
and a display space to promote the current marketing
campaigns at Finish Line stores. These displays
change
every three to four weeks, contributing to the
energetic dynamics of the space. A signature piece
of technology
is a multimedia projector screen in the lobby that
shows sporting events and Finish Line promotional
material. It helps promote information to both
Finish Line employees and their guests. Furnishings
in bright
colors foster impromptu meetings between staff
and provide landmarks to enhance wayfinding.
Architectural
considerations. Upon entrance, visitors move from
a lofty exterior canopy at the front
door to a glass box vestibule, then to the reception
area,
with a lower ceiling height to make guests feel
more comfortable and orient them to the interior.
The
interactive, dynamic lobby opens up to an atrium
space, which includes a bridge on the second
floor. Throughout the building, floating ceilings
and
exposed ceiling help communicate the “action” theme
and enhance wayfinding. Skylights bring light to
as many employees as possible, and mezzanines provide
openings for people to congregate and interact.
Furniture is grouped in open areas to foster spontaneous
meetings.
A curtainwall system provides more exterior views
and natural lighting, allowing employees to be
more comfortable and aware of their environment. Vendors’ contribution
to success. The vendors that assisted in lighting
design, furniture selection,
skylight and railings contributed to the modern feel
of the environment, making everything come together
for a successful project.
Good IDEA:
 
Project: Bradley and Montgomery
Advertising
Submitting Firm: AXIS architecture + interiors
Design Team: Anson Keller, Nikki
Sutton, Drew White
Photographer: Drew Endicott
Contractor(s): Brandt Construction
Supporting Vendors: Richeson
Cabinets Co. Fabricated all millwork and custom
furnishings, Indiana Art Glass Fabricated all
interior decorative glazing, RJE Provided
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When approached by Bradley & Montgomery
Advertising (BaM) to design their new corporate
office in the Saloon Building in downtown’s
St. Joseph neighborhood, we were challenged
to preserve their established social environment.
Transitioning a team dynamic that fostered
in a cramped 1,200 square foot office, to a
3 level, 5,500 square foot building without
upsetting the established culture, became the
focal design challenge for the new space. We
wanted the aesthetics of the new office to
reflect a staff of youthful design enthusiasts
whose style could only be described as classically
hip.
The staff at BaM is never
static; people are always talking, scooting,
standing, squatting.
The design of the working studio needed to
allow the staff to collaborate and work as
a team but also provide each person with a
generous span of personal working space. Our
solution was to custom design back-to-back
workstations that straddle a field of bamboo
flooring. One person may scoot from one side
to the other up to 30 times a day so we needed
a chair that would make this as easy as possible.
With its slim profile, cool mesh back and soft
rubber casters, Knoll’s Life chair was
an obvious choice. Local furniture dealer,
RJE provided aggressive pricing with their
new business first time purchase program that
allowed us to order all of the bells and whistles.
Their
war room needed to provide adequate space to
sprawl out, pin-up, project upon and task-chair-race
across. The concrete floored basement was the
obvious choice but felt too disconnected from
the studio. It also received little to no natural
light from the windows above the southern staircase.
In order to borrow the light from these expansive
windows and create a more tangible connection
to the studio above, we pushed the delineation
of the first floor to the north five feet.
The wall-hugging steel staircase was removed
and replaced with a less obtrusive vertical
stair. The studio above and critique area below
are strung together by a two-story tall sheet
of custom white vinyl laminated Starfire glass
by Indiana Art Glass.
The layout and overall
design of the second floor is centered around
the conferencing and
presentation spaces. BaM required a space that
offered the hushed respectfulness and isolation
needed for delicate contract negotiations,
while providing the comfort and accessibility
to watch the Scottish Hurling Championships.
The need for such flexibility inspired a toggle;
a switch to turn an open space into a private
room, a wall into a whiteboard. We worked with
Richeson Cabinets Co. to build a kinetic ‘media
cube’. Sliding the unassuming bamboo
wall that faces the presentation lounge reveals
a 42” plasma television, powered by equipment
hidden behind a touch-latch bamboo veneered
door. Sliding the opposing wall gives the conference
area a milk glass white board used for projection
as well as brainstorming. The construction
of the media cube allowed BaM to work freely
between its two critical conferencing spaces,
while providing the infrastructure for private
consultation.
The project is a reflection
of BaM’s
sophistication and quirkiness and apparently
a catalyst for new endeavors. BaM has been
operating in the new space for a little over
a year. In that time, they have doubled their
staff, re-vamped their entire ad campaign and
have opened a satellite office in New York.
We are currently designing the interior of
the building’s 3-car garage to house
a second working studio. As BaM flourishes,
we hope their new space will continue to support
and inspire their unique staff.
Socket Award winners:
Richeson
Cabinets Co., Indiana Art Glass, RJE Institutional:
Education, Government, Libraries
Best IdEA:
 
Project: Oaklyn Branch Library,
Evansville Indiana
Submitting Firm: Veazey
Parrott Durkin & Shoulders,
Evansville IndianaDesign
Team: William
M. Brown, AIA – VPDS, Sarah A. Schuler, AIA – VPDS,
Bill Williams, AIA - Engberg Anderson Design
Partners
Photographer: Jerry Butts
Contractors: Weddle Brothers Construction
Company, general; Midland Engineering, roofing
and waterproofing.
Supporting Vendors: Kimball
International, furniture; Euronique, millwork; Biblomodel,
book
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Oaklyn Branch Library is built
into a hillside with a natural meadow roof and only
one exposed façade. The client insisted that
once its users entered this library, they would not
get the feeling of being underground. Views and a
thoughtful layout were essential to achieving an
open airy affect. A palette of warm earth tone finishes
with splashes of color were used to highlight key
spaces. Materials were also chosen with an earth
conscious mindset.
The experience of this library
begins just inside of the main entrance in the
gallery. This two story
space is the only part of the library which rises
above of the natural meadow roof. Natural light
floods this space through clerestory windows and
filters
through the “cloud gate”. This cloud
gate is just above the checkout desk. It filters
the light for the workstations below, but it also
can be rotated to a vertical position to serve
as an after-hours gate. This allows the public
meeting
room and restrooms to be available when the main
part of the library is closed.
Stone veneer columns
line the walls of the gallery, creating a solid
base for the exposed wood ceiling
to rest upon and spaces for art display cases
and bookshelves. Maple wood millwork and furniture
was chosen with a warm honey-tone stain to compliment
the stone. The floor tile creates a grounded
base
with the use of slate like porcelain tile in
a warm
earthy tone. Behind the circulation, where library
employees stand much of the day, a natural cork
floor was selected to help reduce strain and
fatigue in
addition to providing a soft surface to absorb
sound. The cork also acts as an intuitive marker
for the
line between employee and public space.
The library
consists of two sections located directly off of
this main entry gallery: one houses the Adult
Collections and the other houses the Children’s
Collections. The Adult Collection takes full advantage
of the views outside. The window seats are dedicated
to study tables and comfy lounge chairs while the
tall book shelves line the back walls. The Children’s
Collections are located across the gallery space
from the Adult Collections for sound isolation
and better control of the space. The gentle curves
of
the ceiling welcome the children into this space
with a chasing rainbow of light. Programmable LED
lights were used to add a spectacular dimension
to this space with no exterior window. Just below
these
gentle curves along the wall are built-in book
display shelves and little nooks into which the
children
can tuck. The books shelves, manufactured by Biblomodel,
were kept to a minimum height with the taller one
at the back of the space. Lots of soft seating,
children’s
height furniture, and benches at the computer carrels
allow children and parents to enjoy this space
side by side.
The magazine collection is tucked
into a small
nook at the end of the entry gallery. A sloping
green
plane brings the scale of this collection to
an intimate level. It is then punctuated with a stone
fireplace.
This fireplace however offers a unique twist
in
that it is a virtual fireplace where a crackling
fire
can be enjoyed in the winter and an aquarium
full of exotic fish can be memorizing in the hot
summer
months. The fireplace can also broadcast special
news events and support other visual programs
of the library.
A local furniture manufacture,
Kimball, built all of the custom designed wood furniture
while
a local
millwork company, Euronique, built the circulation
desk and other millwork pieces. The millwork and
furniture was carefully considered and created
to ensure the library would function optimally while
addressing the special needs of a contemporary
library.
For example, the wood end panels were designed
to compliment the soft-top curve of the computer
carrels
and the apron of the tables. The end panels also
incorporated slat wall where books can be display
outwardly.
The staff areas were not forgotten.
Efficient layouts, visual connections, and comfort
were important
considerations
in all of the staff spaces. The staff is also treated
with a wonderful retreat lounge with large window
to the outside. The lounge uses colors similar
to those found in other parts of the library but
with
a distinct purple upholstery punch.
Good IDEA:
 
Project: Jasper
High School
Submitting Firm: Odle
McGuire & Shook
Interiors
Design Team: Odle McGuire & Shook
Interiors
Photographer: Abstract Photography,
Inc.
Contractor(s): Contact Owner
Supporting Vendors: Bentley Carpet
(media center carpet), Dal-Tile (pool deck tile),
American Olean (pool basin tile), Forbo Linoleum
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The additions and renovations completed
for Jasper High School were designed to ease the
overcrowding in many areas of the building in order
to provide a wide variety of educational and athletic
opportunities for an optimum student population
of 1,200 students.
Additions include a new academic
wing which contains
new classrooms for special needs, English, foreign
language, math and industrial technology. It
also contains three new computer labs, two physics
classrooms
and lab, and an industrial technology lab. A
new main entry, administration area, maintenance
and
athletic areas were also added. The athletic
areas include a new band room, an auxiliary gymnasium
with available court space for three full size
basketball
courts, a four lane fitness track, a pool with
spectator seating, a wrestling room, additional
locker rooms,
a training room, and athletic offices.
Basic renovations
were done for all areas of the high school which
included replacing existing carpet
and tile, refinishing all wall surfaces, renovating
student lockers, replacing corridor ceiling panes,
and replacing existing elevator with larger shaft
and cab for accessibility. Specific renovations
include administrative, guidance and clinic areas,
the auditorium,
science labs, visual arts classrooms, industrial
technology labs, music areas, family and consumer
sciences, special needs, visual arts classroom,
language department classrooms, large group instruction,
and
an upgrade of technology.
Each of the vendor representatives
and installers contributed to the success of
the project through
their extraordinary attention to detail and careful
craftsmanship.
The representative from Forbo offered to do the
mascot logo as a demonstration of the precision
art process
that they offer and subsequently created the
center-piece of the entryway for the high school.
Both tile manufactures worked hard to please
the client honoring design goals to meet the
client’s
needs aesthetically and functionally through their
attention to detail and service. The pool vendor
also provided extra service to install a water
jet logo of the Jasper High School Mascot in the
bottom
of the pool.
Vendors:
Bentley Carpet, Representative, Janet Hopewell
(media center carpet)
Dal-Tile, Representative, Chris Stull (pool deck
tile)
American Olean, Representative Susan Simon (pool
basin tile)
Forbo Linoleum, Representative, Jeff Patten (mascot
logo main entry)
• new construction 136,450 s.f.
• renovation 223,000 s.f.
• students 1,200
• grades 9-12
• status: completed June 2003 Socket Award winners:
Bentley Prince
Street, Dal-Tile and Forbo Linoleum
Healthcare
and Assisted Living
Best IDEA:
 
Project: The Hansen Center, Batesville
Indiana
Submitting Firm: Maregatti Interiors,
Indianapolis Indiana
Design Team: Scott McFadden, Jason
Holt, and Jennifer Worley
Photographer: Jeff
Millies © Hedrich Blessing
Contractor: Bruns-Gutzwiller, Inc.
Supporting Vendors: Greg Thompson, Indiana Art Glass; Gary Yohler,
Tiffany Photography Studio; Angela Lewis
and Soni Kerchaval, In Site Art Consulting Group
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client objectives
When leadership at Margaret Mary Community Hospital
in Batesville, Ind., a community of about 6,000,
decided to expand services and offer cancer treatment
closer to home for to the rural areas in eastern
Indiana and western Ohio, they didn’t want
a traditional cancer treatment facility. They wanted
a place to nurture patients, comfort family and
support the staff. The design team worked with
the client to conduct visits to similar facilities
and to interview patients and staff to help set
objectives and meet them.
design concept
The Hansen Center is a patient-centered facility
named in honor of a patient-centered physician—Dr.
J. Michael Hansen, who lost his battle with cancer
in 2002. In addition to medical and radiation oncology
treatment on the main floor, an outpatient specialty
clinic and endoscopy suite on the second floor,
with its own separate entrance, alleviates congestion
at the main hospital.
The Hansen Center creates a
positive first impression that carries throughout.
The interior reception area
and family area is approachable, yet has the elegance
of a five-star resort. A stone fireplace warms
the large family area. Wooden beams, panels of art
glass
and hardwood floors give this space a welcoming
feel. The family area provides convenient access
to the
kitchenette, community room and consultation rooms.
Clearly identifiable pathways through curved corridors
and indirect lighting, as well as design elements
that serve as landmarks, help patients find their
way intuitively throughout the entire facility.
Details appeal to the senses and enhance the restorative,
non-clinical feel, including:
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Four indoor water features to relax patients prior
to treatment
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Curved corridors covered in textured Venetian plaster
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Sandstone that flows into the interior from the exterior
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Smooth, reflective recycled glass tiles
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Rooms painted with soft shades of blues, greens and
tans
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Floating wood ceilings
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Images on the walls of radiation areas to provide
positive distractions
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Equipment and technology concealed behind doors and
in cabinets to put patients at ease
- Spaces with furnishings
and amenities for family members
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Leather-like and upholstered furniture
Patient input
inspired several design elements. Most centers
that the design team toured included open
infusion suites for chemotherapy treatment in one
room. However, focus group patients made it clear
that while they often find comfort in talking to
other patients, there are days when they covet
privacy. With that in mind, designers created flexible
infusion
bays separated by sliding doors of etched art glass
and wood. Patients choose whether they want to
visit with others, or whether they prefer more privacy.
The bays include amenities, room for family and
windows
that look out onto a healing garden. Patients also
said that when they are battling cancer, they can
become sensitive about their appearance. The designers
considered this and integrated some low-level,
incandescent lighting, which is more complementary
to patients
than fluorescent. In addition, a highly transparent
sheet glass with a high performance coating at
the infusion bay windows controls thermal comfort
and
reduces glare and reflection, especially during
the evening. This is important to patients, who may
not
want to see their reflections.
While the design nurtures
patients and families, it also helps “heal
the healers” by improving
their experience and efficiency, and providing
areas for respite.
vendor
contributions
Art glass carries the healing concepts throughout
the entire building, and provides places of reflection
and intrigue. Inspiring photographs create positive
distractions to the patients receiving radiology
treatments. The variety of images allows patients
to dream about a beautiful world that gives them
hope. An art consulting group worked closely with
the owner and the designer to complement the building’s
design and healing concepts, helping bring a variety
of two and three dimensional art pieces to a community
that will inspire people at a difficult time in their
lives.
Good IDEA:
 
Project: Dr.'s
Kristoff and Stewart Dentistry
Submitting Firm: Lehner Designs and Curran Architecture
Design Team: Gerard Lehner- Interior
Designer, Shawn Curran- Architect Photographer: Dale
Pickett
Contractor(s): REI Construction
Services
Supporting Vendors: Patcraft Carpet-
Duplicity, Duet, and Duality carpet patterns,
Contract Wallcovering- De Novo wallcoverings,Patterns:Ceylon, Barbosa, and Zola,
Wilsonart Laminate Flooring- Contact Series
Floorplan:
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Dr.’s Kristoff and Stewart
wanted their space to have the comfort of your living
room incorporated with the cutting edge technology
of modern dentistry. Coming from an existing office
based in an old home, the client desired to buy their
own commercial building and move their offices into
the view of busy Carmel passer-bys. Located at the
intersection of Range Line Road and Meridian, the
challenge was converting the vacant building, a former
liquor store, into a professional looking office
building. The starting point for the project was
gutting out the interior and starting from scratch.
Upon
entering the newly designed space, the patient
feels they are in an elaborate living room complete
with a wood coffer ceiling, fireplace with granite
bench, and wood paneled surround and mantel. Furnishings
range from custom wood work carrels to check your
e-mail, comfortable mixed lounge settings, custom
wood and granite reception desk, and a kids corner
complete with “in the wall” fixed play
stations. Upon entering the examination areas, they
see state of the art equipment in coordinating plastic
laminate, solid surface, and paint colors. The transition
between home comfort and technology is seamless and
is achieved through the selection of proper finishes
for the application.
To achieve the client’s
goals, the interiors were designed in a warm and
inviting color scheme
that transitioned smoothly between home and office
environments. The carpets provided a rich earth tone
palette that was carried throughout the space in
the wall coverings, paints, and other flooring. This
palette worked great with the elegant wood tones
used on casework and trim. Patcraft Carpets coordinating
patterns of Duplicity, Duet, and Duality were used
in the reception area, conference room, offices,
and general walkways. The simple border pattern of
the waiting room works exceptionally well when complimented
by the grid of the wood coffer ceiling. Special attention
was paid to using materials that were durable, antibacterial,
and easy to maintain. Vinyl wall coverings from Contract
Wallcoverings worked perfectly with the textures
and colors available from their De Novo collection.
Examination areas received Wilsonart laminate flooring.
Their Contact product met the needs of the flooring
in these areas to be durable and easy to clean and
the rich wood grains available added to warmth of
the space and matched the wood trim perfectly. All
three vendors’ products were just the right
choices for this project.
The client’s goals
were achieved! The evidence is their patients coming
in for appointments feeling
relaxed and comfortable, just like home. They can
even watch Oprah while getting their teeth cleaned
on their own personal monitor. Just like home…..
Socket Award winners:
Patcraft
Carpet, Contract Wallcovering and Blakley’s
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