AIA Huron Valley 2019 Awards Publication by AIA Huron Valley

Forsythe House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

CONTENTS AIA HV Board of Directors & Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comments

Robert Metcalf: Mid-Century-Modern Architect Extraordinaire by Grace Shackman

A Greenway in Ann Arbor: Quixotic Idea to Received Wisdom to Master Plan by Martin Schwartz

2019 AIA HV Awards Submissions

2019 AIA HV Award Winners

Thank you to our Sponsors

AIA Huron Valley AWARDS2019

Pryor House, Robert Metcalf Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

CONTENTS AIA HV Board of Directors & Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comments

Robert Metcalf: Mid-Century-Modern Architect Extraordinaire by Grace Shackman

A Greenway in Ann Arbor: Quixotic Idea to Received Wisdom to Master Plan by Martin Schwartz

2019 AIA HV Awards Submissions

2019 AIA HV Award Winners

Thank you to our Sponsors

AIA Huron Valley AWARDS2019

Pryor House, Robert Metcalf Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

A I A H U R O N V A L L E Y | 2018 Board of Directors

A I A H U R O N V A L L E Y | President

Joshua Hendershot – President

Greetings,

Lindsey Pickornik – Vice President Brad Angelini – Past President Claude Faro – Secretary Anne M. Cox – Treasurer Leann Dreher – Emerging Professionals Director David Nims – Associate Membership Director Jessica Quijano – Media Director Theresa Angelini – Continuing Education Director Sharon Haar – TCAUP Director Evan Timm – AIAS Representative Chuck Bultman – AIA Michigan Director Special thanks to: Brad Angelini – Publication Editor Nancy Bartlett – Bentley Historical Library Terry Gallagher – Editor Melissa Harris – Cover Art Kelsey Jensen – Publication Layout 2019 Awards Jury – Ylli Bodinaku, AIA, Fishbeck Thompson Audrey Gilbert, Associate AIA, Mayotte Group

On behalf of the 2018 Board of Directors of the Huron Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, welcome to the second edition of our annual publication: AWARDS. This publication was originally conceived in 2017 as a means to document, celebrate, and evangelize the impact that architects and architecture has on our environment, both today and throughout our Chapter’s full history dating back to our founding in November 1963. I am proud to say that the caliber of design conducted by our chapter members in 2018, as featured in this publication, continues our Chapter’s stellar reputation of innovation and integrity. As you read through the contents of this book, I’m sure you will agree that AIA Huron Valley has a significant and continuing impact on our region. This year’s Honor Award winners include unique achievements in residential and commercial design. Not only that, this publication features 24 design submissions from 11 unique firms and practitioners, which demonstrates to me the uniquely rich collection of stellar designers in our region. The two articles contained within are worth your time to read; they illustrate the impact great design has had on our community’s past and its future prospects. Our feature on Robert Metcalf is certainly inspiring, and you’ll enjoy learning some fascinating history about one of our region’s most influential mid-century modernists. Likewise, the interviews and background on Ann Arbor’s ambitious Treeline project demonstrate our community’s resolve to continue using design to achieve stronger neighborhoods. This year we are celebrating several individual achievements of our members. Craig Borum, Cynthia Hayward, James Nicolow, and Dawn Zuber have all been elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in the Class of 2018. We admire these professionals for their contributions to our organization over the years, and congratulate them on their well-deserved recognition. We thank you for your interest in our Chapter’s work, and we hope you will be as inspired as we are after you’ve read it, for the first or the umpteenth time.

Bryan Lijewski, AIA Mid-Michigan President David Moss, AIA, Bergmann Associates

Sincerely,

Kristin Pennock, AIA, Michigan State University Al Ludwick, Associate AIA, Mayotte Group (alternate)

Josh Hendershot 2018 Chapter President, AIA Huron Valley

A I A H U R O N V A L L E Y | 2018 Board of Directors

A I A H U R O N V A L L E Y | President

Joshua Hendershot – President

Greetings,

Bryan Lijewski, AIA Mid-Michigan President David Moss, AIA, Bergmann Associates

Sincerely,

Kristin Pennock, AIA, Michigan State University Al Ludwick, Associate AIA, Mayotte Group (alternate)

Josh Hendershot 2018 Chapter President, AIA Huron Valley

ROBERT METCALF Mid-Century-Modern Architect Extraordinaire by Grace Shackman

In a career that spanned the years 1952-2008, Robert Metcalf built or remodeled more than 151 buildings, mostly residences, while also teaching architecture at the University of Michigan. Although a few of his buildings have been torn down or altered beyond recognition, the majority are still standing, prized by their owners and revered by lovers of mid-century architecture.

Gilbert House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Although Metcalf had a modest demeanor, he knew his own worth. Once when patiently answering an interviewer’s questions that were getting repetitive on why he did certain things he finally answered, “Because I’m a good architect.” But unlike Frank Lloyd Wright, he didn’t think his houses were perfect as originally built. He knew people’s needs changed and was willing to work with them later to make alterations or additions. However, he did not like additions made on his houses by other architects that were not well done. Ever the gentleman, he politely called them “unfortunate.” The biggest criticism leveled at Metcalf is that his houses look alike. When William Werner, who worked with Metcalf, was asked for a rebuttal, he answered, “None needed. People have different preferences. Bob had a limited palette of materials. His designs were more economical, simpler.” That said, each of Metcalf’s designs was a unique work carefully crafted to meet the specific needs of the client and sited to make the most of the site’s topography with a maximum of light and view. “Clients appreciated his attention to detail and his rational design. It was design rooted in understanding construction, straightforward,” adds Werner.

Gilbert House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

ROBERT METCALF Mid-Century-Modern Architect Extraordinaire by Grace Shackman

Gilbert House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Born in 1923, Metcalf decided as a boy growing up near Canton, Ohio that architecture was to be his profession. He came to Ann Arbor in 1941 to study architecture at the University of Michigan, and completed three semesters before being drafted in World War II; he returned in 1946 to finish his degree. As he got nearer to graduation, he realized he really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough practical training to design a house, so asked his favorite professor, George Brigham, if he could work for him. Brigham agreed and hired Metcalf at the starting wage of $1 an hour. Brigham was an excellent person to teach Metcalf about mid-century-modern design as he is considered the father of modernism in Ann Arbor. Brigham had trained at MIT where they taught Beaux Arts architecture, but when he got a job at Cal Tech he became enamored with the modern houses that he saw in the Los Angeles area such as ones designed by Schindler and by Neutra. When he joined the U-M architecture department in 1930, he had an evangelistic love of modernism which he promoted whenever he could. Metcalf worked for Brigham for four years, continuing after he graduated in 1950. He worked on 34 houses, doing much of the detail work, often putting in 60 hours a week. But he realized he would never get his own commissions unless people could see what he was capable of, so he decided to build his own house to showcase his skills. His wife Bettie found a half-acre lot in then unsettled Ann Arbor Hills at 1052 Arlington, just outside the city limits. It was part of a farm that had been subdivided in 1927, but sales had been slow due to the Depression and the ban on private home construction during the war. Their lot was covered with wild plants and fronted on a dirt road. Today this area is a treasure trove of modern houses, both Metcalfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and those of other midcentury architects. Metcalf worked on the plan for his house for a year before starting building in 1952. He and Bettie did everything themselves except what code mandated had to be done by specialists, such as installing electricity and plumbing. Even then, the Metcalfs made the holes to put the pipes and wires in. They began by building a garage to store supplies. Metcalf worked for Brigham from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then went to the site. Bettie, who was a nurse at the U-M Health Service, joined him when she got off work. They usually worked until about 10 p.m. Their supper, a meal Bettie had cooked the day before, was eaten in the car. They moved in once the kitchen and bathroom were done. 8

Metcalf House Plan 1952 Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Many of the features that Metcalf used for his own home, he continued to use in subsequent jobs. While Brigham usually put windows on the south side where the sun came in, Metcalf put them in the southeast, so there was more sun in the winter and less in the summer when it could be overpowering. He said in a 2011 interview that under Brigham’s plan “people were walking around in sunglasses in the summer.” This way he could also use bigger panes of glass. Not wanting to look out the window at another house, he bought the lot next to his, something he continued to urge clients to do whenever possible. Since the big picture windows couldn’t be opened, Metcalf placed jalousie windows at either side to bring in air, a need in the days before air conditioning. The problem with them was that they were also a big heat drain in winter, so Metcalf designed wooden panels that could be closed over them. Today it is common for home owners with jalousie windows to replace them when installing air conditioning.

Robert & Bettie Metcalf

Metcalf House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf put a product of pleated white sheets of corrugated acrylic to cover the overhead lights in the bathroom and kitchen, which he continued to use in most of his subsequent houses. It “gave a soft, diffuse light. When it was filled with dead flies it could be cleaned in a bathtub filled with cold water,” according to Werner. Recent buyers of Metcalf houses have been disappointed to discover that this product is no longer made and are making do with less pliable materials, although one delighted couple found some extra in their basement.

Metcalf Site Plan Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

The galley kitchen, or “parallel kitchen” as Werner calls it, was also a prototype of many to come. People sometime criticize Metcalf for these small work places saying you could tell the kitchen was designed by a man. But actually, he used input from Bettie when he designed it, including an ergonomic-style study having her demonstrate how she would do various jobs. Instead of a wall, he designed a cabinet to divide the living room from the kitchen. The cabinet ended about two-thirds of the way to the top, so the person in the kitchen could still hear the conversation in the living room. No door at the end meant there were no corners, which Metcalf considered a waste of space. The upper shelves on the kitchen side were above the sink and in easy reach. There also was storage on the side facing the living room. One of the things Metcalf had liked about Brigham was that he was the only teacher who invited his students to his house (others did later). The Metcalfs continued that tradition, serving chili that Bettie made. The bowls were stored on the living room side and were kept there even after Bettie died. Most of the present-day owners of Metcalf houses have kept the kitchen layout, but often lower the cabinet divider, using the space as an island accessible from both sides. Metcalf handled water run-offs by lowering the roof in the middle to collect water, sending it outside in a pipe to an early rain garden. Werner remembers that it was not a perfect solution as Metcalf sometimes did have water problems. Later in his career, Metcalf designed some houses with simple pitched roofs at clients’ requests. He also did a few curved roofs including the Church of Good Shepherd and two park shelters, one at West Park, which has since been torn down, and one at Island Park that is still there. 11

Metcalf House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Robert & Bettie Metcalf

Metcalf House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf Site Plan Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf painted his front door, a practice he continued on subsequent houses. Werner remembers that the colors varied. “We’d use brown if we wanted the door to blend in; yellow, red or green if we wanted the door to pop out.” Metcalf’s favorite door color, according to Werner, was red vermilion. In the early days, there were very few companies making paint that could withstand the weather and the sun. For the landscape Metcalf conferred with Chuck Cares, a U-M professor of landscape architecture, who recommended low-growing perennials such as myrtle and pachysandra, more interesting than lawns and easier to take care of. Metcalf continued to use these plants on his future jobs as did many other modern architects. Metcalf House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

The Metcalfs furnished their house with mid-century furniture including a Nakashima wall cabinet, (now at U-M Museum of Art), Saarinen womb chair, and Bertoia dining room chairs. If clients wished, Bettie Metcalf would order similar furniture for their houses, passing on the 40 percent architects’ discount. These treasures could take center stage, since there was always a lot of built-in storage to hide clutter. Modern houses were such a novelty in the early 1950s that lots of people stopped by to see to see the work the Metcalfs were doing. Before they finished their house, Metcalf had five commissions. He and Bettie had no need to go to Plan B, which was that if the house didn’t have the desired effect, they could sell it and use the money to build another one. After Metcalf started getting commissions, Bettie stopped working as a nurse and continued to support his practice for the rest of her life: keeping the books and files, writing letters, typing specifications -- whatever was needed.

Metcalf House

12 House Metcalf Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf House

12 House Metcalf Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Metcalf’s first commission was from Richard and Florence Crane at 830 Avon. Metcalf explained: “In August 1953, we had $10.00 left in our bank account and Professor Crane and Florence walked in and asked me to design a house for them. George [Brigham] was going on a sabbatical leave, and he had suggested they talk to me.” Richard Crane was a professor of physics and Florence a community activist. The Cranes’ main requirement was that the house be designed so that their three teenage children had a separate space where they could play music and entertain without bothering their parents. Metcalf managed to do this by cleverly using the topography of the site. The lot faced Avon but sloped up a hill on the right side, so Metcalf designed it with two stories, both reachable on ground level, the first on the left where the land was lower, and the second on the right taking advantage of the hill. The first floor had a rec room where the teenage children could entertain their friends. On the second story, the living room, dining room, and kitchen separated the master bedroom on the left from the teenagers’ bedrooms on the right. Metcalf had enough work so quickly, in addition to his teaching, that he needed to hire help. Tivadar Balogh, who had been a classmate of Metcalf’s, joined him in 1954 after returning from the Korean War. The next year Bill Werner joined the group, having come back to school to get his master’s degree after his own service. They worked in Metcalf’s garage with a portable heater. “It was so bad, it was wonderful. I found working for Bob more fun than going to school, although I did finish,” recalls Werner.

Crane House

Metcalf & Linda Elert (current owner of Crane House)

Balogh’s specialty was making drawings so clients could see what their house would look like, which Metcalf much appreciated, saying he couldn’t draw at all. (However, a student project of his of a dairy farm, shown at a 2010 exhibit, included a recognizable cow.) In 1960 Balogh left, later forming his own practice, mainly in the Plymouth area. Gordie Rogers, another good artist, took Balogh’s place. Werner stayed the rest of Metcalf’s working life, doing much of the detail drawing, while, like Metcalf, also teaching architecture.

Crane House 15

Crane House

Metcalf & Linda Elert (current owner of Crane House)

Crane House 15

When clients had specific things they wanted or a difficult site, Metcalf enjoyed the challenge of working out solutions. These were many of his most successful and interesting designs. An early example of a challenging lot is one at 500 Barton Shore which in 1955 Jessie and Franklin Forsythe hired him to build on in Barton Hills. “Sloped up quite steeply from the street in a rough bowl shape, the area where the building was possible was quite small,” Metcalf explained in his notes on the project. He decided to nestle the house up against the trees with a view down to Barton Pond to make it seem like a “lake cottage year round.” Meeting the Forsythe’s specific needs, he created a room accessible from the outside for Jessie to have an art gallery. (When Barton Hills zoning laws prohibited this, she opened one in Nickels Arcade, the first in Ann Arbor.) Metcalf also designed bedrooms for the two Forsythe sons next to the garage so they could more easily pursue their hobby of working on cars.

Forsythe House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Patterson House

Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

The next year he agreed to design a house at 1605 Harbal for Kenneth and Elizabeth Patterson on an even more challenging lot which was on a steep incline down to Plymouth Road. Metcalf solved this by creating “a three-floor plan for minimum grade change.” He designed floor-to-ceiling windows on two levels so that the spectacular view over the undeveloped part of the lot and the city beyond it could be fully enjoyed. In front of the windows Metcalf created a two-story screen porch which he explained “acts as a giant sun shade off the living room and the bedroom above it.” On top of the challenges the site created, he also had the job of building a hidden deck so Elizabeth Patterson could sunbathe in the nude. Metcalf returned a few years later when Elizabeth Patterson asked him to extend the dining room, a need she had discovered when she threw large parties.

Forsythe House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Patterson House

Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

In 1958 Metcalf built a house for Dr. Edmund and Catherine Botch on a lot at 1055 Chestnut. Included in the plan was a room near the master bedroom where Dr. Botch, an obstetrician who often got calls in the middle of the night to deliver babies, could dress and get ready to leave without bothering his wife or children. In 1963 Metcalf designed an office for Dr. Botch and three other doctors at 2310 E. Stadium. When the last owners of the house, Yuni and Richard Aaron, finished their restoration they invited Metcalf to their house for dinner. He liked it although at one point looking over at the green wall in the kitchen, said “I always used white paint.” Botch House

In the same year Metcalf did a job for Marshall Sahlins at 2466 Newport Road where the challenge was to use inexpensive materials, as Sahlins was on a limited budget. Metcalf obliged, still using his eye for design with setting and room arrangement. Present owners Bob and Judy Marans still enjoy these things but have upgraded most of the materials.

Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

By the 1960s Metcalf was so busy that Elmer Gilbert had to wait two years for Metcalf to design a house for him at 2659 Heather Way. Because putting his trademark big windows facing southeast would have meant they would face the street, causing a loss of privacy, Metcalf put them on the back. He made up for the lost light by having the first floor stop before it reached the window so it shared light with the second floor. Gilbert liked to work as soon as he got up, so Metcalf put the study right next to the bedroom. He came back when Gilbert married Lois Verbrugge to create a study for her and more storage in the garage. In 1989 he designed a cottage for them in Beulah on a difficult lot wedged between the road and Crystal Lake. Gilbert and Verbrugge’s living room and dining room is separated by a mahogany grille or as Werner puts it “a visual filter.” Metcalf often used them in his designs both inside and out as they could provide privacy while still letting in light. “They looked complicated but actually were quite easy to fabricate and assemble,” remembers Werner. They were usually made of wood with the exception of the one in the Millard Pryor house, 715 Spring Valley, which was made of anodized aluminum since Pryor was the president of Ohio Brass in Manchester, Ohio. Many of Metcalf’s jobs came from clients’ friends and colleagues, starting with people who knew Crane. In 1955 Metcalf built homes for Kent and Doris Terwilliger at 632 Northside, and Lawrence and Ruth Jones at 447 Hilldale. Both men had been hired by Crane to teach in the physics department and were both looking for simple modest homes to raise their young families. Doris Terwilliger recalls that her home cost $17,900. The Terwilligers and Jones worked closely with Metcalf and continued seeing him in later years, particularly at open houses for other physicists who had also hired him.

Gilbert 18 House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Gilbert House Plans Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Gilbert 18 House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Gilbert House Plans Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Other physicists and their wives who hired Metcalf include David and Helen Dennison, Charles and Lorraine Phillips, Elman and Helen Service, and Ed and Cynthia Yao. Elmer Gilbert contacted Metcalf after seeing the home at 3451 Daleview that Metcalf had designed for William Root, his colleague in the aerospace engineering department. Looking at Metcalf’s job list that often includes the clients’ professions, professors are clearly in the majority, followed by doctors and attorneys. Metcalf also designed homes for important people in the auto industry including Arjay Miller, president of Ford; Damon Woods, a Ford designer; and George Huebner, chief engineer at Chrysler. Metcalf designed his houses from the inside out. He’d figure out the best view as well as how to bring in the natural light, then block out how the rooms should be arranged, including where the furniture should go. He carefully made sure to include the specifics that the client had requested, although he admitted sometimes this was hard, as some clients didn’t seem to know what they wanted. Maybe they hired him because they liked the work he’d done for others or as a status symbol to have one of his houses. In a 2011 interview Metcalf explained how he’d try to get around this. “I’d ask them how they use a house – if they had meetings where people talked together, if they played cards, what activities they did when they had company, if they read.” In 1967, after renting office space for a few years, he built his own office at 2211 Medford, a simple one-story building that some said looked like a Japanese tearoom. When asked if that was his intention, he laughed, explaining that the walls were the height they were so he could pin up plans, which was needed in the days before computers. Clerestory windows at the top of the walls let in light. There was an office on either side of entrance, one for Metcalf and the other for Werner. They kept them open except when Metcalf was talking to a client who wanted privacy. All these years Metcalf was climbing the academic ladder from part-time teacher, to assistant professor in 1958, to associate professor in 1963, to full professor and chair of the department in 1968. When he was first hired he suggested teaching a class on construction, which surprisingly wasn’t offered at that time. When Norm and Ilene Tyler were taking his class in the 1960s they were assigned to find an active construction site and visit it every day to see what was being done. “It was one of the best things I did as a student,” recalls Norm Tyler. “There was no greater respecter of Mies van der Rohe’s statement that ‘God is in the details’ than Metcalf.” 20

Metcalf Office Plan Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

While most of his colleagues did a handful of designs, if any, Metcalf managed to keep designing all this time. By 1974 he had done more than 106 jobs, fitting both teaching and designing in by starting early in the morning visiting the sites where his houses were being built. “That way I’d catch mistakes before they happened,” he said. He taught all day and worked on his designs evenings and weekends. “Architecture was his life,” says Werner. Metcalf was appointed dean in 1974 when the school moved to North Campus and the College of Art and Architecture was split into a School of Art and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. “Compared to his three predecessors, he was a breath of fresh air,” says Werner. Others echo that Metcalf was open and accessible and always willing to listen. In the years of his deanship his design work went down to a trickle but he insisted on continuing to teach, feeling it was important for a dean to keep abreast of what was happening. He stepped down as dean in 1989 and retired in 1991. By the time Metcalf retired from teaching, mid-century modern design seemed dated to many people and a large part of his work was restoring houses or designing additions, but as was his wont, he took these jobs seriously, doing the best he could. Cynthia and Ed Yao hired him in 1991 after they bought a house at 2935 Hockey Lane that Metcalf had built in 1962. It had a huge garage because the original owner needed space to store a boat. Metcalf suggested tearing down the garage and using the gained space for a sun room, plus two bedrooms. Cynthia Yao was interested in referencing her Chinese ancestry, especially with the landscape, so Metcalf brought Cares over to consult on appropriate plants. Metcalf found a deep sink in Chinese Red to use for plant care in the sun room. He also painted the front and side doors in that color. He even built an ornament for the eave spout, which Cynthia Yao describes as “his idea of a Chinese dragon.” When a friend of the Yaos said he liked it, Metcalf gave him the plans. Metcalf built three additions on his own home; the last was a study and a two-car garage built perpendicular to his house. Although he already had a one-car garage on the other side of the house (the one his career started in), and had stopped driving by the time he did this last project, he did it as a preemptive measure to prevent a later owner from putting a garage in front. In 2005 Nancy and Dave Deromedi bought a Brigham house at 819 Avon, built in 1950 for well-known University of Michigan anthropology professor Leslie White and his wife Mary White. Over the years, it had had many unfortunate changes including an addition of a snout-nosed garage with a deck on top that would have fried alive anyone foolish enough to sit on it. Nancy Deromedi, an archivist at the Bentley Historical Library, knew of Metcalf’s relationship to Brigham and had met Metcalf when she went with Nancy Bartlett, associate director of the Bentley, to encourage him to give his papers to the Bentley. (He did and they are a wonderful 22

Metcalf House 1987 Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

archive of all his work.) So in 2006 she got up her nerve and wrote him a note asking him if he would consider helping them restore their house. Metcalf responded immediately. “He had not been in the house for more than 50 years but remembered working on the layout and drawings when it was being designed, including the fireplace that still enhances the character of the living room,” recalls Dave Deromedi. Metcalf suggested more than just changing the garage, starting with making the roof dry. He came by at different times so he could see how the house reacted to changing light or to different weather conditions such as rain. While taking walks in the neighborhood that abounded in Metcalf houses as well as ones designed by other mid-century modern architects, Nancy Deromedi became worried that these houses were in danger of being changed in unsympathetic ways or being torn down by buyers who wanted to live in Ann Arbor Hills but in bigger houses. This concern led her to found a2modern. She enlisted the aid of Tracy Aris, who she had met when she came into the Bentley to look for more information on her own Brigham house. In June 2010, Nancy Deromedi reserved a room at the University of Michigan and invited people to an organizational meeting. The group formed then began hosting open houses, walks, lectures and field trips to help people appreciate the beauty and importance of these houses both in Ann Arbor Hills and in the rest of the Ann Arbor area. 23

Metcalf House 1987 Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

From the beginning, Metcalf was a great supporter of a2modern. He was always willing to show people his house or let events be held here. He hosted classes, let people come in from walks, or just show up. He would walk people around his house, patiently answering questions from groups that ranged from amateurs to other architects. In return, he enjoyed seeing his houses appreciated by a new generation of owners. In 2012, when the present owners of the Crane house, Linda and Jim Elert, hosted an open house they wanted Metcalf to attend but he was too frail to go up the stairs. So Linda Elert drove him up the hill in her Ford Commander so he could get into the second floor at ground level, a plus he probably hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thought of when he designed the house.

Botch House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

During these last years, as Metcalf aged and began needing more care, he was able to stay in his own home, thanks to Mary Ann Drew, who had retired from the architecture school as assistant dean. She hired caregivers and handled Metcalfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances. At first, she asked Nancy Klein, who lived in the neighborhood, to come by on a regular basis to check in on Metcalf. Drew gradually increased Kleinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours and then hired others as he needed more help. As he grew frailer and continued to suffer from memory loss, he still loved having people stop by to see him. Metcalf died in his own home on January 3, 2017. He was remembered at his memorial service by seven invited speakers and many more who stepped forward when comments from others were invited, all testifying on his unique presence in their lives and in midcentury modern architecture

Patterson House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Sahlins 24House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Botch House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Patterson House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Sahlins 24House Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

A G R E E N W A Y I N A N N A R B O R: Quixotic Idea to Received Wisdom to Master Plan Interviews with Treeline Conservancy President Joe O’Neal and Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor by Martin Schwartz

Drawings courtesy of: Smith Group

The Treeline, the Allen Creek Greenway, Allen’s Creek and where to find it The “Treeline,” might be the most ambitious city planning project and the one with the greatest potential influence on Ann Arbor’s urban form since the founding of the city in 1824. This is not simply due to its 2.5-mile route or because of the project’s political complexity that is veiled by the graceful crescent of its planned path through the city, but because of the pressure it will place on downtown development at the same time that it releases the pressure to build in the floodway. Its influence will be felt as it enables a viable, non-motorized transportation pathway for bicycles and pedestrians just west of the Main Street commercial corridor and as it discourages substantial construction projects in its path. As such, it is likely to encourage greater retail, commercial, and residential development in the downtown area’s unbuilt and underdeveloped land parcels and with it, pedestrian activity. At the same time, it promises that the increasingly dense city core will have an adjacent recreational zone commensurate with the needs of increasing numbers of city residents and visitors. The Treeline, sometimes referred to as a “greenway,” an “urban trail,” and until recently known as the Allen Creek Greenway, is to be established in the neighborhood just west of downtown Ann Arbor. As this curve of land is the lowest-lying land in the area, it will be the path taken by rushing rain water in any future significant storm events. It is a floodway and, for this reason, development is already somewhat regulated. Historically, it was the path of Allen Creek (named after John Allen, one of the city’s two founders), which was relegated to a pipe underneath the city in 1926. The creek, such as is, begins near Pioneer High School and runs north, in general alignment with the tracks of the Ann Arbor Railroad, through a bit of the University of Michigan’s athletics area, and culminates at the Huron River below Argo Dam. Light industry grew along the creek in the early days of the city. There were tanneries, a sawmill, a flour mill, and one commercial endeavor currently

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experiencing a revival in Ann Arbor: breweries. The mostly flat land along the creek and the local industries made it the ideal location for the Ann Arbor Railroad when it arrived, moving north from Toledo, in 1978. The tracks remain and are still in use; the presence of industry is represented by the brick warehouses along the rail line. As for the creek itself, many people in Ann Arbor may not even know that it existed, although in the event of a major storm, it might become all too apparent. Although some residences and businesses have been constructed in the floodway, much of the Allen Creek “valley” is unbuilt and has long been the focus of speculation about how it might be developed for commercial and residential purposes. Alternatively, many have voiced the opinion that this land should remain undeveloped and should instead be the site of a greenway, intended for multiple recreational and ecological purposes, and in particular, for the treatment and safe passage of storm water. The City of Ann Arbor is the owner of the park-sized parcel, along the Treeline route, at 415 West Washington Street, directly across from the YMCA; the lot at First and William; and the city yard at 721 North Main. It now appears that the city has committed itself to preserving the three parcels and potential connecting land, in a recently-adopted master plan study, that dedicates these areas for a greenway with compatible associated activities, to be called, “The Treeline.” As the following two conversations will demonstrate, even among those who are working toward the realization of the Treeline, there are questions about how to go about making it happen, how to make it work, exactly what it may include, how to operate it, and how to pay for it. To get a sense of the range of thinking behind the current efforts, I interviewed two key people: Treeline Conservancy President Joe O’Neal and Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor.

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A conversation with Joe O’Neal Joe O’Neal is a founding member and Board President of the Treeline Conservancy and president of O’Neal Construction, an Ann Arbor based general contractor and construction management firm established in 1961. The following is an edited version of our conversation that took place on May 24, 2018. When did you first become aware of the idea of a greenway in the Allen Creek valley? It was the planning of that proposed parking structure at First and William [in about 2004]. I never intended to spend 15 years thinking about this and now it’s become kind of all the time. But we gathered together a group and that group showed what the public can do when the public thinks something is being done that’s wrong. I guess you might say we chased the parking structure out of the valley. There’s nothing we can do about the YMCA: that may be the best thing or that may be the worst; who knows? But it’s there. Nothing you can do about the Delonis Center. [Both are in the floodway.] Susan Pollay [executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority] was the one that said to me, if you don’t like what we’re doing, put together a group that does. And so was born the Allen Creek Greenway Conservancy. That’s when a group of us got together and said the valley is the most important natural resource in the city. It was put there by a glacier; it’s a stream that runs right through the heart of the community, and we’re treating it like farmers do in the back 40 acres where they dump everything. So we dump in the valley. We don’t care about it. The valley was really where this community was born. They (have now) designated the land at First and William as parkland, so we don’t have to worry about that. We spent years objecting to the sale, first of 415 West Washington; we focused more on 415 than 721 North Main. 415 West Washington and 721 North Main are both city properties and they (the city) threatened to sell 415 numerous times and we fought it. I have about a quarter of an inch of letters that we wrote to council objecting to that. That battle is not over. What is the greenway going to be? I have long liked the outdoors. When I was younger and could, we would be off to Wyoming. In the good old days of Wyoming I was up in the mountains there. I didn’t fear bears, elk, or anything else. I just wanted to be out there, climb rocks, whatever. I love 30

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the outdoors. I can’t imagine living in a city confined to an apartment. I love the outdoors. So my goal would be to give people that chance, but right in the heart of the city. While you’re out there we can have scenic turn outs and tell them about how the glacier paused here. It (would have been) a mile over your head, right where we’re sitting [at O’Neal Construction on William Street], and it paused. It created the Huron River. So we can tell them about that. And that was only, as life goes, not very long ago, thirteen thousand years. There will be a lot of nature things that we can show them and talk about and we can also tell about the history of the valley. As you go up and down the valley, you can see where the sawmill used to be. Hopefully when work starts we can uncover some of the flumes and wouldn’t that be great? Or, foundations of a building, if they had any foundations we would want to try to find what they were and preserve them. Some of the old structures laid the groundwork for Ann Arbor before there was a university. They couldn’t drink the water then, so there were three breweries just in that valley; a foundry, two leather operations, one of which has become, believe it or not over on the western side of the state, Hushpuppies shoes. Warehouses, Dean grocery [Dean & Co., 214 South Main Street ] was there, swimming holes, ice skating rinks, a big swimming pool that used to be under where the old arena at Hill and Fifth is located (and an ice rink known as Weinberg’s Coliseum ), which is basically the Fingerle property now. And it also is going to offer an opportunity to have art. Marie Kloph—head of the Art Center—wants to create a district that would be bounded by Liberty and Washington and Main and Chapin, and everything in that district would be focused as much as they could on art…and, I’d always thought that a performance center at 415 would be a great idea…So it’s to make life a little more meaningful to the people that could walk along the Treeline, rather than be in their houses or their apartments. The Floodway Everything we do in the floodway is going to have to have storm water control and cleansing in mind. And therefore we can’t put obstructions in the floodway. We’ve got to remove obstructions. We’ve got to provide (storm water) storage, especially in the upstream reaches of it. There is the potential that you could actually put a small hydro operation in the dam whose sole purpose would be to pump water up and keep the stream flowing and that, of course, is a big cleanser. And anything you can do to aerate the water and provide sunlight for it helps. Where are we currently? Well, the master plan has been adopted by city council. That culminated about twelve or fourteen years of work on the greenway (beginning when) we were warding off all the threats to the [Allen Creek] valley. We changed the name of our non-profit group from the Allen Creek Greenway to the Treeline. You ask me what its current status is and, at the moment we have prepared, at the city administrator’s request, a business plan whereby the Treeline Conservancy would be an active 32

partner in a public-private partnership of some kind to build the Treeline. The city administrator has said forthrightly: I don’t want it to collect dust. We have a meeting coming up with what we’re now calling the “Treeline Team,” with membership from the city, the DDA, and the EDC, and the Treeline Conservancy to begin formulating the mechanism whereby it is designed and built. The City is going to be the owner of the physical property and responsible for policing. An entity, a public/private partnership, created by the Conservancy and the City will design, build, operate, and maintain the Treeline. The Treeline will not, at least at this point in time, fall under the jurisdiction of the Parks Department. They have 159 parks to operate and a tight budget. The intent is that the Treeline, to the greatest extent possible, not be a burden on City Hall. So this is going to have to be public-private. What we (the Conservancy) will bring to it will be money: private philanthropy. Hopefully, we can raise a lot of money. The city will also have money and one of our first tasks is to create a TIF district [A TIF or “tax increment financing” district is a public financing method that is used to subsidize redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement projects.], and that will be essential to letting the Treeline benefit from revenues it produces by improving property values. What is up in the air right now is how--the big questions: How will we design it? To what extent do we have input? And to what extent does the city have input? 33

If a group can be put together, maybe a new group--maybe the conservancy: we’re just not sure—a non-profit that would own and operate it, then people would be more likely to give money to that group than they would something where the city is in total charge. Based on the business plan, and that has some fallbacks, but if you were to base it solely on what we’ve done so far, the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) would be the city. The Treeline Conservancy would be the people, and those two entities would create a third entity, a limited liability company, and that entity would have five board members: two from the city, two from the conservancy. Those four people would elect a fifth, and that would give us input, that would give city input, and hopefully, that would give you--a potential donor--the peace of mind to give money. That is under question because they’re just not sure how to set it up so the EDC can do this; this is not one of their normal functions. Funding An EDC answers unto itself, but ultimately what it does has to get city council approval. If you qualify, then what you’re going to do is help the economy of the city. The EDC can sell tax free public bonds and take the money from that sale. They’re not guaranteed by the city, they’re guaranteed by the project, and the project has to be one that shows good potential. And then the monies are given to a bank to disperse. And you save money: maybe a 7 percent loan would end up being four percent. That’s their normal function. And if we can create a TIF, they could sell bonds and, guaranteed by the TIF money coming in so that we don’t have to wait 18 years to create the money, we can project what we’re going to have as income, and then they could issue bonds. All of this is subject to a lot of attorneys.

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The vision Well we’ve come a long way since the beginning. I don’t know if it’s been worth all that it’s taken to do. But, let me tell you this, we’re a long way from cutting the ribbon and there are many many big questions We created the business plan and the city administrator, Howard Lazarus, created a Gantt chart. He had about 30 items on the Gantt chart [a type of project schedule]. That list of 30 items has grown to about a hundred. So there’s a hundred to-dos that must be done. Whatever we do it’s got to be first class. It’s got to wow people. We can’t cut corners and I think we can raise more money. I have taken the view, and still I’m ninety-five percent on this view, if you make 415 West Washington into a great park, a great asset… we can raise more money from private individuals to make up for the loss of any income from a multi-story residential development.

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How did the idea of a greenway in the Allen Creek valley gain currency? I became politically active in 2008 on the local level…It was a topic of known conversation at that time. I don’t know how long it had been around before…(As) a general notion of how the trail has developed within the political culture, I think that it has moved from a kind of a quixotic idea to something that is approaching practicality…It’s my belief that that basically everyone’s on board with the trail, the DDA included… the trail has developed within the political culture. I guess I’d say well there’s something inherently good about it. It’s an attractive thing. I think, over that time, there has been an increased realization of the importance of non-motorized transportation, of pedestrian safety, and transit, and cyclists. And I think that the Treeline keys into that. I think the river has taken (on) an increased importance in the political culture…Certainly, from a planning perspective, the river as a place of recreation and environmental and cultural importance increased. The Cascades, you know, are an incredible draw to people; the canoe livery’s an incredible draw to people.

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A conversation with Mayor Christopher Taylor Christopher Taylor has been the mayor of Ann Arbor since 2014. He is an attorney in the community and served three terms on city council, 2008 to 2014. The following is an edited version of a conversation that took place on July 6, 2018. The Vision The Treeline is an exciting opportunity. It’s a visionary effort (by) residents who generated the idea for the city. The opportunity is to provide a clean and beautiful and well-kept urban trail from the river border-to-border trail, to the North Main area, to the Old West Side, to the downtown, and, hopefully, south to the athletic campus. Trails are highly valued recreational assets. They get people out. They get people together. They encourage non-motorized transportation from place to place, on a community basis. And so it’s something that we are very much behind and excited about. We’ve demonstrated that enthusiasm and support by the creation of the Treeline Master Plan, which is a document that, with a fair amount of precision and a fair amount of aspiration, articulates the path and nature of the Treeline as it wanders from from the river to points south. That’s a critical planning document for the city, it’s now incorporated into everything that we do and we will go forward and hope to implement it on an opportunistic basis. 36

Funding There is no articulated budget. The construction number that has been tossed out is 55 million dollars. So, there’s a lot to do between zero and 55 million. The city paid for the creation of the master plan. A master plan, as you know, is a complicated process that involves a great deal of work. It’s not just a document; it’s community engagement, it’s engineering, it’s planning, it’s natural systems: all manner of things. And we have been told that it is a necessary condition for funding to come from the outside. The existence of the master plan is a necessary condition for foundation grants. (It is) a necessary condition for state engagement. It’s a necessary condition for private donors to have confidence that, yes, this thing is going to be done, this thing is something to which the city’s committed. Although there is no dollar budget presently for the Treeline, I think it is plainly envisioned that there are cityowned parcels along the way that would be utilized for the purpose. So, by way of example, 415 West Washington is a site quite near downtown, right across the street from from the YMCA. It is suitable for an anchor point for the Treeline and I can’t imagine any usage of 415 West Washington where the Treeline would not dominate or feature prominently. Further, where there are parcels along the way that might need buying, the city does have a parks acquisition millage. The socalled greenbelt millage, that is primarily purposed for the purchase of conservation easements outside the city to prevent sprawl—and we’ve been doing that for upwards of 5,000 acres over the past couple of years—a portion of that millage is used for parks acquisition within the city limits. I think it would be perfectly appropriate if this corner parcel needed buying and it needed to be done now, the parks acquisition millage for the purpose of the Treeline trail would be perfectly appropriate and, I think, desirable.

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I don’t think there’s any doubt that properties along the way would increase in value. (But) that’s not a part of the city’s calculus, if for no other reason than the Headlee Amendment keeps property tax increases at or below the rate of inflation. The city, as a taxing entity, is only going to get that increase years in the future and then, in all likelihood, many years in the future. So…we don’t view this as as revenue generator for the city as a municipal organization. When properties do turn over, in most circumstances, there is an uncapping. And so, in that case, there would be a recapturing of the marginal benefit of the Treeline trail. I’d argue that the first benefits go to the community to be able to utilize the trail. Second, the benefits go, perhaps, to the adjacent property owner. The public process And so you have a very good idea; a sort of inherently attractive idea. You have an increased focused on the destination, that is to say, the river. All those things together get the city’s political culture and staff culture to the point of: all right, this is a thing that touches upon and advances a lot of the city goals. Let’s devote resources to the planning, at least monetary and time resources. Let’s see what we can do to try to make it happen over time. I think this is an interesting example of residents coming together and envisioning something bold and that finds its way from harebrained scheme, to nice idea, to—well, I don’t know what the intermediate point is, but—ultimately to received wisdom and master plan. And so that’s pretty cool. I think that we live in a political culture in Ann Arbor where growth and building is contested and urban planning is contested ground. And, for my part, I appreciate the input of professionals and all you architects out there. I’d encourage you to get involved in the political conversation, involved in the cultural conversation, about what kind of community we’re planning, what kind of new community is developing. Maybe you like what’s going on, maybe you don’t like what’s going on. That’s fine, but I think the more knowledge we have in the conversation, the better. Martin Schwartz is an architect, teacher, and associate professor in the Department of Architecture at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, Michigan. His book, “Gunnar Birkerts, Metaphoric Modernist,” was published in 2009 by Edition Axel Menges. Martin was a founding member of the Allen Creek Greenway Conservancy and serves on the Treeline Conservancy Advisory Council.

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Notes Grace Shackman, “The Rise and Fall of Allen’s Creek,” Ann Arbor Observer, June 1993 https://aadl.org/aaobserver/15418, retrieved August 2, 2018 “The Treeline- Allen Creek Urban Trail Master Plan Project,” Systems Planning; a2gov.org, https://www.a2gov.org/departments/systems-planning/programs/Pages/Allen-Creek-GreenwayMaster-Plan-Project.aspx, retrieved August 1, 2018 The website of The Treeline Conservancy, https://treelinea2.org, retrieved August 2, 2018 Ann Arbor District Library, “AA Founders,” https://aadl.org/aafounders_dean-_amp_-co, retrieved August 12, 2018 Grace Shackman, “Weinberg’s Coliseum,” Ann Arbor Observer, February 1983, https://aadl.org/ aaobserver/12542, retrieved August 29, 2018 In 1978, Michigan approved the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution, which among other things, limits local tax increases and limits increases in property taxes resulting from increasing property tax assessments. Eric Walcott, “What is the Headlee Amendment and How Does It Affect Local Taxes?” Michigan State University Extension, http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/what_is_the_ headlee_amendment_and_how_does_it_affect_local_taxes, retrieved August 12, 2018 Drawings courtesy of: Smith Group

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SUBMISSIONS The following 24 entries from 11 offices for the 2019 Honor Awards represent the skill and seriousness of the members of the Huron Valley AIA

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The new Phoenix Children’s Hospital West Pavilion addresses a number of service lines in need of expansion, especially the Emergency Department (ED). The new ED is designed around a 100,000 patient/year volume, four times the capacity of the existing facility, and is designed around a patient first care model. The acute care area consists of 63 private patient exam rooms and is designed in four quadrants with the exam rooms in each, surrounding a clinical core, providing a continuous direct connection between patients and clinicians. Traffic and transport are held at the outside of the quadrants eliminating the traditional ED chaos of all traffic and services from a single corridor. The ED also features dedicated triage and trauma suites, along with an in-department CT suite. Six exam rooms focusing on behavioral health are provided with dedicated nursing support. Four isolation suites are provided. A new central laboratory supports all of the requirements of the hospital’s 391 licensed beds and the multiple off-campus care sites. A new hematology/oncology center with a 20 exam room clinic and 18-bay infusion center, a new hospital administration department, a physician and administrative village with officing and on-call rooms, as well as an expanded lower level supporting the hospital’s infrastructure and support services needs are included in the additional programs. The West Pavilion is tied directly to the hospital’s patient and support network with direct linkage to the hospital core with elevator access to the rooftop helipad. Architecture for the West Pavilion reflects the existing hospital campus character. The exterior provides a combination of interest with layers of the building skin unfolding and introducing an element of whimsy. An outdoor garden is afforded near the ED entrance offering an area of respite countering the known anxiety of an emergency department.

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The North Star Reach Treehouse, a design collaboration between A3C and The Treehouse Guys, gets campers up in the trees in a flexible, unique space. With 315 square feet of enclosed space and over 1300 square feet of deck area, the Treehouse serves as a hub for environmental activities, zap lines, yoga, intimate fundraising events and viewing sunsets over Woodburn Lake. Locally focused and established in 1954, U of M Credit Union was looking to establish a unique approach to banking as the only credit union headquartered in Ann Arbor. Design focused on keeping the space as open, clear, and user friendly as possible; with consideration for the future of online and virtual teller banking operations. Offering a more convenient location with an open and warm atmosphere, the location features a drive-thru service, upgraded branch layout, self-serve kiosks, kid zone, and a community room that is used to host free financial education classes and workshops.

The structure incorporates five live trees and four trees harvested from the site for their unique qualities. Found objects such as license plates, skis, racquets, and a toboggan provide much of the exterior trim. Donated Jeep doors allow alternative ways in and out of the space and also have working windows. Plywood sheathing, burned with a propane torch, is used as an interior finish. The north facing clerestory brings ample daylight inside. A discarded ladder, suspended high in the space, serves as a track for hanging treasures. North Star Reach is a camp serving children with serious medical conditions and their families. Hang out by taking a tour of the North Star Reach Treehouse on YouTube.

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Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line House (FGL House) celebrated its grand opening on television with a live musical performance during the County Music Awards Music Festival. Located within “The District,” Nashville’s 20-block entertainment epicenter, as well as the Broadway Historic District, the addition of a secondstory, rooftop bar, and patio transformed the 1920s single-story warehouse with basement and mezzanine into a multi-level restaurant, bar and music destination. FGL House’s expansive first floor, mezzanine bar and restaurant spaces are decorated with rich wood on the walls, custom lighting, antique signage and photography, and feature a dance floor, performance stage, and a video wall showcasing country music videos and sporting events. “Cruise” rooftop bar and patio’s perimeter is lined with 12 multi-light, garage doors that open to showcase the Nashville skyline; dance music is either provided by disc jockeys or live performances. Little Red Corvette is an intimate, basement-level piano lounge and signature cocktail bar with exposed masonry walls, large booths trimmed in leather and red velvet, custom designed iron-work railings and a recessed dance floor.

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The 42-year-old student services building was the last of the school’s original academic buildings to be updated. With a nod to the past and an eye toward the future, the design focuses on enhanced campus connectivity and is a blend of both current, contemporary aesthetics and the original historic mid-century campus fabric. Driven by a need to support an increasing student population, provide enhanced student services programming and update the building’s aging infrastructure, the renovation and transformation of Bert Walker Hall into the new campus gateway maximizes and fosters a center for collaboration and creativity for students, faculty and staff.

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The north façade addition anchors the building as the new campus gateway. The new canopy creates a central focus and accentuates the “front door” feel with an inviting and dynamic entry and adjacent lobby that is flooded with daylight. The south façade’s dramatic two-story columned and canopied entrance fills the second story faculty and staff spaces with natural daylight. With a new public exterior patio fronting the campus green and its landmark clock tower, the entrance enhances pedestrian connectivity throughout campus.

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BERT WALKER HALL, JACKSON COLLEGE Jackson, Michigan Jackson College OX STUDIO R.W. Mercer Company

2019

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2019

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2019

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2|42 Ann Arbor is the second campus for the growing community church. Built on an identity of â&#x20AC;&#x153;community first,â&#x20AC;? the facilities they live, work, and play in are designed to be more of a focused center of community than a church. Through the completion of renovations and additions to their main campus in Brighton, MI, 2|42 saw the direct relationship between the type of facilities they operate and the impact they can have on the community, and knew it was time to bring a more complete vision to their Ann Arbor campus. Partnership was a main factor in choosing the site for the new facility in Ann Arbor. Aligning with their mission, 2|42 wanted to ensure that they were in a place that promoted community engagement. Key factors considered were site visibility and access, future growth potential, partnerships with nearby entities, and rehabbing existing buildings to have a positive impact on the area from the start. The new facility functions much as the Brighton campus. A host of meetings room, indoor play fields, cafĂŠ, and dedicated auditoriums are open for public use throughout the week. The new facility also shares a common design aesthetic with the Brighton campus; raw steel and barn-wood work together to create a sense of place through the use of live materials. Meanwhile, shipping containers and other distinct volumes work to identify distinct programs within the space. Phasing the renovation of the new facility was critical; 2|42 was rapidly growing and needed space immediately. The main auditorium and offices (which served as temporary kids spaces) were completed quickly to move the community in as soon as possible. Subsequently a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry and youth space were opened followed by the cafĂŠ and sports fields in phase three. 7KLV GHVLJQ IRU ,7& +ROGLQJV &RUSRUDWLRQ LV D 6) WZR VWRU\ DGGLWLRQ WR DQ H[LVWLQJ VL[ VWRU\ RIILFH WRZHU WKDW SURYLGHV D QHZ FRQIHUHQFH FHQWHU DQG HPSOR\HH FDIp WR VHUYH WKH ,7& VWDII ZLWKLQ WKH H[LVWLQJ RIILFHV 7KH FDIp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p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p DUHD DV ZHOO DV WKH FRQIHUHQFH FHQWHU ,7& +ROGLQJV &RUSRUDWLRQ LV WKH ODUJHVW LQGHSHQGHQW HOHFWULFLW\ WUDQVPLVVLRQ FRPSDQ\ LQ WKH FRXQWU\ DQG LV UHVSRQVLEOH IRU PRQLWRULQJ DQG PDLQWDLQLQJ WKH VXSSO\ OLQHV DQG WKH SRZHU JULG LQ 0LFKLJDQÂśV ORZHU SHQLQVXOD SRUWLRQV RI ,RZD 0LQQHVRWD ,OOLQRLV 0LVVRXUL DQG 2NODKRPD 7KH ZRUN LV FULWLFDO WR QDWLRQDO VHFXULW\ DQG WKH EXLOGLQJ LV VWDIIHG GD\V RI WKH \HDU 3URYLGLQJ D FRPIRUWDEOH DQG LQYLWLQJ ZRUN HQYLURQPHQW LV HVVHQWLDO XQGHU WKH ULJRUV RI WKLV W\SH RI ZRUN HQYLURQPHQW

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2019

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2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D S S UB M I S S I O N S Interior Architecture: Commercial & Institutional

Built in 1970, the King-Seeley Thermos Company Headquarters and Research Building evoked a strong, authentic mid-century feel, never having been renovated until 2018. Increasing openness and daylight penetration was critical to the success of this project, as was paying homage to the mid-century aesthetic. The challenge was to integrate the new interiors with the historical building elements to remain. The original windowless computer room and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s raised floor system were demolished, and new windows added to create a brighter, more connected space. The original layout created a continuous double-loaded corridor, lined with grasscloth, with dark stained birch doors and transoms, from which inspiration was drawn for an updated finish palette. The ultimate goal was to create a space well suited to a dynamic and energetic workforce, which would enable a variety of work modes, as well as relaxation and decompression. Second To Noneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new workspace was designed from the center-out. The combination kitchen and break area lays at the heart of the building, and is the first space viewed when entering from the primary employee entrance. It was intended to serve as a space to maximize chance interactions over the course of a workday. The kitchen island runs nearly the full depth of the space, offering users a respite from their desks as well as a place for informal gathering. Veneered panels add depth to the ceiling and flow through the vestibule, inviting employees into the space, while simple glass pendants add a measure of decorative sparkle. Sculptural screen walls provide delineation and a visual stop to the break area, without diminishing the airy, open qualities of the room.

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2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D S S UB M I S S I O N S New Construction: Residential

House in the Woods is a site-conscious home that focuses on a connection with nature through a series of layers and thresholds. Though located on a city lot, the house appears to be fully submerged in nature. The boundaries between the building and its surroundings begin to blur, and ideally allows one to experience the context more consciously. The home was designed with minimal site impact both physically and visually. Only 4 Â˝ trees were removed from site. Earthy material choices blend in with the surrounding woods, subtly camouflaging the home into its surroundings. Large windows along the back of the home allow the client to harmonize with nature and helps nature to enter the architecture. Having large expanses of glass means the outdoors can flow seamlessly into the indoors. The exterior deck in the project affirms the desire to connect to the landscape. It acts as a transition space between interior and exterior, creating additional layers of covered and exposed areas between the home and the woods. Each irregular volume is a different program and is nestled together to create framed views of the beautiful landscape. Inside, light penetrates an open floor plan with primary programing pushed toward the perimeter. Small delineations of space are introduced with features such as a linear fireplace. Large commercial windows in the living room allow for a connection to the serene view of the woods. A floor to ceiling mirror is placed on each corner of the glass wall to create an ambiguous and never ending mural of trees. These design decisions culminate in a home that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor, creating a desirable natural living environment.

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2019

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2019

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Lindhout Associates Architects Shetty Residence

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D S S UB M I S S I O N S Addition & Renovation: Residential

The homeowners were two years into a three-year period of living in China when they purchased a midcentury modern home designed by well-known local modernist architect Robert Metcalf. Metcalf was known for meticulously-detailed wood and glass homes with small kitchens. The homeowners love to cook and entertain, so the 1960s galley kitchen was not sufficient for their needs. The small kitchen and dining area were expanded by adding an 8’ wide addition to the south side of the house. The kitchen and dining room were switched in the new layout, giving the dining a better view of the backyard and moving the kitchen closer to the garage. The covered breezeway connecting the home and garage was enclosed to provide a mud room and walk-in pantry/prep space. The additions were carefully designed to fit seamlessly with the existing house, matching interior and exterior trim details, overhangs, and siding. Because the family was living in China during the design and construction of the addition, a lot of communication was through Facebook messenger and facetime.

This 1970s ranch home was built in Saline by a father-and-son team who had a strong appreciation for Frank Lloyd Wright’s work and amazing finish carpentry skills. The public parts of the home were filled with custom oak built-ins and meticulous details, but the master suite was right out of the 1970s. The bathroom was completely open to the bedroom; in fact, a person had to walk through the bathroom and go down 3 steps to reach the bedroom. The bathroom contained a sunken tub, pedestal sink, and toilet which was directly across the bedroom from a wall of patio doors. The homeowners bought the house in 2015 and decided to renovate, but wanted to keep to the style of the home. They decided to raise the floor of the bedroom so that there would be no interior steps. Because of the existing roof form, this necessitated removing part of the roof and building a new gable over the bedroom. The new roof gave an opportunity for a vaulted ceiling with deep soffits and oak trim to be installed, giving a Wrightian character to the bedroom. The homeowners were living in San Francisco during the design and construction of this renovation, so much of our communication was done via Facetime and email.

Modern Chef’s Kitchen Ann Arbor, MI Name of Owner withheld Studio Z Architecture D.A. Haig Construction, LLC

2019

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2019

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Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Ranch Saline, MI Name of Owner withheld Studio Z Architecture Meadowlark Design+Build

Studio Z Architecture Modern Chef’s Kitchen

2019

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This 900 square foot house was re-imagined into a 1,500 square foot modern livable bungalow in Ann Arborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Water Hill district for HGTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Oasis 2016. The home was designed to remain timeless as the future homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lifestyle needs evolved. The interior space was gutted and the majority of the interior walls removed, constructing a new L-shaped, open floor plan with kitchen, dining, and living spaces. The large covered front porch spans the length of the home and creates a welcoming space and shelter from the elements. A 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; addition was added to the back of the home which houses the guest suite with private bathroom and closet. A laundry room, mud room, and powder room were added at the back of the primary living area. The lot size and existing small structure presented challenges, but a second floor master suite was added by building â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The master bedroom features a window seat niche to help offset narrowness of the room. The position of the dormer takes advantage of the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hillside location, with spectacular views of downtown Ann Arbor from its windows. Another dormer at the front of the house creates a vaulted ceiling for the first floor that opens to the living and dining room spaces below, bringing in light and visually enlarging the open plan beneath. A screened porch was built behind the renovated garage, creating space for relaxing and entertaining in mild weather that maximizes the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s livable space. This space faces the serene, newly landscaped backyard and is a quiet escape from downtown Ann Arbor.

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Lewis Greenspoon Architects Heather Way Remodel

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For a church that labels its services as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experiencesâ&#x20AC;? this addition project adds dynamic activity and work spaces to the existing church building. With a 950 seat auditorium set in a pre-engineered barn structure the existing church had left turf space on each side for future one story additions. This project looks instead at a two story solution to preserve the existing playground. Office and youth functions will be on the first level with a full gymnasium, prep. kitchen and coffee bar on the second level.

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Building envelope concept included the â&#x20AC;&#x153;wrapâ&#x20AC;? and the cantilevered gym mass. The wrap mediates between the transition of the existing building and the new through distinguishing materials and by layering spaces. The wrap continues up around the building to reveal a dynamic climbing rock tower. This reveal also facilitates a horizontal connection between the active street level entry and the climbing feature inside. The cantilevered gym mass provides acoustic isolation for the gymnasium yet does not continue to ground level, allowing for a planter layer to create a calm buffer zone between the offices and the public sidewalk.

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The Launch Center design was warmly received by the client and the church is excitedly planning to start this addition project in the next two years.

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Angelini & Associates Architects Spectrum Living Solutions Master Plan

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Lindhout Associates Architects Venture Church Addition

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Angelini & Associates Architects Spectrum Living Solutions Master Plan

2019

Honor Awards Program

Lindhout Associates Architects Venture Church Addition

W I N N E R S And the winners areâ&#x20AC;ŚThis year seven projects were selected to receive AIAHV Honor Awards. The categories include New Construction, Addition or Renovation, Interior Architecture, Residential Addition or Renovation, Unbuilt Project, and Sustainability. Thank you to the several AIA members for volunteering as the jury. Your insights and commentary on our work are very much appreciated. AIA Continuing Education Event- Willow Run Bomber Plant Tour

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Commerce Township Community Library Daniels and Zermack Architects Commerce Township, MI Kummer Construction

The design challenge with this new 35,000 square foot library for Commerce Township was to provide a building of substantial quality and transitional design within the tight $7,000,000 budget. The design solution is a simple parti of two forms in which the more traditional rectangular red brick form of the Adult Area with smaller windows is contrasted with the sweeping limestone masonry of the Youth and Teen Areas with larger windows. The clerestory hipped roof form brings natural light into the circulation spine and adult reading areas that organize the library. This axis is punctuated at the west end with a monumental fireplace supporting a casual reading area. The Library was sited in the 100 acre historic Dodge Park #5 which has dense white pines on the Eastern half of the park, which informed the siting of the building at the west edge of the park, maximizing the visibility from Commerce road minimizing the number of mature trees that would be lost.

This building flows like a storybook with a welcoming fireplace as a focal point.

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Commerce Township Community Library Daniels and Zermack Architects Commerce Township, MI Kummer Construction

This building flows like a storybook with a welcoming fireplace as a focal point.

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North Star Reach Treehouse A3C- Collaborative Architecture Pinckney, MI The Treehouse Guys

The structure incorporatese five live trees and four trees harvested from the site for their unique qualities. Found objects such as license plates, skis, racquets, and a toboggan provide much of the exterior trim. Donated Jeep doors allow alternative ways in and out of the space and also have working windows. Plywood sheathing, burned with a propane torch, is used as an interior finish. The north facing clerestory brings ample daylight inside. A discarded ladder, suspended high in the space serves as a track for hanging treasures. North Star Reach is a camp serving children with serious medical conditions and their families. Hang out by taking a tour of the North Star Reach Treehouse on Youtube.

This building is loved and will be forever changing- a very unique project

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North Star Reach Treehouse A3C- Collaborative Architecture Pinckney, MI The Treehouse Guys

This building is loved and will be forever changing- a very unique project

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Addition & Renovation Florida Georgia Line House O|X Studio Nashville, TN FIELD Construction/ RE Waller Masonry, Inc.

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Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line House (FGL House) celebrated its grand opening on television with a live musical performance during the County Music Awards Music Festival. Located within “The District,” Nashville’s 20-block entertainment epicenter, as well as the Broadway Historic District, the addition of a secondstory, rooftop bar, and patio transformed the 1920s single-story warehouse with basement and mezzanine into a multi-level restaurant, bar and music destination. FGL House’s expansive first floor, mezzanine bar and restaurant spaces are decorated with rich wood on the walls, custom lighting, antique signage and photography, and feature a dance floor, performance stage, and a video wall showcasing country music videos and sporting events. “Cruise” rooftop bar and patio’s perimeter is lined with 12 multi-light, garage doors that open to showcase the Nashville skyline; dance music is either povided by disc jockeys or live performances. Little Red Corvette is an intimate, basement-level piano lounge and signature cocktail bar with exposed masonry walls, large booths trimmed in leather and red velvet, custom designed ironwork railings and a recessed dance floor

Great reuse of an existing historic structure with subtle impact to the exterior while bringing life back to the interior with a rustic feel.

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Addition & Renovation Florida Georgia Line House O|X Studio Nashville, TN FIELD Construction/ RE Waller Masonry, Inc.

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Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line House (FGL House) celebrated its grand opening on television with a live musical performance during the County Music Awards Music Festival. Located within “The District,” Nashville’s 20-block entertainment epicenter, as well as the Broadway Historic District, the addition of a secondstory, rooftop bar, and patio transformed the 1920s single-story warehouse with basement and mezzanine into a multi-level restaurant, bar and music destination. FGL House’s expansive first floor, mezzanine bar and restaurant spaces are decorated with rich wood on the walls, custom lighting, antique signage and photography, and feature a dance floor, performance stage, and a video wall showcasing country music videos and sporting events. “Cruise” rooftop bar and patio’s perimeter is lined with 12 multi-light, garage doors that open to showcase the Nashville skyline; dance music is either povided by disc jockeys or live performances. Little Red Corvette is an intimate, basement-level piano lounge and signature cocktail bar with exposed masonry walls, large booths trimmed in leather and red velvet, custom designed ironwork railings and a recessed dance floor

Great reuse of an existing historic structure with subtle impact to the exterior while bringing life back to the interior with a rustic feel.

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Second to None O|X Studio Ann Arbor, MI CCS Construction

Built in 1970, the King-Seeley Thermos Company Headquarters and Research Building evoked a strong, authentic mid-century feel, never having been renovated until 2018. Increasing openness and daylight penetration was critical to the success of this project, as was paying homage to the mid-century aesthetic. The challenge was to integrate the new interiors with the historical building elements to remain. The original windowless computer room and it’s raised floor system were demolished, and new windows added to create a brighter, more connected space. The original layout created a continuous double-loaded corridor, line with grasscloth, with dark stained birch doors and transoms, from which inspiration was drawn for an updated finish palette. The ultimate goal was to create a space well suited to a dynamic and energetic workfoce, which would enable a variety of work modes, as well as relaxation and decompression. Second to None’s new workspace was designed from the centerout. The combination kitchen and break area lays at the heart of the building, and is the first space viewed when entering from the primary employee entrance. It was intended to serve as a space to maximize chance interactions over the course of a workday.

A very vibrant and eﬃcient use of an existing space

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Interior Architecture

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Second to None O|X Studio Ann Arbor, MI CCS Construction

Built in 1970, the King-Seeley Thermos Company Headquarters and Research Building evoked a strong, authentic mid-century feel, never having been renovated until 2018. Increasing openness and daylight penetration was critical to the success of this project, as was paying homage to the mid-century aesthetic. The challenge was to integrate the new interiors with the historical building elements to remain. The original windowless computer room and it’s raised floor system were demolished, and new windows added to create a brighter, more connected space. The original layout created a continuous double-loaded corridor, line with grasscloth, with dark stained birch doors and transoms, from which inspiration was drawn for an updated finish palette. The ultimate goal was to create a space well suited to a dynamic and energetic workfoce, which would enable a variety of work modes, as well as relaxation and decompression. Second to None’s new workspace was designed from the centerout. The combination kitchen and break area lays at the heart of the building, and is the first space viewed when entering from the primary employee entrance. It was intended to serve as a space to maximize chance interactions over the course of a workday.

A very vibrant and eﬃcient use of an existing space

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Water Hill Bungalow Studio Z Architecture Ann Arbor, MI Maven Development

This 900 square foot house was re-imagined into a 1,500 square foot modern livable bungalow in Ann Arbor’s Water Hill district for HGTV’s Urban Oasis 2016. The home was designed to remain timeless as the future homeowners’ lifestyle needs evolved.

The interior space was gutted and the majority of the interior walls removed, constructing a new L-shaped, open floor plan with kitchen, dining, and living spaces. The large covered front porch spans the length of the home and creates a welcoming space and shelter from the elements. A 15’ x 15’ addition was added to the back of the home which houses the guest suite with private bathroom and closet. A laundry room, mudroom, and powder room were added at the back of the primary living area. The lot size and existing small structure presented challenges, but a second floor master suite was added by building ‘up.’ The end result feels much more spacious than its size suggests, and blends seamlessly into the fabric of the Water Hill neighborhood.

A total transformation and great use of volume within a small footprint

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Water Hill Bungalow Studio Z Architecture Ann Arbor, MI Maven Development

A total transformation and great use of volume within a small footprint

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Unbuilt Project Venture Church Addition Lindhout Associates Architects, AIA PC Hartland, MI

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For a church that labels its services as “Experiences” this addition project adds dynamic activity and work spaces to the existing church building. With a 950 seat auditorium set in a pre-engineered barn structure the existing church had left turf space on each side for future one story additions. This project looks instead at a two story solution to preserve the existing playground. Office and youth functions will be on the first level with a full gymnasium, prep. kitchen and coffee bar on the second level. Program concept included maintaining an open passage between the new entry and the existing building, running between the two new program blocks. Two landscape areas are incorporated on either side to contrast the large amount of parking needed for the auditorium.

Building envelope concept included the “wrap” and the cantilevered gym mass. The wrap mediates between the transition of the existing building and the new through distinguishing materials and by layering spaces. The wrap continues up around the building to reveal a dynamic climbing rock tower.

The Launch Center design was warmly received by the client and the chuch is excitedly planning to start this addition project in the next two years.

A great transformation of an existing structure with a vibrant program to match

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Unbuilt Project Venture Church Addition Lindhout Associates Architects, AIA PC Hartland, MI

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The Launch Center design was warmly received by the client and the chuch is excitedly planning to start this addition project in the next two years.

A great transformation of an existing structure with a vibrant program to match

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Sustainable Design Batts Pavilion at the Lilian Anderson Arboretum Lord Aeck Sargent Kalamazoo, MI AVB Construction LLC

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With a mission of conservation, experiential learning, community building, recreation, and contemplation, the 140-acre Lilian Anderson Arboretum was largely unknown to the public. A new, solar-powered ecological education pavilion constructed of local materials and featuring the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first composting toilet now supports environmental education by the College while enhancing community awareness and acccess to the Arboretum. The program includes enclosed classroom, research, and storage space and an open-air pavilion for public and educational use. New signage, entry drive and bus drop off, visitor parking lot, barrier-free trail network, and restroom were also provided.

The design solution met the needs of the College while demonstrating ecologically-sensitive design and construction consistent with the conservation mission of the Arboretum. The pavilion is fully off-grid, with an onsite photovoltaic (solar) array; a waterless, composting toiletâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first permitted in the County; a well and hand pump; and local, natural materials including eight site-harvested columns that were delivered by a team of oxen using existing trails.

This project is exactly what it wanted to be- humbling and elegant

2 0 1 9 A I A H V A W A R D W I N N E R Sustainable Design Batts Pavilion at the Lilian Anderson Arboretum Lord Aeck Sargent Kalamazoo, MI AVB Construction LLC

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This project is exactly what it wanted to be- humbling and elegant

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Cynthia Hayward Congratulations to Cynthia Hayward for receiving her Fellowship from The American Institute of Architects for 2018. Cynthia Hayward, founder of Hayward & Associates, is an internationally recognized leader in planning healthcare facilities. Cynthia is one of the first architects to develop a specialty practice in predesign planning to promote healthcare facilities that are patient-centric, efficient to operate, and flexible to accommodate future changes. Working as a partner in a multidisciplinary healthcare management consulting firm for over 20 years, and as the managing principal of her own firm since 2003, she has assisted over 170 healthcare organizations in 128 different cities throughout North America in planning their capital investments. Her speaking engagements include — the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, Union of International Architects Public Health Group, American College of Healthcare Executives, and the China Hospital Building & Infrastructure Congress. As the author of Healthcare Facility Planning: Thinking Strategically — commissioned by the American College of Healthcare Executives — Cynthia has led the profession in defining the predesign planning process for healthcare facilities and re-envisioning functional and space programming as the forum for rethinking a hospital’s operational processes and use of technology prior to beginning the design process. The second edition was published in 2016 due to its popularity among healthcare leaders, planners, and architects Cynthia is also the author of the SpaceMed Guide: A Space Planning Guide for Healthcare Facilities. This step-by-step workbook and software templates helps healthcare planners and architects to develop the functional planning assumptions and the room-by-room space requirements needed to begin the design process. In its third edition, the SpaceMed Guide is used by over a thousand architectural offices and healthcare organizations and numerous university libraries worldwide — including over 40 countries. In addition, Cynthia shares her research through SpaceMed Essentials — an online knowledge base for healthcare facility planners and architects.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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Bolyard Lumber Rochester Hills: 248.852.8004

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Crystal Glass

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MA Engineering

Gasser Bush Associates

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IMEG 248.344.2800 imegcorp.com ARC Document Solutions

Interior Environments

734.663.2471 e-arc.com

248.213.3010 ieoffices.com Peter Basso Associates Inc.

Special thanks to ARC for supplying the Awards submission display boards!

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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Blakely Products Company 734.744.9588 blakelyproducts.com

PCIA 800.969.4041 pciaonline.com

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

$250 Sponsors AE ProNet

$500 Sponsors (continued)

407.870.2030 aepronet.org

J.S. Vig Construction

D.A. Haig Construction LLC

734.332.0945 jsvig.com

734.995.6730 haigconstruction.com Moore Insurance Services

Tarkett 800.899.8916 tarkett.com

517.439.9345 mooreinsuranceservices.com MDC 800.621.4006 mdcwall.com

Robert Darvas Associates 734.761.8713 robertdarvas.com

sdi structures 734.213.6091 sdistructures.com

$100 Sponsors Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Construction 734.769.0770 onealconstruction.com

Motawi Tileworks 734.213.0017 Motawi.com MEEC

$300 Sponsor

734.454.5516 meeci.com

Blakely Products Company 734.744.9588 blakelyproducts.com

PCIA 800.969.4041 pciaonline.com

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