Sustainability, Adaptive Reuse & Places of Human Connection Brochure

Sustainability, Adaptive Reuse & Places of Human Connection

EskewDumezRipple is a nationally honored architecture, interiors and urban planning firm recognized for producing innovative projects grounded by a strong understanding of context, culture, and environment. With offices in New Orleans, LA, and Washington, DC, the firm builds across the country and around the world, with the goal of integrating beauty and performance.

From its inception, the firm has been driven by four enduring core values: Design Excellence, Environmental Responsibility, Community Outreach, and Client Commitment. Every aspect of the practice has been structured to support these ideals. The resulting body of work – ranging from intimate interiors to large urban planning projects with numerous stakeholders – reflects an aspiration to build community, regardless of project scale, budget, scope or complexity.

The practice’s commitment to culture and civility places public participation at the center. The firm works to integrate many voices alongside the constraints of climate, place, and budget to deliver projects that provide the greatest positive impact for the owner, for the user, for the community, and for the planet.

Our 2030 Commitment

2002 EskewDumezRipple is the first firm in Louisiana to become a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

2008 EskewDumezRipple is also the first Louisiana company to join the ranks of firms signing the AIA 2030 Commitment, pursuing aggressive reductions in design energy performance.

2012 First EDR Sustainability Action Plan & portfolio reported

2023 EDR has delivered more than 26 LEED projects that are either certified or actively pursuing certification, the first net zero energy project in Louisiana, and holds experience pursuing the even more aggressive net positive targets of WELL, Fitwel, Net Zero Energy, and the Living Building Challenge.

Whole Design Portfolio Predicted Energy Use Savings

(vs 2003 survey of existing buildings)

Our People and Our Commitment to Collaboration

Our studio is composed of individuals from all over the world, a resonant collection of experiences and insights. We’re inquisitive, collegial, determined. Our team isn’t simply the motor that completes the work, it’s the spark from which we draw all our inspiration. Every project begins with listening. We’ll work hand in hand with your stakeholders, testing multiple ideas in immersive ways at varying scales that bring us closer to the finished product. Together we test, we question, we engage. An idea that goes challenged is all the stronger for it.

A Practice Centered on Evidence-Based Design

Considerations for energy, cost, environment, and comfort must all be delicately balanced. We don’t take things at face value. We employ scientific observation paired with real-time data to study the way people use space. Simulation technology makes quantifiable analysis of architectural decisions possible and empowers us to see the implications of our designs before they are built.

A Research-Driven Approach

We make a focused investment in design research—proving what’s possible without sacrificing our core competency: great design in service of our clients. Technology and research augment our design and delivery process, rather than the reverse. In proactively exploring the implementation of cutting-edge tools integrated into a design practice, we elevate the discussion, continuously challenging what’s possible while enabling us to make better-informed decisions.

This outlooks springs from a commitment to delivering the best results for our clients. We don’t presume to have all the answers. In the same way we turn to others for diverse insights, we turn to research to learn how something has been done before, why it’s been done that way, and whether challenging that status quo will advance your project towards a more perfect future. We fold everything we learn into our process, with our work providing the feedback loop for future solutions.

Sustainability in Action

We believe design excellence combines beauty, function, economy, and environmental performance. We start with an awareness of site and climate, look at energy and water use, and consider the consequences of materials choices on the health of occupants, the community, and the environment. Some call this approach sustainable design. We believe it is simply good design.

In the more than twenty-five years since its development, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system has helped transform building practice—not so much through the comparatively small number of buildings (less than 100,000)—that have achieved certification, but by shifting both design practice and the options offered by manufacturers supporting the construction industry. As with any green rating system, the goal is not just to certify that a particular building has earned the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”, but rather, to bring about market transformation. Because of the existence of LEED and its use by universities, governments, and corporations on their flagship buildings, every homeowner in America can go to their local paint store and has the option of purchasing zero-VOC paint at affordable prices.

So LEED has in many ways succeeded in what it set out to do. And at EskewDumezRipple we use LEED as a discipline for design more than a rating system, and are pleased that 70% of our technical staff hold some form of LEED Accreditation. Over twenty of our projects have obtained or are pursuing LEED accreditation, totaling over 1 million square feet.

Our deep knowledge of certification systems enables us to smoothly manage the certification process from start to finish, directly engaging with clients, design teams, and consultants. But many institutions are moving beyond LEED as they strive to be at the forefront of making buildings that are better for their occupants and better for the planet. At EskewDumezRipple, we have experience with many of these systems, including ASHRAE 189.1, WELL Building certification, Fitwel, AIA COTE Top Ten, AIA 2030 Commitment, Living Building Challenge, Just certification, New Buildings Institute Net Zero certification, EnergyStar, Enterprise Green Communities (EGC), Zero Code, Passivehouse certification, and SITES.

High-Performance

The Center of Developing Entrepreneurs

Charlottesville, Virginia

The Center of Developing Entrepreneurs (CODE) is a mixed-use project in Downtown Charlottesville comprised of a new public plaza for the historic pedestrian mall and 215,000 sf of multi-use space, including a strategic combination of coworking, office space, shared amenities, and retail.

CODE is a LEED Platinum certified building, employing systems and technologies beyond even LEED standards, that will increase the fresh air exchange, provide fine-tuned environmental controls allowing for natural ventilation and daylighting.

Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CLIENT Louisiana’s Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC)

PROJECT SIZE

130,467 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION July 2021

AWARDS

2022 AIA New Orleans Merit Award

2022 IIDA Delta Regional Award

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Michael Mantese Sara Essex-Bradley

A workplace renovation of an 8-story post-modernist building constructed in the 1980s for a private, non-profit mutual insurance company located in Baton Rouge, What started as a simple mechanical upgrade evolved into a complete interior renovation which re-envisioned and rebranded LWCC as a contemporary model workplace with a focus on health and wellness.

LWCC’s existing facility, constructed in 1984, was comprised of 8 isolated floors, typically private offices and high-wall cubicles (many with no view), that experienced frequent complaints about thermal comfort. The design team brought to the conversation peerreviewed research showing that higher levels of air quality, better thermal comfort, access to views of nature, and design choices that promoted physical activity and access to healthy food options all contribute to worker health and productivity.

St. Peter Residential

New Orleans, Louisiana

A $7.4 million affordable housing complex, this project will likely serve as the first in the state of Louisiana to achieve net-zero energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created onsite. The project was designed to primarily house veterans, specifically single mothers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and provides a calming oasis intent on building community in a dense urban environment.

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Utilizing a combination of passive and active strategies, including a highly efficient HVAC system, lighting controls/fixtures, and appliances, the energy demanded to maintain the health and comfort of occupants is minimal. In tandem with these interventions, a partnership between SBP and Entergy provided the means for 450 solar panels and a battery array capable of producing and storing the same amount of power required to operate the building year-round.

Mya

Salt Lake City, Utah

CLIENT Domain Companies

PROJECT SIZE

126,138 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION

2021

AWARDS

2021 Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Honoree

2021 IIDA Delta Regional Excellence Award

2022 AIA New Orleans Commendation Award

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tim Hursley Kelly Marshall Austen Diamond

This project combines the highest quality affordable and market-rate housing with unique public and private amenities, creative office space, and catalytic community retail. The result is a world-class mixed-use and mixed-income community that connects a diverse group of households through the innovative use of public spaces, community programming, and entrepreneurship.

In the residential portion of the program (with interiors designed by partner architect Farouki Farouki), the design team sought to find efficiencies in a difficult site with opportunities to enhance resident life. While all modules were required to be micro-units under 500 square feet, serrations introduce variety and excitement to what might otherwise have been a stoic exercise in Tetris. Drawing inspiration from the nearby mountain-scapes of Utah, the serrations offer another intended surprise: creating three unobstructed views for every resident within.

MAC is a mixed-use project consisting of residential, retail, a Learning Centre and a community cultural space currently in development at 305 Main Street in Vancouver, Canada. This project has been driven by a holistic living heritage approach which explores the cultural heritage of this site and considers foremost the meaning of this place had in the past but also to its ongoing uses and relevance in the everyday life of residents in the present. A conceptual underpinning of “mother trees,” in honor of a former nearby grove of Big Leaf Maple trees called Kemk’emeláy, was developed through community engagement and consultation with local Indigenous communities.

The project will be constructed of mass timber, a system that is modular, economical and sustainable. It was awarded a grant under the Mass Timber Demonstration Program and will meet Step 3 of the BC Energy Step Code, and is targetting the Zero Carbon Building Design Standard (CaGBC).

Adaptive Reuse

Renewed Purpose for a Modern Audience

The greatest adaptive reuse projects take a cherished but neglected icon and create an atmosphere and sense of place that is impossible to replicate. We are experts at taking unloved buildings and transforming them into vital community assets, while preserving what was loved about them all along.

We understand that site considerations must maintain a sensitivity to the surrounding urban fabric, especially in sites that are part of a larger historically sensitive neighborhood. We have significant experience working with historic properties and returning them to commerce while maximizing the usage of Historic Tax Credits. We’ve worked hand-in-hand with many of the historic districts within the city and region on many of our projects.

In driving forward more responsible projects, our firm recognizes that the most sustainable buildings are the ones that already exist. With buildings contributing up to nearly 50% of carbon emissions, adaptive reuse projects provide unique opportunities for creating new programming while cutting back on waste. Similarly, in terms of efficiency, there are substantial cost savings and shorter construction timeframes and risk exposure on average associated with reutilizing existing elements.

The Shop at the Contemporary Arts Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Domain Companies

PROJECT SIZE

37,448 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION

September 2017

AWARDS

AIA Louisiana Award of Merit, 2019

Good Design is Good Business Award, 2018

IIDA Delta Regional Award of Excellence, 2018 American Architecture Award, 2018

AIA New Orleans Honor Award, 2018

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Neil Alexander

The Shop is a comprehensive co-working development at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). Targeting technology, arts, and cultural-based businesses, The Shop serves as a hub of entrepreneurship in New Orleans’ developing downtown innovation corridor.

“…this is a beautiful space with clear sensitivity to the original building, striking an aesthetic balance between the expression of the old with the more contemporary moments found within. The result is a clearly articulated space, lacking the fussiness and current trends found in adaptive reuse projects of older warehouse buildings. ”

— JURY COMMENTS, AIA LOUISIANA

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The project occupies the third and fourth floors of the CAC— connecting the two floors with an open architectural staircase—and features an extensive amenity and commons area, varied meeting and office space, and a roof deck. This renovation preserves the classic Warehouse District architecture of the existing building while incorporating modern elements. The heart of The Shop is the commons area designed to facilitate conversation and connection. All of The Shop’s amenities offer small businesses, entrepreneurs, and arts-based professionals the resources they need to grow.

Ace Hotel New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Domain Companies

PROJECT SIZE

184,000 SF: Renovated Building - 9 floors, 133,995 SF, 167 units; New Building - 4 floors, 49,637 SF, 67 units; Retail (coffee shop + retail):

3,800 SF; Josephine Estelle (restaurant): 5,220 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION

March 2016

AWARDS

Hospitality Design Award, 2017

AIA Gulf States Merit Award, 2017

AIA Louisiana Honor Award, 2016

AIA New Orleans Merit Award, 2017

LA Landmarks Society Award for Excellence, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Fran Parente, Tim Hursley

This 184,000 square foot development designed in collaboration with interior design firm Roman and Williams restores an existing 9-story circa 1920s building with Art Deco elements while complementing it with a contemporary 4-story addition to create a timeless boutique hotel.

“Bold, yet somehow humble, the new additions is respectful of the past, and imbued with modern clarity of southern hospitality. The architects negotiated a thrilling marriage of 1928 architectural character with humane and comfortable 21st century modernism”

At every turn, the hotel features unique elements of New Orleans that give guests a distinct sense of the local culture without oversaturating their experience. Gentle nods to the city—balcony gardens, eclectic interior furnishings—are woven subtly into the hotel’s character.

— 2016 AIA LOUISIANA DESIGN AWARDS JURY

Commerce Building Apartments

The Commerce Building Apartments is a nine story conversion of a 1950’s office tower into a new residential/mixed-use rental property. Located within the Downtown Baton Rouge National Register Historic District, the building contains 93 market-rate units in addition to ground-floor retail and interior parking. Utilizing a combination of HUD 221(d)(4) financing as well as historic tax credits, the design envisioned modern apartments within a traditional early International Style building.

ABOVE: PHOTO BY JORDAN HEFLER

BELOW: PHOTO BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Utilizing historic tax credits, the design envisioned the conversion of office space into modern apartments within a traditional early International Style building. The lobby was renovated by revitalizing numerous existing elements, preserving the original black marble walls and elevator cab design, with the addition of a custom mailbox catering to new occupants. Also maintained were the original terrazzo floors throughout the entire ground floor.

PHOTO BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

Bottleworks

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Plethos Developments, LLC

PROJECT SIZE

246,000 square feet

DATE OF COMPLETION

In Progress

This project is an adaptive reuse of the historic 1940s Coca Cola bottling facility in New Orleans into a mixed-use development supporting 215 workforce housing apartments and 60,000 SF of co-working and creative office space.

The site is composed of two large structures connected by an infill canopy. Deep floor plates originally used for industrial use presented the main challenge for introducing access to natural light and ventilation. The design team responded by organizing the planning of apartments around a series of open-air courts carved from the existing structures. Filled with tropical plantings, grill areas, pools and patios, these courts will provide a unique set of amenities for residents, breathing life into an underutilized historic structure.

Maison De La Luz

New Orleans, Louisiana

A new luxury hotel from Atelier Ace designed in collaboration with Los Angeles interior design firm Studio Shamshiri. The architecture and interiors team worked in tandem to meticulously restore several historical elements found within the six-story 1906 building adjacent to New Orleans’ former city hall.

An aperitif bar from Parisian Restaurant Group Quixotic Projects arrives in the form of Bar Marilou. Outfitted with deep red walls, rich fabrics, dramatic art, and dark wood, the 100-person capacity bar and its private “speakeasy” room achieves a distinct high-design, luxurious vibe; one pairing classic New Orleans design with elevated Parisian interiors.

Lamar Advertising Corporate Headquarters

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CLIENT Lamar Advertising Company

PROJECT SIZE 115,000 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION November 2011

AWARDS Good Design is Good Business Award, 2013

AIA National Honor Award for Interior Architecture, 2013 American Architecture Award, 2012 Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award, 2012

A 115,000 SF corporate headquarters renovation for a local advertising agency is a reaction against the standard issue office environment, structured instead to reinforce a culture of openness, flexibility and creativity.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tim Hursley

“This project was commended for the simplicity yet complexity of the plan and section moves, especially the creation of the interior courtyard and the way light is brought into the building.”

— 2013 AIA NATIONAL HONOR AWARD FOR INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE JURY

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The team radically altered the internal configuration of the 115,000 square foot 1970’s era data center while leaving the exterior essentially unchanged. In addition to the insertion of a large, interior light court dropped into the building, further structure was removed to connect the space between floors into one communicating whole – reinforcing the culture and identity of the company as a single creative community.

Live-Work

Places of Human Connection

Urbanization has rapidly changed the way we live and work, blurring the distinction between the two, and elevated the importance of careful, considerate design interventions.

Our work strives to create memorable, meaningful spaces infused with spirit and purpose. This work begins with a consideration of a community’s history, an understanding of its existing reality—the way in which people use space— and a review of trends in consumer, traveler, tenant, and worker behavior. Such research serves as the foundation for reshaping the voids that populate a city’s interstitial spaces into places of human connection.

South Market District

New Orleans, Louisiana

The redevelopment of the South Market District is revitalizing a previously forgotten urban tract with a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm distinctly New Orleans. A $200M, mixed-use, transit-oriented expansion in the heart of New Orleans’ Central Business District, it represents one of the most ambitious in recent history.

EskewDumezRipple designed several of the projects within the district, including the Beacon, a 7-story mixed use multi-family residential project, and The Park, housing ground level retailers and providing five floors of car and bike parking, electric car charging stations, and bicycle and car-sharing programs.

The Park at South Market District

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT

Domain Companies

PROJECT SIZE

205,000 SF: 435 Parking Spaces; 27,000 SF

Retail Space

DATE OF COMPLETION

February 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tim Hursley

A 6-story, 435-space parking garage featuring ground floor retail and diverse amenities. At 27,000 SF, this non-traditional parking structure, located in the Warehouse District, features contemporary architecture that complements its historic surroundings while maximizing sustainability.

“I never thought I’d write a thank-you message to architects for the flat-out beauty of a *parking garage*. My wife said it looked like a museum of modern art. The south face as I drive downtown to work is especially striking. Thanks for this great addition to downtown.“

— TOM FORBES

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Whereas traditional parking garages take a stacked approach to pre-cast concrete, the structure of the building integrated large pre-manufactured modules to generate a light skin for the building’s facade. In addition to its eye-catching style, the intervention served to simultaneously meet building code requirements, including the 50% open-air ventilation for parking garages.

The Park at South Market District

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Domain Companies

PROJECT SIZE

171,892 SF: 123 Units (166 Bedrooms)

DATE OF COMPLETION

April 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY

A 172,000 square foot, 7-story building containing 126 residential units and ground floor retail. Offering contemporary, loft-inspired, spacious one and twobedroom floor plans with contemporary finishes, the Beacon is a timely addition to the city’s evolving urban fabric.

BY Neil Alexander Tim Hursley Evan Joseph

Drawing inspiration from New Orleans’ historic French Quarter courtyard, the Beacon is tightly wrapped around an elevated green space which opens directly onto Girod Street and provides a calming oasis, and a unique public space from which to observe or escape the hustle of a thriving commercial corridor.

722 Girod

New Orleans, Louisiana

This new mixed-use development in the heart of New Orleans Central Business District features five floors of individual apartments (seventeen in total) with a small ground floor retail space spread over 22,000 SF.

The project team pushed the new construction’s massing back from the front property line, creating a historically layered street edge condition. This allowed for an entry courtyard and progression mimicking that of the traditional New Orleans Creole Carriageway House archetype.

CLIENT Ajax Holdings, LLC

Formwork Development, LLC

PROJECT SIZE 22,000 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION

May 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Justin Cordova

Salon by Sucré

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT St. Angelo Investment Company

PROJECT SIZE

4,580 SF: 1st floor: 1,475 SF; 2nd floor: 3,105 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION June 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Will Crocker

A renovation of a historic 19th century building into dining rooms, wine cellar, and coffee/gelato bar. this new restaurant for Sucre blends interior schemes honoring New Orleans hospitality service, architectural heritage of the French Quarter and the ambiance of a modern, Parisian patisserie and bistro in a setting unlike any other: an 1830s townhouse of roughly 4,580 square feet.

St. James Cheese Company

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT St. James Cheese Company

PROJECT SIZE

2,200 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION December 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Will Crocker

An interior renovation for St. James Cheese Company incorporates light industrial elements and natural materials to create a warm, casual dining experience. The historical landmark building was transformed to house this world-class purveyor known for bringing artisanal cheeses to New Orleans for more than a decade.

The design for St. James hinged on creating a colorful, but muted, comfortable aesthetic to complement the unique cuisine. In addition to existing brick, which was white-washed, walls, floors and seats are softly lit and comprised of wood, stone and tile.

Second Harvest

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT

Second Harvest Food Bank

PROJECT SIZE

27,000 SF

DATE OF COMPLETION

October 2022

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Michael Mantese

Following the recognition that their operation had grown in size and stature over the years, Second Harvest set about renovating their workplace to be a physical manifestation of their very public mission in the community. Given their active role in the community, the design team took inspiration from the organization’s work itself, but also the colors and qualities of food—hues largely composed of green with pops of yellow and purple.

The second floor of the building, utilizing the double-height lounge of what was previously warehouse space, houses administrative and employee offices. The space represents a “ship in a bottle” design challenges of building within an occupied warehouse. The design team chose to expose and celebrate the industrial backdrop, leaving structural systems open, but painting them green.

Children’s Hospital Family Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Children’s Hospital New Orleans

PROJECT SIZE

7,800 SF: 13 units

DATE OF COMPLETION

July 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Sara Essex Bradley

Part of a new campus expansion for Children’s Hospital, one that will ultimately serve to revitalize nine existing buildings on-site for adaptive reuse, the Hogs for the Cause Family Center is now a welcome sanctuary of healing for visiting families and patients to New Orleans’ Children’s Hospital.

Thirteen suites within provide space for overnight families, in addition to communal space to promote interaction between families and create a community of support within the house. Calming colors strive to provide a peaceful environment for families dealing with an otherwise heavy emotional burden. Whimsical patterns in the wall coverings and pillows, along with a second-floor play area filled with bright colors, toys, and books, simultaneously make children feel at home while providing room for communal activities. Coastal and lagoon murals, along with carefully curated landscape art, further heighten the appeal.

Audubon Retirement Village

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT

LCMC

PROJECT SIZE 7,800 SF: 13 units

DATE OF COMPLETION January 2022

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Michael Mantese

The Audubon Retirement Village has a long history of providing care to the residents of New Orleans. EskewDumezRipple led comprehensive renovations to the existing facility in Uptown New Orleans, including conversion of the existing 143-bed facility into a 125-bed skilled nursing facility, moving from shared residences to primarily semi-private rooms.

Poydras Home

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Poydras Home

PROJECT SIZE

7,800 SF: 13 units

DATE OF COMPLETION May 2023

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Michael Palumbo

A 56,000 SF expansion and renovation for Poydras Home, a continuing care retirement community, the project will serve as the first in Louisiana to adopt the nationally renown “Green House” model, a deconstructive effort to restore dignity to elders via small-scale, self-contained, and self-sufficient homes.

Selected List of National Recognition

The studio defines design excellence at the intersection of contemporary practice, material craft, environmental responsibility, community contribution, and user pride. These qualities, often immeasurable, can best be gauged through critical feedback, with peer recognition one of the few clear measures of success. The American Institute of Architects has recognized EskewDumezRipple with over 100 awards for design excellence. In addition, the firm has received recognition from a wide range of organizations representing public interests, clients/ users, and the construction industry. Included below is a selected list of the firm’s national recognition:

2023 Institute Honor Award for Architecture

2023 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design

2022 AIA Architecture Award

2022 Institute Honor Award for Architecture

2021 AIA Education Facility Design Award

2019 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture

2014 AIA ARCHITECTURE FIRM AWARD

2017 AIA/ALA National Library Award

2016 AIA Small Project Award

2015 AIA COTE Top Ten Award

2015 IFRAA/Faith and Form Religious Architecture Award

2015 IFRAA/Faith and Form Religious Architecture Award

2013 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture

2012 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design

2011 AIA Housing Award

2011 AIA Small Project Award of Merit

2010 Institute Honor Award for Architecture

2005 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture

2003 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture

2002 IFRAA/Faith and Form Religious Architecture Award

2002 Institute Honor Award for Architecture

2023 Green Good Design Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2022 NOMA Phil Freelon

Professional Design Citation Award

2022 Best of Practice, Large Firm, Southwest

2022 A4LE James D. MacConnell Award

2021 Arc hitect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Award, Top Prize, K-12 Category

2021 Interior Design, Best of Year Finalist

2021 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2020 Hospitality Design, Honor Award

2019 Good Design is Good Business Award

2018 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2018 Good Design is Good Business Award

2017 Hospitality Design Honor Award

2017 International Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2016 Hospitality Design, Honor Award

2016 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2015 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2014 Good Design is Good Business Award

2014 Green Good Design Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2014 Interior Design, Best of Year Merit Honoree

2013 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2013 Good Design is Good Business Award

2012 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2012 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2012 Interior Design, Best of Year Merit Award

2012 Interior Design, Best of Year Merit Award

2011 Architect, Residential Merit Award

2010 Wood Design Award of Merit

2010 Interior Design Best of Year Merit Award

2009 Contract Magazine, 31st Annual Interiors Award

2009 Interior Design, Best of Year Merit Award

2008 ASLA National Honor Award for Planning & Analysis

2006 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2006 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum

2005 Modern Healthcare Design Citation

2000 Progressive Architecture Award