IIDA Awards Winners

The diagnosis was clear:UVA Health’s emergency department was seeing 60,000 patients a year, a figure 50 percent higher than its intended capacity. Tasked with devising a solution was longtime collaborator Perkins&Will, and its 440,000-square-foot expansion— the largest in the modern history of the University of Virginia’s medical system and the winner of the IIDA competition’s healthcare category—would add 180 much-needed beds to the Charlottesville campus. Construction on the project, which was led by P&W principal and global design director Ralph Johnson, lasted six years. Included are 82 new emergency treatment rooms, 19 procedure rooms (including for radiology and operating), 33 pre- and post-op rooms, and a patient tower with 84 private, acuity-adaptable rooms.

The structure’s aesthetic attributes are keenly attuned to the emotional well-being of patients and caregivers. Notably, an expansive south-facing facade draws daylight into patient rooms and frames sweeping Shenandoah Valley views. The color palette is similarly compassionate. Painted walls fill otherwise sterile surgical corridors with soothing earth tones, and a jumbo bench in a pediatric waiting area is a cheery yellow. Capping the building is a planted green roof incorporating a water-capture system that sends gray water to a chiller plant across the street. This last component makes the project essentially net-zero in water usage and a candidate for LEED Silver certification. Now that’s a clean bill of health.

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University of Virginia hospital expansion, Charlottesville

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PROJECT TEAM: RALPH JOHNSON; DANIEL MOORE; EILEEN JONES; JAMES BYNUM; DEDE WOODRING; JEAN MAH; MARVINA WILLIAMS; BRIAN SYKES; JEFF SAAD; TAMARA CAVIN; KATE REINHARD; JULIE MICHIELS; PAMELA STEINER; JEFF SANNER; GABRIELA S. PEREZ; JIM WOODY.

The small municipality of Kirkkonummi, in southern Finland, can trace its history back millennia, from a medieval stone church to World War II–era bunkers. Next to that church, JKMM Architects revitalized a concrete library from the 1980s, the result not only the IIDA’s institutional category winner but also taking home the best of competition award. “Contemporary libraries are where people get together to share knowledge and experiences,” JKMM founding partner Teemu Kurkela says. “This is why Finns today refer to them as public living rooms.”

JKMM more than doubled the square footage of the original library, making room for children’s, exhibition, and performance areas, plus a 2,150-square-foot café and reading lounge. The simple yet highly

PROJECT TEAM: VOLODYMYR NEPYIVODA, MAKSYM NETREBA, KOSTIANTYN KYRYCHENKO, OLEKSANDR KRAVCHUK, GLEB MELNYK.

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Kirkkonummi Library, Finland

crafted interior includes custom lighting, concrete flooring, and brass and slatted timber, the materials chosen for their natural and, in the case of the brass, antimicrobial qualities.

The exterior is equally conscientious. A scalelike pattern of prepatinated copper shingles points to the area’s maritime heritage, eye-catching yet blending with the surrounding historic architecture. In fact, the library emphasizes the relationship with its neighbor by adding a 160-foot-long terrace overlooking the churchyard.

PROJECT TEAM: TEEMU KURKELA; ASMO JAAKSI; SAMULI MIETTINEN; JUHA MÄKI-JYLLILÄ; ALLI BUR; SINI COKER; CHRISTOPHER DELANY; AARO MARTIKAINEN; MARKO PULLI; PEKKA TYNKKYNEN; TIINA RYTKÖNEN; ELINA TÖRMÄNEN. BOTTOM: MARC GOODWIN; PAULIINA SALONEN; TUOMAS UUSHEIMO CLOCKWISE FROM