From landscaping to architectural design, from commercial interiors to multi-family housing,
impressive design projects are being recognized in Grandview Heights.
On Nov. 5 the Community Architectural and Design Awards were handed out at Our Lady of Victory Parish Center.
“Every three years, we reach out to the architectural and design community to see if they have conducted any new builds, redesigns or design projects,” says Michelle Wilson, the executive director of the Grandview Area Chamber of Commerce. “We ask them to submit plans, drawings, photos and other information about their projects.”
The awards honor architects, engineers, designers and other individuals who work together to
Meyers and Associates Architects won a Designer’s Choice Award for the Wyman Woods Shelter House civic facility renovation.
improve the community, says Wilson. In addition, the awards look to educate and inform the public of the importance and range of architectural practice and establish a standard of excellence.
This year, five CADA Designer’s Choice Awards, four CADA People’s Choice Awards and one CADA Hall-of-Fame Award recognized local projects.
The Designer’s Choice Award winners were:
- Gieseke Rosenthal Architecture + Design, LLC – Third and Hollywood Restaurant patio/vintage room architecture renovations
- Gieseke Rosenthal Architecture + Design, LLC – Renovations of the Grainger carriage house
- Meyers and Associates Architecture – Wyman Woods Shelter House civic facility renovation
- BBCO Design, LLC – The View on Fifth’s new multi-family commercial
- E.P. Ferris & Associates – Goodale Boulevard Corridor civic public use renovations
The winners of the 2015 CADA People’s Choice Awards were Meyers & Associates, for
M+A Architects won two People’s Choice awards for the 800 Yard St. building’s new commercial architecture and the new interior of Northwestern Mutual.
renovating the Wyman Woods Shelter House, and the Ohio Environmental Council, for its renovated commercial interior. In addition, M+A Architects won two People’s Choice awards for the 800 Yard St. building’s new commercial architecture and the new interior of Northwestern Mutual.
“This year was the first time we added the People’s Choice Awards,” Wilson says. “Two goals of these awards were to identify great architecture and design judged by our jury, and to find out what the community enjoys seeing.”
Additionally, this year’s Hall-of-Fame Award was awarded to the Grandview Theatre.
“(The Hall-of-Fame Award) is typically a build that has been a part of the Grandview community for many years and continues to operate with the upkeep we would expect,” Wilson says.
The award winners, except for the Hall-of-Fame, are determined by the Design Awards Team, which judges each project submitted based on the information submitted, the category applied to and a set of certain criteria, Wilson says.
The categories are:
- Architectural residential
- Interior residential
- Architectural commercial
- Interior commercial
- Architectural multi-family and mixed use
- Hall-of-Fame
- Community Award categories: DIY landscape, creative use/renovation of backyard space/garage and contracted landscape
The judges look at architectural detail and craftsmanship, design innovation and creativity, sustainability and building performance, integrated site and landscape design, effective public interaction, neighborhood identity, and appropriate functionality.
“I think when you have a community like Grandview Heights that is generally landlocked, small and doesn’t have a lot of new builds happen, we have to make sure we use criteria to make sure that everything blends and looks and feels like what the community expects,” Wilson says.
The awards were started in 2009 by David Pritchard Wilson says.
“It is nice for the participants to realize that we are noticing their work,” Wilson says.
William Kosileski is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at hbealer@cityscenecolumbus.com.
