AIA Releases Top Ten Green Projects for 2010

 

The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA-COTE) has announced its Top Ten Green Projects for 2010. Full profiles of these projects are available at www.aiatopten.org and at www.BuildingGreen.com.

Slideshow: AIA Top Ten 2010 Image Gallery

  • 355 11th St.

  • Homer Science and Student Life Center

  • KAUST

  • Kroon Hall

  • Manassas Park Elementary School + Pre-K

  • Manitoba Hydro Place

  • Omega Center for Sustainable Living

  • Special No. 9 House

  • Twelve|West

  • Watsonville Water Resources Center

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355 11th Street: This mixed-use residential, industrial, and commercial space reuses a historic industrial building in the heart of San Francisco. Designed by Aidlin Darling Design, the project features both a green roof and building-integrated photovoltaics, and uses natural ventilation in place of a mechanical cooling system.

Homer Science & Student Life Center: Part of the Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, California, the Center is designed to foster scientific inquiry and exhibit the correlation between the building’s functions and its site. The project makes use previously developed land and local and salvaged materials, and was design by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects.

KAUST: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, designed by HOK, uses strategies based on local culture and Bedouin traditions to address environmental challenges. Key features include proper orientation, water management and efficiency measures, shading, and passive cooling.

Kroon Hall: Designed by Hopkins Architects, this project in New Haven, Connecticut, houses the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. With an emphasis on non-motorized access, the building not only lacks onsite parking but also features bike racks, showers, and changing rooms for pedestrians and cyclists, and plenty of access to public transportation.

Manassas Park Elementary School + Pre-K: Located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., this school’s design conveys environmental stewardship to its students by merging the classroom with the site’s natural surroundings. Outdoor classrooms, learning courtyards, and locally harvested interior wood accents are all part of the design, which was conceived by VMDO Architects.

Manitoba Hydro Place: This new energy utility headquarters was designed by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects and is located in Winnipeg, Canada. The building features passive ventilation strategies, an innovative green roof and associated irrigation system.

Omega Center for Sustainable Living: Located in Rhinebeck, New York, this holistic learning center was designed by BNIM Architects and includes an onsite wastewater treatment system that is used as part of the Center’s educational programming.

Special No. 9 House: Design by KieranTimberlake to house the Make It Right Foundation, this LEED Platinum home is located in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and features a number of water- and energy-efficient strategies that compliment the region’s climatic conditions.

Twelve|West: This mixed-use building in Portland, Oregon, was designed by ZGF Architects to emphasize energy reduction strategies. The design features wind-generated electricity, natural ventilation, and accommodates car-free living.

Watsonville Water Resource Center: Watsonville, California’s new Water Resource Center was designed by WRNS Studio and boasts plenty of water conservation strategies. Among these are planted swales, landscaping with mulch and drought-tolerant vegetation, and collecting rainwater for irrigation.

– Emily Bragonier

April 21, 2010
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Project Image: 355 11th Street
355 11th Street
(14,000 sq. feet) (1,300 sq. meters)
Restaurant, Industrial, Commercial office
Project Image: Homer Science & Student Life Center
Homer Science & Student Life Center
(44,000 sq. feet) (4,100 sq. meters)
Assembly, K-12 education
Project Image: KAUST
KAUST
(5,300,000 sq. feet) (500,000 sq. meters)
Campus
Project Image: Kroon Hall
Kroon Hall
(69,000 sq. feet) (6,400 sq. meters)
Higher education, Library
Project Image: Manassas Park Elementary School + Pre-K
Manassas Park Elementary School + Pre-K
(140,000 sq. feet) (13,000 sq. meters)
K-12 education
355 11th Street
355 Eleventh is a LEED-NC Gold adaptive reuse of a historic (and previously derelict) turn-of-the-century industrial building. The building's original timber frame structure was retained and seismically upgraded. Both a new exterior envelope and new interior were provided to serve the building's current role as a multi-tenant workspace. The 3-story, 14,000-square-foot mixed-use project was developed and constructed by the building's primary occupant; a general contractor specializing in green building. The general contractor's headquarters occupy the entire second floor of the building. The third floor is leased to an architecture firm. A restaurant and bar that has registered for LEED-CI Platinum certification will occupy the first floor and exterior courtyard. Because the project site is on the National Register of Historic Places, the San Francisco Planning Department mandated that the project's new siding be an "in-kind" replacement of the original corrugated metal siding, which was unsalvageable, and that the overall window area be consistent between old and new. The design team successfully championed a strategy of introducing subtle perforations into the new zinc cladding to allow light and air into the occupied spaces beyond, maintaining the stoic character of the original building without the visual introduction of new fenestration.
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IMAGE CREDITS:
1. Photo: Matthew Millman (slideshow image)
2. Photo: Tim Griffith (slideshow image)
3. Photo: J. Picoulet (slideshow image)
4. Photo: Hopkins Architects (slideshow image)
5. Photo: VMDO Architects and Prakash Patel (slideshow image)
6. Photo: Eduard Hueber (slideshow image)
7. Photo: Assassi (slideshow image)
8. Photo: John C. Williams Architects (slideshow image)
9. Photo: Tim Hursley (slideshow image)
10. Photo: Bruce Damonte (slideshow image)
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