The B.C. Wood Design Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary by handing out 12 different awards, recognizing leadership and innovation in wood design.
There were 113 nominations in 12 categories for the 2014 awards.
The Wood Champion Award was presented to Peter Busby of Perkins and Will. Meanwhile, Gerald Epp of Fast and Epp Structural Engineers received the Engineer Award for his project the Bow River Bridge in Banff, Alberta, which was cited as “one of the longest timber bridges of its kind.”
The Architect Award was presented to Mike Mammone of Ratio Architecture, Interior Design and Planning. And Gord Macdonald of Macdonald & Lawrence Timber Framing won the Wood Innovation Award for his project WildPlay in Kelowna, B.C.
The former Green Building category. now called the Environmental Performance Award, was presented to John Wall of Public Architecture and Communication for the Centennial Beach Boundary Bay Regional Park Pavilion in Delta, B.C.
Winners in the wood design categories include:
• Residential Wood Design: David Hewitt of Hewitt and Company Architecture – Silver Lake House, Silver Lake, WA
• Multi-Unit Residential Wood Design: Andreas Kaminski of Aka Architecture and Design Inc. – Red Sky Townhomes, Whistler, B.C.
• Commercial Wood Design: Mike Mammone of Ratio Architecture, Interior Design and Planning – Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union, Uptown Branch, Salmon Arm, B.C.
• Interior Beauty Design: James Tuer of JWT Architecture and Planning – Forest House, Bowen Island, B.C.
• Institutional Wood Design – Small: Dave McIntyre of David Nairne and Associates Ltd. – Yunesit’in Health Centre, Hanceville, B.C.
• Institutional Wood Design – Large: Jennifer Marshall of Urban Arts Architecture – T’it’q’et Community Hall and Health Centre, Lillooet, B.C.
• Western Red Cedar: Alfred Waugh of Formline Architecture and Urbanism – Liard River Hot Springs Facility, Liard River, B.C.
