Winner
Kevin Daly Architects
with PRODUCTORA, TLS Landscape Architecture, Arup, Transsolar and Kirksey Architecture
with PRODUCTORA, TLS Landscape Architecture, Arup, Transsolar and Kirksey Architecture
As welcoming as the shadow underneath a tree, the new Houston Endowment building is conceived as a natural continuation of the forest canopy that defines the boundaries of Spotts Park.
Slender columns represent the tree trunks, providing the building with an effective structural system and the Endowment a scaffolding in which to freely organize activities. An energy-generating roof structure evokes the tree canopy and foliage; an intricate lattice providing sun control to the interiors and open terraces. These awnings are designed to offer a sense of shelter to both the organization and the surrounding neighborhood community.
This combination of shading elements with the rhythm of the supporting vertical columns generates a unique and contemporary building that conveys both tradition and stability as well as lightness and transparency. The Houston Endowment Headquarters is a uniquely Houston organization: independent yet welcoming; an unassuming public profile coupled with a tremendous civic presence inspired by the canopy landscape native to its city.
with PRODUCTORA, TLS Landscape Architecture, Arup, Transsolar and Kirksey Architecture
with DAVID RUBIN Land Collective and Atelier Ten
with Surfacedesign, Inc, Arup, Kirksey Architecture and BRC Acoustics
with HKS and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture