2013 Reniassance Overall Grand Award Winner - New Commercial Division

Renovations Article for June 30, 2013

By: Karen T. Nakamura, CEO
Building Industry Association of Hawaii

The BIA Renaissance Building and Remodeling Awards, established in 1986, celebrates excellence in design and construction of new and remodeled projects in Hawaii. This showcase recognizes competing categories including Details, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape & Outdoor Living, New & Remodeled Commercial Building, New & Remodeled Residential Building, Public Works, Hawaii BuiltGreen™, Historical and Innovative Design & Construction. The 28th Annual Awards Ceremony was held on May 8th and 38 entrants from Maui, Molokai and Oahu represented an exciting year of statewide participation.

The entries were judged on creativity, use of materials, environmental & sustainability, functionality, design principles, value, interior space, overall quality and workmanship.

The highlight of the awards ceremony was the recognition of the top four Overall Grand Awards and the Carl Reppun Award. Today’s column will feature the winner of the Overall Grand Award in the New Commercial Division. The winner is Architects Hawaii, Ltd. for “WCC Library Learning Commons”.

2013 BIA Renaissance Overall Grand Award Winner in the New Commercial Division,
“WCC Library Learning Commons” by Architects Hawaii, Ltd.

The Windward Community College (WCC) Library Learning Commons serves as an academic center combining five previously separate campus buildings; including the library, learning center, instructional media service center, computing services and computer laboratory and the learning resource administration center. Exterior features that complement the Spanish Mission Revival campus architecture include decorative copper motifs, a red tiled roof and library placement in between the major existing trees. The interior of the center inspires interaction as a gathering space for the students while serving as an effective workspace for the staff. The lower level is a more public and noisy active zone with the circulation desk, the upper level offers quiet private study zones and the computer lounge, while open common spaces offer group study flexibility and mobile furniture. Natural daylight flows throughout the library to 75% of occupied spaces, and the first green library in Hawaii, is in the process of receiving Silver LEED certification.

2013 Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards - Carl Reppun Award Winner

By: Karen T. Nakamura, CEO
Building Industry Association of Hawaii

The BIA Renaissance Building and Remodeling Awards, established in 1986, celebrates excellence in design and construction of new and remodeled projects in Hawaii. This showcase recognizes competing categories including Details, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape & Outdoor Living, New & Remodeled Commercial Building, New & Remodeled Residential Building, Public Works, Hawaii BuiltGreen™, Historical and Innovative Design & Construction. The 28th Annual Awards Ceremony was held on May 8th and 38 entrants from Maui, Molokai and Oahu represented an exciting year of statewide participation.

The entries were judged on creativity, use of materials, environmental & sustainability, functionality, design principles, value, interior space, overall quality and workmanship.

The highlight of the awards ceremony was the recognition of the top four Overall Grand Awards and the Carl Reppun Award. Today’s column will feature the winner of the Carl Reppun Award in the Residential Remodel Division. The winner is Hawaii Architecture, LLP and Complete Construction Services, Corp. for “Makiki Heights Residence”.

The goal was to maintain many of the architectural highlights of this original 1937 Claude Albon Stiehl designed home while transforming a 75 year old 2,000 square foot structure into a completely retrofitted 3,000 square foot home to last another century. New elements to match the original style included banded horizontal exterior wall details, whitewash exterior, expansive use of glazing which not only created focal highlights of downtown Honolulu and Diamond Head, but also specifically targeted passive ventilation continuity with awning windows strategically placed under the extra deep roof overhangs. An extensive deconstructive demolition process, photo voltaic, solar hot water systems and high efficiency double glazed window units incorporated sustainability. The central space of the house now functions as the heart of the home with 16’ foot wide pocketing glass doors that open to a deck overlooking downtown Honolulu on one side and the private residential courtyard on the other, a transformation that honors timeless design.

2013 Reniassance Awards Gala Winners & Photos

HONOLULU- The 28th Annual BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards Gala for 2013 was held May 8 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. 38 prizes were awarded by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii and The BIA-Hawaii Remodelers in 11 divisions. The 11 divisions included submissions in construction and design of New & Remodeled Residential, New & Remodeled Commercial, Kitchen & Bath, Landscape & Outdoor Living, Hawaii BuiltGreen™, Historical, Innovative Construction and Public Works. The 38 submitted statewide 2013 entrants from Maui, Molokai and Oahu symbolized the diversity of excellence in quality construction and design of new and remodeled projects. Award of Merit, Grand Awards and Four Overall Grand Awards and the Carl Reppun Award were the highlight of the awards ceremony.

The five top Overall Grand Award and Carl Reppun Award winners, achieving the highest awards of the night, included four on Oahu: Architects Hawaii, Ltd. “WCC Library Learning Commons” in the Hawaii BuiltGreen™ New Commercial Division; Long & Associates Architects and Interiors “Hale Kapena” in the New Residential Division; Armstrong Builders, LLC and Peter Vincent Architects “Subtle Elegance” in the Residential Remodeling Division and Hawaii Architecture, LLP and Complete Construction Services, Corp. “Makiki Heights Residence” receiving the Carl Reppun Award. The Maui entrant achieving top honors was Armstrong Pacific, LLC “Easter Seals at Kahului” for the Overall Grand Commercial Remodeling Division.

There were 24 Grand Award winners and 13 Merit Award winners also honored at the 28th Annual BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards Gala on May 8.







View winners | View photos from the Awards Gala

2013 BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards - March 8 Deadline

HONOLULU- The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) will present the 28th Annual BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards on May 8, 2013 during the Gala Awards Dinner at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This premier statewide competition is open to all residential and commercial projects, either new construction or remodeled, that have not been previously entered in a BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards competition. To enter the 2013 BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards competition, visit www.biahawaii.org. The Final entry deadline is March 8, 2013.

This Call for Entries is available to all residential, commercial and public works projects and welcomes contractors, developers, architects, designers, kitchen and bath designers. Entry Divisions include Residential Remodeling, Commercial Remodeling, New Residential, New Commercial, Public Works, Details, Landscape & Outdoor Living, Hawaii BuiltGreen™, Historical, Kitchen & Bath and Innovative Construction Division. Official entry details are available online at www.biahawaii.org  The entry deadline for all entrants of the 2013 BIA Renaissance Awards is March 8, 2013.

For more information and to obtain a BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards entry, contact Clarice Watanabe at 629-7503, email ckw@biahawaii.org or visit the www.biahawaii.org website.

2013 BIA Renaissance Awards Call for Entry

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The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) will present the 28th Annual BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards on May 8, 2013 during the Gala Awards Dinner at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This premier statewide competition is open to all residential and commercial projects, either new construction or remodeled, that have not been previously entered in a BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards competition. To enter the 2013 BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards competition, visit www.biahawaii.org. The Final entry deadline is March 8, 2013. 

This Call for Entries is available to all residential, commercial and public works projects and welcomes contractors, developers, architects, designers, kitchen and bath designers. Entry Divisions include Residential Remodeling, Commercial Remodeling, New Residential, New Commercial, Public Works, Details, Landscape & Outdoor Living, Hawaii BuiltGreen™, Historical, Kitchen & Bath and Innovative Construction Division. Official entry details are available online at www.biahawaii.org  The entry deadline for all entrants of the 2013 BIA Renaissance Awards is March 8, 2013.

For more information and to obtain a BIA Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards entry, contact Clarice Watanabe at 629-7503, email ckw@biahawaii.org or visit the www.biahawaii.org website.