St. Luke’s Hospital, Helen G. Nassif Center for Women’s and Children’s Health
Cedar Rapids, IA
First Place, Contract – Healthcare

This medical center provides a state-of-the-art resource for families in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and surrounding communities. The new 100,000 square foot building houses hotel-like birthing suites, an advanced neonatal intensive care nursery and a family-centered PICU and pediatrics unit. The facility also serves as a gateway for a variety of healthcare resources for women throughout every stage of life.

Sioux Valley Hospital, ER/Trauma Renovation and Addition
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
First Place, Contract – Healthcare

The hospital’s vision was to relocate the entrance to the Emergency department to the front of the hospital campus by building an addition to the existing department and relocating many program elements for better work flow and wayfinding. Wood, stone and patterned terrazzo were used to give the space a hospitality feeling, but are sustainable, durable and easily maintained. Expansive windows and a high coffered ceiling create a light airy openness and a connection to the outside.

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Mention, Contract - Private Sector

Rapid growth forced this regional brokerage firm to move after they outgrew their old building. The relocation required a new headquarters building custom designed to accommodate their trading functions in three levels with large column free areas. Ergonomics, safety and workplace comfort were important goals of the project for employee retention in a highly competitive industry.

Target Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
First Place, Contract – Private Sector

Complete interior design services were provided for this new 32-story, 1,400,000 square foot corporate headquarters. The design incorporates the company’s new ‘front door’ lobby, reception area, conference center, Target Hall (a large interior employee gathering/lounge area with 25 foot high ceilings, trees, skylights and a fireplace), office floors and an executive board room and suites.

BlueStream Ventures
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Mention, Contract – Private Sector

The challenge from the Executive Partners of a newly established venture capital firm was to create a flagship office that would set the tone for the new company’s image. Because this is the first of several offices to be set up across the country, the client wanted a design aesthetic that would translate easily to other locations in various regions. The chosen contemporary aesthetic was softened by including a mixture of texture and materials, including glass, stone, multiple fabrics, and exotic woods.