Nevada, Missouri · Monday, February 8, 2010
[SeMissourian.com] Light Snow Fog/Mist ~ 34°F  
Winter Weather Advisory
High: 38°F ~ Low: 10°F
Print Email link Respond to editor Read comments (1) Share link

Local pool project wins top award for design excellence

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Nevada Daily Mail
(Photo)
A poolside view at the Osage Prairie YMCA's new pool facility. --Photo by Aaron Dougherty
* Osage Prairie YMCA pool addition wins award at American Institute of Architects Kansas City Design Excellence Awards.

At a Nov. 13 ceremony for Kansas City AIA's Design Excellence Awards, SFS Architecture was awarded the top honor, the Honor Award, for the Osage Prairie YMCA pool addition in Nevada, Mo.

The project, an addition to an existing metal building with an extremely limited budget, demanded economy in the building shell so funds could be directed towards maximizing the swimming pool.

The design solution, concrete precast panels with perforations, provides a durable building shell while allowing in natural light to animate the interior during the day. The glow from light reflecting off the water through the perforations also animates the exterior of the building at night.

The awards program recognizes excellence in design.

There were 1-44 submissions for the program and 6 awards given.

Projects eligible for submission included projects throughout the country completed by AIA Kansas City Members and any projects located within the geographic boundaries of AIA Kansas City.

The distinguished jury included Malcolm Holzman, FAIA, Holzman Moss Architecture, New York; Mark Sexton, Krueck & Sexton Architects, Chicago; and Susan Szenasy, editor in chief of Metropolis, New York.

© Copyright 2009 Nevada Daily Mail

Comments
Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on nevadadailymail.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

Congrats! This is wonderful.

-- Posted by Nevadan on Wed, Nov 25, 2009, at 8:50 AM

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration. If you already have an account on this site, enter your username and password below. Otherwise, click here to register.

Username:

Password:  (Forgot your password?)

Your comments:
Please be respectful of others and try to stay on topic.