Author Archives: Claire Smith

Name: Whitney Dooley
School/Year:Â Marylhurst University /Â Senior
IIDA Member Since:Â 2013

Favorite IIDA event: As a student, I love both the IIDA Oregon Chapter Student Symposium and the IIDA Western Region Student Design Charette – Oregon Finals. Participating in these events as a student has been invaluable for learning about the local design community, networking, and practicing teamwork and design skills in unique environments. I’m especially excited for this year’s IIDA Oregon Chapter Student Symposium coming up on November 5th, where a number of local firms will be presenting in Pecha Kucha format about topics such as portfolio tips and a day in the life of an interior designer.

What are you currently working on? I’m currently working on the research phase of my thesis project, which is still taking shape, but will be a resource and education center for dense urban horticulture and botany. Thesis year projects at IDMU are self-directed, so I was immediately drawn to the issues of ecological urbanism and urban agriculture, and their social, economic, and environmental impacts. By 2050, 66% of the world’s population will live in cities, and maintaining a connection between urban residents and nature will be more important and beneficial than ever. Empowering citizens through horticultural and botanical education are at the core of my proposed project for this year. Finding ways to address these issues in an interiors-focused project will be challenging, but also be a huge opportunity to practice biophilic design principles, and various techniques that blur the boundary between nature and the built environment.

What does interior design legislation mean to you? Interior design legislation means recognition of the fact that the work that I hope to do throughout my career will impact the public’s health and safety. I recently joined the Interior Design Collaborative – Oregon Board of Directors, and have learned that the voluntary commercial interior design registration bill that will be introduced during the 2017 legislative session will empower women- and minority-owned small businesses, stimulate economic growth and diversification, and set a platform for qualified professionals to practice to the fullest extent of their knowledge. Iâ€™m excited about contributing to this effort and the opportunities it provides current and future interior designers who are committed to safe, sustainable, and energy-efficient practices that create beautiful and healthy environments for occupants!

On a typical Saturday where can we find you? In a perfect world, I would be out hiking with my dog. In reality, I am doing homework all day, and hopefully getting enough done so I can watch a movie with my husband.

Interesting fact? I am a Portland native, but my mother is an international school teacher, so from ages 6-18 I lived in Ethiopia, Laos, Nigeria, Venezuela, and Switzerland. This experience impacted my life in countless ways, allowing me to have multiple perspectives on the world. I look forward to continuing to travel for the rest of my life!

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Congratulations to the 2016 Design Excellence Award Winners!

The Design Excellence Awards are an important platform which highlight the exceptional interior design work that is occurring in the Pacific Northwest.

Thank you to all ofÂ the designers who submitted inspiring projects and to those whom attended the sold-out Awards ceremony lastÂ Thursday.

This was the thirdÂ year of online voting for the Peopleâ€™s Choice Award, and we are pleased to share that over 2,821Â votes were cast from locations spanning the entire globe. The winning project (find out more below), received 499Â votes!Â We are thrilled to see local interior design work being shared nationally, thank you for your helpÂ spreading the word.

Donâ€™t forget to save the date for the Design Crawl in April 2017, where three of the Award-winning spaces will be selected for a guided tour.

Please join us in congratulating the designers and project teams of all of the award winning submissions!

Corporate – Honorable Mention:Â
IA Interior Architects
Ruby Receptionists

Richelle Nolan, Assoc. IIDA
Amalia Mohr, IIDA
Emily Phillips

Corporate – Honorable Mention:Fieldwork Design & Architecture
Stonepine Capital Management

FWD//Project Design Team:
Tonia Hein, Partner
Cornell Anderson, Partner
Tim Fouch, Partner
Mariam Mollaghaffari, Architectural Designer

FWD//Project Fabrication Team:
Jonathan Bechella
Phillip Evans
Jonathan Neu
Danridge Geiger

Photographer:
Brian Walker Lee

Corporate – Best in Category:
Hacker
Simple HQ

Jennie Fowler, Lead Designer
Maddy Mackin Freeman, Interior Designer
Tom Schmidt, Project Architect
Corey Martin, Principal
Derek deVille, Project Manager

Transformation Award:Â
FFA ArchitectureÂ and Interiors, Inc.
PGEÂ Portland Service Center Renovation

Troy Ainsworth, AIA, Principal
Phil Chub & Christine Rumi, Project Managers
Juliette Grummon-Beale, LEED AP BD+C, Project Architect
Amalia Grobe-Mohr, Interior Designer

Transformation Award:Â GBD Architects, Inc.
Touchmark Headquarters

Agustin Enriquez V – Principal-in-Charge
Craig Norman â€“ Interior Design Principal
Breanna Walters â€“ Interior Designer
Cesar Villanueva â€“ Project Architect

Education – Honorable Mention:Â
Mahlum Architects
San Diego State University Zura Hall Refresh

Kurt Haapala, Principal
Kristina Singiser, Project Manager
Amy Noe, Interior Designer
Jason Manson, Architect
Jeff Goldblatt, Intern

Public & Civic Institutions – Best in Category:
Architecture Building Culture
Lubavitch Center of British Columbia

Brian Cavanaugh, AIA AIBC NCARB
Mark Ritchie, AIBC MRAIC ANZIA
Samuel Orr, MRAIC LEED AP BD+C

Hospitality – Honorable Mention:Â Open Studio Collective
Tone Fitness

Allison Bryan
Georgia Barnett
Dylan Woock
Jeff Vincent

Hospitality – Best In Category:Â Hacker
Black Butte Ranch / Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch

Becca Cavell, Principal in Charge
Corey Martin, Design Principal
Jennie Fowler, Lead Interior Designer
Scott Mannhard, Senior Project Architect
Amelie Reynaud, Project Architect
Matt Leavitt, Design Team
Shawn Glad, Design Team

Retail -Â Honorable Mention:Scott Edwards Architecture
Consolidated Community Credit Union – Slabtown

Brian Mares
Sierra Woods
Ryan McCluckie
Haley BlancoÂ

Retail – Best In Category:Â Fieldwork Architecture & Design
Bee Thinking

FWD// Design Team:
Tonia Hein, Partner
Tim Fouch, Partner
Cornell Anderson, Partner
Caleb Couch, Architectural Designer

FWD// Maker Team:
Daniel Goers
Phillip Evans
Kyle Schmidt
Jacob Schaeperkoetter-Cochran
Paul Cooley

Photographer:
Dana Klein, Polara Studio

Residential – Best In Category:Â Fieldwork Design & Architecture
Kerns Micro House

Project Design Team:
Tim Fouch, Partner
Tonia Hein, Partner
Cornell Anderson, Partner
Mariam Mollaghaffari, Architectural Designer

Project Fabrication Team:
Phillip Evans, Designer / Fabricator

Photographer:
Dana Klein, Polara Studio

Maker Award – Best In Category:Â ZGF Architects LLP
RMI Innovation Center Donor Wall

Robert Petty
Michael Highland
Justin Brooks, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP

Maker Award – Best In Category:

MADE + Bullseye Studio + Flux Design
Confluence Table

Bo Hagood (MADE)
Tom Jacobs (Bullseye Studio)
Brian Creany (Flux Design)

Impact Award Winner:Â Fieldwork Design & Architecture
Bee Thinking

FWD// Design Team:
Tonia Hein, Partner
Tim Fouch, Partner
Cornell Anderson, Partner
Caleb Couch, Architectural Designer

FWD// Maker Team:
Daniel Goers
Phillip Evans
Kyle Schmidt
Jacob Schaeperkoetter-Cochran
Paul Cooley

Photographer:
Dana Klein, Polara Studio

Impact Award Winner:Architecture Building Culture
Lubavitch Center of British Columbia

Brian Cavanaugh, AIA AIBC NCARB
Mark Ritchie, AIBC MRAIC ANZIA
Samuel Orr, MRAIC LEED AP BD+C

People’s Choice Award Winner:Â GBD Architects, Inc.
JLL Office

Kent Pottebaum â€“ Interior Design Principal
Bre Walters â€“ Interior Design Lead
Eliza Balen â€“ Interior Designer

Juror’s Choice Award Winner:Â Fieldwork Design & Architecture
Bee Thinking

FWD// Design Team:
Tonia Hein, Partner
Tim Fouch, Partner
Cornell Anderson, Partner
Caleb Couch, Architectural Designer

FWD// Maker Team:
Daniel Goers
Phillip Evans
Kyle Schmidt
Jacob Schaeperkoetter-Cochran
Paul Cooley

Photographer:
Dana Klein, Polara Studio

2016 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Jurors

MARK HARBICK

Mark is Studio Director at Gertler & Wente Architects, a boutique New York design firm known for fearless creativity and innovative thinking, producing projects of rigorous detail and exceptional beauty. With a broad portfolio of award-winning projects spanning three continents, Mark is an acknowledged leader in progressive workplace design and strategic thinking. Named Contract magazineâ€™s 2006 Designer of the Year, Mark brings great enthusiasm and a unique ability to bridge inspired ideas with business objectives to all of his work.

People’s Choice Voting | 2016 DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Welcome to theÂ 2016 IIDA Design Excellence Awards â€“ Peopleâ€™s Choice voting site! Voting is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated this year!

Click on any image to scroll through enlarged versions of each project board. For full-sized versions of each board, right click on an image and select â€œopen link in a new tab.â€

: #18 – Hewlett Packard

: #19 – Ruby Receptionists

: #20 – Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch

: #23 – TONE F1TNESS

: #24 – All Star Orthodontics

: #25 – Lubavitch Center of British Columbia

: #26 – Touchmark Headquarters

: #27 – Lillehammer Conference & Event Center

: #28 – JLL Office

: #29 – Ruby Receptionists

: #30 – Consolidated Community Credit Union – NE Sandy

: #31 – Consolidated Community Credit Union – Slabtown

: #33 – Ex Novo Brewing

: #35 – Moxy Hotel

: #36 – Umpqua Bank – The Foundry

: #37 – Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center Mob 4 / Outpatient Surgery Center

: #38 – Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Dept. Remodel

: #42 – Cornish Commons – Cornish College of the Arts

: #46 – Celilo Hall Tree

: #47 – Knot Springs

: #1 – Hotel Eastlund

: #2 – PGE Portland Service Center

: #3 – Smith Optics Design Center

: #4 MotoSport Headquarters

: #5 – Confluence Table

: #7 – Wacom Portland HQ

: #8 – Microsoft Building 83

: #9 – Hyatt House Downtown

: #10 – Simple HQ

: #11 – Navex Global

: #13 – Yakima Headquarters

: #14 – NOVA – Daimler Trucks North America

: #15 – Learning Innovation Center, Oregon State University

: #16 – St. Edward Catholic Church

: #17 – Aruba Networks

2016 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Jurors

JACQUELINE BARR, IIDA, LEED AP, DESIGN PRINCIPAL

With over 20 years of experience in interior design, Jacqueline Barr has established a reputation forÂ creating dynamic environments for a wide selection of corporate, financial, legal, and retail clientsÂ throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. As Design Principal, Jacqueline is responsible forÂ the design direction of all of Ted Moudis Associatesâ€™ projects and provides overall creative directionÂ for the design team.

Her experience in workplace design, combined with a strong background in planning and trendÂ awareness and practices, assures that Ted Moudis Associates obtains the most innovative andÂ practical results for clients and creates spaces that surpass their expectations. Her passion for theÂ world of design is instantly evident by walking through the three-dimensional solutions she enables.

This passion is a big part of the reason why she is able to build such strong bonds with not only herÂ clients, but her design team as well. Her natural ability to mentor, train & mold othersâ€™ passions, hasÂ led to an incredibly strong creative team. Jacqueline also works closely with the firmâ€™s StrategyÂ Team to apply strategic and creative workplace solutions that proactively challenge the status quoÂ and provide clients with greater choice in where and how to work.

Biotonik, New York, NY Â – Â Photographer: Madga Biernat

Vinci Partners, New York, NY – Photographer:Â Jay Rosenblatt

Confidential Financial Client, New York, NY – Photographer Garrett Rowland

Foot Locker Headquarters, New York, NY – Photographer:Â Garrett Rowland

Member Spotlight: Miki Hipp, Industry IIDA

Name: Miki Hipp, Industry IIDA
Company:Â Swinerton Builders
Position:Â Project Manager
Years in Current Position: Â 2 years
IIDA Member Since: 2016

Favorite IIDA event: VIBRANT: the Annual Celebration and Fundraiser. Iâ€™ve been to that event the last two years. It is one I look forward to each summer!

What are you currently working on? Â UofO Executive MBA space on Natio, Volkswagen Call Center and Cowlitz Casino dining spaces.

What is your personal mantra?: Try everything once and the fun things twice.

On a typical Saturday where can we find you?: At the gym, brunch with friends and family, then trying to do something outside, usually at the coast or Mt. Hood.

Why are you a member of IIDA?: Iâ€™ve been to many IIDA Oregon Chapter events and enjoyed connecting with other attendees, the events are wonderful for both professional and social networking.

2016 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Jurors

COLLIN Â BURRY, Â FIIDA, LEED-AP, NCIDQ

Collin Burry, FIIDA, is a Design Director and Principal at GenslerÂ San Francisco, and a member of Interior Design Magazineâ€™s Hall of Fame. A â€œsoft modernistâ€ at heart, Collin describes himself as both a left and right brain designer who creates environments that strive for beauty and are grounded in strategic functionality. He has transformed the interiors of many of the worldâ€™s most innovative brands, such as Apple, Samsung, Gallo, and Dolby. His creative and contemporary approach to design has earned him over 80 design awards and frequent publication in international design and business media. Collin is a long-time advocate of design education and the performing arts, donating his time generously to these causes. He believes in designing spaces that are responsible to our planet and enrich people in their everyday lives.