We are excited to share that two Ennead projects have been recognized by AIA Philadelphia. The AIA Philadelphia Design Awards honor the outstanding firms, projects, and individuals shaping the future of our built environment.
Edelman Fossil Park & Museum has been recognized by AIA Philadelphia with an Honor Award for Sustainability.
The design concept for this remarkable project was envisioned as a set of metaphorical camera obscuras, an apparatus in which a tiny aperture offers a view to a realm beyond. The site itself, the experience, and the architecture, are all envisioned as a series of lenses that link deep time with the present, exhibits with the quarry, and ultimately provide a view to our collective future given the ongoing human-caused sixth mass extinction. The renewed perspective on humanity offered by the fossil record inspired an architecture that nestles within the natural landscape as a series of small-scale pavilions that frame the evidence of past worlds, while encouraging engagement with the present moment.
Learn more about the project here.
Inova Health Center - Oakville has been recognized by AIA Philadelphia with a Merit Award.
The 100,000 GSF medical facility, part of a multi-campus initiative of Inova Health System, includes a comprehensive emergency room, imaging services, an Inova Primary Care Center with ambulatory surgery, and medical offices for other Inova and community providers.
The transparent, light-filled design presents an open, inviting face to healthcare and features a bright, active interior that is visible to the street, establishing a new identity for the health system that speaks to its mission of centering people first.
Learn more about the project here.