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Award Winners, Page Two Including the design categories of:
5. Architecture and Interiors
6. Digital
7. Product/Industrial 5. Architecture and Interiors Category 
Design Name: Diamond Project
Designer: Alex Terry
Company: Terry + Terry Architecture
Award: Bronze
The Diamond House scales an uphill lot, with views to the west. Concrete walls run parallel along the side lot lines, forming the side walls of the house and continuing beyond to contain a protected garden. The main floor sits at garden level. It contains the common spaces, beginning with a view balcony at the front of the house that extends from the living room, back to a large, kitchen/dining area that opens to rear, outdoor living spaces.
Sloping roof planes hover above, and are contained between the longitudinal concrete walls. Strategic gaps or fissures were formed between roof and walls to illuminate the walls with natural light. Large glazed openings in the front and rear of the house create transparency between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Additional rooms are situated on the floor below. A roof deck is inserted at the top of the house and functions as a continuation of the garden and outdoor areas. A detached garden studio is located at the rear of the property
Concrete walls form the sides of the house, and continue to the rear to enclose the backyard. A third concrete wall extends vertically from the garage structure below to form the fireplace and chimney. This use of concrete provides thermal mass for energy efficiency. The concrete absorbs heat energy during the day, keeping the interior comfortable, and helping to maintain a moderate, baseline temperature for the cooler evenings. Since the house is located in a relatively dense urban area, the concrete walls also add protection against fire.
Between the perimeter concrete walls, we used a combination of transparent glass and wood-skinned wall. The ipe wood skin is devised as a double wall system, in which horizontal ipe strips are placed over vertical, furring strips. This allows ventilation between the skin and the underlying wall, thus avoiding heat build up in the wall and interior spaces. We used extensive glazing to allow natural light in, capture views and provide connection to the outdoors. To accomplish this, we used a reinforced concrete column formed from the window seat in the rear to provide lateral support for the structure.
Design Name: The Buffer House
Designer: Firm
Company: Lettuce Office
Award: Silver
Buffer House
The site is a corner lot in a residential zone of West Los Angeles. The surrounding building types include low-rise apartments and condominiums at the corners with mostly single-family homes midblock. This is one of the few single-family structures that occupy a corner. As such, the surrounding structures are largely higher density and taller. The clients were particularly concerned about privacy and security, but much more psychological than physical as crime rates are relatively low for this region of Los Angeles. The house attempts to mitigate the concerns of the client: 1) the buildings street presence, or lack thereof, 2) closing of any possible sightlines into the home from the higher neighboring buildings, and 3) the creation of a severely marked and bounded territory of occupation. The home is a series of enclosures. The building envelope is one of the primary agents in the strategy and has been divided into two systems. The first is the actual enclosure of the house itself, which is standard vinyl siding, deemed to be the most economical and monolithic of materials. Attached as a secondary skin is a green screen, which serves to minimize the heat gain of the home as well as offer a partial cover to the apertures into the house.
Design Name: The Children’s Center at CalTech
Designer: Firm
Company: (M)Arch
Award: Gold
Notes: The Children's Center at Caltech (CCC) is adding an indoor-outdoor laboratory where young investigators can perform experiments and live with science throughout the year. (M)Arch. is a collaboration of architects and marketing professionals whose mission is to extend the client’s brand through the built environment. (M)Arch. strives to create significant architecture that succeeds in adding value to the brand with responsible solutions.
 
Design Name: Day Labor Station
Designer: Liz Ogbu
Company: Public Architecture
Award: Spark!
Notes: Day laborers’ role in the informal economy has forced them to occupy spaces meant for other uses, such as street corners, gas stations, and home improvement store parking lots. The Day Labor Station is a project that we are developing to address the needs of a community that traditionally has not had access to quality design environments. Public Architecture is interested in the design, planning, and social justice issues raised by day laborer gathering places. The station is a simple, flexible structure that can be deployed at these informal day labor locations. It is a self-sustaining project that will utilize green materials and strategies and will exist primarily--if not completely--off the grid.
Design Name: Marmol Radziner Prefab House
Designer: Leo Marmol, FAIA
Company: Marmol Radziner + Assocates
Award: Spark!
Notes: This structure combines the efficiency of factory-built homes with the benefits of custom residential design. The green homes are not a kit of parts – Marmol Radzinger builds the prefab modules and ships them complete with the customer’s choice of pre-installed interior and exterior finishes, flooring, appliances, and more. We can oversee the entire process, from design to delivery and installation, so no additional contractor is required. For long-term sustainability, the module structures are made from recycled steel. The homes employ other green materials, including Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), FSC-certified wood, low VOC Green Seal paint, solar panels, and more. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture natural light, while expansive decks provide shade for passive cooling and promote the best of indoor/outdoor living.
Design Name: West End Bridge (Glowbridge)
Designer: 4240 Architecture
Company: 4240 Architecture/Thornton Tomasetti
Award: Spark!
Notes: With a nod to the past and a bridge to the future, this project posits a series of (re)connections across the 3 rivers of Pittsburgh, consisting of pedestrian additions to the West End, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne bridges and a new stand-alone Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Pedestrian Bridge. These connections will stitch the city together across the rivers and enable the developing riverfront district. The design at each bridge employs an innovative composite material, with an extremely lightweight structure and surface, manufactured as layers of FRP. Within these component layers a luminescent pigment is included which absorbs direct and ambient sunlight emitting an iconic yet subtle glow each evening. This unforgettable glow combines with the dramatically slender clear span, impossible in steel or concrete, to embody the spirit of Pittsburgh's future.
6. Digital Categories  Design Name: www.Law.Stanford.edu website Designer: Brian Jacobs Company: Pentagram Award: Bronze Notes: Stanford Law School is one of the top three law schools in the country. However, like many academic institutions, their website had been developed over time by multiple departments and lacked a cohesive presence. Our goals was to reposition the law school's online presence through unified site design and navigation, as well as offer audience-based portals to filter content for specific site visitors. By leveraging some of the existing technologies used by the law school and porting content to a custom Content Management System, site management was simplified to ensure up-do-date content -- transforming the site into a daily destination for faculty, researchers and students.
Design Name: Pirates of the Caribbean Website
Designer: Firm
Company: DHAP Digital
Award: Gold
Notes: Showcasing the Academy Award winning visual effects created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), "The Show" is a rich interactive application that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and technology used to bring Director Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean characters and environments to life.
Visual effects in film are designed, in many ways, to be invisible – that is, to be so well-constructed and lifelike as to appear not to be effects at all. Making that magic visible required an equally well-constructed framework to share the craft
while preserving the wonder, and ILM brought that challenge to DHAP Digital.
DHAP created a series of discovery experiences – a “Real or ILM” game, a 360º character spin, and most intriguingly, a Flash-based periscope tool to allow site visitors to look “under” layers of film to see what was filmed with a camera and what was created on a computer. With “The Show”, DHAP enabled ILM to share the years of previously unseen work that goes into creating these truly remarkable visual effects in appropriately playful and richly evocative interactive experiences.
Design Name: Adachi Family Website Designer: Goodby Silverstein + Partners Company: California Milk Processor Board Award: Gold 
Design Name: Cow Abduction Campaign Website
Designer: Goodby Silverstein + Partners
Company: California Milk Processor Board
Award: Spark!
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Design Name: Ciclu
Designer: Manuel Saez
Company: Humanscale
Award: Bronze
Notes: Ciclu is a two-device entertainment system that allows users to connect to work or home with the use of wearable device. Designed to communicate with all internal exercise machines in an established network, Ciclu monitors the users’ progress and streams the information to the gym’s central computer through the wearable device, while adjusting the workouts intensity based on the person’s biometric status for the day and/ or workout goals.
The RFID card also doubles as a gym access account card, and stores settings and configurations of the equipment that have been pre-set with a qualified gym instructor. Each time the user mounts on the equipment, it automatically resumes the right settings, ensuring a better workout as well as preventing injuries. Ciclu also allows user to customize their workouts and set a target goal, and guidance on how to achieve the goal. Users can access their personal or work files during a workout. Ciclu generates electricity when in use, and releases it back into the power grid.
Design Name: Topcon GR-3 GPS Receiver
Designers: Dan Harden, Hiro Teranishi, David Samuel Benavidez & Gerson Goldberg
Firm: Whipsaw
Client: Topcon
Award: Bronze
Notes: GR3 is a GPS receiver used by surveyors to establish an exact position on earth down to one millimeter, by tracking up to 36 satellites simultaneously. Its unique shape and component architecture offers many advantages: Two battery packs nest into an I-beam shaped magnesium chassis. These batteries are oriented vertically to provide a handle, but also to keep the center of gravity as close to the range pole axis as possible to provide good balance. The top is square so it won’t roll if leaned against a wall. GR3 is completely waterproof to withstand extreme weather conditions. The top bumper even overlaps the base so rainwater runs off the unit, keeping the controls and handle dry.
Topcon invented a receiver technology able to track every positioning satellite in orbit - GPS (USA), Glonass (Russian), and Galileo (EU). This “G3” technology would offer more stable connections, more accurate information, and pinpoint location resolution. (Topcon is the one and only supplier of this unique kind of technology).
Design solution:
Thoughtful ergonomics and usability factors:
GR-3 is easy to hold because the battery packs are positioned to also be a handle (a first for these type of devices). It has a screwless “quick-snap” pole mount, reducing the likelihood of damage while attaching to the pole. Surveyors often lay the instrument on the truck or against walls, so the top is square so it cannot roll if leaned against a wall.
Ruggedness:
The main housing is an I-beam shaped magnesium part, designed to withstand a fall from the top of a 2-meter range pole. Two batteries are nested into this I beam shape. The plastic and rubber bumper top help absorb impact but are also permeable to the satellite radio waves, and provide a waterproof seal.
Weatherproof:
It is completely waterproof to withstand extreme weather conditions. The GPS antenna is housed under a plastic dome and rubber bumper which overlaps the base and battery handle. This top bumper overlaps the base so rainwater runs off the unit, keeping the controls, connectors, and handle dry (see pics).
Impact to the client’s bottom line:
Several thousand units have sold so far, at 15K apiece, which exceeds projections. Customer’s (survey and construction companies) bottom lines are also being improved because it offers enhanced job site safety, lower operating costs, and increased profits because of GR-3’s accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Topcon is seeing a reduction in production costs due to GR-3’s reduced failure rates, easy serviceability, and reduced assembly time because of its wide access to components from the top. They expect this product will outlast its initially estimated lifespan due to the unique realization of all the described features.
Design Name: HELIOS Watch
Designer: Klaus Botta & Ingmar Boos
Company: Botta Design (Germany)
Award: Bronze
Notes: The core intent for the design and construction of the HELIOS was to make a wristwatch as flat and lightweight as possible. Additional requisitions were ideal readability and highest wearing comfort. The extreme flatness of the housing has been archived by using an especially flat, swiss-made quartz-clockwork (Ronda 1009, 1,9 mm) and many hours of tweaking in the range of tenth of millimetres. Choosing Titanium as material for the housing enabled the little weight of 28 gr, without compromising its stability.
Designing the body of the watch without any exposed components improved the wearing comfort in addition to the flatness and the little weight. When wearing the HELIOS, after a few moments it becomes nearly imperceptible – that is how we comprehend the meaning of “wearing comfort”. The clock face was also designed with usability in mind. It is reduced to the essential function of a watch (hour, minute, second, day) and combines this pragmatic approach with contemporary clearness of figuration.
We believe that the HELIOS suits the Spark Criteria especially in the points of sustainability and durability, because of its high standard in workmanship, its maintainability and its timeless design aside any vogues.
Design Name: Whirlpool Duet Washer & Dryer
Designer: Team
Firm: In-house
Client: Whirlpool Corporation
Award: Silver
Notes: The Duet® washer and dryer reflects Whirlpool Corporation’s new visual brand language that was created to leverage the brand to create brand-appropriate user experiences. It uses geometry, intersecting lines and faceted surface help to convey a clean, crisp and fresh aesthetic to the consumer. The “water drop” shape of the door and control area was developed as a visual metaphor for clean and fresh. The bowed surfaces were used to create slightly feminine qualities with a gesture that appeared to cradle the clothes inside.
A primary focus was to create a more intuitive and delightful user experience. An important part of this strategy was to integrate a new audio brand language to help create a totally branded user experience. Chimes and tones were developed to work in conjunction with the new user interface. A system of LED’s was also added to guide the user throughout the laundry process.
The washer includes a sanitary cycle that heats wash water to 153°F to kill 99.999% of certain bacteria. This system is more
effective at killing bacteria than bleach. The Duet® was designed to minimize water and energy usage. The washer uses 67% less water compared to conventional top-load washers. In addition, the Duet system uses 68% less energy than conventional
washers.
Design Name: Trimble S6 Total Station (Survey Instrument)
Designer: Oscar Karlsson
Firm: Propeller (Sweden)
Client: Trimble
Award: Silver
Notes: Considering the rough and chaotic environments in which survey equipment is used, the S6 is designed to withstand harsh treatment, perform with precision, and stand out in all environments as the Trimble brand. An important goal in the design of the S6 was visibility. The product should be easy to locate in forest terrain and clearly visible on a construction site where activity is high. The inner grey body of the instrument is encircled by a clearly visible and robust yellow bumper. This combination provides high contrast and highlights the iconic form of the bumper. The yellow bumper is a recurring element in other Trimble products.
Ease of use and performance share an important relationship in the design of the S6. A clear example of this relationship is seen where the bumper also serves as the handle. The off-centered position of the handle makes it possible to take vertical measurements with the instrument. Additionally, the handle is finished in soft touch coating for comfort and grip. Plastic and surface texture is selected for the S6 that makes it less sensitive to rough treatment and easier to keep clean. The S6 survey instrument is a precision tool and its design communicates the use of innovative technology. The sensitive optic equipment within the instrument’s telescope is protected by the alidade and bumper. Providing structure and protection, the alidade is fashioned in cast aluminum. We have chosen to expose the aluminum, signifying its high quality and important role. The position of the knobs and the Aim/Measure button on the survey instrument set high demands on tactile feedback. For ergonomic reasons all of the knobs rest on the side panel of the instrument and each is sized and positioned according to function. Likewise, the Aim/Measure button is positioned along the chamfer’s edge making it easy to locate without having to look. The surrounding buttons and graphics on the panel are color coded, grouped and positioned depending on their function. These groupings provide a logical layout for easier use. The design of the eyepiece and information panel revolves around ergonomics. The rotation of the eyepiece allows the user to measure in steep angles upwards without having to bend at awkward angles. The information panel is also adjustable making it easy to read and more comfortable to use while taking measurements.
The S6 is a combination of excellent function and the presentation of the S6 as a clear icon of the Trimble Brand. A distinctly unified form language is a visible running thread through each product. This thread allows each product design to be treated with importance while always supporting the scope of a larger whole. Expressing a holistic design approach the S6 aims to create a positive and memorable impact on the user.
Design Name: Beach Thingy™
Designer: Larry Laske
Company: Larry Laske
Award: Silver
Notes: My main criteria was to design a comfortable backrest, so that the individual (either too embarrassed to carry a large beach chair to the beach, or simply that there is nothing “cool“ enough to take to the beach) would no longer have to prop themselves up with their arms, which is very uncomfortable.
I always thought that a product should speak for itself. In this case, the abstract quality is the curiosity factor. This chair is about discoveries. Discoveries of not just what this product is, but the discovery which you experience when using it. The name itself triggers curiosity, and when you finally fiqure out what exactly the product is, whether by someone informing you or by your experiencing its initial insertion into the sand, you experience the discovery factor behind this design. This chair is lightweight, whimsical (in that it has the right amount of technical suggestion, while not being too serious), easy to carry, and most importantly it offers a comfortable back support for your sitting pleasure. Why is there not a pivoting seat which folds down from the backrest? Because I wanted to retain the connection of our bodies with " Mother Earth ", in this case her glistening sand. The sand offers a natural cushion which conforms to each of our uniquely individual contoured behinds, our "personal seat cushions ".
This chair is not about creating a lounge chair, but simply to create a lightweight, stackable, durable chair which is synonymous with beach activity, fun. In naming this product, I did not want a pretentious, esoteric name, but simply a name which reflected the curious, precise but abstract quality of this product. I wanted to engage curiosity. It is the not so obvious aspect, while giving a hint to what it may be, by supplying where it is used, the beach. With a little bit of imagination the viewer will find a pleasant surprise when understanding that it is a beach chair.
Design Name: Isabella Planter
Designer: Reza Feiz
Company: Phase Design
Award: Silver
Notes: Hand polished polyester-resin gel coated fiberglass plant tower,
suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Design Name: 'Eodora' Door Hardware
Designer: Skidmore, Owings + Merrill
Company: Valli + Valli
Award: Silver
Design Name: OXO Strainer
Designer: John Kiechel
Company: Smart Design
Award: Silver
Design Name: T5 Point of Care Technology Cart
Designer: Manuel Saez
Company: Humanscale
Award: Silver
Notes: T5 provides the first ergonomic healthcare technology cart solution. Extensive research and interviews with point-of-care cart users led to the development of the key features of the T5, aimed at comfort for a wide range of users, maximum mobility in confined spaces, and long-lasting power.
Designed to meet the ergonomic requirements of 99% of users in both sitting and standing postures, the T5’s keyboard, monitor, and work surface are each independently adjustable for user comfort. Humanscale’s patented one-touch adjustable keyboard support technology ensures healthy typing and mousing, while a gas cylinder operated by a foot pedal allows for easy overall changes in the T5’s height. All adjustments can be made simply and intuitively.
The T5 combines ultra light weight with one of the smallest footprints available to ensure easy mobility in tight corridors, around hospital beds, and other small spaces. Additional mobility features include push/pull handles on three sides and high-quality casters that transition easily between carpeted and hard surfaces. The T5’s energy-conscious and quick-charging internal power system stays cool without a fan, which helps limit the spread of contagions. Available with a 40-amp/hour battery and three AC outlets, the T5 provides eight hours of continuous use between chargings, and recharges 75% in just one hour. A visible power gauge and audible alarm alerts users when power is diminishing, while an optional 10-foot retractable power cable system, conveniently positioned at the same height as hospital outlets, can be easily accessed for charging and cord management.
The T5 contains more than 50% recycled materials and is itself 95% recyclable. Unique security locks, an inset work area, optional storage drawers, and a sleek design aesthetic are also among the many details that complete this innovative cart solution.
Design Name: iRiver B20
Designer: Reigncom Planning Team
Company: Reigncom Limited (South Korea)
Award: Gold
Notes: iRiver B20 Personal Media Player has a 2.4-inch TFT-LCD display, receives digital broadcast television, FM radio and is available with 2 GB or 4 GB of memory. It also records voice and supports simple games.
Design Name: Intel Clinical Data Tablet
Designer: Firm
Company: Whipsaw
Award: Gold
Notes: The Mobile Clinical Assistant, manufactured by Intel Corp., is a tablet computer for the healthcare industry. It is used by doctors and nurses to organize, store, and process patient information. It is also a diagnostic tool, used to retrieve and analyze test results. It incorporates identity verification technologies such as RFID and barcode to ensure safe drug administration; wireless access to medical records; a wireless stethoscope (seen on upper left of unit); and a digital camera to enhance patient charting and progress notes (seen on back of unit). MCA has a large multi-use handle and is completely waterproof and sterilizable. Hospitals usually lack networked information and communication systems, which could make work flow between doctors and nurses much more efficient and cost effective.
Design solution:
The important innovation in MCA is its integration of the best technology and features into a compact, simple, and very usable form factor. These integrated features make hospital workflow more efficient, while improving patient treatment and safety. Features and innovations unique to this product include:
- Bluetooth wireless Stethoscope to record, enhance, and replay patient vital signs.
- Barcode Scanner to scan patient wristbands, medication bottles, I.V. bags, etc. This helps to reduce medication-dispensing errors, plus automatically keeps a record of procedures.
- RFID for instant nurse, doctor, and patient identification.
- Integrated Digital Camera to enhance patient charting and progress notes – good for burns, post surgery progress, joint problems and more.
- Wireless Connectivity to access electronic medical records and for streamlining doctor/nurse communication.
- Waterproof and Chemical proof - can be sterilized with disinfectant (a first for a computer).
- Hot swappable batteries provide constant power, even for double shifts.
- Integrated handle hole, used like an artists palette, to accommodate every holding method including carrying, leaning over patient, bar-coding, taking photo, using stethoscope, etc.
Design Name: Leaf Light
Designer: Yves Behar
Company: fuseproject
Award: Spark!
Notes: Simple and intuitive--touch to turn on/off; slide a finger along a groove in the base to adjust intensity and achieve the desired blend of warm and cool light. Energy-efficient Leaf has 20 light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for illumination; uses 8-9 watts of power, or 40 percent less than a compact fluorescent bulb; sheds full light for a minimum of 60,000 hours, eight times longer than conventional light sources. Blades are thin and sculptural for a light, organic form; five colors - black, white, red, nickel, polished aluminum - coordinate with a variety of settings. The lower blade rotates 180 degrees and pivots 27.5 degrees forward and 23 degrees backward; upper blade pivots 210 degrees to extend for direct lighting or to fold for subtle, ambient lighting. LEAF is an advanced LED task light that brings a new experience of light: it is the first lighting product that offers users the choice of warm mood light and cool work light. The elegant sculptural form provides aesthetics and functionality to LEAF. The slender design is simple and clear yet expressive, enhancing the office or home environment through a natural and fluid form.
LEAF is physically minimal by presenting the thinnest profile: it is kept visually slim by integrating compact LED’s within a twisting stamped aluminum blade. The dynamic upper arm twists 90 degrees allowing 3 functions to be achieved: the transition from a LED horizontal light area into a vertical structural hinge point, and the dissipation of the light-source generated heat by acting as a heatsink. The horizontal arm can also be folded and tucked against the vertical blade to emit dramatic ambient lighting. The result is a minimal and innovative form that uses few materials and little assembly while providing 180 degree swivel and horizontal as well as vertical reach to direct light wherever it is needed.
The real magic behind LEAF extends beyond the novel use of materials and new technologies. By translating and responding to the human touch, LEAF creates a compelling and very personal way to interact with and experience the art of light.
Design Name: Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
Designer: Yves Behar
Company: fuseproject
Award: Spark!
Notes: Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset solves a ubiquitous problem: giving users the ability to talk on any mobile phone in a loud environment while hearing – and being heard – clearly. Aliph Jawbone uses “Noise Shield technology” which virtually eliminates background noise so calls are clearer. Using a proprietary military-grade noise canceling system, Jawbone continuously adapts to the users’ changing environments while also separating the speaker’s voice from other ambient noise, optimizing both incoming and outgoing sound. An ergonomic and clean design enhances the complete experience. Jawbone’s advanced technology combined with a high design aesthetic result in an exceptional product.. Jawbone headset’s perforated shield curves to match the outline of the face, while the inside is made from medical grade plastic to provide a soft, smooth feel on the skin. It can be worn on either ear, with customized fit from several earloop and earbud options. The ergonomic design enhances acoustic performance and keeps the device lightweight, stable and comfortable.
Design Name: One Laptop Per Child Project-- XO Laptop
Designer: Yves Behar
Company: fuseproject
Award: Spark!
Notes: The XO is a potent learning tool created expressly for the world's poorest children, living in its most remote environments. The laptop was designed collaboratively by experts from both academia and industry, bringing to bear both extraordinary talent and many decades of collective field experience for every aspect of this nonprofit humanitarian project. The result is a unique harmony of form and function; a flexible, ultra-low-cost, power-efficient, responsive, and durable machine with which nations of the emerging world can leapfrog decades of development—immediately transforming the content and quality of their children's learning. XO is about the size of a textbook and lighter than a lunchbox. Thanks to its flexible design and “transformer" hinge, the laptop easily assumes any of several configurations: standard laptop use, e-book reading, and gaming. The laptop has rounded edges. The integrated handle is kid-sized, as is the sealed, rubber-membrane keyboard. The novel, dual-mode, extra-wide touchpad supports pointing, as well as drawing and writing.
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