Oregon Military Department Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center
Well-proportioned simplicity and thoughtful and efficient use of sustainable materials... Hacker has elevated a straightforward building to an almost spiritual level.
Jury Comments
DBIA Design Excellence Award, 2013
Oregon Military Department Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center
Dallas, Oregon
40,000 SF
Client Notes
Deliver a highly sustainable design with structural and material integrity that's timeless, connected to place, and human scale. As a training center for the Oregon National Guard and a community center for Polk County, the facility must be welcoming, humane, durable, and secure.
Designer Notes
Connecting to the land in both building and site design, the center's assembly hall offers sweeping views of the stunning rural landscape. The interior of the assembly hall filters daylight from skylights through a wood framework reminiscent of the area's wooden barns, but deployed in a highly ordered rhythm appropriate for the Guard’s drills and ceremonies. Addressing the client's sustainability goals, the center is on target for a 66-68% energy-use reduction relative to buildings of similar size and use.
Certifications
LEED Gold
2030 Compliant
Recognition
DBIA National Design-Build Award, 2013
DBIA National Design-Build Design Excellence Award, 2013
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Citation Award, 2013
AIA Portland Chapter Merit Award, 2013
IIDA Oregon Juror’s Choice Award & Best of Civic/Institutional, 2013
Featured in Architectural Record Magazine, March 2014
People
Derek deVille / Annie Mahoney / Heather Flegel / Juan Nunez / Tracey Olson / Scott Mooney / Jon Jorgensen / Alexander Lungershausen / Laura Klinger / Nicholas Hemmer / Michael Jamieson / Jonah Cohen
David Keltner, Design Principal
Stefee Knudsen, Project Manager
