Tradition Bank Plaza, the adaptive reuse of the former Plaza Hotel

Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Association for its efforts in getting the Old Sixth Ward named the city's first protected historic district

Bartlett Lofts, the restoration of the Texas Staple Company warehouse

1701 Kipling Street, the restoration of a former Montrose-area duplex

Houston Mod for "Hugo V. Neuhaus, Residential Architecture, 1948-1966"

5306 Institute Lane, the restoration of a contemporary home in the Rice University area

13 Celsius, the restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Jennings Cleaning building in Midtown

West University Elementary School, the restoration and expansion of an historic school building

St. Anne Catholic Church for the restoration of its 1929 parish hall

1405 South Blvd., the restoration of a home in Broadacres

Alexander Love Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Stewart Title Award

Four Allen Center: AIA 25 Year Award

Ezekiel W. Cullen Building: AIA 50 Year Award
  

The former Texas Staple Company warehouse isn’t a traditional preservation project. The building was designated a City of Houston landmark for its mid-century industrial architecture and for its association with legendary Houston banker and businessman Ben Love, who constructed the building in 1954 to house his wrapping paper company. Former Good Brick Award winners Ray + Hollington Architects and Nonya Grenader designed a straightforward renovation using sustainable materials appropriate to the building’s time period. Maintaining existing fixtures and steel-framed windows created the desired “hard loft” look the developers desired, while simple power washing and scrubbing removed paint to expose clay blocks and concrete columns and floors.

Next winner: 1701 Kipling Street

Photo courtesy of Chap Chapman
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