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Two Oregon projects have won awards for transforming outdated buildings into vibrant centers of excellence in two very different markets. Both projects showcase creative ways to sustainably transform older structures into reinvigorated contributors to the community.

The Oregon State Hospital Replacement project in Salem received a construction management excellence award from the Construction Management Association of America in the category of new construction with a value greater than $100 million. The project team included Oregon Health Authority, CH2M HILL, HOK, SRG and Hoffman Construction.

The Oregon State Hospital gained widespread recognition as the iconic location for the award-winning 1975 film 鈥淥ne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest鈥� starring Jack Nicholson. In continuous operation since 1883, it’s one of the oldest operating mental health facilities in the nation.聽It’s a big complex 鈥� 620 beds and more than 850,027 square feet integrating historic buildings with new facilities and nearly 300,000 square feet of outdoor areas. Adding to this project’s complexity was the need to keep the hospital operating during a rehab project of massive size and complexity.

The Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) in Corvallis, Oregon won a 2012 Excellence in Technology Based Economic Development (TBED) award from the State Science & Technology Institute. The designer was IDC Architects, and the general contractor was Andersen Construction. ONAMI is a venture joining government and nanoscience R&D institutions to cultivate research and commercialization of nanotechnologies.聽 This award was in the program’s 鈥淐ommercializing Research鈥� category.

The ONAMI project saw an aging warehouse converted into Oregon’s first signature research center using a modest budget and a lot of design ingenuity. ONAMI exemplifies the international trend in the science and technology community to leverage more research capability with less capital investment to generate higher returns on research investments in private and university research environments.

The award-winning Oregon State Hospital Replacement and ONAMI projects are tributes to the Oregon design community’s vision for applying creative solutions to generate more value with less environmental impact by repurposing existing buildings.