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Inova Loudon Hospital’s new $14.9 million parking garage saved $1 million in rock removal by slightly raising the lower level. Photo: Eric Taylor/Taylor Design & Photography, Inc.
airport, and university officials, winners received honors at the 2018 IPI Conference & Expo, June 3-6 in Orlando, Fla. Winning parking facilities and programs were selected in the following seven categories: Best design of a parking facility with fewer than 800 spaces Inova Loudoun Hospital Parking Garage, Leesburg, Va.; Walker Consultants (parking consultant), Philadelphia, Pa. — Inova Loudon Hospital’s new $14.9 million parking garage for patients, visitors, and staff looks like it has always been there, which is what the hospital was aiming for. The 765-stall structure was designed to be easy to navigate and to integrate with existing traffic patterns. Emergency room visitors park on the ground level, visitors to other areas are directed to higher tiers, and staff are assigned spaces in a specific area. Clear sightlines to elevators and stairwells (open to the inside of the garage) provide easier wayfinding and greater security, while a two-way vehicular ramp offers passive security and convenience. The cast-in-place concrete structure was designed for minimal maintenance, with best-practice construction and design materials. The garage’s exterior blends harmoniously into the campus. Vehicu- lar portions are buff-colored, precast, concrete spandrel panels with
Mobility evolution
Parking designs showcase innovation and sustainable design.
The nine winners of the International Parking Institute’s (IPI) 2018 Awards of Excellence prove that when ever-expanding technology and creativity are applied to daunting architectural and parking challenges, the results can be extraordinary. Their diverse parking and mobility solu- tions support the environment, enhance a luxury shopping experience, offer a history lesson, evoke art and natural beauty, transport hospital pa- tients quickly and efficiently, and improve the lives of college students. “Competition in our 36th annual competition was fiercer than ever, which confirms how rapidly the state of the art of parking and mobil- ity is evolving,” said IPI CEO Shawn Conrad, CAE. “When we think we’ve seen it all, something inevitably comes along to surprise us. This year’s winners have approached a wide variety of challenges with cre- ativity and innovative thinking — and collectively elevate the parking experience for users in all kinds of ways.” Selected by a judging panel of architects; parking experts; and city,
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