Construction continues on the BREEAM Outstanding-rated offices of architects Stride Treglown Davies in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Image: Courtesy Stride Treglown Davies Extra Large Image
Cardiff · 2010.0414
Construction continues on Treglown Court (rendered above), the new office for architects Stride Treglown Davies in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The firm designed its 500-square-meter (5,400-square-foot) office in an open-plan studio arrangement, with two floors linked by an open wood-and-steel stair. Located on a former industrial site, the building is wedge-shaped in plan, with a main facade clad in zinc-coated recyclable aluminum. The structure will comprise a system of paper-insulated laminated wood SIPs (structurally insulated panels) supporting walls, roof, and floor, along with wood windows and laminated pine curtain wall.
The design received a BREEAM Outstanding rating in October 2009, with a score of 89.12 percent — the highest BREEAM score to date. This interim rating, under BREEAM Offices 2008, requires post-construction reviews to be undertaken once the building is complete, after which the final rating will be conferred. The design has also received a Grade A Energy Performance Certificate rating of 22.
The numerous planned sustainable features include natural ventilation, thermal mass on the south and west facades, water-conserving plumbing fixtures and graywater recycling for toilets, a planted roof, and bicycle parking and showers for bike commuters. The office will use a wood pellet biomass boiler for space and water heating, and a small array of roof-mounted photovoltaics. To facilitate air flow across each floor and between floors, the architects created a void between the floors, with a continuous skylight above that allows warm air to be exhausted via openings operated by the building management system.
The project is slated for completion in July 2010. The cost is about £1,600 per square meter (£150 per square foot).
Philadelphia · 2010.0412
D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, SECB, recently joined Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Pennoni Associates as Philadelphia Structural Division Manager. Stuart has over 30 years of experience, specializing in structural designs, analysis, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse, and he also serves as an adjunct professor for the master's of structural engineering program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He comes to Pennoni from CMX in Manalapan, New Jersey, where he served as senior project manager. Some of his articles about antiquated structural systems have been published at ArchitectureWeek.
San Francisco · 2010.0412
Steve Wagner has joined San Francisco, California-based KMD Architects as project director to oversee business development and project management across the firm's market sectors. Wagner brings 26 years of architecture experience to KMD. He has designed a wide variety of buildings, including the five-star Ihilani Hotel on Oahu, Hawaii; the Maglite flashlight factory in Ontario, California; and renovations to the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
New York · 2010.0409
The Trump SoHo New York hotel has officially opened in New York City. Handel Architects designed the 46-story building (located directly across from the firm's New York studio). The tower is clad in a silver glass curtain wall and contains 391 guest rooms and suites, with views of Manhattan, the Hudson River, and New York Harbor. Handel Architects also designed a landscaped plaza adjacent to the hotel. The firm's design team included Frank Fusaro, AIA, partner-in-charge, and John Banks, RA, project architect. The developers are The Sapir Organization, Bayrock Group, LLC, and the Trump Organization.
Another Handel Architects project also opened this month: the 505 W 37th apartments. The 860,000-square-foot (80,000-square-meter) project, developed by TF Cornerstone, comprises a 43-story East Tower, with 462 rental units, and a 34-story West Tower, with 373 units. The ground floor includes gardens, retail space, and a residential lobby and club room. The project follows the completion last year of 455 W 37th, a 24-story residential tower for the same developer. The three towers relate to one another formally and materially. The Handel Architects design teams for 505 and 455 W 37th Street included Gary Handel, AIA, partner-in-charge, and Krista Armstrong, project architect.
Shaoxing · 2010.0406
KCAP Architects & Planners of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Zurich, Switzerland, has revealed its winning master plan for Keqiao Water City in Shaoxing, China. The 45-hectare (111-acre) site, which is currently occupied by textile industry and residences, will be redeveloped for residential use with community, sports, and commercial facilities in a landscaped setting of lakes, parks, and gardens. KCAP will develop the scheme throughout 2010 in close cooperation with Shaoxing developer Gemdale and the local authorities. Construction is expected to begin on the first projects in 2011.
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