Construction continues on Harpa, a new concert hall and conference center in Reyjavík, Iceland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. Image: © 2007 Portus ehf., Olafur Eliasson, and Henning Larsen Architects Extra Large Image
Flagstaff · 2010.0712
The Museum of Northern Arizona's new Easton Collection Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, has received LEED Platinum certification from the USGBC. Sustainable features and strategies include appropriate solar orientation, extensive insulation, concrete floors and thick concrete walls for high thermal mass, in-floor radiant heating and a high-efficiency gas-fired condensing boiler, use of locally manufactured materials, insulated window units in thermally broken aluminum frames, a planted roof, rainwater collection, daylighting, and drought-tolerant native landscaping.
Roberts/ Jones Associates of Phoenix designed the 17,300-square-foot (1,610-square-meter) building, which stands at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, across Highway 180 from the museum's Exhibit Building. Kinney Construction Services of Flagstaff served as construction manager at risk.
West Orange · 2010.0709
An $18 million renovation and expansion project is complete at the Leon and Toby Cooperman Jewish Community Center in West Orange, New Jersey. The Biber Partnership of Summit, New Jersey, designed the project, which added 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) to the existing 103,000-square-foot (9,600-square-meter) facility.
Built into a hillside, the building complex — also known as the JCC Metrowest — is connected by a series of ramps. Program and amenity spaces branch out from the atrium and building spine. The facility now houses a daycare center, fitness center, art gallery, teen center, conference rooms, classrooms, kosher cafe, and 350-car parking garage.
New York · 2010.0706
Hugh Hardy, FAIA, founding partner of New York City firm H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, has extended the company partnership to five firm leaders: Ariel Fausto, AIA, LEED AP; John Fontillas, AIA, LEED AP; Geoff Lynch, AIA, LEED AP; Jack Martin, AIA, LEED AP; and Daria Pizzetta, AIA. Hardy will continue his day-to-day involvement in the firm.
Hardy founded H3 in 2004 as a successor to Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The new partners' experience working with Hardy ranges from eight to 30 years.
Bainbridge Island · 2010.0706
A new home for Ed and JoAnne Ellis in Bainbridge Island, Washington, has received LEED Platinum certification under LEED for Homes (Single Family) 1.0. Coates Design Architects of Bainbridge Island designed the house, which incorporates many sustainable systems and features, such as geothermal heating, heat-recovery ventilation, photovoltaic panels, vegetated roofs, rainwater harvesting, FSC-certified lumber, and passive-solar strategies that minimize energy use.
Other project team members included Smallwood Design and Construction, contractor; Outdoor Studio, landscape architect; Sound Mechanical Consulting, mechanical engineer; SunWind Concepts, "green" energy consultant; Browne Engineers, civil engineers; Quantum Consulting Engineers, structural engineers; Myers Biodynamics, geotechnical engineer; and All in the Details (Melissa Andersen), interior design.
Los Angeles · 2010.0706
Kent Brown, AIA, has joined CO Architects of Los Angeles, California, as director of science and technology. Brown brings to the firm 24 years of experience in strategic planning, programming, and design of medical schools and research laboratories. Prior to joining CO Architects, he was a principal at his firm Kent Brown & Associates and at Lord, Aeck & Sargent, both in Georgia. Brown's projects will include the Institute for Comparative and Experimental Medicine at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and a research facility for the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
McLean · 2010.0702
Group Goetz Architects of Washington, D.C., has revealed its design for the restaurant Michel at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, in McLean, Virginia. GGA's redesign of the existing restaurant space draws on the elegance of chef Michel Richard's Georgetown restaurant, Citronelle, and the business atmosphere in Central Michel Richard, designed by GGA and also located in Washington, D.C.
Design elements at Michel will include grayed wood paneling, evocative of a chopping block; silver lines, inspired by reflective cutlery; and winelike burgundy hues. The space will also include the dish sculpture that has become a signature of Richard's restaurants, and a 30-foot- (nine-meter-) light fixture inspired by plates. The restaurant is slated to open in fall 2010.
Reykjavik · 2010.0629
In Reykjavík, Iceland, construction continues on Harpa, a new concert hall and conference center (rendered above). Copenhagen, Denmark-based Henning Larsen Architects designed the facility, with Batteríið Architects of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
Located in the historic harbor and waterfront area, the 28,000-square-meter (201,000-square-foot) center will be home to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Icelandic Opera, and will also have the capacity to host conventions, receptions, exhibitions, and public programs simultaneously. Facilities will include an 1,800-seat main concert hall, along with smaller halls and meeting rooms, boutiques, a viewing balcony, a bar and restaurant with views across the harbor, a ground-floor bistro, and underground parking.
Henning Larsen designed the multifaceted glass facade, lit by colored LED lights, in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson. Artec Consultants Inc of New York City designed the acoustics. The main contractor is ÍAV. The facility is scheduled to officially open in May 2011.
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