RONALD O. PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
New York, New York
KEY AWARDS German Design Award, Special Mention in Architecture category, 2018; Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Award in Civic category, 2017; Architect, Progressive Architecture Award, 2016; World Architecture News, Civic Buildings Award, 2016
CLIENT Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center
PROGRAM Performing arts center, including three auditoria (499-, 250-, and 99-person) which can combine to form seven additional arrangements, and a rehearsal room—all eleven of which can adopt manifold stage-audience configurations; flexible front- and back-of-house circulation that can create diverse patron entry/intermission/exit processions; and (A-Z) offices, performer support spaces, and restaurant/bar
AREA 8,400 m² (90,000 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Invited competition 2014; first prize 2015; completed Construction Documents 2018; commenced below grade construction 2018; completion expected 2021
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Adam Chizmar (PL), Maur Dessauvage, Alysen Hiller Fiore (PL), Sebastian Hofmeister, Claire Kuang, Kirby Liu, Weronika Marciniak, Joshua Ramus, Raul Rodriguez, Vaidotas Vaiciulis
COMPETITION TEAM Giannantonio Bongiorno, Adam Chizmar (PL), Alberto Cumerlato, Mahasti Fakourbayat, Alysen Hiller Fiore (PL), Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, Min Kim, Dominyka Mineikyte, Elizabeth Nichols, Joshua Ramus, Raul Rodriguez, Michal Sapko, Emma Silverblatt, Elina Spruza Chizmar, Michele Tonizzo, Vaidotas Vaiciulis, Michael Volk, Cristina Webb
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT Davis Brody Bond
CONSULTANTS Arup, Atelier Ten, CCI, Charcoalblue, Cost Plus, Ducibella Venter & Santore, Front, Jaros Baum & Bolles, Jenkins & Huntington, Magnusson Klemencic, RWDI, Sciame, Silman, Thornton Tomasetti / Weidlinger, Threshold, Wilson Ihrig
BROWN UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Providence, Rhode Island
CLIENT Brown University
PROGRAM University performing arts center, including main hall with five radically different preset spatial, acoustic, and technical configurations (Experimental Media, Recital, End Stage, Orchestra, and Flat Floor), three smaller performance / rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and typical front- and back-of-house spaces
AREA 8,780 m2 (94,500 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Design Development commenced 2018; completion expected 2022
ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Tim Carey, Adam Chizmar (PL), Maur Dessauvage, Alvaro Gomez-Selles, Kelvin Ho, Sebastian Hofmeister (PL), Lara Isaac, Alfonso Simelio Jurado, Kelsey Olafson, Joshua Ramus, Anne Strüwing, Matthew Uselman, Teng Xing
CONSULTANTS Arup, Atelier Ten, Cost Plus, Front, GEI, Jensen Hughes, L’Observatoire, Magnusson Klemencic, Odeh, Skyline, Stephen Turner, Stephen Stimson, Theatre Projects, Thornton Tomasetti, Threshold, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Woodard & Curran
CONTRACTOR Shawmut
MERCEDES-BENZ FUTURE LAB & CAMPUS EXTENSION 2.0 (MBC 2.0)
Stuttgart, Germany
CLIENT Daimler AG
PROGRAM Campus expansion with Amphitheater, Classic Center for showcasing legacy automobiles, Central Plaza, Sculpture Garden, and Future Lab: a museum for the brand’s impact on state-of-the-art mobility and a factory for creating, debating, and presenting the indeterminate future; including exhibition space for showcasing research and development activities, and (A-Z) art gallery, café, club lounge, education spaces, laboratories, lecture hall, offices, and workshops
AREA 33,500 m² (361,000 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Invited competition 2012; first prize 2014; MBC 2.0 and MBC 2.1, succeeded by MBC 2.2
ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Adam Chizmar (PL), Danny Duong, Mette Fast, Luis Gil, Alysen Hiller Fiore, Tyler Hopf, Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, Roberto Otero, Joshua Ramus, Ishtiaq Rafiuddin (PL), Aude Soffer, Minyoung Song, Elina Spruza (PL), Matthew Uselman, Cristina Webb, Matthew Zych
CONSULTANTS Arup, Front, melk!, Theatre Projects
PERTH+
Lots 5 & 6 Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Australia
CLIENT Brookfield Office Properties
PROGRAM Two towers to be constructed in phases, with Phase 1 (Lot 5) including offices, hotel, residences, retail, food & beverage, and an elevated ‘PLUS’ of amenities (restaurant/bar; gym/pool/spa; meeting, private dining, and game rooms; ballroom/pre-function spaces; and hotel lobby); and Phase 2 (Lot 6) including offices, office training hub, retail, and food & beverage
AREA Phase 1: 104,600 m2 (1,125,905 sf); Phase 2: 45,275 m2 (487,336 sf)
STATUS Invited competition 2016; first prize 2017; commenced Design Development 2018; completion expected 2023
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Julie Bauer, Adam Chizmar, Maur Dessauvage,
Alvaro Fernandez Gomez-Selles, Kelvin Ho, Sebastian Hofmeister, Alfonso Simelio Jurado, Young Kang, Nicolas Lee, Kirby Liu, Weronika Marciniak, Isabelle Moutaud, Elizabeth Nichols, Joshua Ramus, Raul Rodriguez, Anne Strüwing (PL), Elina Spruza Chizmar, Vaidotas Vaiciulis, Cristina Webb (PL), Xuancheng Zhu
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT HASSELL
CONSULTANTS Arup, Front, Magnusson Klemencic
2050 M STREET
Washington, DC
KEY AWARDS Global Architecture & Design Awards, 2nd Place in Office category, 2018; Architectural Review/MIPIM, Future Project Award, 2016
CLIENT Tishman Speyer
PROGRAM Premium office building in Washington, DC’s Golden Triangle business district, that will host CBS’s Washington Bureau (including television studios), amongst other tenants
AREA Approximately 41,800 m² (450,000 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Commenced 2015; commenced construction 2018; completion expected 2019
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Timothy Burwell, Adam Chizmar, Maur Dessauvage, Kelvin Ho, James Kehl, Elizabeth Nichols, Joshua Ramus, Matthew Uselman (PL), Cristina Webb (PL), Vaidotas Vaiciulis, Michael Volk
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT Kendall/Heaton
CONSULTANTS Arup, Baumann, Blades, Cerami, ECS, Front, Janson Tsai, LERA, LSM, Richter, George Sexton, Walker, Wiles Mensch, WSP
THE TRANSFORMATION OF FIVE MANHATTAN WEST
New York, New York
KEY AWARDS Global Architecture & Design Awards, Winner in Commercial category, 2018
CLIENT Brookfield Office Properties
PROGRAM Re-cladding and interior renovation of a Manhattan Brutalist landmark
AREA 158,000 m² (1,700,000 sf)
COST $350 million (total project)
STATUS Commenced 2011; construction commenced 2014; completion 2017
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Cheryl Baxter, Qianqian Cai, Adam Chizmar, Elina Spruza Chizmar, Rachel Dao, Danny Duong, Luis Gil, Alysen Hiller Fiore (PL), Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, Romea Muryń, Judith Mussel, Kurt Nieminen, Roberto Otero (PL), Se Yoon Park, Justin Piercy, Joshua Ramus, Ishtiaq Rafiuddin, Lena Reeh Rasmussen, Raul Rodriguez, Minyoung Song, Yuan Tiauriman, João Vieira Costa, Matthew Uselman (PL), Cristina Webb, Matthew Zych
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT Adamson Associates (AAI)
CONSULTANTS Atelier Ten, Cerami, Cosentini, Digifab, Edgett Williams, Entek, Front, James Corner Field Operations, Pentagram, Philip Habib, SOM, Tillotson Design, Tishman, William Vitacco
THE NECKLACE RESIDENCE
Long Island, New York
KEY AWARDS Global Architecture & Design Awards, 2nd Place in Housing category, 2018; German Design Award, Special Mention in Architecture category, 2018; Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Award in Unbuilt Residential category, 2017
CLIENT Confidential
PROGRAM Private residence for a patriarch and his four children’s future families, including parents’ home, four children’s homes, and (A-Z) bar, billiards, children’s play space, event space, garage, gym, home cinema, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, library, spa, staff support areas, study, and wine cellar
AREA 3,800 m² (41,300 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Invited competition 2013; first prize 2013; completed Construction Documents 2018; commenced site mobilization 2018; completion expected 2021
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Julie Bauer, Tim Burwell, Maur Dessauvage, Shereen Doummar, Mahasti Fakourbayat, Alysen Hiller Fiore (PL), Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, James Kehl, James Killeavy, Min Kim, Elizabeth Nichols, Kelsey Olafson, Joshua Ramus, Raul Rodriguez (PL), Emma Silverblatt, Elina Spruza Chizmar (PL), Michele Tonizzo, Vaidotas Vaiciulis, Michael Volk, Danny Wei
COMPETITION TEAM Alberto Cumerlato, Mette Fast, Tyler Hopf, Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, Joshua Ramus, Elina Spruza Chizmar (PL), Aude Soffer, Minyoung Song, Cristina Webb
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT AVGA
CONSULTANTS ACS, ASW, CSI, Front, LaGuardia Landscape Architecture, Kean Development, Knippers Helbig, Severud Associates, Sidney Bowne, Tillotson Design Associates
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE
Dallas, Texas
KEY AWARDS Regional Theatre Tony Award, 2017; U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, National Honor Award, 2012; American Institute of Architects, National Honor Award, 2011; American Council of Engineering Companies, National Gold Award, 2010; American Institute of Steel Construction, IDEAS² Award, 2010; ArchDaily, Building of the Year, 2009
CLIENT AT&T Performing Arts Center
PROGRAM 575-seat ‘multi-form’ theater with the ability to transform between proscenium, thrust, arena, traverse, studio, and flat floor configurations with only a small crew in a few hours; and to open the performance space to its urban surroundings
AREA 7,700 m² (80,300 sf)
COST $354 million (project) for the entire AT&T Performing Arts Center, which included the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, the Annette Strauss Artists Square, and the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
STATUS Completed 2009
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX | OMA
KEY PERSONNEL Joshua Ramus (Partner in Charge) and Rem Koolhaas, with Erez Ella, Vincent Bandy, Vanessa Kassabian, Tim Archambault
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT Kendall Heaton Associates
CONSULTANTS Cosentini, DHV, Donnell Consultants, Front, HKA, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, McCarthy Construction, McGuire, Pielow Fair, Plus Group, Quinze & Milan, Theatre Projects Consultants, Tillotson Design, Transsolar, 2×4
Seattle Central Library
Seattle, Washington
KEY AWARDS American Institute of Architects, National Honor Award, 2005; American Library Association, National Building Award, 2005; American Counsel of Engineering Companies, National Gold Award, 2005; Time Magazine, Building of the Year, 2004; New York Times, Most Exciting New Building, 2004
CLIENT Seattle Public Library
PROGRAM Central library for Seattle’s 28-branch library system, including 33,700 m² (363,000 sf) of (from top to bottom) children’s collection, auditorium, staff floor, living room, meeting rooms, information services, publicly accessible book storage spiral, reading room, and administration headquarters; and 4,600 m² (49,000 sf) of parking
AREA 38,300 m² (412,000 sf)
COST $169.2 million (project)
STATUS Completed 2004
ARCHITECT OMA|LMN (REX was formerly known as OMA New York)
KEY PERSONNEL Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Ramus (Partner-in-Charge), with Mark von Hof-Zogrotzki, Natasha Sandmeier, Meghan Corwin, Bjarke Ingels, Carol Patterson
CONSULTANTS Arup, Bruce Mau Design, Davis Langdon, Dewhurst Macfarlane, Front, HKA, Hoffman Construction, Inside/Oustide, Jones & Jones, Kugler Tillotson, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, McGuire, Michael Yantis, Pielow Fair, Quinze & Milan, Seele
VAKKO FASHION CENTER
Istanbul, Turkey
KEY AWARDS American Institute of Architects NY, Honor Award in Architecture, 2015; Architizer, A+ Award for Best Office Building, 2013; ArchDaily’s Office Building; Aga Khan Award, Nominee, 2013; Wallpaper*, Design Award for Best Workspace, 2011; ArchDaily, Office Building of the Year, 2010
CLIENTS Vakko and Power Media
PROGRAM Headquarters for a Turkish fashion house—including offices, showrooms, conference rooms, auditorium, museum, and dining hall—as well as the television studios, radio production facilities, and screening rooms of its media sister-company
AREA 5,400 m² (58,000 sf) and 3,700 m² (40,000 sf)
COST Confidential
STATUS Completed 2010
ARCHITECT REX
PERSONNEL Erez Ella, Tomas Janka, Mathias Madaus, David Menicovich, Tsuyoshi Nakamoto, Joshua Ramus, Ishtiaq Rafiuddin, Tieliu Wu
CONSULTANTS ARTE, Autoban, Buro Statik, Cedetas, Dora, Eleksis, Front, Gurmen Muhendislik, Lamglas, Norm Tecnic, Say Yapi, STEP, Superpool, Cem Mimarlik