Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Innovation • The notion to try and do something different • Apply better solutions to meet the needs and requirements • Implement new ideas to facility the process • Use effective products, detail and services • Lead to creative and unique design solutions
Innovative Facades
Coffee Plaza, Hamburg (2008 - 2010) •
Solar Tracking Kinetic Translucent Glass Louvers
OCT Shenzhen Clubhouse, Shenzhen (2008 – 2012) • Solid Surface Rainscreen System
Italcementi i.lab, Bergamo (2005 – 2012) •
Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Concrete
Façade Design Considerations • Natural Light and Views • Energy Efficient • Environmental Conditions
Condominium Tower, Taichung (2012 -) • One-Way Vision Dual Frit Glazing
Engel & Volkers, Hamburg (2012 - ) • 
Custom Window Units for Acoustic, Energy and Ventilation Requirements
Rothschild Tower, Tel Aviv (2006 - ) •
Double Skin Façade Louver System
SoMa Master Plan and Teachers Village, Newark, New Jersey 2007 -
Downtown Master Plan 2030
Teachers Village Master Plan 2015
Teachers Village Vicinity Plan – Downtown Newark
Newark Living Downtown Plan and Landmarks Commission
Teachers Village, Newark, New Jersey 2007 - 2015
RESIDENTIAL • 6 Residential Buildings
EDUCATIONAL • 3 Charter Schools
COMMERCIAL • 20 Retail Spaces
Teachers Village Design Considerations
LEED ND for a Sustainable Community
Balconies and Terraces for Urban Scale
Activate Streetscape with Ground Floor Retail
Shared Community Facilities
Glazing for Visual Connection to the Street
Full Height Glazing for Natural Light and Views
Teachers Village Faรงade Materials
Ironspot Face Brick
Aluminum Storefront Units
Aluminum Curtain Wall System
Solera Translucent Glazing Unit
ACM Panel Rainscreen System
Stucco Cement Plaster
EIFS
Teachers Village Façade Construction Cost • Charter Schools = $57 / sf • Workforce Housing = $49 / sf • Average Façade Construction Cost = $52 / sf
Teachers Village Design Achievements
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Energy performance 10% better than the ASHRAE baseline
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Achieve architectural design intent within budget
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Enhance the living spatial quality and comfort
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Integrate with the existing urban fabric
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Revitalize the neighborhood
Richard Meier & Partners Architects