PROJECT PROFILE AWARDS 2023

_ Dhamaka

New York, New York

Designer: Wid Chapman Architects

The culinary jewel of the Essex Market developing in New York City, Dhamaka, which means explosion, visually expresses the city’s ongoing movement and change with touches like handmade screens at the kitchen and bathrooms made of rusted steel in a random triangular geometry. The casual 42-seat restaurant with floor to ceiling windows onto Delancey Street includes a 10-seat bar and 40-seat sidewalk patio. The decor is vibrant and colorful with handpainted murals and industrial accents reflective of the Indian culture and local neighborhood.

Classic Granite and Marble }

Powhatan, Virginia

Designer: Balzer and Associates

Contractor: Super Structures General Contractor Inc.

The design build, retail/office features a mezzanine with spiral staircase with marble treads, four curtain walls with large windows sections supported by PEMB framing and 11 total cranes ranging from 10 ton to 1.5 ton cranes. In addition, the building has four different colors and/or textured 2.5-inch insulated walls panels. The PEMB building was preferred due to the cost savings and the products were provided by one source.

_ The Prairie

Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

Designer: Rosemann & Associates, P.C. and DL Design

Engineer: Civil Engineer of Record/Premier Design Group

Contractor: Midas Construction

The Prairie, which supports the “live, work, play” lifestyle, features five, three-story buildings with 120 one-bedroom and 60 two-bedroom units. An additional 60 three- and four-bedroom villas are ideal for “renters-bychoice.” The $75 million apartment and villa community offers a resortstyle pool and sun deck, outdoor lounge, clubhouse with a conference/ business room, outdoor gathering areas, coffee bar, fitness center, bike racks, dog park, garages, and more. Situated in St. Charles County, just west of St. Louis, boasts cultured stone, brick masonry veneer, cast stone architectural accents, architectural shingles, ornamental balcony railings and decorative exterior lighting sconces.

_ 100 Shawmut

Boston, Massachusetts

Designer: The Architectural Team Inc. (TAT)

Contractor/developer: Davis

The 13-story multifamily community combines the adaptive reuse of an underutilized early 20th Century six-story warehouse with a contemporary glass and steel addition. The combination supports a fully amenitized, 138-unit luxury condominium program. The design maintains the streetscape’s character and the original building, setting new construction back from the historic structure to highlight its original form and profile. The distinction is further accentuated by the striking geometry and elegant materiality of the addition, which adds to the area’s housing demand by expanding the project’s buildable square footage. Residents also enjoy the shared amenities of a catering kitchen, pet spa, children’s playroom, and three-story parking garage, with bike storage.

Project Big Bird }

Tracy, California

Designer: Geotechnical: ENGEO; Civil Engineer: Kier + Wright; Structural: HSA

Contractor: Clayco Inc.

Project Big Bird created the largest fulfillment center in the California Central Valley to date, coming in at 4,120,000 square feet. With the sensitivity of the equipment within the building and given the relatively soft soil conditions below the site, the foundation design of the building was especially challenging, requiring significant ground improvement to stabilize the site. In addition, the design team performed nonlinear site response, which resulted in an approximately $7 million in reduction in materials compared to the code-based seismic loads.

_ Hall des Lumières

New York, New York

Designer: Woods Bagot

Contractor: Schimenti Construction Company

Hall des Lumières is a 40,000-square-foot public art center located in the historic former Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. As the largest digital art experience in the US, it provides visitors and locals with an immersive and multi-sensory creative outlet. Over the course of three years, the space underwent a meticulous transformation that involved 45 weeks of construction and careful restoration of its existing features, such as the interior marble, columns, original bank tellers, stained glass windows, and sculptures. Additionally, the lower level, formerly a bank vault, has been transformed into an infinity room. The facility is fully integrated with the latest technology, building systems, and audiovisual equipment.