PROJECT PROFILE AWARDS 2023

_ Le Pavillon Restaurant

New York, New York

Designer: Isay Weinfeld and Montroy DeMarco Architecture (MDA)

Contractor: Shawmut

Located inside Manhattan’s tallest tower—the 93-story One Vanderbilt building—the 11,000-square foot dining space offers clear views of Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building. One challenge included creating an intimate dining experience within a towering 55-foot-high space surrounded by a glass curtain wall. The space did not initially provide a cozy atmosphere, so the architectural team designed a sloped, soffited ceiling supported from existing building beams at the curtain wall by cantilevered steel needle beams up to 26-feet long to cover half of the dining area. Another challenge was the integration of a 775-square foot planting area, supported by 2,000 square feet of dedicated infrastructure, that would be at the same finished elevation as the dining room floor.

East Hampton School District Bus Facility }

East Hampton, New York

Designer: Michael J. Guido Architect P.C.

Contractor: Stalco Construction

The $2.8 million pre-engineered bus depot and maintenance facility for the East Hampton School District called for demolition of pre-existing utility buildings, extensive site work and the erection of a customdesigned metal structure. The new building features an 8-inch concrete slab foundation, an 8-inch high CMY wall on the inside perimeter of the structure, a wide span structural steel frame with punch Z-profile purlins supporting the roof, TBS standing seam insulated metal roof panels, insulated metal panel walls, and CMU internal partition walls. Site work also included site drainage, fencing, an access roadway, an asphalt surface parking for buses and passenger cars, line striping, retaining walls and concrete pads.

_ Snooze, an A.M. Eatery

Denver, Colorado

Designer: Holland Basham Architects

Contractor: Scheiner Commercial Group Inc.

Snooze, an AM Eatery, opened its 10th Denver restaurant at 101 Broadway, on the ground floor of the Quayle apartment building. Located in Denver’s South Broadway neighborhood in the historic First Avenue Hotel building, the eatery features a bright, upbeat atmosphere with restaurant seating for 100 and 56 patio seats. A full bar will serve morning cocktails, local beers, and spiked coffee beverages to get the day started. Snooze is known for its long wait times and its signature menu items, like pineapple upside down and blueberry Danish pancakes, inventive eggs benedicts (like the habanero pork belly Benny), pancake flights, breakfast sandwiches, omelets and breakfast tacos.

_ Home2 Suites by Hilton South

Byron Center, Michigan

Designer: Paradigm

Contractor: Wolverine Building Group

This 66,000-square-foot, four-story hotel with 104 suite-style units was a first for the Home2 Suites by Hilton brand for the region. It included construction of a significant retaining wall to preserve the ecosystem and contain erosion. It’s colorful style and local cultural flair made this a new brand standard. Other amenities include a fitness center, indoor swimming pool, meeting rooms, and a business center. Wolverine Building Group completed the new construction of this eye-catching contemporary hotel on behalf of our repeat client, Chicago Diversified Foods. The team did extensive coordination with the client, architect, and many trade contractors and installers of owner furnished equipment to ensure that the finished product met the brand standard.

Next LVL }

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Contractor: Volumetric Building Companies (VBC)

The Next LVL project combined on-trend exterior aesthetics and on-site amenities for 280 multifamily housing units in downtown Philadelphia. Needing to fit as many units as possible, the MagicPak HVAC System eliminated the need to run vertical line sets throughout the building, meaning square footage traditionally needed for chaseways could be used for hallways or living units. Another benefit was that most of the HVAC work was done off site under controlled conditions. This helped shave two months of labor time. To match that vision, the team ensured the exterior louvers would blend with each of the building’s exterior materials. By keeping 280 condensing units off the roof, they also enabled the design and build of an expansive rooftop lounge with greenspace and other high-value amenities.

_ Quattro at Naples Square

Naples, Florida

Contractor: Gulfstream Painting and Contracting Inc.

Homeowners at the Quattro at Naples Square enjoy luxury, resort-style living via spacious condos with oversized island kitchens, generous master suites, premier fixtures and finishes, an owner’s club room, pool area, and more. One of the special features is its expansive covered balconies, which deliver an open and outdoor feel. Because the coatings on the balconies, fascia and corbels had faded since the development was constructed in 2017, they were given a fresh look in the first phase by recoating the fascia, corbels and metal balcony decks. Included was the painting of metal stringers and underside of the metal decks on all balconies, all exterior doors on the ground floor, courtyard and common areas, and the common area trellises, railings and handrails, among other work.

_ H&H Bagels

New York, New York

Designer: Wid Chapman Architects

“Like no other bagel in the world,” H&H Bagels has been an iconic destination on New York City’s Upper West Side for fifty years. In 2021, our firm was hired to lead the brand into its next iteration, upgrading the original store’s visual environment, brand identity, and customer experience, and translating this for an upscale store in the new Moynihan Train Hall. It was one of the first shops to open in this vital urban space. These projects led to a wider partnership with H&H as it seeks to expand exponentially, and we are working on a comprehensive franchise design model for the company.

Beach Terrace Memory Care }

Stanton, California

Designer: StudioPi2 Architects

Contractor: USS Cal Builders

Beach Terrace Memory Care is a 66-unit, 110 beds facility that serves the “missing middle market” of Orange County. The three-story, 90,000-square-foot center highlights a comfortable community living in a cozy home-like setting. Beach Terrace Memory Care transformed a single lot, which was considered a neighborhood blight, into a vibrant mixed-use space for the community. Reflecting the “architecture of happiness” inside and out, the project converted an empty lot into a vibrant community of members who rely on its architecture for their wellbeing and happiness. True to its promise, since its inauguration, the facility is now home to elderly members experiencing memory challenges who can enjoy the well-designed living areas and terraces that connect with the outside.

_ Advanced Auto Parts

California

Architect: Core States

Contractor: FCS; Project Manager: Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas (BV) partnered with Advance Auto Parts to provide project management and turnkey construction services at 100 locations in California for its “Project Gold” program. As part of a nationwide expansion program, Advance Auto Parts acquired the retail space of existing Pep Boys locations, demised the existing building, and created a separate retail space. This was a challenging project, managing multiple contractors and vendors, overseeing construction at an open facility, and dealing with the challenges of varied California AHJ requirements, all while being executed in a compressed time frame. Overall, the project was very successful and Advance Auto Parts is looking to replicate this model at other Pep Boys locations around the country.