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Architecture
Interior Design
Urban Design
Innovation in Building Design
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Architecture
Interior Design
Urban Design
Firm Qualifications
+ About Us + Global Presence + Sustainability Commitment + Our Collaborative Process + Practice Areas + Awards + Experience + Market Sectors + Featured Projects
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U+ Design Partners is an Interna-
tional Design Team led by a core group of Design Partners with exceptional portfolios of realized work in the United States and China. U+是一个国际化的设计团队，由一组核心设计合伙人领导，并在中 美两国都有出色的建成项目。
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Cover Page YANGHE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS This Page PUKOU HOSPITAL’S CONCOURSE
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We are an organization in motion...
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About Us U+ Design Partners is a network design practice composed of specialist collaborators operating within the global environment to deliver design excellence wherever we practice. Our Partners have been recognized at the highest professional levels for excellence in the design of the built environment, and individually bring over 30 years of professional experience to our projects. We employ small, highly collaborative teams that directly engage the Design Partners across our platforms to take advantage of the specific partners portfolio relevant to each project. We believe that architecture is a universal language that can transform and uplift any context and indeed should have achieving this as a primary goal.
“The Design Process is a journey in every sense - we enjoy the process of engaging with our clients on this journey - we believe that all the participants should be the beneficiaries of this process.� - Our Core Values (Process)
+ Network Design Practice + Leaders in Design Excellence + Environmental Stewards
At the outset of each project opportunity is an intensive period of research, brain-storming and concept generation
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We are an organization in motion, where our staff has the opportunity for travel and exchange within our elite design partnership.
Global Presence Our organizational model supports the creation of project teams in real time which enables us to easily respond to project staffing needs across time zones. This structure also allows for the efficient transmission of professional expertise and benefits the organization on a cultural level through shared perspectives and detailed knowledge of individual markets and contexts.
“…As Architects, we believe that the first “architecture” that we create is the space within which the client and design team come together to begin a full and free design dialogue…” Our Core Values (Convergence)
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We have offices in: WASHINGTON, DC
Headquarters CHICAGO, IL NANJING, CHINA
“The world and I are within one another.” - Maurice Merleau-Ponty
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We are committed to a rich engagement with the global community which offers a plethora of opportunities for the kind of growth in perspective attuned with a culture of design excellence.
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This Page 01 WASHINGTON, DC 02 NANJING, CHINA 03 CHICAGO, IL 04 CHICAGO, IL STUDIO
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Sustainable Practice U+ Design Partners is committed to the idea that environmental stewardship and effective use of resources must be the foundation for design of the built environment. Sustainable design principles are woven into all our design solutions and inform our approach to the relationship of landscape and waterscape design to architecture. Across a vast range of project scales, we must always be prepared to consider the environmental impact of our choices in the belief that an effective design process starts with a sincere intention to create buildings, landscapes, and public spaces that simultaneously serve the daily quality of experience of human occupants, engage the natural environment and uplift the human spirit.
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Biophilic Design Principles We are often guided by metaphors of nature and the organic environment to inform our design concepts and articulate an understanding of the reciprocal relationships and complementarity of natural forces and building systems, building engineering, and construction means and methods.
“We aspire to create lasting contributions to the built environment that honor the quest for new knowledge, and that uplift the human spirit.” Our Core Values (Convergence)
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Previous Page CHEMICAL LIGHT This Page 01 AS A RESULT OF NANJING’S SPONGE CITY INITIATIVE, MANY OF OUR PROJECTS FEATURE EXTENSIVE WATER COLLECTION AND RECYCLING SYSTEMS 02 PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
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Design Process Through immersive engagement with our network of partners, we are able to configure design teams to meet the individual needs, aspirations and long term goals of our clients. We draw on the immense and diverse professional experience of our accomplished partners through our engaging design process which begins with an initial high-level review of the opportunities and requirements of each project as it aligns with the particular expertise and visioning skills of the design team.
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As each project comes into focus, we define and redefine these challenges and opportunities through an ever evolving process of discovery and feedback. This highly collaborative process ultimately provides for the flexibility necessary to extract the strongest sense of the clients vision.
+ Collaborative Team Network + Research / Brainstorm + Concept Generation + Design Options / Iterations + Mixed Media / Technology
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Collaboration U+ is an open and dynamic design practice that can be configured to meet complex project challenges across a broad spectrum of project types and scales. We have assembled a network of accomplished Design Partners who constitute our primary collaborator team- our brain trust-that drives the visioning and design process, identifies project opportunities, defines a strategic vision for the practice, and engages in the recruitment of talent.
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Practice Areas
We operate in over 10 distinct market sectors, and have the capability to develop new areas of expertise as the need arises. Our core professional services include Architectural Design, Urban Design and Planning, Masterplanning and Interior Design.
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Architecture U+ Design Partners bring over 30 years of experience to our Architectural Practice in a broad range of project types in both the Public and Private sectors.
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Interior Design We place great emphasis on creating seamless transitions between interior and exterior environments as well as developing a deep understanding of our client’s mission, aspirations and culture.
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Urban Design We are adept at integrating diverse programmatic requirements into coherent and compelling urban environments.
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Recognition
“We are a passionate group of design professionals committed to the realization of inspiring projects that inspire and uplift the human spirit.”
Each Design Partner bring a wealth of professional experience in visioning and design services that span an average of 30 years as well as decades of experience in design leadership as Lead Designers for GSA Design Excellence projects across the United States. Their projects have been recognized for excellence by numerous professional organizations, including AIA National Chapter, GSA Design Excellence Program, as well as state and local AIA chapters.
140+ Design Awards
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AIA NOVA – Award of Excellence – Unbuilt – Pukou Hospital
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AIA NOVA – Award of Excellence – Unbuilt – Yanghe Global Headquarters
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AIA Chicago – Lifetime Achievement Award: Carol Ross Barney, FAIA
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AIA Chicago – Distinguished Building Award – Merit Award1345 South Wabash Interior Design: Copper In Architecture Award – Copper Development Association Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum – National Design Award
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AIA Northern Virginia – Merit Award- NASA Langley Campus Conference Center AIA Chicago – Distinguished Building Engineering News Record-Best Projects – Best Green Building: NASA Langley Campus Conference Center Interior Design: AIA Chicago – Interior Architecture Award-Merit Award-Wood House AIA Chicago – Honor Award
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AIA Chicago – Divine Detail Award World Architecture Festival – Production Energy and Recycling Finalist NAIOP MD/DC – Best High-Rise Office Building – Awards of Excellence:
Social Security Administration, Baltimore Metro West Service Center Interior Design: AIA Chicago – Interior Architecture Award AIA Chicago – Honor Award Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award – Wood House Museum of Architecture and Design-Residential Design Award
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World Architecture Festival – High CommendationTransportation AIA National COTE Top Ten Award AIA Chicago – Sustainable Design Award AIA Chicago – Divine Detail Award Interior Design: AIA Chicago – Interior Architecture Award-Merit award – Enova
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NASA Blue Marble Award – James Tilghman, AIA – Environmental Stewardship AIA Chicago – Divine Detail Award AIA Chicago – Distinguished Building AIA Chicago – Sustainable Design Award-Merit Award-Lincoln Building Chicago Architectural Foundation: Patron of the Year AECOM Excellence Awards-Finalist, Best Large Project: ARNG Readiness Center
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GSA Achievement Award-Real Property Innovation: NASA Langley Headquarters AOB-1, LEED Platinum AIA Chicago – Distinguished Building AIA Chicago – Distinguished Building Award – Merit Award Chicago Waterfront Center: Excellence on the Waterfront – Honor Award
Previous Page YANGHE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS, WINNER OF THE 2019 AIA NOVA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE UNBUILT CATEGORY
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U+ Design Partners bring 30+ years of experience to our Architectural Practice in a broad range of project types in both the Public and Private sectors. Our key markets include:
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Corporate Commercial Health & Wellness Office R&D Workplace Healthcare Project Types Institutional Urban Design Community Based Design
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“We believe that every design project is a journey, and an experience that should be meaningful and inspiring for all participants.�
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Experience U+ Design Partners has work published extensively in the United States and China. The design team delivers exceptional Architectural design, Interior Design, & Urban Design solutions for a very broad range of client missions, from signature corporate and commercial projects, to infrastructure and industrial campus master planning.
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“With 30+ Years of Practice Experience, our partners each bring a wealth of visioning and design expertise spanning a multitude of market sectors.”
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Yanghe Global Headquarters - Nanjing, China Headquarters Hill JOYEA Headquarters CRRC Sifang Institute NASA Langley Headquarters
Pukou Hospital, Pukou District, Nanjing China Jiangbei Women and Children’s Pavilion UConn Musculoskeletal Institute
Health & Wellness Lifestyle
Dulles Airport Metro Station CTA Morgan Station National Guard Readiness Center NASA Langley Headquarters NASA IESB Campus Conference + Exhibition Center James I. Swenson Civil Engineering Building Fermilab Illinois Accelerator Research Center Oklahoma City Federal Building Racine Art Museum Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue Ohio State University South Campus Chiller Plant
Lingyang at Jiuhua Mountain - Anhui Province, China Lingyang Ancient Village Lingyang Master Plan
Office / R+D / Mixed Use BPV Business Center AI Park Chemical Light BPV III and IV No 21 Jiangsu Institute No 8 Quanxi
Workplace Free Trade Zone Tower, China NASA Langley Headquarters UConn Musculoskeletal Institute National Guard Readiness Center Sterling Partners * Interior Design Enova *Interior Design
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Urban Design Baiziting Community Cultural Center AI Park Phase 1 Chicago Riverwalk
Community Based Design Nanjing Sport and Cultural Center The Nanyuan Neighborhood Service Center
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Pukou Hospital Nanjing, Pukou District, China Program Full Service Hospital (Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency & Administrative Services Area 371,753 m2 Status SD Awards 2020 AIA NOVA Design Awards - Award of Excellence - Unbuilt
Nestled into a serene urban setting at the foothills of Laoshan Mountain which borders the Chengan River; a tributary to the nearby Yangtze River rests the existing Pukou Hospital campus. The hospital is an important service to the Pukou District in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. The design for this new 371,753 m2 full service hospital building provides a new branding opportunity for the client while meeting the needs for high-quality medical resources. The design sought to maximize efficiency, sustainability, and patient experience while placing an overall emphasis on patient-focused care. The conceptual metaphors of “sky”, “waterfall”, & “forest” invite a sense of breath into the design by celebrating the important role to heal and sustain quality human life.
This Page THE NEW HOSPITAL FLOWS AROUND A COMMUNITY PARK Next Page 01 A DISTINCTIVE LATTICE SCREEN PROTECTS THE BUILDING FROM THE SUN 02 THE CENTRAL PARK CONNECTS USERS TO NATURE 03 THE BUILDING’S ENTRANCE CONCOURSE 04 THE BUILDING GIVES THE COMPLEX A DISTINCTIVE NEW ENTRANCE
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Nanjing Culture and Sports Center Pukou, Jiangsu Province, China Program Arena, Gym, Swimming Pool, Theater, Cultural Hall / Expo Area 309,360 m2 Status Under Construction Collaborative Partners CTA
The design for this project began with an investigation of place. From our research, we discovered four elements; Mountain, Water, Wall, and Forest, were major themes that embody the spirit of Nanjing. Intrigued by the potential relationship between these four physical environments, the city, and its people; this project aims to synthesize these elements into extraordinary spaces. The four major program anchor the corners of the rectangular site which creates a large urban plaza with water features that visually connect to the adjacent canal bordering the site to the east. The outer edge of the campus is fortified with a dramatic stone wall creating an abstracted echo of Ming Great Wall. By contrast, on the inside of the urban plaza, the buildings are clad with transparent glass on the ground level, while a lantern like, white frosted volume hovers above the lower structures creating a magical effect reflective of ancient times.
This Page LAKEVIEW ELEVATION Next Page 01 THE BUILDING’S MASS IS SEPARATED INTO FOUR BUILDINGS ENCLOSING A COMMUNITY PLAZA 02 A VIEW OF THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA 03 SPACIOUS PLAZA FOR A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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Yanghe Headquarters Nanjing, China Program Global Headquarters Area 77,916 m2 Status CD
The architectural expression of the New Yanghe Headquarters in Nanjing draws on the organic themes that are essential to the Yanghe brand. The concept is driven by Senior Management’s desire to create a memorable brand image in a major urban corridor and to introduce Yanghe to the global market. Within the urban context, the design intends to be transporting in a way that is consistent with the three distilled spirit product lines: Ocean Blue, Sky Blue and Dream Blue. Elements of the design refer to these natural and organic guiding brand themes through building form, detail design and material selection.
Collaborative Partners CTA, Liudu Architecture Ltd Associate Architects, Suqian, Jiangsu Province China Awards 2019 AIA NOVA Design Awards - Award of Excellence - Unbuilt
This Page YANGHE’S POSITION ON RIVER MOUNTAIN BLVD. Next Page 01 SETBACKS FROM THE MAIN BOULEVARD ALLOW FOR A LANDSCAPED PEDESTRIAN AREA 02 THE ENTRY PEDESTRIAN AREA 03 THE TOWER CREATES AN EYE-CATCHING LANDMARK ON A MAJOR ROAD
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Baiziting Community Cultural Center Xuanwu District, China Program Mixed-Use Campus: (Renovation) 11 Historic Buildings, (New Construction) Luxury Commercial, Retail, Restaurant, Financial Complex and Underground Parking Land Area 28,672 m2
The Baiziting Community Cultural Center Project is located in Xuanwu District at the intersection of a major Commercial and Cultural axis near the city center of Nanjing, China. This project will showcase the style and art of the Republic of China while also improving the cultural and artistic value of the land. The design concept for the project rests on the value of “Cultural Exchange”, and therefore the metaphor that emerged to tell the story became “A Tale of Two Cities” taking references from Nanjing & Taipai, and Nanjing & London. The resulting design elements create a high-end cultural and commercial destination marked by a distinctive urban style, extensively integrated with a lively new arts district on the first below ground level; an innovative use of submerged space in a high density urban context.
This Page THE PROJECT RESTORES EXISTING STRUCTURES AND INSERTS NEW PAVILIONS TO FORM A HARMONIOUS WHOLE Next Page 01 A NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN AREAS LINK THE PAVILIONS 02 THE RETAIL PAVILIONS WILL HOST A VARIETY OF EXCLUSIVE STORES 03 A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA
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BPV Business Center Pukou District, Nanjing, China Program Mixed-Use (Apartments & Commercial) Area 110,119 m2 Status Construction
The new BPV Business Center is an administrative and business center in the Nanjing Biomedical Valley R&D Zone of Jiangbei New Research District. With the concepts of Cooperation, Dialogue and Embracing Nature, the twin apartment towers take form from a setting sail, referencing the transformation of wind energy into forward motion. Bounded by the majestic rolling Laoshan Mountain range to the west, the project acts as a reminder that technology, ingenuity and natural forces interact. The dynamic lighting elements employed on the prefabricated modules of the gently curved tower sails reinforces the building as the Landmark of the Innovative Zone.
This Page THE DEVELOPMENT CREATES A CENTER FOR THE BPV DISTRICT Next Page 01 TWO OFFICE TOWERS ENCASE A CENTRAL AREA DEVOTED TO PUBLIC RETAIL AND PLAZA SPACE 02 A VIEW OF ONE OF THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZAS 03 REPEATED MODULES ON THE FACADE GIVE THE TOWERS A DISTINCTIVE PRESENCE
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AI Park Phase II Nanjing, Pukou District, China Program Office Headquarters, R&D Area 114,451 m2 Status Completed, 2019
AI Park is located in the Pukou District of Nanjing, China and is a part of a larger transportation-oriented development plan for China-Europe Intelligent Rail Transportation International Research Innovation Base. The project occupies two adjacent plots of land which will be built in phases. Phase I of the master plan will be a multistory factory and Phase II will be an office headquarters. A unique challenge for this project was to successfully integrated these divergent uses to maximize efficiency while ensuring comfort for occupants within and around the site.
Collaborative Partners Wilmot Sanz
This Page THE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF SEVERAL OFFICE PAVILIONS CONNECTED WITH COMMUNAL SPACE Next Page 01 OVERHANGING ROOFS DEFINE THE BUILDINGS AND HELP TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE SUN 02 ON THE UPPER LEVELS COMMUNAL WALKWAYS LINK THE PAVILIONS 03 THE COMPLEX FROM ABOVE
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