DBB Civic + Embassies 2022 by Davis Brody Bond

Firm Profile and Philosophy

US Embassy, Pristina, Kosovo

Davis Brody Bond is a 70-person design firm, led by five partners, with offices in New York and Washington, DC. We operate at a scale that ensures our projects are actively led by the partners, and allows us to explore new ideas and focus on quality of design and detail. We have the resources and technical capacity for a range of project sizes, scopes, and services. Our wide-ranging portfolio of projects for the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) includes major new embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia and Pristina, Kosovo; the new US Embassy in Mexico City, currently under construction; and over 50 separate contracts for OBO facilities worldwide. including master planning, studying, assessing, upgrading, renovating, researching and documenting new and existing buildings. Our high-profile civic clients also include the the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National September 11 Museum at the World Trade Center, both of which were recognized with National AIA Institute Honor Awards.

Creating buildings that embody the ideals of a nation’s government is a demanding endeavor. We maintain an exceptional understanding of the principles established for the design of embassy compounds, as well as the analysis and technical knowledge required for them. The role of these buildings in representing our values and mission abroad is a critical one, and it spurs us to explore ninnovative solutions to the challenges of security, performance and sustainability, some of which are outlined below. PROJECT + PROGRAM SUPPORT Stewardship. We recognize that the future will increasingly focus on ways to adapt and re-use existing sites and resources. Our own philosophy embraces the opportunity to imaginatively rethink existing buildings and compounds. A recent example is the new US Embassy in Jakarta, which through careful planning, was able to completely replace an existing embassy on an important site while maintaining it

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in continuous operation. We achieved this through phased construction, on- and off-site swing space, moving and rebuilding a historic structure, and the strategic acquisition of an adjoining property. Security. The security and safety of those who work and live on these properties is one of our foremost objectives. Our philosophy sees security as a founding principle in a design concept, not as a criteria to be addressed or resolved later. A major challenge facing OBO in this regard is the acquisition of new sites and the use of existing properties. In the past, when working on newly-acquired sites we usually have the accessibility and dimensions to meet critical requirements such as setbacks and diverse entry points. However on existing and historic compounds we have often needed to work creatively to make them meet the required standards within a reasonable budget and with minimal disruption. This has proved one of the major challenges to the continued stewardship of these buildings.

US Embassy, Jakarta

US Embassy, Pristina, Kosovo

US Embassy, Mexico City

Embassy of South Africa, Washington, DC

Resiliency. Diplomatic facilities are under enormous stress from forces beyond geo-political threats, these include unreliable host country infrastructure and natural phenomena (such as seismic or climate-driven events). Resiliency is the ability to withstand, adapt to and recover from these impacts. An example of planning for resiliency is our work at the US Embassy in Kosovo, a city which struggles with demand for potable water and has substandard treatment of its waste and storm water. The new compound collects and detains all roof and storm water, as well as treated effluent from an on-site waste water plant into a pond on the compound. Water from this pond is used for irrigation, flushing toilets and other compound uses, reducing the site’s water use to nearly zero. CHALLENGE OF PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE Architecture as Public Diplomacy. A building communicates, in a tangible way, the values and vision of a society. Our nation is optimistic, accessible, and innovative and our embassies and grounds abroad should express those values while supporting our diplomatic efforts. As an example of stewardship, the recent unveiling of the Sjahrir heritage building in Jakarta was carried in local new media, which recognized the US efforts to rebuild this structure which housed the Indonesian delegation for independence negotiations in 1949. Similarly, resiliency and sustainability are powerful messages that our buildings and landscapes can communicate to a broader public. In many of our projects, the architecture, landscape, and mechanical systems are designed to respond to a location’s unique climate and weater challenges. Several projects have used the harvesting, storing, and treating of rainwater for domestic use, and landscape designed to collect and detain rain water, allowing it to be absorbed slowly into the landscape instead of flooding. CHALLENGE OF INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE Working internationally for OBO requires a team that can plan, design and build in an enormously wide range of physical environments, regulatory and economic settings. We cannot stress enough he challenges involved here. Seemingly similar programs for a new compound will face completely different constraints when implemented in Western Europe versus West Africa. Physical Environment & Local Markets. One of our recent projects for OBO was a Facilities Performance Evaluation Study (FPE) in which we visited a number of posts to document their facilities’ performance and assess needs for rehabilitation and repair. We found details that had proved successful in one location did not necessarily succeed in others. Examples included the corrosive atmosphere found in coastal sites, which damaged exterior metals, or the high humidity in tropical locations subjecting buildings to mold and frequent repainting. The largest challenge typically involved the availability of local skilled labor and vendors of building equipment, which led to pre-mature wear, or in some cases, taking back-up systems off-line. DAVIS BRODY BOND CIVIC + EMBASSIES 2022

Regulatory Environment. In many projects, whether studies or implemented designs, we encounter the need to consult and review with local authorities. Local building code requirements are fairly consistent internationally, however we regularly encounter conditions where local codes are more stringent because they have not yet incorporated changes made in the US. For example older codes may not incorporate mitigations for travel distances allowed by sprinkler systems. More challenging has been the approval process with regard to land use/zoning, historic buildings and historic districts. Zoning challenges have often involved the need for perimeter walls, CACs and curb cuts. In highly developed neighborhoods and historic districts, we have engaged with authorities on design reviews. In both Amsterdam and Stockholm numerous meetings and design reviews were required before getting approval for work. International Collaboration. Working internationally we have also relied on the input of local architects and engineers to facilitate the approval process, advise on construction practices and provide input on locally sourced materials. We generally select our local architects by researching with Post, OBO and other professional colleagues and in many cases a local design professional develops a relationship with the Post for ongoing work. COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATED, SUSTAINABLE & HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROJECTS We approach sustainability as part of an integrated design conception. The earliest stages of site selection and planning can have an out-sized and far-reaching impact with regard to sustainability, energy use and the carbon footprint. The concept of integration, a holistic design appropriate and economical in terms of gesture, scale and character to the program and context, forms an intellectual base necessary for the creation of a refined design. Grounded in local environmental conditions, sustainability suggests that a design can speak to a basic vision and cultural impulse that is site specific. Innovation in planning, sustainability, the exploration of new materials, and the incorporation of evolving technologies have been constant themes in our work. In Jakarta, our approach to integrated design evolved from an early grasp of site specific environmental challenges, especially with regard to tropical sun and a monsoonal climate. The design solution, a delicately louvered exterior façade, is an integrated response to issues of context, local culture and public image as well as the need to mitigate solar gain. The openness of the louvered facade creates an outward image of permeability and openness, the variation in pattern and texture creates movement and life in a monumental façade, and tge shading significantly reduced cooling loads and glare. A major supporting player in our mission of public diplomacy, the chancery not only serves as a model for sustainable development, but as a visually welcoming and sensitive neighbor in Indonesia’s monumental civic core of government buildings. 5

US Consulate, Amsterdam

OBO Projects Worldwide

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Algiers

CMR DCMR Historical, Structural Cultural Landscape Report

Amsterdam

Historic Assessment Report and PSU/New CAC

Athens

Embassy Swing Space

Brussels

NEC Conceptual Studies

Copenhagen

NEC ALT Assessment

Copenhagen

Life Safety Upgrade

Curaçao

PDS / US Consulate Compound New Master Plan

Dar Es Salaam USAID Interior Construction Improvement Project

Gazientep

US Embassy Branch Office LFO

Istanbul

New MSGR / Site Survey and Report New Embassy Compound

Jakarta Kingston

Consular Flow Study and Site Survey, Consular Affairs Section

Madrid

Chancery Façade Survey Report, Restoration Consulate Relocation and Lease Fit-Out New Embassy Compound

Medan Mexico City Minsk Mogadishu Muscat Pristina

New Pedestrian CAC and PSU Topographic/Utility Survey and R&D of Interim Facility Compound Security Upgrades MSGR/Mechanical Upgrades New Embassy Compound

Rio de Janeiro Compound Project Development Services, Early Site Work

Rome

Embassy to the Holy See Renovation, ABA Reports

Stockholm

Building Condition Assessment Façade Upgrade/Blast Analysis and PSU /CAC/Renovation NEC ALT

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Embassy Perimeter Concepts and Guidelines (EPIC) OBO Furniture Standards Study

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Post Facility Evaluation Standards (PFES) Landscape Architecture Design Review Service

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OBO Projects Completed within the past ten years or in progress

“OBO’s mission is to provide safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that support US foreign policy objectives abroad and represent the US government, American values, and the best in American architecture, design, engineering, technology, sustainability, art, culture, and construction execution.” US Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

Working for OBO under our existing Indefinite Quantity Delivery / Indefinite Quantity contracts, Davis Brody Bond has master planned, renovated and upgraded US Embassies facilities in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The projects range from site selection and the planning and design of new facilities to analyses, studies, programming assessments, and existing condition surveys to expansion, reconfiguration and upgrading of existing embassies and consulates. Our work with site and perimeter planning culminated in the development of updated site design guidelines for OBO. Although the geographical, historic, cultural and political influences differ, US embassies and compounds have similar goals and challenges. A foremost goal is to represent our nation, presenting the values of the United States in a physical way. Expressions of openness, welcome, cultural understanding, transparency and freedom are key goals in all our projects. Just as critical are the needs of the site and building security, sustainability and barrier free access. Working with OBO, we have been able to design secure sites and hardened buildings while preserving the historic fabric of several embassies. Some of OBO’s great modernist landmarks have been delicately upgraded to meet current OBO standards. The embassies designed by legacy architects Walter Gropius (Athens), Eero Sarrinen (Oslo), Ralph Rapson (Copenhagen and Stockholm) are among the compounds that we have respectfully upgraded, modified or expanded. Older, historic facilities in Budapest, Barcelona, Rome and Amsterdam have been gently adapted to achieve OBO goals for site and building security and access. We have chosen to highlight several projects which express our attitude and design philosophy as well as our technical understanding of OBO requirements. US Consulate Amsterdam, Netherlands For the US Consulate in Amsterdam, we were tasked with an extremely difficult design problem. For years OBO had tried to get permission from the local authorities to add a new secure pedestrian CAC to an historic landmarked building in a sensitive museum district. Local review committees had been opposed to the current US “office” use in this cultural district. Our tasks were varied: to satisfy OBO’s need for a secure entry screening area; to create a contextual site concept that related to the goals of the local municipality; DAVIS BRODY BOND CIVIC + EMBASSIES 2022

and to add to a landmarked building in a very sensitive museum precinct. We recently completed a historic structures report as a precursor to a potential renovation project for this landmark building. US Embassy Athens, Greece Davis Brody Bond developed architectural and engineering design services for the Athens Chancery Rehabilitation Leased Swing Space (LSS) fit out project. The existing conditions consist of two office buildings which comprise the original embassy dating from 1960 and designed by the architect Walter Gropius. To renovate the original embassy, a phasing scheme was developed that relocated about half of the staff off-site to leased facilities, as well as some limited temporary buildings on site. Three floors in a centrally located modern office building were ultimately identified for fit-out. Davis Brody Bond was instrumental in the evaluation and assessment for prospective spaces. The design of this project involved a site survey and full documentation for the development of a temporary Tenant Commercial Office Space (TCO) and Staff Parking (PKG). This scope involved an initial evaluation of various prospective properties, analysis of displaced staffing needs and accommodations, security hardline creation where required and the introduction of secure guard posts and security separations as required for physical and perimeter security. A full set of construction documents and furniture plans/specifications were developed for bid by local contractors. US Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark Our work on the US Embassy in Copenhagen began in 2000 with the development of a blast feasibility/perimeter security assessment study. Additional work was to design and implement a secure anti-climb/anti-ram perimeter integrated with urban landscape around the compound. The glass pedestrian entry pavilion, designed and built, provided an elegant, secure and welcoming transparent front door to the embassy. We have since visited the post to acquire the necessary additional information to prepare a comprehensive master plan report for a phased rehabilitation. We also completed a portion of this master plan adding a new egress stair tower which vastly improves the building occupants’ safety. This master plan identified the need for improved blast compliance, energy efficiency and upgraded building systems. 9

OBO Projects Worldwide (cont’d)

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US Embassy Madrid, Spain We are recently completed a façade restoration study for the US Embassy which was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz in the mid-1950s. We performed a comprehensive conditions assessment of its façade constructed from local limestone. After our team compiled this data, we proceeded to implement aspects of this study, maintaining the safety of the façade for the short-term needs of this post.

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US Embassy Minsk, Belarus For the Controlled Access Area (CAA) addition to the US Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, Davis Brody Bond was selected to undertake a full survey of the existing facilities. The project included a CAA addition and renovation of the existing Brody Bond Architects and post-WW II private house,Davis which had been converted to use as the US Embassy after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the design of a new addition. Besides providing improved : NIKA/EMR Joint Ventu technical and physical security protection, to current defense security standards, the project also included fire, life safety, mechanical, electrical, plumbing upgrades. The : $11 million improvements achieve DOS security standards, zone-ofcontrol requirements, and safety upgrades in this classified project for OBO. Following this, our work in Minsk continued with a new Perimeter Security Upgrade.

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US Embassy to the Holy See, Rome, Italy Our team was tasked to evaluate and document the existing spaces within the historic US Embassy compound for the repurposing of a portion of this landmarked building for a new Embassy for the Vatican. We provided full construction eneral nformatIon documentation for this renovation. Working on site with representatives of theEmbassy US Department StateHoly BureauSee of provides a The newly renovated landmark building housing the U.S. toofthe Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), the team assessed and modern workspace for Embassy staff. existing conditions, building systems, and utilities, while gaining an appreciation and understanding of the historical The construction commenced in Septembersignificance 2014 and complete inOur August 2015. andwas character of the space. MEP consultant evaluated the condition of all existing building systems the new spacefor proposal, and our structural consultant as well as p The building meets all Department of Stateforstandards life safety and security evaluated conditions for structuring new vertical circulation the historic integrity of the building. to connect three floors with a new elevator in the wing. After review of the feasibility and cost of the project, the design GENEVA team developed a full set of Construction Documents for General Contractor selection.

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US Embassy Compound Stockholm, Sweden Davis Brody Bond is currently working on the restoration and renovation of this historic building. Over the years, the majority of the approximately 60,000 sf facility’s systems had had been retrofitted or were in need of replacement. Advances in technologies, improvements in glazing and thermal insulation and heightened security requirements had not been adequately implemented. In particular, the façade was in need of repair and restoration while needing to incorporate current standards for blast resistance as well as energy efficiency, all of which required sensitivity to the STOCKHOLM 10

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historic fabric of the building. Our early work on the embassy began almost 15 years ago with a site survey/existing conditions report which was followed by a security upgrade and a survey report to provide barrier-free accessibility. After a life safety analysis, an addition was completed providing a much needed new egress stair tower.

JAKARTA (Historic Structure)

OBO EPIC

Embassy Perimeter Improvement Concepts and Design Guidelines (EPIC) Davis Brody Bond, Rhodeside & Harwell, and Thornton Tomasetti worked with the US Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to develop the new Embassy Perimeter Improvement Concepts (EPIC) initiative. In order to prepare a meaningful array of guidelines, the project team began its work with a study of four existing embassies, representing a diverse sample of US embassies abroad. Following the site visits, the team summarized its observations, carefully defined the problem, and presented to a larger group of Department of State officials. The results of the workshop were incorporated into a report as new guidelines for both conducting a more effective design process and for creating a more welcoming setting for US diplomatic facilities abroad. Furniture Standards Davis Brody Bond and Spacesmith worked with the US Department of State to build upon the previously established OBO Workplace Design Guidelines and Standards (WGS) and develop in detail the design for typical workstations and private offices for use in New Embassy Compounds. OBO’s WGS defines a universal planning and design approach that allows for unplanned growth through densification. We studied and developed furniture solutions for private offices and workstations with input from experts in various disciplines, such as electrical, telecom, construction management, and facilities. The study included benchmarking, design, and testing of new workstation and private office furniture solutions. The new typical workspaces improve aesthetics, ergonomics, and flexibility while supporting new ways of working and satisfying the client’s robust electrical and data requirements. Post Facility Evaluation Standards (FPE) The OBO Facility Performance Evaluation (FPE) program was created in response to coordinated efforts of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to improve the consistency and quality of Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) data. As the first step in forming a recurrent series of proactive, professional, five-year cyclical assessments, Davis Brody Bond was tasked with developing a Standard Operating Procedure for conducting a FPE. Our team visited seven posts and performed qualitative and quantitative evaluations in developing pilot FPEs which were then used to create a template for subsequent FPE reports for DOS overseas facilities.

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Pristina, Kosovo New US Embassy Campus

The design of United States Foreign Missions abroad have seemingly conflicting objectives; they most project American values of openness and our democratic ideals, while at the same time they protect their occupants from a wide range of physical and technical threats. The United States was one of the first nations to recognize the Republic of Kosovo, establishing a diplomatic representation in 2008, one day after its declaration of independence. The new US Embassy in Pristina creates a major civic statement in the new capital on a prominent site. The design of the campus follows the US Department of State’s design initiative “Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities” which strives to create embassy compounds with greater integration into the surrounding context of their host countries and which better support the message and mission of our diplomats. The site surrounding the campus is currently a mixed-use area with commercial, light industrial, retail, residential, office and government uses. The perimeter is landscaped and welcoming, and visitors and staff approach the compound through a public entry court, fronting on a conference pavilion. The raised court offers distant mountain views to the south and of central Pristina to the east.

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US Embassy Campus Pristina, Kosovo

Campus Site Plan

Once you enter the building, the ‘campus’ style configuration configures structures around an outdoor plaza. The Embassy, which accommodates 450 staff positions, consists of several major elements: a 5-story office tower, a conference center/pavilion, and a Marine Guard residence. The plaza serves as the focal point of the campus and is used for gatherings and special events. The interior work environments of the Embassy are flexible high-performance spaces that accommodate a wide variety of configurations. Dispersed collaboration areas provide meeting, working and social spaces for the staff and their visitors. Internally, areas of the building are segregated and with secured levels of access in response to meet security criteria.

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The new Embassy incorporates a number of strategies for energy efficiency, sustainability, and resilience. The external sunshade system, the green roofs, and the hybrid geothermal system — which leverage the on-site retention pond as a heat sink — combine to reduce energy consumption by more than 45%. In addition to stabilizing heating and cooling, the pond helps reduce building water consumption by more than 70%. These features, as well as other energy conservation measures, are all helping the Embassy target a LEED BD+C Gold certification.

Jakarta, Indonesia New US Embassy Campus

Davis Brody Bond was selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to design a New Embassy Compound (NEC) reflective of Indonesia’s growing importance on the international stage. In addition to the US diplomatic mission to Indonesia, the NEC houses the US Ambassador to the ASEAN trade federation, USAID, the Foreign Commercial Service, and a branch of the Library of Congress. It is one of the first examples of the Department of State’s renewed commitment to Design Excellence, and its open, permeable facades are a major departure from the fortress-like character of many preceding embassies. Instead of forbidding masonry and concrete façades, the new embassy employs expanses of blast-resistant glazing animated by slender sunshades inspired by patterns of Indonesian textiles. To mitigate the impact of perimeter security on the host city, the Embassy uses a carefully designed sequence of planted setbacks, low walls and terraces, ornamental fencing, and water features. The project includes a 330,000 sf Chancery, structured parking for 400 vehicles, utility annexes, a Marine Guard residence, and three entry pavilions. The Chancery accommodates diplomatic offices and significant representational spaces for the public, including a library and resource center, a major event room, and Consular Services. Staff areas feature a double-height gallery for dining and gathering.

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The Chancery’s form and orientation reduce its solar exposure, which is further tuned by eight-story solar screens across the main façades. Upper level terraces, shaded from sun by the screen wall, provide direct access from the workplace to exterior gardens. Extensive landscaping saves the existing large trees and reconstructs a historic residence on the site as a garden pavilion. To mediate the impact of the region’s powerful deluges, linear rills of boulders and stones collect rainwater into biofiltration gardens. Planning for Continuous Operation, Phased Construction and Swing Space The new Embassy replaces a complex of low-rise buildings acquired and built over sixty-five years. The site is one of the most prominent in the capital, fronting on the Jakarta’s main

civic square. The advantages of this location required an inventive master plan that replaced the embassy but allowed continuous operation of key functions during construction. This involved a multi-phase execution strategy, including the development of off-site swing space for employees engaged in work with less stringent security requirements and the secure compartmentalization of a portion of the site that would continue to operate for secure work. We planned the new embassy around the core functioning facility, in some cases separated by a construction fence just 10 feet away. Temporary swing space was designed using slightly modified workplace standards, in order to meet the available floor area of the commercial office tower. Swing space also needed to meet security requirements (including blast mitigation) for commercial leased facilities. Three phases of construction were utilized with completion of the project in the late 2019.

US Embassy Campus Jakarta, Indonesia

Site and Sustainability Site circulation emphasizes the concept of pedestrian oriented plazas and courts, with design of vehicular areas arranged to allow clear and straightforward vehicular circulation while encouraging comfortable movement by pedestrians. Several large trees have been preserved in the design of the compound, and the re-developed site provides a significant amount of landscaped green space. The landscape and buildings incorporate water conservation strategies for the re-use and retention of storm run-off and waste water. This is a high priority as flooding and ground water depletion are critical issues in Jakarta. Energy consumption is reduced by limiting the building envelope’s exposure to solar heat gain through the use of exterior metal solar screens. The US Department

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of State set a goal for this project of a LEED Gold rating as established by the US Green Building Council. Program The 330,000 gsf office building with associated structures for parking, screening, utilities, warehouse support and marine guards allow the US to consolidate dispersed US agencies and facilities on a single site in secure and modern facilities. In addition to bilateral diplomatic representation, the new Chancery office building provides space for Consular Services, the US Ambassador to ASEAN, and offices for several federal agencies such as UASAID, Foreign Commercial Service, and the Library of Congress. Awards AIA New York State, Award of Excellence 2012

Mexico City, Mexico New US Embassy

Designed in a joint venture between Davis Brody Bond, Spacesmith, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, The new United States Embassy compound in Mexico City is a 500,000 sf development currently in design with construction scheduled to begin in 2015. The joint venture of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects/Davis Brody Bond, with Spacesmith as Interior Designers, was selected to design the new embassy which is the first project to be solicited under the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities initiative. Situated on an eight acre campus in the Nuevo Polanco district, the new design reflects the values of the program’s guiding principles which include simplicity, strength, openness, dignity, respect and humanity. Responding to

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these principals, the design of the embassy employs a lowrise building set into the landscape. The new embassy will include a chancery office building, Marine security guard quarters, vehicular/ pedestrian screening facilities, a public library, as well as new workplaces for current and future embassy staff. The design strategy for the campus is inspired by elements of the local culture, which includes special paving, seating, water features, gardens, courts and side courtyards that are all integrated with security requirements at the site’s perimeter. These elements utilize regional materials in order to create a contextual experience at the pedestrian level. Interior courtyards with lush vegetation or fountains are a reoccurring organizational theme in traditional Mexican architecture.

Unlike more traditional diplomatic compounds in which the various support buildings are separated into distinct structures, the design for the Mexico City complex combines a number of these elements into a single building. Staff parking will be fully underground, allowing the site at grade to be fully landscaped. The building, which is comprised of seven floors — two below-grade, five above — is organized around a central large interior courtyard on the second floor. There are five smaller interior courtyards that allow light to penetrate the lower three levels of the building and a light well that penetrates the upper three floors. Much like traditional Mexican architecture, the central large courtyard is an extension of the building’s interior, offering additional outdoor seating for the cafeteria. The solidity conveyed by the embassy’s overall massing, proportion and exterior construction captures an aesthetic of strength and longevity while providing reference to regional materials and traditional Mexican architectures. Local stone is being proposed as a primary façade cladding material. Metal screens unify the façades and introduce an additional layer of pattern and texture along the perimeter. The screens also function to mitigate direct sun in an effort to minimize glare and thermal heat gain. The interior design takes comfort, efficiency, collaboration, flexibility, social interaction, day-lighting and adaptability into account. The interior environment will express highperformance ideals consistent with Department of State goals that prioritize a sense of community within the workplace creating a space that is conducive to both individual and team work. Office interiors have been designed to allow for future flexibility and re-organization of work spaces by providing additional programmed space for future desk positions, use of demountable partitions, and the ability to increase occupancy through workstation “tight-sizing.” The workstation module consists of a fixed spine with moveable components allowing densification and addition of new workstations along the spine should tight-sizing be necessary. Workstations panels and overheads are designed to allow for vision above 42,” which complies with the sustainability requirement for increased daylighting and views. The Embassy Chancery’s design will target LEED Silver, with aspirations of LEED Gold certification.

US Embassy Campus Mexico City

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US Embassy Campus Mexico City

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Embassy of South Africa Washington, DC

The rehabilitation of the Embassy of South Africa involved the adaptive reuse of two historically significant adjoining structures located on Embassy Row: the Ambassador’s Residence (1936) and the Chancery (1963). We were initially commissioned to conduct a feasibility study evaluating the efficiency of the complex and determine if it could be modified to meet current and future programmatic needs of the Embassy. Following the acceptance of the study’s recommendations, we developed a design that respected the original buildings while expressing the “transparency, equality and modernity” to which the new South African government aspired. The primary objective of the project focused on the creation of a new, welcoming environment for embassy staff and visitors alike. The original embassy buildings, designed in a Dutch Baroque style, lacked public spaces to open the chancery in support of the Embassy’s outreach mission. The project sought to expand the Embassy’s public areas, improve its circulation and security, and create a new image for the complex that symbolized the “New South Africa.” With some chancery functions operating out of the Embassy’s separate Van Ness location roughly two miles away, the Embassy created additional office spaces, consolidating key embassy personnel into one central complex. The design solution captured the exterior space between the two existing structures, creating a two-story lobby atrium as a central event space and point of entry for staff and visitors, and increasing the overall size of the embassy including an expansion of the Ambassador’s Residence. Newly vacated space in the residence, as well as the more efficient interior planning which results from the renovation effort, provides additional office space for the personnel currently located at the Van Ness offices.

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Embassy of South Africa Washington, DC

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Embassy of South Africa Washington, DC

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History & Culture Washington, DC

Davis Brody Bond, as part of the Freelon Adjaye Bond team collaborated in the design of the Smithsonian Institution’s newest addition to the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The 350,000 sf building is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, art, history and culture, with collections covering slavery and freedom, military engagement and reconstruction, segregation and civil rights.

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History & Culture

Program and Function Davis Brody Bond, in association with The Freelon Group, developed pre-design and programming documents for the museum prior to being part of the design team. Completed in 2009, the report outlined the full spectrum of requirements for the new building. Leading nearly 20 consultants, the team worked collaboratively with numerous Smithsonian representatives from various disciplines to produce a comprehensive 1,200 page, six-volume document addressing an array of subjects, including such areas of concern as Visitation Estimates, Audience Research, Public Engagement; Collections Storage Plan; Exhibition Master Plan; Existing Site Conditions, Geotechnical Analysis, Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic, Site Analysis; and a Facility Program including Blocking/Stacking/Sequencing Diagrams and Room Data Sheets. Image The design concept for the museum is derived from the classical tripartite column with its base, shaft and capital. In Yoruban art and architecture, the column or wooden post was usually crafted with a capital resembling a crown. This crown or corona form is the central idea which has driven the design of the museum. The corona sits adjacent to an emblematic porch structure that hovers over the museum’s South entrance and establishes a threshold experience typified by traditional Southern homes. The terrace located atop the porch offers views of the National Mall and a quiet place for visitors to rest and contemplate their visit. The landscape design is an integral part of this threshold, establishing the site as a critical component of the visitor experience while providing perimeter security and sustainable water management. Project Scope Throughout the design, DBB’s scope comprised over 60% of the museum; including the changing exhibition gallery, café, collections and back-of-house spaces that form the operating core of the museum, and the 350-seat concertclass Oprah Winfrey Theater. We were also responsible for designing the centerpiece 50,000 sf History Gallery and accompanying Contemplative Court. During Construction Administration, our team led the architect’s review for all below-grade interior architecture. Additionally, all mechanical, operational, plant, collections, food service, theatrical, and security services were included within this scope. The diversity of these spaces showcase our knowledge and capability in navigating complex building program types. Selected Awards • 2019 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture • 2018 AIA NY State Design Awards, Honor Award • 2018 AIA NY Chapter Design Awards, Best in Competition • 2017 AIA|DC Award of Excellence in Architecture

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The National September 11 Memorial and Museum is deeply intertwined with the nation’s cultural memory and emotional reaction to the events and site of September 11, 2001. Davis Brody Bond served a dual role as Design Architect for the Memorial Museum and Associate Architect for the Memorial Plaza. Memorial Plaza Our executive work on the Memorial shepherded the design through numerous technical challenges. We applied our expertise to every aspect of the project, from the configuration of the bronze name parapets to the fountain geometry that creates the perfectly even waterfalls around the pools marking the absent towers. Davis Brody Bond collaborated on site fittings, materials, lighting, and designed the mesh enclosures that integrate the large west vent structures into the plaza. Memorial Museum The architecture of the National September 11 Museum is defined by four core design principles: Scale, Authenticity, Memory, and Emotion. Concrete, some raw and some polished, is the predominant material of the floor and walls that survived within the 70 feet deep excavation of the remediated World Trade Center site. Within this excavation are two new insertions: the Tower Volumes and the Ribbon. The Tower Volumes align with the footprints of the original Twin Towers and the pools above, creating sense of context and connection to the site. CONCOURSE LEVEL

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The Ribbon provides a gently ramped descent whose faceted form winds between the Tower Volumes and brings visitors to the bedrock level. The decision to locate this museum at the site of the event it interprets differentiates the Memorial Museum from most other museums and provides an important link between the act of memorializing those who perished and the provision of a narrative historical account of the event. The museum is shaped around four core principles: • Memory. Our individual memories of the WTC, the events of 9/11 and the recovery effort shape our response to the site, the artifacts and the exhibit. • Authenticity. Located at the site of the attack, the museum, footprints, and foundations of the original towers create a deeply felt and intuitive connection to the events. • Scale. The vastness of the spaces reinforces our connection to the original towers, the scale of the attack and the tragic fate of those who perished • Emotion. The museum provides space for private contemplation while also acknowledging the need for a collective emotional response. The initial concept of the museum arose from the enormous and emotionally powerful void that was the recovered site. Observing how visitors came to Ground Zero to pay witness, and the personal and public rituals of observance and homage that spontaneously arose there, the design evolved into a series of space that evokes both the scale of the loss and the still resonant physical impressions left by the towers. Acknowledging our individual memories, the museum introduces visitors to the museum gradually via a ramped descent, providing a time and place for the reconnection to the site as its iconic features are progressively disclosed. The architectural journey, supported by key artifacts and the in-situ remains of the Twin Towers, affords a uniquely personal encounter for each visitor, allowing one to re-connect with one’s own memories and emotions. Selected Awards, Memorial Plaza • 2012 AIA NY State Design Awards Award of Excellence • 2012 AIA NY Chapter Design Awards Honor Award Selected Awards, Memorial Museum • 2015 AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture • 2015 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards Honor Award for Architecture • 2015 Society of American Registered Architects, NY Council, The Gold Award of Excellence • 2014 Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards, Winner, Museum/ Gallery Category

National Mall Union Square Washington, DC Davis Brody Bond recently collaborated with landscape architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol to win a national competition to re-imagine Union Square, the terminus of the National Mall at the base of the US Capitol. This space is a focal point in a monumental urban plan, and the setting for some of our nation’s most powerful shared memories. Our re-conception of the space draws on both the historic legacy and collective memories of the Mall but also on the diversity, dynamism and varied voices of our society. The design achieves a place of monumental scale and quiet reflection, but also a range of environments for daily life, informal gathering, celebration and even protest. Within this framework, a demanding program of technical requirements, perimeter security, inauguration, concerts and festivals, was integrated unobtrusively and flexibly. The tree-planted parterres of the Mall extend across Third Street to frame the site, and gradually transform into stepped terraces flanking the pool. These terraces introduce a significant area of permeable hardscape to the site, but are overlaid with trees to provide shade. Moving away from the main axis, the landscape becomes more varied, with opportunities for rest and relaxation. Across Pennsylvania Avenue on Site 575, the landscape becomes even more active, with the potential to demonstrate innovative sustainable technologies and design. Given the large reflecting pool, we explored efficient uses of water and energy for the site. Grading is designed to increase storm water retention and achieve zero discharge into the city system. The iconic new pool was conceived with a holistic strategy with regard to water conservation, energy use, visual appearance and programmatic function. The new pool uses a significantly reduced volume of water and relies on the harvesting, filtration and storage of groundwater.

Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse US General Services Administration New York, NY

Davis Brody Bond, in association with Beyer Blinder Belle, were the architects responsible for restoring the Thurgood Marshall Federal Courthouse, a 31-story, 661,000 sf granite tower, to its original grandeur. This included the restoration of its granite façades and striking gold pyramidal roof and upgrading its infrastructure without compromising its historic and aesthetic integrity. Program Function The project began with Davis Brody Bond’s initial effort to define the critical issues unique to this project. We first outlined the needs of the US General Services Administration (the client) and the needs of the US Courts (the tenant). We worked with representatives from both groups to decide on how limited space and budget resources could be allocated to provide the maximum in

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both functional and technical requirements. We looked for operational implications, program, and adjacency relationships to maximize efficiency, while also reducing energy consumption, and/or providing ease of maintenance. In our approach to these decisions, we made key distinctions related to the architecture and its use to maximize flexibility with an infrastructure that would support conversion to new functions over time. Our goal was to balance the preservation of Cass Gilbert’s strong historic design features with the need for a high performing courthouse.

Project Scope Upgrades to the infrastructure included replacement of all MEP, fire protection, security, and building systems. When the project started, the building was in a serious state of disrepair, both on the interior and exterior. Pieces of the granite covering the concrete-encased steel structure were cracked, mortar joints had failed and there was significant water penetration. The roof’s terra cotta tiles were damaged. On the interior, the elegant finishes, including wood paneling, decorative plaster, and marble, had been damaged or removed during earlier renovations. Offices were crammed into corridors sacrificing daylight that had originally come through courtyard facing windows. Because of the constraints of the historic fabric, solutions to meeting modern HVAC and infrastructure needs had to be flexible and creative. One of the more unique interventions took place in the double-story library. It had an original ceiling with plaster beams painted to look like wood. Diffusers and air return vents would have compromised this feature so ventilation was made to come through the floor from the level below.

All interior renovations and exterior renovation efforts were designed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards of Rehabilitation. Cass Gilbert’s architecture has now been restored to its original intent yet the building is a modern and efficiently functioning center for justice. Selected Awards and Publications • 2014 Chairman’s Award, The New York Landmarks Conservancy • 2014 Honor Award for Architecture, US GSA • Architectural Record, “Order in the Court,” Joann Gonchar, February 2014

Sustainability in a Historic Structure Installation of new building systems projects a significant energy savings of 15 percent compared to standard new construction. These savings were achieved without major modifications to the building envelope’s thermal properties. In addition to the energy savings, the building water system was overhauled. On the top of the six-story base, the courthouse has a 21,000 sf green roof which retains stormwater. The building also uses several conservation measures that are calculated to save approximately 25% of the potable water used by a conventional building. In addition to sensor controlled low-flow plumbing fixtures, the building also has a 10,000 gallon rainwater-retention tank. The water collected there makes up for evaporated or water lost in other processes.

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Selected Clients CIVIC/CULTURAL • American Museum of Natural History New York, NY • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham, AL • Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY • District of Columbia Public Library Washington, DC • The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY • The Frick Collection, New York, NY • Ghana National Construction Corporation, Bolgatanga, Ghana • Governors Island Governors Island, NY • Harvard Club of New York City New York, NY • Human Rights in ChinaNew York, NY • Irish Arts Center, New York, NY • The Library of Congress Architect of the Capitol Culpeper, VA • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts New York, New York • Lower Manhattan Cultural Council New York, NY • Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center New York, NY • Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Memorial & Library, Atlanta, GA • The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY • National Great Blacks in Wax Museum Baltimore, MD • National Mall Trust, Washington, DC • National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation New York, NY • New York Public Library, New York, NY • The Perelman Center for the Performing Arts at the World Trade Center New York, NY • The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, NY • Queens Borough Public Library Queens, NY • RECenter, East Hampton, New York • Republic of South Africa Embassy to the United States Washington, DC • Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC • U.S. Department of State 1970 World Exposition Osaka, Japan • U.S. Department of the Interior

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