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FIRM PROFILE DE BIASSE & SEMINARA ARCHITECTS, PC is a full service architectural firm with a diversity of experience at every project
development level. Over the past nineteen years the firm has concentrated its design efforts and established its core business in the following four sectors: Transportation
Education
Healthcare
Residential
Our expertise in the fields of programming, space planning, project feasibility, renovation architecture, energy-conscious design, accessibility design, and new construction are invaluable tools for the successful completion of any building, addition or renovation project. We see the whole picture, creating total environments that satisfy functional needs and are exciting, dynamic spaces in which to work, live, learn or simply or travel through. Our focus is on communication with our clients, consulting engineers and field contractors to ensure that a quality built environment results. We have an excellent reputation for „going the extra mile‟ in planning for the future, exceeding minimal building code requirements, and demanding high quality and precision in the final product. The result is a built environment that will endure. Our current and completed public and private sector projects include municipal senior recreation centers, transportation facilities, private and public school buildings, public libraries, medical care facilities, affordable housing apartment buildings and office and retail commercial facilities. We are dedicated to excellence in design and technical service resulting in distinctive, sustainable, economical architecture. Begun in 1991 as Virginia Seminara, AIA Architect, and professionally incorporated in 1995, DE BIASSE & SEMINARA ARCHITECTS, PC has successfully provided architectural services to the public transportation community throughout New Jersey. Projects include: • Newark Penn Station Platform Rehabilitation Project The firm is currently the architect of record for the rehabilitation of the existing platforms, masonry walls, superstructure, windows, painted surfaces, lighting and amenities servicing all NJ Transit Operations within the east and west portals of the station. • Bay Street Station Completed in 2001, this new station was part of NJ Transit‟s Montclair Connection Project, which consolidated the Boonton and Montclair lines. The project received a Gold Medal Award from the Newark and Suburban Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. • Rutgers University Transit Shelter Stops The firm has designed the prototype shelter module that will be utilized throughout the New Brunswick campus transit system. The module can be arranged in a variety of configurations to provide large and small shelters and conform to a variety of site specific conditions. The first stop was procured in a “fast-track” manner and was designed, constructed and in operation within a 90 day period prior to the fall 2010 semester.
Bay Street Station, Montclair, NJ
VIRGINIA WALTON SEMINARA, AIA, PP, NCARB NJRA 10431, NYRA 021305, PARA 15752, MDRA 12047, VARA 12241 MICHAEL J. DE BIASSE, AIA, PP, LEED AP NJRA 10862 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E D U C A T I O N H E A L T H C A R E R E S I D E N T I A L
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• Hamilton Station Parking Deck This project was part of a NJ Transit Task Order Contract. The firm was responsible for the architectural design for this 6-tier, 2000 space parking structure for Hamilton Township. • Elberon Train Station Earlier in her career as project manager to another firm, Virginia Seminara designed this historic-looking station located on NJ Transit‟s North Jersey Coast Line. The elegant design was a 1996 Downtown NJ Award recipient, and appears in many NJ Transit publications. • Great Notch Crew Building, NJTransit This structure was sited between the tracks and the site of an adjacent trucking company in a new train yard constructed as part of the Montclair Connection. Approximately 4000 square feet, it houses yard-master offices, crew lockers and showers, train repair material storage, and lunch and conference facilities. The offices are situated to afford views of the train yard and maintenance bridges and tracks
Elberon Station, Long Branch, NJ
• Prototype Bus Shelter for Plainsboro Township The firm was hired by the township to develop a unique bus shelter that would unify the existing bus lines and increase bus ridership throughout the township. Several designs were formulated invoking the township‟s agrarian past. .
Rutgers Transit Shelter, New Brunswick, NJ
Michael De Biasse and Virginia Seminara have twenty-five years of independent professional architectural experience. They are constantly updating their design and technical knowledge through continuing education courses. In 2005 Michael De Biasse received his accreditation as a LEED professional further emphasizing the firm‟s commitment to sustainable design. Principal involvement in each project ensures our clients that they will have direct access to a decision-maker. The office utilizes the latest technology in computer aided drafting/design, and office management to efficiently service our clients.
VIRGINIA WALTON SEMINARA, AIA, PP, NCARB NJRA 10431, NYRA 021305, PARA 15752, MDRA 12047, VARA 12241 MICHAEL J. DE BIASSE, AIA, PP, LEED AP NJRA 10862 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E D U C A T I O N H E A L T H C A R E R E S I D E N T I A L
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Our staff are licensed Architects in NJ, NY, PA, VA and MD. The office utilizes the latest technology in 2d and 3d computer aided drafting/design and productivity and office management to efficiently service our clients. We also have the following State and Agency classifications: State of NJ (Treasury): NJ Transit:DBE, Port Authority: NJSDA: MTA: NY State: NJ DPMC: SEPTA/PAUCP: NYC:
SBE; WBE WBE SBE, WBE Architecture, Fire & Life Safety Renovations, Roofing Consultant, Barrier Free/ADA Design, Interior Design/Space Planning, Historic Preservation DBE WBE Architecture, Planning, Fire & Life Safety Renovations, Roofing Consultant, Barrier Free/ADA Design, Site Planning DBE WBE
DE BIASSE & SEMINARA ARCHITECTS, PC welcomes the opportunity to provide services for your project. Our capabilities
include, but are not limited to:
Architectural Design Evaluation of existing systems Interior Design Agency-permitting review & approval Bid Analysis Code analyses Computer & built models Contract Administration
Zoning/Land Use analyses Site Development planning Facility Assessments Feasibility studies Programming & Pre-Design Services Project Budgeting & Scheduling Schematic Design Tenant-related services
VIRGINIA WALTON SEMINARA, AIA, PP, NCARB NJRA 10431, NYRA 021305, PARA 15752, MDRA 12047, VARA 12241 MICHAEL J. DE BIASSE, AIA, PP, LEED AP NJRA 10862 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E D U C A T I O N H E A L T H C A R E R E S I D E N T I A L
B AY S T R E E T S TAT I O N MONTCLAIR, NJ
AIA NEWARK & SUBURBAN GOLD MEDAL 2002
NJ TRANSIT
MONTCLAIR CONNECTION Through coordination with the Project Historical Preservationist, neighborhood site visits and public opinion input, we generated the architectural design aesthetic of a new station building, with exterior waiting areas, platform canopies, and overtrack circulation, including stairs and elevators. MATERIALS Custom steel columns Colored cast in place concrete Brick and stone Veneer cavity wall Metal roofing system Perforated steel railings
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N E WA R K P E N N S TAT I O N P L AT F O R M I M P R OV E M E N T P RO G R A M N E WA R K , N J
C ON TAC T F RE D SCH ULT Z N JT RAN SI T PR OJECT MA NA G ER R ET IR ED
$25,000,000.
The first stage of this project will replace the entire Raritan Valley Line Platform (Track 5) . We provided field condition surveys and remediation details (30-100% Final Design and Engineering) for replacement, repair, or cleaning of the existing brick veneer, monumental pivot windows, historic lighting fixtures, new tactile edge and historic platform pattern and surface treatment, historic painting of all structural steel and steel and concrete ceiling components, and door and hardware replacement along doors from the platform to the station interiors. Subsequent phases will involve the replacement of the station roof membrane, and the remaining platforms as well as the restoration of all station head houses.
C O L L E G E AV E N U E S TO P N E W B RU N S W I C K , N J RUTGERS UNIVERSITY BUS SYSTEM
RU T G E R S U N I V E R S I T Y PROTOTYPE TRANSIT SHELTER
After years of planning, grandiose designs, and false starts, Rutgers University turned to us to design a transit shelter prototype that would be durable, cost-effective and an identifying icon throughout all campuses. Our solution successfully compliments the varying surrounding architecture and shows real school spirit by bathing the students in scarlet red. The design of the typical module, the arrangement of multiple modules to create the first stop, its fabrication, and erection were all completed within a 3-month period. The module is a tree-like cluster of columns supporting a steel pergola, covered by Rutgers scarlet red polycarbonate translucent roofing panels.
MATERIALS • Custom steel columns & roof framing • Rutgers-red polycarbonate roof panels
D R J T B C FA Ç A D E R E PA I R S S T U DY M O R R I S V I L L E , PA
D E L AWA R E R I V E R J O I N T TO L L B R I D G E COMMISSION
TRENTON-MORRISVILLE TOLL BRIDGE FACILITY
Field visits and forensic analysis of existing buildings and documents are being undertaken to determine causes of, and remedies for, façade cracking, horizontal displacement, and spall of existing brick and limestone facades at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s Trenton-Morrisville property. Ultimately, we will develop a scope of work, construction bid documents, phasing plans, and construction costs for recommended repairs to the 4-story Administration office building, and two large maintenance garage facilities on this site.
E L B E R O N S TAT I O N LONG BRANCH, NJ
NJ TRANSIT
1996 DOWNTOWN NJ AWARD RECIPIENT
NEW STATION
C ON TAC T H EN R Y K OPEC :
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As project architect, Virginia Seminara was responsible for design and construction documents for this branch rail station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Her involvement on the project began in 1990, exploring design alternatives addressing the critical issue of context and history. The 19-th century station building that originally occupied the site was destroyed by a fire shortly before completion of its restoration work. The tiny hamlet of Elberon had lost a landmark. The replacement station respects the historic character of the area in its form and materials
MATERIALS • Custom Wood and Steel Roof Trusses • Simulated Slate Roof • Brick & Stone Veneer • Integrated Lighting • Historic Station Elements
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LIST: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Elberon Train Station, NJ TRANSIT, Long Branch, NJ Bay Street Rail Station, NJ TRANSIT, Montclair, NJ Vehicle Storage Building, BONNIE BRAE School, Liberty Corner, NJ Crew Yard Facility, NJ TRANSIT, Great Notch, NJ Hamilton Parking Deck & Transit Village, NJ TRANSIT, Hamilton Twp., NJ Pottersville Fire House Garage Addition, Pottersville, NJ Plainsboro Bus Stop Shelter Prototype, Plainsboro Township, Plainsboro, NJ Automotive Engineering Research Shop Alteration, Madison, NJ Newark Penn Station Platform Rehabilitation, Newark, NJ Fanwood Borough Public Works Garage Addition Engine 15 Renovation & Life Safety Upgrades, Jersey City, NJ Rutgers University Transit Shelter, CA Stop Fanwood Borough Fire Station Faรงade Repairs DRJTBC Morrisville Facility Faรงade Repairs Study Dumont Flood Control Study Garage Replacements Rutgers University Transit Shelter, Scott Hall Stop
VIRGINIA WALTON SEMINARA, AIA, PP, NCARB NJRA 10431, NYRA 021305, PARA 15752, MDRA 12047, VARA 12241 MICHAEL J. DE BIASSE, AIA, PP, LEED AP NJRA 10862 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E D U C A T I O N H E A L T H C A R E R E S I D E N T I A L