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ABOUT US Neumann/Smith Architecture is a distinguished design firm noted for its creativity in achieving client goals. That creativity has distinguished our work for five decades, earning the firm over 200 awards including the prestigious AIA Michigan Architecture Firm Award and numerous features in the international architectural press. We have received commendations for exemplary teamwork including Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards. Our expertise in addressing technical issues and our ability to manage complex projects have been recognized by several Build America and Build Michigan awards from the Associated General Contractors of America. Founded in 1968, Neumann/Smith continues to build on its history of design excellence with a talented group of individuals who share an unwavering commitment to exceptional service and the highest standards of professional practice. The firm specializes in architecture, planning, interior design and historic preservation for corporate and municipal offices, mixed-use developments, multi-unit housing, parking structures, commercial and retail centers, and higher education facilities. Our Detroit Design Studio in the historic Wright-Kay Building, allows us to better serve current and future local clients in the community and play a prominent role in the City’s revitalization.
We provide comprehensive architectural services. Our focus on architecture allows us to excel in our profession. It gives us the freedom to bring together the best engineering and specialty consultants to meet the unique needs of each project. Our architects and interior designers are skilled in master planning, site evaluation, feasibility studies, space planning, architecture, interior design, and project management. Collaboration is a routine part of our practice. We typically hire civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, and landscape architects. We often utilize the consulting services of nationally renowned specialists in audio and visual technology, data and communications, lighting, and acoustics. Our long-term working relationships with many of our consultants provides the efficiencies and integrated communication typical of a large A/E practice, plus the creativity and checks and balances of independent firms.
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CELEBRATING “PEOPLE PLACES”
FOCUS ON: YOUR VISION We recognize that our value to you is not achieved by “dictating design,” but rather by shaping your vision with our collective expertise and experience, resulting in the desired image with an assurance of operational performance. Our design process begins by listening. As we focus our efforts on planning and design, we challenge each decision with as many alternatives as possible and present you with multiple options for consideration, noting the advantages and disadvantages of each. Our goal: • Provide the appropriate space needs efficiently and comfortably • Establish proper space adjacencies to enhance the social landscape • Optimize space flexibility to accommodate future change and growth • Create interior character to portray an appropriate sense of environment for your community • Optimize views to the outdoors and daylight • Ensure code compliance to create a safe and secure environment for all guests • Utilize energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems and investigate life cycle costs associated with different options • Incorporate “green” building design principals where appropriate to minimize negative affects on the environment • Integrate finishes and materials that are timeless, durable, and easily maintained for by your maintenance staff
Smart Design. We bring a unique value-driven mind-set to every project. Extensive experience working with developers, where time is money, makes us different. We’ve learned how to do things smarter to get the most value out of every budget dollar. We were early leaders in fast-track, team-construct, design/build-GMP and mechanical/ electrical design/build approaches and have established new precedents with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), a fundamentally different approach to the design and construction process. We leverage smart technologies like Building Information Modeling (BIM) and organize in smart ways to reduce waste, maximize efficiency through all phases of the project and optimize project results. Sustainable Solutions. “Green” strategies are an integral part of every design. We know that even small measures can make a big difference over the lifetime operation of a facility. Over half of our architects and interior designers are LEED Accredited Professionals and our portfolio of work includes two million square feet of LEED rated projects. Technical Capabilities. We are proficient with major Computer Aided Design Systems (CAD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) programs including the latest versions of Revit, Navisworks, Rhino and AutoCAD, as well as Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office Suites for the production of contract documents and schedule tracking. To help our clients visualize their projects, we have in-house expertise in SketchUp, Rhino, Autodesk 3D Max Design, Lumion, ReCap, Point Cloud Data and Apple QuickTime VR, tools used to generate three-dimensional CAD modeling, photo realistic renderings, animations and interactive simulations of sites, exterior and interior spaces. Many of our clients rely on our sophisticated in-house computer capabilities to support their marketing and fundraising campaigns.
ATTRACT + ENGAGE VISITORS
COMMUNITY SPACES SHOULD BE INVITING, ENGAGING, MOTIVATING, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN INTERACTION, AND MAXIMIZE FUNCTIONALITY THROUGH FLEXIBLE DESIGN From color and acoustics, to thermal comfort and lighting, Neumann/Smith understands the important considerations of exceptional “people place” design. From grand entrances and lobbies, to collaborative large and small meeting spaces, to fun and thoughtful teaching and learning areas, our designs place focus on what’s most important - the user. Experience with an expansive list of project types will allow our team to look at the bigger picture and to identify all possible opportunities for your project. We’ve designed theaters, retail environments, civic centers, mixed-use developments, recreation centers, dining facilities, performing arts centers, and museums. We’ve also created special gathering places for corporate, institutional and academic facilities. The diversity of our experience inspires innovative solutions for new and complex challenges. Ford Land, Wagner Place Redevelopment (150,000 sf of retail, restaurants and offices), Dearborn, MI Friendship Circle, Farber Soul Center & Cafe (18,000 sf), West Bloomfield, MI East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority (EDDDA), City Hall Artspace Lofts (mixed-use arts campus combining 53 units of affordable live/work space for artists and their families, work studios, co-working space for entrepreneurs and artists, a live/work unit for an artist-in-residency program, and galleries), Dearborn, MI City of Dearborn, John D. Dingell Transit Center (16,000 sf), LEED Silver, Dearborn, MI City of Troy, Transit Center (7,800 sf), LEED Silver, Troy, MI Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield, MI Sparrow Hospital, West Wing Addition and Parking Structure (450,000 sf addition, 1,200 car parking structure), Lansing, MI Warren Civic Center (109,667 sf city hall, library and parking structure), Warren, MI YMCA (70,000 sf), Ann Arbor, MI The Vista at Shaw Hall Dining Facility, Michigan State University, LEED Gold, East Lansing, MI
Michigan Humane Society, Dresner Foundation Animal Care Campus, Detroit, MI Livonia Community Recreation Center (135,000 sf), Livonia, MI Macomb Township Community Recreation Center (57,000 sf), Macomb Township, MI Summit on the Park Aquatics and Recreation Center (85,200 sf), Canton Township, MI Michigan Science Center Expansion (67,600 sf) and Renovation (51,000 sf), Detroit, MI Holocaust Memorial Center (50,832 sf), Farmington Hills, MI The Henry Ford, Glass Factory Addition and Renovation (5,800 sf), Dearborn, MI Bedrock Real Estate Services, “Z” Deck (10-story, 530,000 sf, mixed-use facility with 14,000 sf of retail on Broadway, 18,300 sf of retail on Library, and parking for 1,287 cars), Detroit, MI Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Expansion, Plymouth, MI Oak Pointe Church, Novi, MI Salvation Army, Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, East Detroit, MI The Gardens on El Paseo, The Taubman Company, Palm Desert, CA Twelve Oaks Mall Expansion, The Taubman Company, Novi, MI Beverly Center Concourse, The Taubman Company, Los Angeles, CA Oakland Mall Expansion, Urban Retail Properties, Troy, MI Woodland Mall Addition, The Taubman Company, Kentwood, MI
Dolphin Mall Valet Relocation and Canopy Drop-Off, The Taubman Company, Miami, FL Lifestyle Cafés at Twelve Oaks Mall, Fairlane Mall, Lakeside Mall and Somerset Mall, The Taubman Company, Novi, MI
Royal Oak Farmers Market Renovation, Royal Oak, MI
Oakland County International Airport Terminal and Administrative Building (15,400 sf), LEED Gold, Waterford, MI
Gratiot Central Market Redevelopment, Detroit, MI
Bedrock Detroit, Madison Building Renovation, Detroit, MI
Retail Concourse, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Bedrock Detroit, First National Building Lobby Renovations, Detroit, MI
Michigan State University, 1855 Place (mixed-use development of housing, office, retail and parking), East Lansing, MI
DIME Detroit Institute of Music Education, Detroit, MI
Wayne State University, Student Center Renovation (197,000 sf), LEED Silver, Detroit, MI
Sunvalley Shopping Center Renovation and Food Court, The Taubman Company, Concord, CA
Ferris State University, University Center Renovation (140,995 sf), LEED Gold, Big Rapids, MI
Retail Concourse, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, MI
Ferris State University, Interdisciplinary Resource Center (70,500 sf), Big Rapids, MI Gillespie Group and Caddis Development Group, Midland East End Development (226,155 sf private development, includes retail shops, restaurants, offices, satellite campus, medical clinic and a wellness center), Midland, MI Main Place of Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI
Fair Oaks Mall Renovation, The Taubman Company, Fairfax, VA
DTE Energy Campus Enhancements (215,000 sf new, 31,500 sf renovation including new pedestrian bridge, lobby, Town Square food service and conference center, interior renovations, and unique outdoor spaces), Detroit, MI Oakland County Administration Building (105,000 sf renovation of existing building), Waterford, MI
LOCATION Dearborn, Michigan SIZE Two buildings 150,000 sf COMPLETION Summer 2018
Two blocks of Downtown West Dearborn on Michigan Avenue will transform from a once deteriorated and vacant area to a vibrant place for consumers, residents and employees.
Ford Land
Wagner Place As a sign of commitment to the city and residents, Ford Motor Co. has decided to redevelop unused buildings and land across two blocks on the city’s West Dearborn District into a viable and vibrant downtown with new office and retail space. Known as Wagner Place, this mixed-use development is located only two miles west of the Ford World Headquarters, and is part of Ford’s 10-year plan to redevelop its outdated properties and provide convenience for future employees who want to live in a walkable, aesthetically pleasing community close to where they work. The project includes two new structures totaling 150,000 square feet with retail/ restaurant uses on the first floor and 600 Ford employees on the upper two floors. Also, the project includes rehabilitating the historic 120 year-old facade of the Wagner Hotel to be preserved and re-purposed as the front of a new three-story mixed-use building. West Village Drive will be designed in a way to allow for festivals and open public gathering spaces. The project includes a 373-space parking deck at the southwest corner of West Village Drive and Monroe Street to support the project and the district. A green space between the parking garage and the new buildings facing Michigan Avenue will be created for public usage and event space.
LOCATION Midland, Michigan SIZE 226,155 sf 4 Stories COMPLETION May 2014 LEED SILVER
Midland’s East End integrates pedestrian plazas, unique shops and cafes, outdoor dining and public art.
Gillespie Group and Caddis Development Group
Midland East End
Across from the Dow Diamond Baseball Stadium, downtown Midland’s newest development brings a contemporary feel to the East End District. The 5.5 acre site has been planned to be developed in multiple phases, starting with a mixed-use building at the southern end of the site. The ground level of the building is designed as a flexible floor plan that can include a wide variety of retail shops, cafés, restaurants, private banking offices, an ambulatory medical clinic and a wellness center. A central core leads to three upper levels of flexible office space. The site has been laid out to reduce the scale and impact of surface parking by creating an internal drive system that provides vehicular and pedestrian circulation in a more urban context. The D-O Overlay regulations require that the building massing be placed adjacent to public roads, and not set back from the street. This creates an urban pedestrian experience with diagonal street parking as an extension of downtown. Future mixed-use phases may extend the western edge of the building or include a separate mixed-use building overlooking the river. The north quadrant of the site may include additional mixed uses, or a parking structure.
LOCATION Dearborn, Michigan SIZE 16,000 sf COMPLETION December 2014 LEED SILVER
Blended with a touch of history, the John D. Dingell Transit center is an intermodel destination for buses, trains and bicycles.
City of Dearborn
John D. Dingell Transit Center Following the receipt of a grant from MDOT, the City of Dearborn commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of a new station at a new location more convenient to The Henry Ford, Dearborn’s West Downtown District, and the campuses of University of Michigan-Dearborn and Henry Ford Community College. During the study of a facility that would serve high speed rail traffic from Chicago and incorporate exhibit halls for The Henry Ford and a new Dearborn Visitor’s Center, two concepts were developed. The long-term concept was approximately 25,000 sf including building, bridge, two towers and rail/bus platforms. A smaller Phase 1 station of 5,000 sf was also developed to address short-term requirements for limited funding. A grant from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 accelerated the City’s ability to construct the envisioned facility. Neumann/ Smith was selected to lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop the final design of the intermodal passenger rail station and all necessary systems, all rail side improvements, platforms and site work, and development of the associated linkages to The Henry Ford.
LOCATION Dearborn, Michigan SIZE 53 Units 105,000 sf 80,000 sf Residential One, two and three bedroom units COMPLETION Spring 2016
This unique, expansive space will become a center for creative entrepreneurship, artistic and cultural collaboration, and an artist-in-residence unit.
East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority
City Hall Artspace Lofts Looking to use the power of the arts to improve East Dearborn’s economic base, the East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority (EDDDA) invited Artspace into the community. The City Hall Artspace Lofts complex consists of three buildings: the City Hall Building, the West Annex Building, and the Concourse. The City Hall Building is four stories and 42,564 SF and the West Annex Building is four stories and 38,155 SF. These two historic buildings will house the residential units, tenant storage, a leasing office, cafÊ, corridor art galleries, and incubator space. City Hall and the West Annex are connected by the one-story, 24,756 SF Concourse Building, built in 1980. In 2013 Artspace secured Federal low income housing and historic tax credits to develop the residential portion of the City Hall Artspace Lofts totaling $10.5 million in project funding. The project is seeking philanthropic funding to close the final gap of this $16.5 million effort. Artspace will combine 53 units of affordable live/work space for artists and their families, work studios, co-working space for entrepreneurs and artists, a live/ work unit for an artist-in-residency program, and galleries. Amenities include: a historic character with terrazzo floors and wainscot in corridors, high ceilings, large windows, open floor plan, large closets, dishwashers, corridor art galleries, community room and outdoor patio. The renovation project involves two (2) historical buildings that are connected by a 1980s concrete structure. The connector building will include business incubator space, a multi-purpose auditorium, and gallery space.
LOCATION Farmington Hills, Michigan COMPLETION February 2004 SIZE 50,831 sf AWARDS Award of Honor, AIA Michigan “M” Award for Excellence in Masonry Design, Masonry Institute of Michigan and AIA Michigan Outstanding Achievement Award, ESD
The Holocaust Memorial Center was built as a living memorial to the Holocaust—one that commemorates the victims, honors the survivors and transforms attitudes each day.
Holocaust Memorial Center & Box Car Exhibit Amid nondescript office buildings, small strip shops, coffee shops, banks and restaurants, the Holocaust Memorial Center commands attention. Everything about the 50,000 sf structure evokes powerful emotions. The museum is composed of three components arranged linearly ‌ the Museum of European Jewish Heritage, the Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the International Institute of the Righteous. At the heart of the building is a two-story lobby connecting the museum and conference center into a harmonious whole. The 4,000 sf space accommodates a wide range of functions and includes one of the most important aspects of the building, the memorial flame dedicated to the six million who died and the many Jewish communities across Europe destroyed by Nazi hate and intolerance. The conference center includes three small breakout rooms and a large multipurpose hall to hold traveling exhibits and a variety of gatherings for up to 400 persons. This area of the building also includes a bookstore, gift shop and other support spaces. In 2012, The HMC had an opportunity to purchase a boxcar from Europe that was authenticated to have transported victims to the concentration camps. Neumann/ Smith was engaged to design an outdoor site for the boxcar to complement the existing facility. Months into the project the program was changed to house the exhibit indoors. The exhibition space is adjacent to the lobby and immediately visible upon entering the museum. This space was originally an exterior sculpture courtyard. Access to the exhibit is under a second story bridge and adjacent to a 75 foot high brick enclosure for the elevator, both metaphors for the crematorium and the ghetto bridges used to isolate Jews in Europe.
LOCATION West Bloomfield, Michigan SIZE 18,000 sf COMPLETION June 2016
The Farber center gives adults with special needs the opportunity to be active, productive and most importantly, included members of society.
Friendship Circle
Farber Soul Center & Cafe The Farber Center is a community gathering place where people from across Metro Detroit can enjoy delicious food as well as view and purchase original artwork. Friendship Circle’s newest facility covers more than 18,000 square feet and includes an art studio called the Soul Studio, gallery, cafe called the Soul Cafe, and banquet hall. The Farber Center gives young adults with special needs the opportunity to learn vocational skills, harness their creativity and reveal their talents to the greater community.
LOCATION Detroit, Michigan COMPLETION October 2013 (Lobbies) February 2014 (Concourse) SIZE 5,000 sf (West Lobby) 1,235 sf (East Lobby) 140 ft (Concourse) AWARDS 2014 IES Illumination Award of Merit
The goal with this renovation was to activate the lobby by showcasing its beauty. To do this, the dropped ceiling was removed to expose the ornate, original décor.
Bedrock Detroit
First National Building Renovations As part of a dramatic renovation of the historic First National Building, Neumann/Smith was selected to modernize the landmark building’s main lobbies and a central concourse between the two, which runs through 15,000 sf of new retail space. The design was inspired by the rich architectural heritage of Detroit and the ornate décor of the original ceiling which was exposed and incorporated as an important design element. This helped us respect the existing building even while we used new materials and exposed the space to vibrant and collaborative trends, which are essentially modern. Revitalization of the lobbies included the addition of a barrier-free entrance off of Woodward, a new video display wall, custom-designed LED lighting features, and eye-catching wrap-around LED lighting panels encompassing two elevator lobbies. New marble wall features not only enhance existing marble elements, but act as a backdrop for decorative metal wall panels. On the exterior, four new canopies add decorative elements reminiscent of the building’s original era. Underneath a more ornate design, and more reflective of a “new” Detroit, LED lights with metal screening complement lobby finishes and detail.
LOCATION West Bloomfield, Michigan COMPLETION May 2011 SIZE 17,950 sf 614 seats AWARDS Special Issue Outstanding Construction Project of the Year, CAM Magazine
A 40-year dream in the making, The Berman took only nine months to build.
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Berman Center for the Performing Arts The Berman Center for the Performing Arts (The Berman) is a 15,000 squarefoot entertainment venue with permanent seating for 338, which can expand to accommodate up to 614 people utilizing adjacent multi-use space. While a number of Jewish Community Centers in the United States include theaters, The Berman is the largest and most technically advanced in the country. Contemporary yet elegantly appointed, The Berman is equipped with high-tech lighting and sound technology. It also features a special sound system for hearing impaired patrons, and has a sophisticated fly system that allows technical crews to easily and safely move lights, props and scenery. Additionally, there is a full backstage area with dressing rooms, a green room, offices and storage space. Of special historic note is the spectacular crystal chandelier gracing The Berman’s foyer … it once hung in Detroit’s upscale Bonwit Teller department store. A 40-year dream in the making, The Berman took only nine months to build.
LOCATION Waterford Township, Michigan COMPLETION August 2011 SIZE 15,400 sf AWARDS Outstanding Achievement Award, Honorable Mention, The Engineering Society of Detroit Green Project of the Year, Honorable Mention, CAM Magazine
The new terminal creates a landmark that serves as the County’s “front door.”
Oakland County International Airport
Terminal and Administrative Offices
Original plans called for major upgrades to the 40-year-old existing facility to meet operational needs as well as create a landmark that would serve as the County’s “front door” to travelers. The County also wanted to make the building an example of “Green” building technology. By developing costeffective alternatives, methods and materials, the design and construction team was able to replace the majority of the outdated terminal. The end result is a dramatic new energy-efficient building for approximately the same cost as a fully renovated one. The main public space is a glass enclosed, light filled lobby. Two one-story wings extend from the main lobby to the east and west to accommodate a new conference center, customs area, a satellite station for local police, administration offices, a large staff workroom and kitchen. The building incorporates many features that make it a model of energy efficiency including electric car charging stations, a living wall of plants that helps with air purification, landscaping that utilizes rainwater irrigation, a 30,000 sf geothermal field, three types of solar panels on the roof, and three Windspire wind turbines.
LOCATION Detroit, Michigan SIZE 535,000 sf 1,287 cars 10 Stories 33,000 sf retail COMPLETION January 2014 AWARDS Best Parking Structure Design Award, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 2014 ENR Midwest’s Best Project of the Year, 2014 AIA Detroit, Building Honor Award, 2014 Architizer A+ Awards Finalist, 2015
2014 AIA Detroit Building Award Winner – “This project was recognized specifically for not trying to mask the fact that it is a parking garage. The beveled picture frames defy conventional garages and the integration of graphics and murals is an inventive wayfinding system.”
Bedrock Detroit
“the Z” Parking & Retail Development The Z isn’t just a place to park. Bedrock teamed up with Library Street Collective and 27 world-renowned street, mural and graffiti artists to create a unique destination where you would least expect it in Detroit. From its three-dimensional facade with LED lighting to its walls showcasing breathtaking murals, the Z will be a place to visit time and time again. The 10-story Z-shaped structure is precast concrete with a bold geometric “picture frame” design. Iconic glass-enclosed stair towers and glass-backed elevator towers at the corners provide wayfinding and safety for users. The deck also features LED lighting inside and out, ticketless/cashless parking and QR code validation, digital signage that can be customized for specific events, charging stations for electric cars, and badge access for monthly parkers. The ground level offers 33,000 sf of retail and restaurant space. The deck spans a public alley with crossovers above level 3 to allow users to enter and exit onto two major arteries (Grand River and Gratiot Avenues) into and out of the City. The alley will have enhancements that support the existing neighboring galleries and restaurants and future tenants.
LOCATION Detroit, Michigan SIZE 34,000 sf COMPLETION March 2016
The new Campus provides the architecture and infrastructure to exponentially increase the organization’s collective impact on animal care, treatment and well-being for years to come.
Michigan Humane Society
Dresner Foundation Animal Care Campus The new Michigan Humane Society (MHS) Detroit Animal Care Campus provides the architecture and infrastructure to exponentially increase the organization’s collective impact on animal care, treatment and well-being for years to come. Opened to the public on March 14, 2016, the new campus sits on more than 4 acres and includes a 35,000 sf, state-of-the-art facility. The new building: Appropriately houses animals with both short and long-term care needs and allows the MHS to modernize and meet industry best practices such as open and inviting living spaces that better meet the social, physical and mental needs of animals. Is constructed of disease resistant materials for improved sanitation and animal health conditions. Includes state-of-the-art rehabilitation rooms increasing MHS’ capacity to provide long-term care and to achieve a goal of 100% adoption of treatable animals. Provides dedicated spaces for training and education, increasing impact on the community and ideally sparking a strong humane social movement in Detroit. Houses expanded partnerships, including teaching and training opportunities with Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, providing the next generation of veterinarians with valuable experience in the under-served field of shelter medicine. Houses the organization’s Cruelty Investigation and Rescue Department, giving the team the tools and resources they need to quickly come to the aid of animals in need. Utilizes a modern and welcoming design to encourage increased use of MHS services and animal adoptions, as well as change general perceptions of what an animal shelter looks like and what it can do.
LOCATION Detroit, Michigan COMPLETION October 2011 SIZE 50,000 sf ADDITIONAL INFORMATION M@dison CAM Special Issue 2012
Social landscape for young and creative minds.
Bedrock Detroit
Madison Building Bedrock saw the potential to transform the 1917 Madison Building into a hub for high-tech entrepreneurial activity and special events that would be instrumental in the rejuvenation of the City of Detroit. Floors 2-4 offer space for anchor businesses and a “desk-for-a-day” environment for enterprising “techies.” The design combines the existing rawness of clay tile ceilings, exposed brick, steel columns and beams, and concrete floors with instances of playful graphics, urban light sculptures, and modern furniture. Open office space with benching style workstations fosters collaboration. Breakout spaces are provided throughout the floors, separated by low meandering walls with writable surfaces for brainstorming. A variety of conventional and unusual seating, including “bubble” swings, encourages tenants to congregate or collaborate informally. The fifth floor offers state-of-the-art meeting and gathering spaces, including a two-story auditorium. The roof deck provides a unique multi-purpose event space featuring dramatic views. Nearly 10,000 sf, the 5th floor offers meeting and gathering spaces, including a 2-story auditorium that seats 140 people, 2 private conference rooms, lounge seating and tables, and bar facilities. A full catering kitchen supports the various functions. One of the jewels of the project is the unique rooftop terrace that provides stunning views. The space contains two bars, a commercial kitchen with three barbecues, and multiple flat screen televisions. Drink shelves separate the three levels and stainless steel cables ring the terrace to enhance the mostly unobstructed views. The look is modern, with lighting, touches of wood, foliage, and a fire feature to soften the space. Close collaboration utilizing a series of “real time” working sessions were instrumental in completing the project within six months.
LOCATION Novi, Michigan COMPLETION September 2007 SIZE 97,000 sf
The transformation provides an elegant surrounding for upscale retailers. In addition to the two level expansion, all four entries were renovated along with extensive interior renovations and major site work.
The Taubman Company
Twelve Oaks Mall Expansion and Renovation Twelve Oaks is a dominant fashion destination for the prospering suburban communities in affluent Oakland County. Neumann/Smith provided design services for the transformation of the 1970s mall into an elegant surrounding for upscale retailers. The scope of work included the addition of 97,000 sf of lease space to the existing mall on two levels, a new 167,000 sf Nordstrom anchor building, and the addition of 60,000 sf to Macy’s. The project included re-work of the loading docks and food court plaza area adjacent to the new Nordstrom on the west side, reconfiguration and expansion of parking areas (approximately 659 new parking spaces), reconfiguration of ring roads adjacent to the expansions, new exterior wayfinding signage and site monument signs, relocation of existing utilities, the re-work of existing landscaping throughout the property, and addition of new landscaping around the Nordstrom and Macy’s stores. Neumann/Smith also designed four new major mall entries and extensive interior renovations within the existing mall concourse including new seating areas, a play area, a custom passenger elevator, lighting, and wayfinding signage.
LOCATION Lansing, Michigan COMPLETION April 2009 SIZE 450,000 sf Addition 1,200 Car Parking Structure 24,000 sf Central Utility Plant AWARDS Build Michigan Award, Associated General Contractors of America
The main entrance/lobby concourse with cafĂŠ and gift shop connects the new parking structure directly to the existing hospital.
Sparrow Hospital
West Wing Addition and Parking Structure The design of the West Wing Addition and Parking Structure provided muchneeded space for key clinical services, significantly improved public and Emergency Department access to the facility, and created a unified contemporary appearance. The project began with the erection of a new six-level, 1,200 car parking structure featuring a protected entranceway into the hospital. The expansion provides prep and recovery rooms which were consolidated into one area for cardiac catheterization patients, as well as six new operating rooms. The Emergency Department occupies 53,000 sf and provides 68 treatment bays divided between a trauma center and an adult acute, pediatric and adult minor care area. All three- and four-bed wards in the existing hospital were converted into semi-private rooms and 34 ICU/CCU bed spaces were added. A 11,000 sf main entrance/lobby concourse with cafĂŠ and gift shop connects the new parking structure directly to the existing hospital. The concourse features vaulted ceilings with indirect lighting, multi-colored terrazzo flooring and warm wood paneling, creating a welcoming atmosphere for all.
LOCATION Livonia, Michigan COMPLETION June 2003 SIZE 135,000 sf AWARDS Facility Design Award, Michigan Recreation and Park Association Innovative Architecture and Design Award, Recreation Management Honor Award, AIA Detroit
The landscape provides visual interest as well as a variety of spaces for people to congregate, a ½ mile jogging trail, an outdoor spray park, and areas for outdoor concerts.
City of Livonia
Community Recreation Center By challenging ourselves and our client to look beyond the original project parameters, we were able to create a “mall of fun” providing more net space for less gross, improved control and security, reduced staffing requirements, substantial lifecycle cost savings, and shorter construction time. The physically beautiful building catches the eye of motorists with its walls of patterned and glazed masonry and a dramatic glass cylinder. An undulating landscape provides additional visual interest as well as a variety of spaces for people to congregate, a ½ mile jogging trail, an outdoor spray park, and areas for outdoor concerts. The new building is composed of three separate blocks arranged around an expansive commons that offers sweeping views to the fitness center, rock climbing wall, gymnastics center, gymnasia, adult/senior lounge, day-care center and soft indoor play area, and concession area. From the entry plaza, visitors can see into the aquatics center. The 250’ long water slide is encased by a cylindrical tower, which is the Center’s defining structure and focal point. In addition to the leisure pool with a zero depth section and water toys for young kids, vortex pools, and a lazy river for aerobic exercise, the aquatics center includes a competition, 8-lane, “stretch 25 meter” pool with an adjustable floor and moveable bulkhead. From the atrium, patrons can go up the monumental stair and access the upper fitness balcony, aerobic/dance studio, multi-purpose room and the 3-lane, 1/10 mile walking/jogging track that enters and exits the gym, energizing the central atrium or commons areas. Also located on the upper mezzanine level is the spectator gallery which can accommodate up to 400 people.
LOCATION Warren, Michigan COMPLETION November 2006 SIZE 109,667 sf 600 Car Parking Structure AWARDS Honor Award, AIA Michigan “M” Award for Excellence in Masonry Design, Masonry Institute of Michigan and AIA Michigan Outstanding Achievement Award, ESD
The modern glass and brick design recalls the City’s roots as an important industrial and research and development town whose great icon was the GM Tech Center.
City of Warren
City Hall, Library and Parking Structure The landmark city hall/library and parking structure lines the east edge of a new city square park consisting of formal green space, a fountain pool which becomes a skating rink during the winter months, and a pavilion building. The modern glass and brick design recalls the City’s roots as an important industrial and research and development town whose great icon was the GM Tech Center. To establish a strong presence and visually complement future high-rise development, the city hall offices are stacked three floors above the new library. A grand glasswalled atrium links the four floors, serves as the indoor public space, and overlooks the new city square. The structural columns and soffit of the large cantilevered roof canopy creates a modern formal front porch. The library was designed to be interactive, involving, educational and entertaining. Occupying over 32,000 sf and housing over 151,000 items, the new facility houses a diverse collection of business, recreational and reference materials, all illuminated with stack lighting. Vibrant wall and floor colors converge in all areas. Handcrafted heat-treated copper forms and a patterned layout of multi-colored laminated glass energize the space. The serpentine motif and soft undulating curves reflected in the ceiling, walls, program spaces, signage, furniture and lighting in three-dimensional form are mirrored in their two-dimensional equivalent in the floor. Similar shapes, forms and seating continue in an exterior program space which creates a setting for quiet outdoor reading or storytelling.
LOCATION Detroit, Michigan COMPLETION July 2001 SIZE 67,600 sf New 51,000 sf Renovation AWARDS Honor Award, AIA Michigan Honor Award, AIA Detroit Outstanding Achievement Award, ESD
Our design concept addressed damage as well as future maintenance issues while doubling the Center’s size.
Michigan Science Center
Museum Expansion and Renovation After years of neglect, Neumann/Smith was selected to renew and reinvent the Science Center as one of the finest exhibit spaces in the region. Funded through a capital campaign, the expansion and renovation had a very tight budget. Our design concept addressed damage as well as future maintenance issues while doubling the Center’s size – all for roughly one-third the dollars per square foot used to build most contemporary museums. Bold geometry, vibrant colors and industrial materials were utilized to create a unique yet cost-effective character within midtown Detroit’s cultural center. A new 3-D planetarium located within a blue-glazed brick cylinder topped with a geodesic dome provides a strong visual identity. Much of the addition was placed below grade which reduced construction costs while maintaining the important visual elements of the original structure. Continuing the industrial imagery, the interiors are very direct, which also minimized costs. The popular IMAX Theater was renovated. A new glass enclosed elevator and monumental stair rises through the new exhibit spaces to connect with the IMAX entrance lobby and the existing elevated exhibit hall, creating a unified vertical transportation spine that ties all public spaces together.
LOCATION Novi, Michigan COMPLETION September 2006 SIZE 250,000 sf
The church was designed to be ‘woven-in’ to the fabric of the neighborhood for the physical and spiritual enrichment of the community and to be a vital cultural and institutional center for the City of Novi.
Oak Pointe Church Completed in six phases, Oak Pointe Church offers a 250,000 sf facility with an additional classroom wing, a 3,000-seat auditorium, a 300-seat chapel, a bookstore and library. Design studies resulted in a development that nicely complements the growth along Ten Mile Road. The church was designed to be ‘woven-in’ to the fabric of the neighborhood for the physical and spiritual enrichment of the community and to be a vital cultural and institutional center for the City of Novi. A diverse building skin, dramatic angles and planes, and an engaging tapestry of color and materials create a stunning space that inspires fellowship. Entering through a low angled metal canopy, the building balloons into a two-story space featuring a baptismal font and fountain. The cavernous multi-purpose room is a chameleon-like space able to house a basketball game, a volleyball tournament or a Sunday worship service. The room’s specialty carpeting is actually a playable surface marked by the pattern of a basketball court. Peeling back small sections of carpet grants access to floor outlets for installation of volleyball nets. As game day gives way to Sunday, acoustical drapes on curtain tracks cover the brick walls, seating obscures the lines of a basketball court, and the room’s sophisticated sound and lighting system converts the room into a worship space filled with contemporary music and theatrical lighting. Arcs of soft seating and low counters subtly subdivide the massive gathering space into coffee-and-donut sections, orientation areas, and quiet places to converse.
LOCATION Ann Arbor, Michigan COMPLETION March 2005 SIZE 83,000 sf AWARDS Outstanding Achievement Award, Honorable Mention, ESD
To fit with the residential environment, the building is clad in brick with patterning and accents. It also steps back to the north and east as it gains height to provide a more compatible scale.
Ann Arbor YMCA
Community Recreation Center In response to MDEQ requirements related to flood paths, which limit ground floor area, the building rises four stories, plus mezzanine, above the ground with parking tucked below the building. Over half of the site is open and landscaped with native plantings, creating a natural park-like environment near the residential areas. The first floor contains office, locker, and child care spaces as well as an aquatic center with a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool and adjacent family pool with zero depth entry, and a central whirlpool. There are separate women’s/girls’ and men’s/boys’ locker areas as well as family “cabanas”, some with showers. Off the main lobby is a reading room that overlooks the pools, and a 4,700 sf child care center for full-day and after-school care for children ages 2-11 years old. The center has a secured entrance, as well as dedicated and fenced playground area. The 8,200 sf wellness center on the second floor offers cardiovascular machines including treadmills, elipticals, stairclimbers, bicycles and rowing machines, strength training circuits and free weight equipment. To support the Y’s extensive programs in the areas of dance, aerobics, martial ways and yoga, five studios have been built around the specific space and configuration needs of these programs. The third floor includes a full size gym and one-half size gym for basketball, gymnastics and volleyball. A three-lane elevated track circles the gym offering a spectacular view of Ann Arbor.
LOCATION East Lansing, Michigan SIZE 38,610 sf 2 Stories COMPLETION January 2013 INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD) LEED GOLD
Shaw Hall has seen an increase in dining of 30% of non-Shaw residents since the renovation.
Michigan State University
The Vista at Shaw Hall The Vista at Shaw Hall is a new flagship central dining facility on the MSU campus, offering seating for 600 people in three distinct Marché style dining venues, each with its own daily menu, atmosphere and seating areas. The project involved renovation of the occupied main level dining area including a new kitchen and dishwashing area, student lounges, renovation of the East and West lobbies, a new loading dock, and modification to the terraced level to facilitate infrastructure improvements for the main level. The scope of the work included complete demolition of the existing dining hall down to the bare structure and the installation of new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. A temporary kitchen and seating area was installed on the first floor to serve students during the renovation. Paramount to the success of the project was the use of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), the first full IPD project on the MSU campus, and the first in the state of Michigan and nationally for a public university. Using the IPD approach, over 95% of commitments were kept during the design phase, only 13 RFIs were submitted (versus more than 300 typical on other MSU projects), and the cost of change orders fell below the 3% contingency. The Vista at Shaw at Michigan State University is a “Spartan Green” dining hall, executed with sustainable construction practices and promoting a variety of sustainable building features and programs. The project achieved LEED Gold. Among its energy-saving features: variable-speed fans that conserve energy; lowflow plumbing fixtures; light-emitting diode and low-wattage lights; and the use of reclaimed lumber from old demolished barns that trim much of the space.
LOCATION Palm Desert, California COMPLETION January 2014 SIZE 240,000 sf
The center’s new, cohesive look makes this a premier high-end retail destination.
The Taubman Company
The Gardens on El Paseo Palm Desert, California’s 240,000 sf premier outdoor shopping and dining center now has a more open look where visitors can now fully experience the variety of extraordinary retailers within this beautifully enhanced gardens setting. Located near some of the region’s most affluent communities, the center lacked a cohesive look. The Taubman Company wanted to attract a higher caliber of retailers, bring customer orientation to the forefront and elevate visual appeal. Neumann/Smith provided architectural services for the exterior renovation program, improving customer circulation, amenities and usability. The blending together of high-end boutiques and a mix of art galleries and smaller scale retail and restaurants helped to further strengthen the upscale experience. The program included significant landscape and irrigation removal and replacement, the addition of a pedestrian connector/walkway and seating area, decorative lighting, fountain repair and reconfiguration, replacement of the awning system over escalators, existing stage reconfiguration and new finishes, and new site furnishings and amenities throughout.
LOCATION Fairfax, Virginia COMPLETION October 2014 SIZE 50,000 sf
Extensive renovations, modifications and upgrades were made throughout to enhance the shopping experience and create a more vibrant environment.
The Taubman Company
Fair Oaks Mall Renovations Originally constructed in the early 1980s, Fair Oaks Mall is two-story shopping center with five major anchor stores and numerous retail tenant spaces connected to a covered mall. Neumann/Smith began work on the renovation of five (5) major exterior entries in March 2013, including new building area, hardscape, landscaping, lighting, furniture, accessories, mall identity signage, HVAC and security. The addition of a vehicular drop-off lane and sliding doors for large item entry was also included. At the north entry, renovation of parking lot islands and accessible parking are directly in front of the entry renovation scope area and a new drop-off lane with zero curb access. Addressing exterior signage, four custom-lighted entrance monument signs were added with new landscaping, as well as light pole identification signs, new outer ring-road vehicular roadway and tenant signs. Interior work included renovations to four (4) anchor courts. Areas received new flooring, furniture, custom tables with power supplies for personal technology devices (technology tables), custom millwork and faux landscaping. Upgrades also included wider escalators and enclosures with custom patterned glass, a new customer service desk, gift wrap area, custom stroller and wheel chair enclosure, and new sponsor play area design with padded seating and surrounding shoe storage. Entry corridor ceiling renovations included complete new drywall with custom recesses, new lighting, sprinkler heads, holiday dĂŠcor supports with electrical receptacles, speakers and security. Interior lighting work included new skylight lighting fixtures and lamping throughout mall ceiling, new custom upper-level ceiling LED light coves, and re-lamping of the upper-level tenant storefront light coves. Interior signage work included new free-standing, lighted pedestrian directional signs and new over-head, lighted pedestrian directional signs.
ADA upgrades were made to toilet rooms throughout with new tile floors and walls, ceiling, lighting, plumbing fixtures, toilet partitions, door with custom frosted glass, seating areas, custom millwork counters with custom back-lit mirrors, electrical, HVAC and signage.
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