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DESIGN FOR EDUCATION

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DESIGN FOR EDUCATION At WASA/Studio A we understand that thoughtful and creative environments can inspire students to learn and teachers to teach. Space that communicates adventure, challenge and respect for the individual are places that engage, stimulate and support learning. Designing for education has always been a passion for us at WASA/Studio A. Our academic clients care deeply about design and intuitively understand the value of teaching within pragmatic, respectful and healthy environments. As architects, we find that we do our best work when challenged and inspired by committed clients. We know that learning happens anywhere a gifted teacher inspires a student, and our goal as architects is to give each teacher and student all the support possible to maximize growth and learning. For this reason, we devote ourselves to creating what we call the ideal learning environment. The ideal learning environment is one that addresses the needs of the students and also facilitates the work of the teachers, staff, and institution as a whole. These facilities must be sensitive not only to their current needs, but should

also address the flexibility necessary to incorporate new modalities of learning as they develop. We apply this level of detail and care beyond the occupiable spaces (classrooms and lobbies), into the less visible components, such as engineering and other specialty systems. Our commitment to the integrated design process ensures that we create a facility that is maintainable, will last for generations, and promotes environmental responsibility. We know that an institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilities must be indicative of the commitment to their students, their mission and their community. With this in mind, we strive to create a learning environment that reflects the unique values, philosophy and goals of each of our clients and their institution.

“Myrtle Hall demonstrates the Institute’s commitment to innovative design, environmental sustainability, the renewal of Myrtle Avenue, and most of all to its students. This stunning building has moved forward our academic program in Digital Arts and has tremendously improved Pratt’s services for students while serving as a point of pride for the campus community and our neighbors as the first green building in the Fort Greene/ Clinton Hill area” -Dr. Thomas F. Schutte President, Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute Myrtle Hall Brooklyn, NY

Hofstra University Performing Arts Center Hempstead, NY

“Using a seamless design concept with simple materials and architectural language WASA/Studio A was able to bring the various venues together in their common mission and identity. The renovated and upgraded spaces within this project have given the Kupferberg Center, our students and the Queens’ community an iconic status worthy of the professional quality of work happening everyday on campus.” -Dave Gosine AIA, LEEDTM AP Director - Facilities Design, Construction & Management Queens College

Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts Queens, NY

“Thanks to the fine work of WASA’s architects and engineers, the college’s Kupferberg Center for the Visual and Performing Arts is now the finest art center in the borough of Queens.” -James Muyskens, President, Queens College

Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts Queens, NY

Queens College Godwin-Ternbach Art Gallery Queens, NY

Bank Street College of Education Tabas Auditorium New York, NY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;At McVickar Hall, we carefully repaired and cleaned the brick and terra-cotta facade and recreated the missing sheet metal cornice from period photographs, giving back to Columbia and the community a beautifully restored exterior that enhances the historic Morningside Heights neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? -Pamela Jerome, AIA, LEEDTM AP Preservation Partner, WASA/Studio A

Columbia University McVickar Hall New York, NY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;With very limited resources our aim at Callen Lorde was to create a light filled space and to promote a sense of wellness that would connect to this under-served local communityâ&#x20AC;? -Jack Esterson, Design Architect

Mount Sinai Medical Center Eva and Glenn Dubin Breast Care Center New York, NY

Columbia University McVickar Hall New York, NY

Mount Sinai Medical Center Eva and Glenn Dubin Breast Care Center New York, NY

State University of New York, Oswego Sheldon Hall Restoration Oswego, NY

“With dozens of high-end computers, a café, casual study space, and a workshop center, the Library Café is Brooklyn College’s premiere spot for student computing, socializing, study, and simple relaxation. The Library Café treats students as whole people: its combination of contemporary style, student-centered design, and comfort makes it everyone’s top choice.” -Dr. Barbra Buckner Higginbotham Chief Librarian, Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College Library Cafe / Computing Center Brooklyn, NY

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COLONIAL VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER 80% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SCALE: 1/32”=1’ SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

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Colonial Village Learning Center Norwalk, CT

â&#x20AC;&#x153;By providing a space for computer literacy, visual arts and athletics, the Melrose Community Center is not only a focal point of the neighborhood, but also an invaluable educational asset for the community.â&#x20AC;? -Harry Spring, PE, LEEDTM AP Senior Managing Partner WASA/Studio A

Melrose Community Center Bronx, NY

Residence Halls WASA/Studio A knows that careful consideration must be granted to the design of student residential facilities given how important they are to the quality of student life. On the interior these spaces must achieve a delicate balance of flexibility, affordability and comfort. Most importantly, students need to be provided with a space that, through personalization, they can call their home. At the exterior these buildings need to represent the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission and be respectful to the context of the campus. Our in-house architecture, engineering and preservation groups give us the capacity to work on student residential facilities of all sizes, settings and eras. Our expertise in these areas allows us to generate creative solutions to the unique issues of our clients.

Planning Study for Residence Hall 309 East 9th St. New York, NY

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Fashion Institute of Technology George S. and Mariana Kaufman Residence Hall New York, NY

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Western Connecticut State University Restoration of Fairfield Hall Danbury, CT

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Academic Recreation Academic athletic and recreational centers are a critical element of campus life and are increasingly important in recruiting students. Not only do these spaces promote healthier living for individual students, but they also act as a venue for gathering the academic community and inspiring pride in the university. These principles guide the design of our athletic facilities not only to house recreational activities, but to create critical leisure and spectator space. In addition to the larger image of the center, one must also consider the unseen conditions and issues that go in to a successful athletic facility. During the design phase it is critical that WASA/Studio A, not only plann the building program, but also pay careful attention to issues such as storage, lighting, ventilation, security and sanitation. Our integrated design approach allows us to address these issues and seamlessly incorporate the solutions while we develop the architecture.

New York University Left Jerome S. Coles Sports and Recreation Center New York, NY Jersey City State University Right Athletics Facility Jersey City, NJ

Academic Laboratories Many think of science labs as technical spaces and systems. However, they simultaneously must perform for each insitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methodology on an instructional level. We stress how important it is to recognize that people inhabit these environments; the right balance must be struck between technical systems and a facility that is comfortable, efficient and even inspiring for its inhabitants. This involves such environmental concerns as natural light and views, air quality and artificial lighting, acoustics, the quality of finishes and the overall character of each space so faculty and students have a sense of well-being and are supported in their work. These spaces must facilitate the process of teaching, learning and experimentation while incorporating advanced technologies and anticipating the future needs. This level of quality and care for the learning environment is what our designers bring to the table.

City University of New York Various Campus Research Laboratories New York, NY

Collaboration through BIM Technology Bolstering our essential concept of Integrated Design is our complete immersion in the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools on all projects. This intelligent program encourages early decision-making due to the creation and sharing of information rich documents. It allows for an unprecedented degree of coordination and integration among the various trades, creating clarity during the bidding and construction processes and minimizing delays and cost to our clients. 1

WASA/Studio Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice has evolved beyond design services to providing construction coordination assistance. The use of our integrated BIM models help to support trade coordination efforts and create MEP shop drawing. Ultimately, this extends the as-built model to become the clients tool for facilities management.

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We call this evolution: DaCIM: Design and Construction Information Management CAFM: Computer-Aided Facilities Management

WASA / STUDIO A FEATURED PROJECTS Pratt Institute Myrtle Hall, School of Digital Arts Brooklyn, NY

Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Performing Arts Queens, NY

Pratt’s most ambitious project to date, Myrtle Hall is designed to house a multitude of growing programs and departments, including the Department of Digital Arts and the Digital Arts Lab, Student Services and the Pratt Center for Community Development, a non-profit housing advocacy group. This 120,000-sf mixed-use building also contains retail space on the ground floor. Located on the newly rejuvenated Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, an historic neighborhood landmarked district, the building represents a projection of Pratt’s brand of design innovation and excellence into the larger community beyond its traditional gated campus. Photography by Alex Severin

The goal of this project was to create an identity for the Kupferberg Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Queens College, which operates out of three different campus buildings and involves five different venues. We created a series of new entrances and lobbies, as well as various interior improvements to the theaters. Photography by Alex Severin

Hofstra University Performing Arts Center Hempstead, NY Housing a black-box theater, musical and dramatic rehearsal spaces and faculty offices, this mixeduse program presented a major challenge due to the need for significant acoustic separation between the offices and the performance spaces. Great care was taken—both structurally and acoustically—to ensure that each user group would have a world-class facility, further enhancing the university’s reputation as a destination for students of the performing arts. Photography by Jim Brown

Bank Street College of Education Tabas Auditorium New York, NY The renovation of this auditorium has created a space to house an arts programs, a performance area and classrooms for the elementary school. In addition to improved aesthetics, the theater reveals new lighting, sound and rigging systems, an enhanced acoustic environment, new seating, new stage and auditorium flooring, the addition of a proscenium, new HVAC and electrical distribution and revised fire protection. Photography by Jim Brown

Columbia University McVickar Hall New York, NY Originally built in 1908, McVickar Hall is an eight-story 50,000-sf structure that Columbia University decided to convert into office space for Alumni Relations and Development in 2005. Our architecture and engineering teams were responsible for the interior gut renovation and a faĂ§ade conservation project on the exterior was completed by the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preservation group. Photography by Alex Severin State University of New York, Oswego Sheldon Hall Restoration Oswego, NY WASA/Studio A performed an extensive investigation of this Neo-Classical building at SUNY Oswego. Not only did we document existing conditions, but we also provided recommendations for a holistic restoration strategy, including code analysis, identification of energy deficiencies, scheduling, phasing and budget estimates. Brooklyn College Library Cafe/Computing Center Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn College Student Computing Center is a study facility in a casual lounge setting offering students full access 24 hours a dayto the CUNY-wide network, internet services, faculty teaching programs and various other computer services. Four years after the completion of Phase I of the Computer Center, WASA/Studio A was commissioned to design the one-story pavillion as a Phase II extension. Photography by Jim Brown

Melrose Community Center Bronx, NY WASA/Studio A provided architectural and engineering design services for a 20,000-sf community center geared toward visual arts, computer literacy and other classes. Located within a public housing project in the Bronx, the new building includes 2,500 sf of administrative offices and a 10,000-sf athletic/recreation facility. Western Connecticut State University Fairfield Hall Danbury, CT WASA/Studio A designed the overall restoration for this historic dormitory. The scope of services included new partitions, bathrooms, ceilings, lights, flooring, doors, hardware, wardrobe cabinets and associated work to provide new code-compliant energy-efficient units. Fashion Institute of Technology Kaufman Residence Hall New York, NY WASA/Studio A converted a 300,000-sf former manufacturing building into a new residence hall to house more than 1,100 students. The housing design is apartment-style, complete with double-occupancy bedrooms and full kitchens and bathrooms for every unit. As a gut rehab, all mechanical, electrical, lighting and power systems were replaced, as well as repairs to the exterior envelope.

Planning Study for Residence Hall 309 East 9th Street New York, NY WASA/Studio A performed a planning study for a large vacant public school building in the Lower East Side. We developed various redevelopment schemes for its conversion to a student residence hall. New York University Jerome S. Coles Sports & Recreation Center New York, NY WASA/Studio A provided architectural and engineering services for the design of this recreational center, which contains all facilities for intercollegiate athletics. Jersey City State University Athletics Facility Jersey City, NJ This 70,000-sf new facility houses an NCAA regulation gymnasium with four full-size basketball courts, an indoor track and bleacher seating. The building also includes an Olympic-size swimming pool, locker rooms, training rooms, squash courts, fitness center, physical training center and administrative offices. City University of New York Various Campus Research Laboratories New York, NY While on a term contract with the NYC Department of Design, Construction & Management, WASA/Studio A has been responsible for architecture and engineering services at many of these Universities, including Brooklyn College, City College, Lehman College and Borough of Manhattan Community College.

WASA / STUDIO A WHAT WE DO Firm History

Integrated Design

With over 120 years of history, WASA/Studio A [Wank Adams Slavin Associates LLP] is one of the oldest continuously operating architecture and engineering firms in the United States. The firm owes its longevity to its ability to transform and grow with the demands of the marketplace and to constantly evolve its services to incorporate the latest technology and highest standards of the profession. Now, as WASA/Studio A, the firm has entered the 21st century as a fully integrated design firm, including the major disciplines of architecture, engineering, preservation, interiors and sustainable design, and providing a uniquely structured approach to design and Total Project Delivery.

WASA/Studio Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience allows us to collaborate in-house as integrated projectspecific teams. Each project team comes together early in the design process and maintains creative collaboration, coordination and problem-solving techniques with the client. In this manner all aspects of a project are developed simultaneously and in concert with each other.

Our Process The real benefit to our clients lies in our diverse expertise in the design process itself. We incorporate an Integrated Design Process and a commitment to Design Excellence through an all-inclusive holistic approach. The results of this process are buildings and spaces that are responsive to client needs, straightforward in their use and thoughtful of the environment.

Our Services Architectural Design Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineering Historic Preservation Adaptive Re-use Interior Design Feasibility Studies Conditions Assessment Site Analysis Building Code & Zoning Analysis Programming Space Planning Blocking and Stacking Studies FF&E Selection Facilities Management Support

WASA/Studio A - Education Clients Bank Street College of Education Bard College Baruch College Brooklyn College Brooklyn Law School City of NY Department of Design & Construction City University of New York Columbia University Cornell University Fashion Institute of Technology Fordham University Hofstra University Hunter College Kean University LaGuardia Community College Lexington School for the Deaf Manhattan College Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day H.S. New Jersey City University New York City Department of Education New York City School Construction Authority New York Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Weill Cornell Medical Center New York State University Construction Fund

New York University NYU Bluestone Clinical Research Center NYU David B. Kriser Dental School Pace University Pratt Institute Princeton University Queens College (CUNY) The Rudolf Steiner School Sponsors for Educational Opportunity SUNY Albany SUNY Binghamton SUNY Oswego SUNY College of Optometry SUNY Downstate Medical Center US Military Academy at West Point University of Connecticut University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia William Paterson University Wagner College Western Connecticut State University

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