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WAU is an interdisciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City. The firm was established in response to the widening gap that exists between great design firms and great executive firms with a view to spanning both areas of practice. With prior experience working with some of the world’s most established offices in both spheres, WAU has experience in providing innovative design solutions whilst meeting budget constraints and rigorous construction schedules.
WAU’s design approach is driven by a curiosity for new organizational typologies and aesthetic experiences that offer new ways of living, working, and interacting with one another. WAU’s interests are not defined by a particular project typology, but by the potential to create environments with cultural resonance. Frequently expanding the role of the architect, WAU’s approach spans between strategic thinking and material experimentation from the city to the WHO ARE WE?
Ian Watchorn is a Licensed Architect in both the US & Europe with over 10 years of experience working at internationally renowned offices. Educated in Ireland he has worked with two separate Pritzker Prize winning architects in OMA and Grafton Architects and has experience spanning Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, and for the past 7 years; New York. Ian’s experience is one that recognizes the distinct skills required to both design and execute architectural projects. With this in mind, Ian spent his formative years working on high profile competitions, most notably with OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) where he developed a critical approach to design. Post OMA, Ian then refined this design thinking leading a number of design commissions in the years that followed. With a desire to see projects through to completion Ian then completed his educational arc by joining Cooper Robertson, working extensively on the later phases of project development, documentation and delivery. With experience in leading all stages of architectural projects at the highest level Ian founded WAU (Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism) in 2020. Technology,
IAN WATCHORN AIA | RIBA | RIAI Professional Experience 2020 WAU Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism 2016 Cooper Robertson 2016 HWKN Hollwich Kushner 2014 Studio Link-Arc 2013 Grafton Architects 2012 OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture 2012 OG Arkitekter 2011 VMX Architects 2011 Waterford Institute of
Ireland Master of Architecture Education
Jake Rosenwald is an architectural designer with 3 years of experience from Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Government and Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning in 2019 with a Masters of Architecture.
Professional Experience 2021 WAU Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism 2019 LeCavalier R+D 2018 Kohn, Pederson, Fox 2019 Columbia GSAPP Master of Architecture 2015 Dartmouth College Education
JAKE ROSENWALD
Prior to joining WAU, Jake worked at a Brooklyn architecture and urbanism research practice called LeCavalier R+D, focusing on urban and infrastructure solutions for New York City and the surrounding areas. He has also worked on large institutional infrastructure projects at KPF in New York.
OMAFirm Office for Metropolitan Architecture + Cooper Robertson Project Size + Location 61,700 sf | New York, USA MuseumProgram / Office / Education Date of Completion Est. NewClient2022Museum NEW EXPANSIONMUSEUM 5th floor Plan New Museum expansion Entrance
The New Muesum Expansion will occupy a seven story, 60,000 square foot building and include three floors of galleries, doubling the Museum’s exhibition space. The form is designed to complement and respect the integrity of the adjoining SANAAdesigned flagship building, while asserting its own distinct identity. Along with additional space for the Museum’s many community and education programs, the expansion will provide a permanent home and office space for NEW INC, as well as increased public amenities and improved vertical circulation.
The new building will improve vertical circulation with the addition of an atrium stair, which will offer views over the surrounding neighborhood. The stair and new entry align to the terminus of Prince Street, opening up the museum to the city. The building will also provide additional public spaces and services, including an expanded lobby and bookstore, an upper level forum connecting to the existing Sky-room, and a new 80-seat restaurant.
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The AK360 project – an ambitious campus development project for the Albright Knox Gallery – will double the number of masterworks the museum can display and will also provide stateof-the-art space for presenting special exhibitions. The project will enhance the visitor experience at the museum, creating more space for education, dining, and social activities, while better integrating the campus to the landscape of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Delaware UnderPark.
the plan developed by OMA in partership with Cooper Robertson as the executive architect, the new building will add 29,000 sf of space for displaying special exhibitions and the museum’s world-renowned art collection. The new building will also incorporate several visitor amenities and is envisioned to have a wraparound promenade that visually and aesthetically connects the interior of the building with the existing campus and Robertson Size 80,000 York, USA building addition
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AlbrightClientEst.DateMuseumProgramofCompletion2022KnoxMuseum ALBRIGHT KNOX 360 North
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StudioFirm Link-Arc Project Size + Location 97,000 sf | Shenzhen, China Library,ProgramOffice, Education Date of CompletionChinaClient2018 Resources Group CHINA ARCHIVERESOURCESLIBRARY Library entrance Exterior terraces Promenade enclosed by glass veil
Located on the campus of Xiaojingwan University, a private educational institution in Shenzhen, the CRLand Archive Library has a dual program. The building’s primary function is to serve as an archive for the client, holding all of its physical and digital records in a subterranean vault built into the hillside that serves as the project site. Atop the archive, the project functions as a gallery space and lecture hall that serves the adjacent campus, adding a civic and cultural dimension to the project.
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2'-6" 1 1.7 2 3 4 5 6 C.4E.6E.8F.2ED 16'-10" 7'-9" 26'-0" 26'-0" 26'-0" 26'-0" 6'-2" 6'-4" 8'-4" 17'-4" 20'-4" 11'-8" OUT OF SCOPE CL 1'-3" 11'-0" 6'-4" C 5'-81'-11" 2 10'-11" C 2'-6" 7'-6" 5'-82 10'-11" C 2'-6" 13'-9" 5'-3 8'-2" 2'-9" 6'-7" 1'-11" 15'-2" 1'-3" 4'-33 8 11 WEST 53RD SREET NEW YORK, NY 10019 JAROS BAUM BOLLES NEW YORK, NY 10005 212 530 9300 NEW YORK, NY 10038 NEW YORK, NY 10019 POWER AND DATA PLAN - LEVEL 15 DOB ISSUANCE05/03/2018 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS05/04/2018 As part of an overall $450 million expansion and renovation of MoMA, Cooper Robertson were tasked with the renovation of the 15th floor of the MoMA office tower. The task was to provide a new home for MoMA’s in-house graphic design team which works alongside the curatorial, marketing and PR teams within the Keymuseum.features of the design include a central open plan communal workspace, surrounded by perimeter meeting rooms, private office spaces and various breakout spaces for collaboration. Note - Project images were taken post client move in. CooperFirm Robertson Project Size + Location 6,200 sf | New York, USA MuseumClient2019DateOfficeProgramofCompletionofModern Art 15THMoMAFLOOR OFFICES Renovated MoMA exterior by DS+R 15 Floor Plan
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Robertson Project Size + Location 5,300 sf | New York, USA Education,Program Office Date of CompletionNewClient2016York Botanical Garden THE EDIBLE ACADEMY Edible Academy entrance Floor plan 1 0 20’ 1. ENTRY PLAZA 2. MEADOW GARDEN 3. GREENTHUMB GARDEN 4. CHILDREN’S GARDEN 5. OVERLOOK FLOOR PLAN 6. OVERLOOK PAVILION 7. DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM 8. CORRIDOR 9. ELECTRIC ROOM 10. STORAGE / PANTRY 11. CLASSROOM 12. OFFICE 13. MECHANICAL ROOM 14. STAFF ROOM 15. MEN’S TOILET 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 19. STORAGE SHED 20. NURSERY 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 24. MAGNOLIA WAY 3 4 5 76 8 2 10 1211 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 21 9 1 0 20’ ENTRY MEADOWPLAZAGARDENGREENTHUMBGARDENCHILDREN’SGARDENVERLOOK 6. OVERLOOK PAVILION 7. DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM 8. CORRIDOR 9. ELECTRIC ROOM 10. STORAGE / PANTRY 11. CLASSROOM 12. OFFICE 13. MECHANICAL ROOM 14. STAFF ROOM 15. MEN’S TOILET 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 19. STORAGE SHED 20. NURSERY 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 24. MAGNOLIA WAY 3 4 5 76 8 2 10 1211 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 21 9 1 0 20’ OOK PAVILION DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM CORRIDORELECTRICROOMGE/PANTRY 11. CLASSROOM 12. OFFICE 13. MECHANICAL ROOM 14. STAFF ROOM 15. MEN’S TOILET 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 19. STORAGE SHED 20. NURSERY 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 24. MAGNOLIA WAY 3 4 5 76 8 2 10 1211 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 24 21 9 1 0 20’CLASSROOMOFFICEMECHANICAL ROOM AFF ROOM MEN’S TOILET 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 19. STORAGE SHED 20. NURSERY 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 24. MAGNOLIA WAY 3 4 5 76 8 2 10 1211 13 24 21 9 1 0 20’ 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 19. STORAGE SHED 20. NURSERY 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 24. MAGNOLIA WAY 3 4 5 76 24
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To meet a growing interest in urban edible gardening, particularly for New York City’s young learners, we were commissioned to design an expansion to The New York Botanical Garden’s Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden. The new facility, called The Edible Academy, will expand programs for children as well as teachers, families, and adults into a year-round teaching center focusing on the fundamental relationships between plants, gardening, sustainability, nutrition, and health.
1 0 20’ 1. ENTRY PLAZA 2. MEADOW GARDEN 3. GREENTHUMB GARDEN FLOOR PLAN 6. OVERLOOK PAVILION 7. DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM 8. CORRIDOR 11. CLASSROOM 12. OFFICE 13. MECHANICAL ROOM 16. STAFF TOILET 17. WOMEN’S TOILET 18. SERVICE YARD 21. PROPAGATION GREENHOUSE 22. AMPHITHEATER 23. SERVICE DRIVE 3 4 5 76 8 2 10 1211 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 21 9
The Edible Academy includes a new 5,300 square foot classroom building and propagation greenhouse as well as expanded garden areas to serve up to 100,000 program participants annually. It is sited to highlight its magnificent setting with views down a steep wooded slope to the Bronx River. A terraced lawn amphitheater and two outdoor pavilions will provide flexible spaces for activities, cooking demonstrations, and outdoor events.
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A distinct community within Miami’s patchwork of neighborhoods, Coconut Grove offers an alternative to metropolitan downtown. A new typology of living has emerged in the Grove – one deeply connected with the local community yet offering the intimacy of a private retreat.
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Date of completion 2020 Program Residential Project Size + Location 600,000 sf | Miami, Florida, USA Firm OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture
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OMA’s design inverts the local trend of high-density massing and establishes a new approach to vertical living more attuned to Coconut Grove. The site’s porosity was preserved by distributing 1 million square feet of living between three towers across a five acre lot. Residents maintain a connection to Coconut Grove’s lush natural setting as they arrive at the landscaped plinth and ascend to units that enjoy views of Biscayne Bay.
Located at the nexus of the Miami’s urban grid and the bay’s edge, the site has the unique potential to be a seamless connection between the city and coast.
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A distinct community within Miami’s patchwork of neighborhoods, Coconut Grove offers an alternative to metropolitan downtown. A new typology of living has emerged in the Grove – one deeply connected with the local community yet offering the intimacy of a private Locatedretreat.atthe nexus of the Miami’s urban grid and the bay’s edge, the site has the unique potential to be a seamless connection between the city and coast.
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OMA’s design inverts the local trend of high-density massing and establishes a new approach to vertical living more attuned to Coconut Grove. The site’s porosity was preserved by distributing 1 million square feet of living between three towers across a five acre lot. Residents maintain a connection to Coconut Grove’s lush natural setting as they arrive at the landscaped plinth and ascend to units that enjoy views of Biscayne Bay.
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OMAFirm - Office for Metropolitan Architecture Project Size + Location 600,000 sf | Miami, Florida, USA
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