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Presentation to:
National China Garden FoundationNational China Garden Project
Wednesday, August 8, 2012/ 2:00 P.M.
INTRODUCTION – SWANKE HAYDEN CONNELL ARCHITECTS
• Services: Washington, DC presence for more than 50 years will provide A/E team management, architectural design, interior design, graphic design
• First DC Office commission, Architect of the Capitol, led to one of firm’s most notable commissions – Lead Architect for restoration of Statue of Liberty
• High-degree of familiarity with DC regulatory environment – DCRA, CFA, etc.
• Office in presence in Shanghai, working with Chinese developers and Local Design Institutes on new and adaptive reuse projects
• More than 25 years of design experience for international clients, with projects spanning the globe
• Design Excellence evidenced by 115 awards across all sectors over the past 25 years
Statue of Liberty Restoration
US Capitol Under Construction
INTRODUCTION – SWANKE HAYDEN CONNELL ARCHITECTS
Graphic Design Services
• Provided by design Affiliate Design360• Capabilities include:
- Building identification
- Wayfinding
- Communications graphics
Collaboration with International Design Firms
• To-date 17 international firms including:- Three commissions with Pelli, Clarke, Pelli,
- Three commissions with Kohn Pedersen Fox
- Two commissions in Shanghai, China (new
construction office and hotel and adaptive reuse
residential
Graphic Design Services forNassau County Public Safety Center and L’Oreal
Merrill Lynch Financial Center Courtyard
INTRODUCTION – SWANKE HAYDEN CONNELL ARCHITECTS
SHCA Key Personnel
• Louis Krupnick, Senior Project Manager- 14 major park projects
- Washington, DC area cultural/institutional experience includes Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Library of Congress
• Shanghai Office Personnel: Henrik Wings, Chief Designer, and Jessie Huang, Translation and Management Liaison
Chinese-Speaking Senior Staff
• How Zan, Project Architect• Ping Chen, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical Engineer
(Weigand Associates)• Peng Gu, PLA, LEED AP, Landscape Architect
(Mahan Rykiel Associates)
Courtyard for new Jinqiao T14-1 Residential Complex
Garden at St. Olave’s House
SUBCONSULTANT TEAM – WEIGAND ASSOCIATES
• Services: Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical/Lighting, MEP LEED Services
• Providing premier MEP sustainable designs for 20 years in the Dc Metro Area
• Experts with innovative solutions - integrating new MEP in historic building fabric
• Experienced with working on projects of a national stature, park facilities, and high traffic public spaces:
- Smithsonian Institute, Asia Trail II Elephant House and Habitat at the National Zoo, DC
- DC War Memorial Restoration, National Park Service, Washington, DC
- Theodore Roosevelt Island Fountain Renovation, National Park Services, Washington, DC
- Renovation of the Memorial Reception Building at The Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Arlington National Cemetery
Theodore Roosevelt Island Fountain
SUBCONSULTANT TEAM – WILES MENSCH CORPORATION
• Services: Providing civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, urban design, and development consulting services since 1986
• Substantial experience on projects with complex infrastructure
• Experienced working with Chinese Government – provided civil engineering, surveying and permitting coordination services for Chinese Embassy Chancery and Staff Residence
• High profile Washington, DC project experience:
- The National Mall
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- National Zoo – Asia Trail Phase II Elephant Trails
National Zoological Park – Asia Trail Phase II, Elephant Trails
Korean War Veterans Memorial
SUBCONSULTANT TEAM – MAHAN RYKIEL ASSOCIATES
• Services: 29-year-old, award-winning landscape architecture, urban design and planning practice with offices in Baltimore, Maryland and Hong Kong
• Working in China for 10 years on more than 25 projects with three native, Mandarin-speaking landscape architects on staff
• Completed a five-year on call landscape architectural contract with US National Arboretum constructing two projects – the Flowering Tree Walk and Fern Valley ADA Improvements
• Familiar with presenting to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, working with the Director of the US National Arboretum, garden curators and the USDA to coordinate design efforts
Flowering Tree Walk at US National Arboretum
Wutai Conference Center Site Plan, Shanxi, China
SUBCONSULTANT TEAM
Protection Engineering Group – Fire Protection, Life Safety and Code Consulting, Security
• Full-service engineering firm with offices in Chantilly, VA, Baltimore, MD, and Atlanta, GA
• Successful completion of notable cultural, museum, monumental, and national historic landmark projects: Smithsonian Institution – various facilities, National Park Service historic Washington Canoe Club, National Park Service Mary McLeod Bethune Council
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. – Structural Engineering• Established in 1956, with Washington, DC presence of more than 10
years
• Cultural, national landmark, and exhibit hall experience in Washington, DC area includes: Washington Monument renovation, Smithsonian Institution – various facilities, L’Enfant Plaza Redevelopment (includes major museum)
TCT Cost Consultants – Cost Estimating• Established in 2007, with three partners working together for more than
12 years• High-profile Washington, DC clients include: Architect of the Capitol and
Library of Congress
APPROACH TO CHALLENGES
Communication• Establish FTP site for sharing, distributing drawings• Establish video conference link• SHCA Shanghai office to travel for face-to-face
meetings (as required)• Mandarin-speaking staff to facilitate exchange
dialogue to develop a cohesive design
Conversion•Establish/agree upon CADD drawing conventions•Translate US codes into Chinese design responses
Clarity of Responsibility• Below-grade – design services provided by all of
SHCA Team’s consultants• Above grade – statutory requirements consulting,
sympathetic support structures & graphics, engineering design integrated into Chinese design
• Permitting & Construction Administration oversight• Close-out as Architect of Record
Xili Golf and Country Club
Xili Residences
APPROACH TO CHALLENGES
US Team Quality Assurance• From Chinese Team design drawings to DCRA
permitting set• Early review with DCRA• Review Chinese modifications to suit US code
Chinese Team Quality Assurance• That our permitting set fully complies with Chinese
Design intent• Explaining why modifications – either side• Review and comment on US design elements –
support structures, graphic design, mechanical distribution, parking, etc.
• Inspecting site preparation – permanent and temporary
ExxonMobil Courtyard
APPROACH TO CHALLENGES
Approvals• Properly advocating Chinese Team’s design – from
Commission of Fine Arts through utility approvals• Early preliminary meetings to address agency
concerns adding them to the design parameters• Explore special DCRA / Utilities handling of project
US Construction and Chinese Craftsmen• Leave site and buildings’ infrastructure completely
finished before craftsman begin their construction work • Inspect Chinese craftsmen to completion for project• Final inspection and sign-off by all parties
Nurse’s Park
Zooparc de Trégomeur
SHCA TEAM ADVANTAGES
• International experience – We understand and are sensitive to what it requires to build in a foreign country, establishing communication and trust
• Chinese expertise – design and dialogue
• Local expertise – US National Arboretum, DCRA, CFA, utilities
• Relevant expertise – monuments and park settings for high-profile public projects
Jinqiao T14-1 Residential Complex
Merrill Lynch Financial Center Garden