Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Client: The University of Pennsylvania
Completion date: June 2009
Program: A 49,000-square-foot, four-story flagship uniting the policy center's staff in one building. It includes offices, conference rooms, broadcast facilities, a three-level atrium, and a 200-person hall for lectures, receptions, and presentations.
Solution: Charged with designing a glass building on a campus dominated by brick and stone, the designers wanted to give a modern glass facade some of the warmth and depth of the more traditional buildings next door. They layered wood with glass to produce a kind of lantern effect: behind the facade's sleek aluminum and glass curtainwall the architects placed adjustable wood-panel screens. On the interior, a three-level skylit atrium brings light into the lower floors and unites the center's various research disciplines, whose offices line the perimeter. In the lobby, a white terrazzo floor and limestone-panel wall extend the feeling of brightness.
Total construction cost:
$30 million
Architect:
Maki and Associates
13-4 Hachiyama-cho
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0035 Japan
tel: ++81.3.3780-3880
fax: ++81.3.3780-3881
www.maki-and-associates.co.jp
PeopleClient Architect Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Architect of record: Engineer(s): Consultant(s) Lighting: Acoustical: Civil: Pennoni Associates; www.pennoni.com General contractor: Brian McGillin, Project Executive Photographer(s): Interior: |
ProductsStructural system : Exterior cladding: Aluminum curtain wall: YKK AP America, YCW 752 series, YS1N anodized finish; www.ykkap.com Metal Panels: Citadel Architectural Products Envelope 2000, Maki Silver finish; www.citadelap.com Concrete: Stone Cladding: Roofing: Metal: Green Roof system: Windows: Aluminum: Glazing: Wood veneer and wood louver interlayer glass: Okalux / Schott North America; www.okalux.de / www.us.schott.com Skylights: Doors: Wood doors: Fire-control doors: Fire shutters: Storefront interior glazing: Hardware: Hinges: Closers: Exit devices: Pulls: Cabinet hardware: Interior finishes : Suspension grid: Acoustical plaster: Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Paints and stains: Intumescent finishes: Paneling: Plastic laminate: Special surfacing: Elevator lobby and Agora walls: Venetian Plaster, USG Spatula Stuhhi; www.usg.com Stair Towers: Forbo Bulletin Board; www.forbo-flooring.com Floor and wall tile: Resilient flooring: Carpet: Sand-bed and epoxy terrazzo: Wood flooring: Exterior deck: Naturally Durable, FSC Certified Ipe; www.naturallydurable.com Furnishings: Reception furniture: Fixed seating: Storage cabinets: Shades: Lighting: Downlights: Exterior: Controls: Conveyance: Plumbing: Lavatories: Low flow urinals: Toilets: Water fountains: |
