the People

Owner
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Architect
R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects
255 West 26 Street
New York, NY 10001
212-243-7400 tel.
212-633-9769 fax
www.kliment-halsband.com

Interior designer
R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects, Seattle, WA

Engineer(s)
Mechanical/Electrical: 
AltieriSeborWieber Consulting Engineers www.altieriseborwieber.com

Structural: 
Robert Silman Associates PC www.rsapc.com

Civil:
Matrix New World Engineering Inc. www.matrixegs.com

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Andropogon Associates Ltd. www.andropogon.com

Lighting:
Brandston Partnership Inc. www.brandston.com

Acoustical and audio/visual:
Shen Milsom & Wilke www.smwinc.com

Construction manager:
Heery International www.heery.com

Exhibit/signage design: Chermayeff & Geismar Associates www.cgstudionyc.com

Security: Kroll Schiff & Associates www.kroll.com

Hazardous materials abatement: Entek Environmental www.entek-env.com

Cost estimating:G2 Project Planning Inc. www.g2projectplanning.com

Building environmental: James R. Gainfort Consulting Architects

Shop consultant: Jeanne Giordano Ltd.

Surveyor/traffic consultant: Clough Harbour & Associates www.cha-llp.com

Vertical transportation: VDA www.vdassoc.com

Specifications: Glezen Fisher

Accessibility consultant: Studio Pacifica Ltd. www.studiopacifica.com

General contractor
U.W. Marx Construction Company

Photographer(s)
Cervin Robinson
212-873-0464 tel.
cervrob@aol.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
AutoCAD www.autodesk.com

the Products

Structural system
Concrete foundation walls with steel frame

Ground floor: Heavy wood timber posts and beam trusses

Orientation lobby: Exposed steel bow trusses

Exterior cladding
Masonry: Local fieldstone; Sucato Builders, masons

Wood/glass curtainwall:
Spanish cedar wood window wall and monumental doors

Wood:
Western red cedar clapboard and shiplap siding; painted wood siding, 6-inch novelty siding and 4-inch beveled siding

Roofing
Lead coated copper standing seam by C. Verone Roofing

Windows
Wood: Reilly WoodWorks www.reillywoodworks.com

Glazing
Glass: Double pane insulating glass

Skylights: Fiore Skylights www.fioreskylights.com

Insulated-panel or plastic glazing: Firelite by Technical Glass Products www.fireglass.com

Doors
Entrances: Reilly WoodWorks

Hardware
Brushed chrome by Dorma www.dorma.com, Stanley www.stanleyworks.com

Interior finishes
Acoustical:
Natural stain beech acoustic panels with beech plywood in auditorium by Decoustics http://decoustics.com; exposed acoustic deck ceiling through public corridors and in auditorium by United Steel Products www.usprack.com

Special surfacing:
Exposed natural finish Douglas-fir framing and wood decking by Pocopson Industries www.timberworks.com

Floor and wall tile (cite where used): Argoat matte (12x12) ceramic tiles at corridors by ChromTech; 2" C11 alabaster with A98 True Blue and A16 maize tiles at bathroom floors by American Olean www.americanolean.com

Resilient flooring:
VCT - Allstate

Carpet:
Karastan www.karastan.com; Bigelow www.bigelowcommercial.com; Mohawk www.mohawk-flooring.com; Collins & Aikman www.cafloorcoverings.com

Furnishings
Fixed seating:
Auditorium fixed seats by Irwin www.irwinseating.com

Lighting
Custom fixtures by Lightolier www.lightolier.com, LSI www.lightingservicesinc.com, and BEGA www.bega-us.com

Special equipment
Black out and room darkening shades by MechoShade www.mechoshade.com