the People

Owner:
U.S. General Services Administration

Architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-298-9300 tel.
212-298-9500 fax
www.som.com

Design partners: David Childs, FAIA; Gary Haney, AIA

Management partner: Peter Magill, AIA
Project manager: Elias Moubayed

Senior designers: Anthony Fieldman, AIA; Rod Garrett, AIA

Senior technical coordinator: Mark Igou, AIA

Technical coordinator: Michael Carline

Designers: Aybars Asci, AIA; Kim VanHolsbeke; Takuya Yamauchi; Magd Fahmy; Noppon Psjutharnon; Devawongs Devakul Na Ayudhya; Joyce Ip

Design/build architect: Skanska www.skanska.com with HKS Architects www.hksusa.com (design/build contractors)

Associate architect for programming and space planning:  Metropolitan Architects and Planners

Interior designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Design partner: Stephen Apking, AIA

Management partner: Peter Magill, AIA

Project manager: Nazila Shabestari Duran, AIA

Senior designers: Nestor Santa-Cruz; Donald Holt; Dale Greenwald; Nicholas Cotton; Mary Broaddus

Strategic planner: Catherine Haley

Furniture designer: Cynthia Mirbach

Senior technical coordinator: Elizabeth Marr, AIA

Designers: Amber Giacometti ; Ya Ching Hsueh; Celine Jeanne; Jennifer Lee; Ashley O’Neill; Michele Pate; Jeremy Singer

Engineers:
Structural: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Design/civil: Wiles Mensch www.ekcorp.com

M/e/p: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Consultants:
Planning/landscape & environmental analysis: EDAW www.edaw.com
           
Lighting: Domingo Gonzalez Associates www.dgalight.com (base building); Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design www.cbbld.com (interior)

Audio/visual & acoustics: Polysonics www.polysonics-copr.com

Fire protection: Rolf Jensen & Associates www.rjagroup.com

Cost estimation: Project Management Services

Vertical transportation:
Lerch Bates & Associates www.lerchbates.com

Security: Sako & Associates www.rjagroup.com

Parking: Carl Walker www.carlwalker.com

Blast: Hinman Consulting Engineers www.hce.com

Food service: Hopkins Foodservice Specialists www.hopkins-fs.com

Telecommunications: Shen Milsom & Wilke www.smwinc.com

Curtainwall: CDC www.cdc-usa.com

Design/build contractor:
Skanska USA www.skanska.com

Design/build architect of record:
HKS www.hksinc.com

Design/build structural engineer:
Walter P. Moore www.walterpmoore.com

Design/build m/e/p engineer:
Southland Industries www.southlandind.com; GHT www.ghtltd.com

Design/build civil engineer:
A. Morton Thomas

the Products

Structural system:
Steel at office building; concrete at garages

Exterior Cladding: 
Metal/glass curtainwall:
Viracon VE1-2M 1” insulated glazing unit with 10 percent ceramic frit; curtainwall manufactured by Enclos www.enclos.com

Concrete:
Green-tinted pre-cast concrete spandrel panels with mica flakes by Artex Systems

Wood:  
Curved, glue-laminated white oak sun-shading blades by Sentinel Structures www.sentinelstructures.com; panelized tongue-and-groove Ipe boards by ISEC www.isecinc.com

EIFS, ACM, or other:
Ivy green screen system at parking enclosures by Greenscreen www.greenscreen.com

Roofing:  
Other:  
White reflective; garden roof comprised of engineered soil and landscaping, intensive at garage and extensive at office building; fully adhered PVC roof membrane system complete with flashings and terminations

Doors:
Entrances: Herculite type clear glass doors www.herculite.com

Wood: Pivot wooden doors with push/pull handles by Elmes www.elmesworld.com

Glass: Herculite glass doors www.herculite.com with push/pull handles by Elmes www.elmesworld.com

Hardware:
Locksets: Matise heavy duty type with lever type trim

Hinges: Stainless steel pivot hinges at ground floor and office support nodes; full mortise concealed hall bearing

Pulls: Elmes www.elmesworld.com

Interior finishes:
Acoustical ceilings:
USG Geometrix ceiling panels basket weave pattern at dining area, USG Transluscent ceiling panels at servery www.usg.com; Armstrong Optima Open Pan 1220 x 1400 Plank ceiling with 15/16 prelude grid exposed at workstations www.armstrong.com

Demountable partitions:
ACME office front systems with acid etched glass

Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore www.benjaminmoore.com; Sherman Williams www.sherwinwilliams.com

Wallcoverings:
Formglas FRG wall panel at street custom designed by SOM www.formglas.com; Sina Pearson Calypso Banana wall covering at Credit Union www.sinapearson.com; Maharam Medium #463490 color 029 pistachio and # 458640 color 013 Myrtle at auditorium, training, and conference center www.maharam.com

Paneling:
HBF Allegro wall panels www.hbftextiles.com, walnut wood veneer panels at dining area

Special surfacing:
Vanceva tinted laminated glass fins www.vanceva.com

Floor and wall tile:       
Stonesource Veneto glass tiles www.stonesource.com, Da-Lite ceramic tiles at servery www.da-lite.com; Magnan white & bleu terrazzo at dining, servery, café and Credit Union; Quarry Tile at kitchen floor, ceramic tile at kitchen walls www.quarrytile.com; Magnan white terrazzo at street

Carpet:            
Milliken Way carpet, custom designed by SOM www.milliken.com

Raised flooring:
Tate Access Floors with under-floor AC supply www.tateaccessfloors.com

Furnishings:
Office furniture:  Knoll Morrisson workstations www.knoll.com; Humanscale Freedom chairs www.humanscale.com

Reception furniture:
Stone benches at ground floor lobby

Chairs:             
Fritz Hansen series 7 chairs at street, servery, café, and nodes www.fritzhansen.com; Brayton Switch chair with ArcCom fabric at dining area www.brayton.com; Humanscale Freedom chair at Credit Union and node conference room www.humanscale.com; KI Versa chair at auditorium www.ki.com

Tables:            
Street, Dining & Nodes: Knoll Arena tables at street, dining, and nodes www.knoll.com; Keilhauer Branden banquette, Keilhauer Branden table at Credit Union and node seating area www.keilhauer.com; Howe conference table at node conference room www.howefurniture.com

Upholstery:
Arc-Com Silverado at café, dining & servery; Momentum Tease & Sense and Sina Pearson Calypso on Branden benches, Momentum Velese on Cal lounge chairs and Canal chairs www.themomgroup.com; Maharam Voyage at fitness center www.maharam.com; Humanscale Vellum upholstery on auditorium, training, and conference center chairs www.humanscale.com; Pallas Textiles Savoy on auditorium chairs www.pallastextiles.com; Sina Pearson Calypso fabric on Branden chairs at conference center and break-out areas www.sinapearson.com

Lighting: 
Interior ambient lighting:
Philips Strato panel diffusing system www.philips.com

Downlights:      
Nieghthardt dome pendant light fixture at dining area; Zumtobel linear direct/indirect luminaire www.zumbotel.com; Prudential skydome fluorescent light fixture at training center www.prulite.com; Edison Price Predlite metal halide downlight www.epl.com; Zumtobel 4’ linear fluorescent at workplaces www.zumbotel.com

Conveyance:
Elevators/escalators:
Fujitec www.fujitecamerica.com