the People

Owner:
University of Pennsylvania

Architect:
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects LLP
222 Central Park South Grd Floor
New York, NY 10019
212.582.2385
212.245.1984
www.twbta.com/

Principal in Charge: Tod Williams

Principal in Charge: Billie Tsien

Project Architect: Philip Ryan

Team:
Evan Ripley
David Later
Evan Ripley
David Later
John Skillern
Phil Goodfellow
Johnny Cho
Aurelie Paradiso
Lauren Schlesinger
Joe Boyette
Christian Wofford
Vivian Wang

Architect of record: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects LLP

Associate architect(s):
CD phase: Guggenheimer Architects

Principal: Peter Guggenheimer

Project Architect: Niall Cain

Michael Hsieh

Henry Hong

Amanda Dickson

Omayya Kanafani

Interior Designer: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects LLP

Engineer(s): 
MEP:  Ambrosino Depinto and Schmeider

Structural Engineer: Severud Associates

Lab Consultant: Gpr Planners Collaborative

Consultant(s):
Environmental Design: Propp And Guerin

Lighting Design: Fisher Marantz Stone

Curtain Wall Consultant:  Axis Group Limited

Waterproofing Consultant:  Axis Group Limited

Acoustic Consultant:  Shen Milsom Wilke

Telecommunications Consultant:  Shen Milsom Wilke

Audio/Visual Consultant:  Shen Milsom Wilke

Elevator Consultant:  Van Dusen Associates

Security Consultant:  Sst

Fountain Consultant:  Dan Euser Waterarchitecture
Specification Writer Construction Specifications

Cost Consultant:  Advanced Cost Solutions

Code Consultant:  Code Consultants Inc.

Landscape Consultant:  Hollander Design

Construction Manager: Skanska USA

Photographer:
Michael Moran
212.334.4543
Michael@moranstudio.com
Credit: “Photography by Michael Moran”

Renderer(s): In-house

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Autodesk Autocad 2005
Google Sketchup
Form Z
Microsoft Office

the Products

Structural system:
Cast in place concrete (primary) and some structural steel

Exterior cladding:
Masonry: Glazed Ceramic/Manganese Double Fired Textured, Extruded Brick By Castaic Brick

Metal/Glass Curtainwall: National Glass And Metal

Concrete: Quinn Construction With Ceco / Botti

EIFS, ACM, or other: EIFS bydryvit

Roofing:
Built-up roofing: Carlyle EPDM roof installed by Hamada

Elastomeric:
Metal: Pre-Weathered Zinc By Rhinezinkinstalled by Clad Sheet Metal

Windows:
Aluminum: National Glass And Metal custom extrusions

Glazing:
Glass:: J.E. Berkowitz Glass      

Doors:
Entrances: National Glass And Metal

Metal doors: Long Island Fire Door

Wood doors: Boyertown planning mill

Fire-control doors, security grilles: McKeon Fire Door (horizontal and vertical fire shutters)

Hardware:
Locksets: Best

Hinges: Rixson, Rajack, Stanley

Pulls: Custom

Cabinet hardware: Haefele

Interior finishes:
Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong

Suspension grid: Armstrong

Demountable partitions: Haworth

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Boyertown Planning Mill

Paints and stains: MAB and Benjamin Moore

Wallcoverings: Knoll Fabrics

Paneling: Custom – Boyertown Planning Mill

Plastic laminate: Nevamar

Special surfacing:
Floor and wall tile: Wall tile: Heath Ceramics (corridors, stairwells, primary restrooms) and Daltile (select restrooms)

Resilient flooring: Armstrong

Carpet: Monterey

Furnishings:          
Office furniture: Haworth, Knoll, Herman

Fixed seating: Kreuger International (KI)

Interior ambient lighting:
Downlights: Edison Price

Task lighting: Artemide

Exterior: Edison Price

Controls: Lutron

Conveyance:
Elevators/Escalators: Custom installation by Quality Elevator

Accessibility provision (lifts, ramping, etc.): Keane Monroe motorized door operator