the People

Owner:
The New York Public Library

Architect:
Rogers Marvel Architects
145 Hudson Street, Third Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-941-6718 tel.
212-941-7573 fax
www.rogersmarvel.com/

Principal: Rob Rogers, RA

Principal: Jonathan Marvel, RA

Project Manager: Matthew Peckham

Project Architect: Marta Sanders, RA

Project Architect: Thaddeus Briner, RA

Senior Architectural Designer: Mike Pilarski

Engineer(s):
Structural engineer:
Robert Silman Associates
Joe Tortorella PE, Principal
88 University Place
New York, NY 10003-4542
(212) 620-7970

Geotechnical engineer:
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services
90 West Street, Suite 1510
New York, NY 10006
T: 212-479-5409
F: 212-479-5444
bladd@langan.com

M/e/p, fire alarm/security:
FMC Associates
Edward McCune PE. Principal
261 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001

Consultant(s):
Lighting:
Bill Armstrong
warmstrong@waldinc.com
30 West 105th Street
New York, NY 10025
212 749-5658

Acoustical/Vibration Control:
Robert A. Hansen Associates
Robert Lee PE, Principal
124 East 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
212 687-2672

Other:
Building transportation systems:
Van Deusen & Associates
Ahmet Tanyeri, President
5 Regent Street, Suite 524
Livingston, NJ 07039-1617
973-994-9220

Cost estimator:
Atkins HF & G
Jason Quinn, Senior Cost Manager
11 East 26th Street, 18th floor
New York, NY 10010
212 252-7070

Specifications:
Construction Specifications Inc.
Aaron Pine CCS, Principal
22 Tennent Road, P.O. Box 488
Morganville, NJ 07751
732 970-0700

Code:
Design 2147
Sergio Ghiano, Principal
52 Diamond Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718 383-9340

Security:
Certified Alarm Tech Systems
3232 Decatur Avenue
Bronx, New York 10467

BMS System:
Automatrix
Richard Eiden & Associates
973.345.4905
cell: 201.259.5971
reiden@reacorp.com

Concrete:
Reg Hough
845-876-1048

Library consultant:
Jay K. Lucker
53 Buckman Drive
Lexington, MA 02421-6019
781 862-4558 tel.

General contractor:
Omni Contracting Company, Inc.
3 Alan B. Shepard Place
Yonkers, NY 10705
Phone: 914-375-5555
Fax: 914-375-5500
Haleem Zihenni (President)

Mechanical Contractor:
Pen Enterprises, Inc.
521 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: 718-282-4000
Fax: 718-940-8920
Philip Ettedgui (President)

Plumbing Contractor:
Ace Contracting, Inc.
1990 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Phone: 718-998-8437
Fax: 718-627-3585
Emmanuel Tiperakis (President)

Interphase Electrical Contractor Corp.
16 Garfield Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-499-4121
Fax: 718-965-3934
Edward Lucey (President)

Photographer(s):
© David Sundberg/Esto
914-698-4060 tel.
esto@esto.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
ACAD

the Products

Roofing:
Tile/shingles: Lead-coated copper on canopy

Doors:
Metal doors: Aluminum storefront

Interior finishes:
Acoustical ceilings: Tectum

Suspension grid: Armstrong

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Custom mahogany millwork

Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore; Oikos Pallas

Floor and wall tile: Existing wood boards and slate tile on ground level floor; pigmented concrete topping slab in sub-cellar level; Dal-tile in restrooms

Carpet: Interface in children’s reading room

Furnishings:
Information desks: Brodart

Tables: Vecta in staff lounge; Peter Danko in children’s reading room; Haba in toddler’s reading area; Haba/Gressco Ltd. for children’s story hour table; Vecta/Wilkhahn in teen room; Herman Miller in community room

Chairs: Herman Miller in adult reading room and in staff work areas; Peter Danko in children’s reading room; Haba and August Incorporated in toddler’s reading area; Steelcase/Metro in teen room; Steelcase/Turnstone in staff lounge

Upholstery: Michael Tavano upholstered bench cushions on ground floor; Nesco cushions in story hour area

Atlas stand: Brodart

Lighting:
Downlights: Linear Lighting Corp.; Edison Price Lighting; Columbia Lighting

Conveyance:
Elevators/Escalators: Schindler

Special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
Ceiling “ribbon” made of sheet aluminum laminated to ¾” thick plywood substrate.