Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall Public Space Redesign
The Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Atrium reshapes the relationship between the performance spaces and the public, making Jazz at Lincoln Center a more inviting destination and clarifying its identity in the Time Warner Center by emphasizing the relationship between the space and the city. Richard Olcott, Design Partner As a performing arts center that is […]
New York City Center Renovation
The juxtaposition of the new and the old and the message it sends – that historic buildings can provide appropriate homes for new art – perfectly express our belief in the power and importance of these landmark buildings in our cultural landscape. Duncan Hazard, Management Partner Significant modifications to the entry sequence and auditorium volume […]
Northwell Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital
The psychiatric Inpatient Care Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital, a place for self-improvement and psychological restoration, is a story of optimism and of architecture’s fundamental ability to deliver comfort and nurture. Tomas Rossant, Design Partner Inspired by earliest responses to housing the mentally ill, the new building’s form is firmly rooted in humanitarian principles, reinforcing […]
Carnegie Hall, Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall
Outside the auditorium, the ellipse appears infinite; its curvature leads the audience around to each point of entry to the house. Nested within the ellipse are four freestanding walls, paneled in American Sycamore, that define the acoustic volume. The geometrical contrast in the design echoes the mutability of the Hall’s various stages. Richard Olcott, Design […]
Lycée Français de New York
Located on a through-block site, two five-story structures are connected by three full-lot floors and a north-south bridge at the second level. Shared program spaces such as libraries, cafeteria, auditorium and gymnasia unify the school at the three lower levels. The school is organized around a central landscaped rooftop courtyard accessible to both upper and […]
Staten Island Courthouse, St. George
A powerful symbol of the judicial system, the building itself makes a statement about justice in civil society. We have used transparency to connote fairness, openness, and democracy of law. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner Housing the New York State Supreme Civil and Criminal Courts, lower Criminal Court and related agencies, the facility fulfills the […]
New York University, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology
The design of the Center arises from the interplay of new and old to create a leading vertical laboratory facility. While incorporating the historical character of the site and its existing façades, the updated facility is optimized for the twenty-first century. Richard Olcott, Design Partner The design preserves three existing, six-story, 100-year-old façades, integrating a […]
The New York Botanical Garden, Garage and Intermodal Facility
The materials – precast concrete and channel glass with a metal trellis infill – visually link the facility to buildings within the Garden proper, carrying the Garden’s identity and mission beyond its walls and into the community. In creating a vital transit intersection for commuters and visitors to the Garden, we designed the exterior walls […]
New York City Fire Department, Rescue Company 3
Designing a facility that was comfortable and efficient twenty-four hours a day was paramount. While the site is small, the reach of the project is large; it was an honor to design for those who keep our city safe. Todd Schliemann, Design Partner This high performance, durable, logistically efficient, maintainable “machine” is the first new […]
Museum of the City of New York
We worked to generate a progressive, forward-looking image to symbolize the viability of the institution that is the Museum of the City of New York – an important learning resource and a neighborhood catalyst for change. Richard Olcott, Design Partner Based on the Museum’s Strategic Plan and completed in 1989, a new Master Plan outlined […]