500 Park Tower
Offsetting the tower components is a very clever manipulation of mass; it is achieved by cantilevering a section twenty-five feet over the west end of 500 Park – a device that combines shoehorning and piggybacking with rather staggering ingenuity. Ada Louise Huxtable, The New York Times Sited on a restricted lot, the tower is cantilevered […]
WGBH Public Broadcasting Station Headquarters
WGBH imagines itself as an ‘idea factory,’ and indeed it is a place with a creative nature that is nonetheless straightforward, clear and without pretention. Its building is expressive of the intense and diverse creative efforts that are an everyday occurrence and foster such creativity every way it can. Richard Olcott, Design Partner The bridge-inspired […]
Robinson Center
Inspired by the building’s Art Deco style, the parti and the interior of the performance hall employ angular geometric lines complementing the history of the building while providing a contemporary look to the future. Richard Olcott The renovation and expansion improves the acoustic performance of the performance hall by expanding it into existing conference spaces […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, Vassar College, Integrated Science Commons
https://player.vimeo.com/video/234702925?autoplay=0&loop=0&byline=0&title=0&portrait=0 As architects we think about how people experience our buildings. It is important to engage and propel the user along a journey. The curvilinear design creates a sense of discovery as the views unfold – both in to the sciences and out to the landscape. Richard Olcott, Design Partner An outgrowth of a programming […]
New York Hall of Science
Though art and science are often portrayed as divergent, mechanisms of perception are integral to both. Architecture is a tool to shape the public’s relationship to the Hall of Science, maximizing access to the exhibitions within. Todd Schliemann, Design Partner https://player.vimeo.com/video/136231148?autoplay=0&loop=0&byline=0&title=0&portrait=0 The power of this dynamic ensemble derives from the juxtaposition of forms and materials. […]