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JASON HOLTZMANThe principal of 11even talks about 3-D modeling and how to be sustainable without sacrificing aesthetics

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ARTS & CRAFTSHow the early 20th-century style is meshing with today’s green movement

launch pad

ESTUDIO VERDEThe firm builds fire-resistant homes for the flame-ravaged California hills

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RUNWAY PROJECTSLynch Eisinger Design makes a name for itself with upscale retail projects

BUILDING A BETTER WAYPeter Gluck and Partners, Architects is informed by a builder’s know-how

GREENING OKLAHOMALWPB Architecture proves Oklahoma City is ripe for an eco-friendly infusion

FEATURES

GREEN MUSEUM SERIES, PART II: AIR CURRENCY, p. 48

Museums are large, voluminous structures that can be difficult to heat, cool, and insulate, resulting in wasted energy. Recently, though, new technologies have helped to regulate indoor air temperature while minimizing power consumption.

HIGH DESIGN, p. 54

Skyscrapers had long been seen as overindulgent masses whose energy usage and effect on the environment were inherently an afterthought. But no longer. Here, gb&d presents three high-rises (one of them horizontal) that are changing the skyline.

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SNAKE-LIKE. The winding Horizontal Skyscraper in China is just one of the superstructures in our “High Design” feature (on p. 54). Photo: Iwan Baan.

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inner workings

NASH-DAVIS RECREATION CENTERLaguarda.Low LLC preserves history in its latest renovation project

taking shape

TRI-VALLEY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTSMacCracken Architects’ multiuse venue could reach LEED Gold status

STADIUM PLACEDaniels Real Estate, LLC’s new project will overlook Seattle’s pro stadiums

community

A CITY’S CROWN JEWELThomas Balsley Associates tackles a waterfront park in Tampa, FL

WE’RE GOING TO WICHITAWichita Downtown Redevelopment Corporation reimagines the city as a pedestrian paradise

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live/Woodland Valley House/BARRY PRICE ARCHITECTURE

Orchid Street Cityhomes/BUILDING ARTS WORKSHOP

The Breakers Resort/BRUCE BIERMAN DESIGN

Slotnik Residence/NATHAN KIPNIS ARCHITECTS, INC.

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play/Minneapolis Convention CenterShopping Centers/MV+A ARCHITECTSHouston Ballet Center for Dance/GENSLER

learn/The Plaza Building/Cairns Complex/BROCK UNIVERSITY

Ann’s House/ ALFRED UNIVERSITYWashington-Lee High School/The Alaire/ GRIMM + PARKER ARCHITECTSE.L. Haynes/Carlos Rosario PCS/SHINBERG.LEVINAS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNDrumlin Farms Poultry House/MARYANN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS

heal/University Cancer Center/SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

work/990 East Seventeenth/ One North Fifth/ROB PAULUS ARCHITECTSWeston Corporate Center/ PRESSLEY ASSOCIATES

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ENERGYMcQuay International company recently designed a LEED Gold testing center

CLEANING SERVICESGCA Services Group, Inc. used green materials before it was popular

WATERGreening Urban, LLC brings sustainability to large-scale cityscapes

material world

WEATHERING WYOMINGCentennial Woods finds a place for old wood from Wyoming’s snow fences

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MAZIAR BEHROOZThe New York-based designer works with attention-getting materials

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THE KINETOWERKinetura imagines a high-rise that morphs as the sun shifts

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#–A5+Design, 21Alfred University, 87Allen-Guerra Design Build, Inc., 108ArchitectenConsort, 17ARCS Construction Services, 30Arup, 60

BBalsley, Thomas, 43, 44Barret Studio Architects, 109Barry Price Architecture, 68, 69Base Building Solutions, 108Behrooz, Maziar, 77, 111, 113Belzberg Architects, 49Belzberg, Hagy, 49Bierman, Bruce, 73, 74Bolefloor, 12Brock University, 83, 84, 85Bruce Bierman Design, 73, 74Building Arts Workshop, 71, 72Buro Happold Consulting Engineers PC, 57

CCalthrope, Peter, 14Camargo, Maurice, 24Cantrell, John, 14CapitaLand, 60Carl Walker, Inc., 45Centennial Woods, 108, 109Chan, Yimei, 63China Academy of Building Research, 63China Construction Design International, 63China United Engineering Corporation, 60City Corporation Ltd., 15Conco Construction, 46Cornish, Adam, 13

D–FDaikin Industries, Ltd., 103Daniels Real Estate, 40, 41Daniels, Kevin, 40, 41Dbox, 57Dong, Gong, 63Dorius, John, 49Earley, Chris, 106, 107Eek, Piet Hein, 12Eisinger, Simon, 26, 27, 28El Dorado Inc., 46Estudio Verde, 24Fielder, John, 108Fleser, Ryan, 104Fluhr, Jeff, 45, 46Form Us With Love, 11FXFowle, 19

GGCA Services Group, Inc., 105Georgia Pacific, 24GLMV Architecture, 46Gluck, Peter, 29, 30, 31Greening Urban, LLC, 106, 107Grimm + Parker Architects, 88, 89

HHarrington Stanko Construction, 109HBT Architects, 87Hemenway, Scott, 87Henriksen, Kyle, 108, 109Hickok Cole Architects, 106HM White Site Architects, 19HOK, 21Holl, Steven, 62, 63Holtzman, Jason, 20, 21Horobin, David, 24Hu, Li, 63Hukill, Jason, 32, 33

I–KIKM Inc., 52Jenkins, Ed, 34Johnson, Jeff, 79Kahn, Louis, 113Kinetura, 114Kipnis, Nathan, 75, 76Klee, Paul, 88, 89Knebel, Scott, 45Knoend, 12

LL’Observatoire International, 63Laguarda, Pablo, 34Laguarda.Low LLC, 34, 35, 36Larson, Chris, 78Le Corbusier, 21, 113Lee, Jason, 105Levinas, Salo, 90, 91Low, John, 34Lowe, Sarah, 34, 35, 36LWPB Architecture, 32, 33Lynch Eisinger Design, 26, 27, 28Lynch, Christian, 26, 28

MMacCracken Architects, 37, 38MacCracken, Stephen, 37, 38Maryann Thompson Architects, 92, 93MB Architecture, 77, 111, 112, 113McQuay International, 103, 104Meinhardt Façade Technology, 60Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 29, 113Minneapolis Convention Center, 78, 79Moebius, Bill, 101, 102Mongrain, Bruce, 89Mouradian, Khatchatour, 38Mushinsky, Allen, 80, 81MV+A Architects, 80, 81MVA Consultancy, 60MVRDV, 15

N–ONathan Kipnis Architects, Inc., 75, 76Neiderbach, Mike, 87Nexus Development Group, 57Nitze-Stagen, Co. Inc., 40Oppenheim Architecture + Design, 56, 57Oppenheim, Chad, 55, 57, 58

PPatten, Scott, 108, 109Paulus, Rob, 96, 97, 98Pelis, Tom, 94, 95Peter Gluck and Partners, Architects, 29, 30, 31Piacentini, Richard, 52Pope, John, 108, 109Pressley Associates, 99, 100Pressley, Bill, 99, 100Price, Barry, 68, 69Prose, Jeff, 71, 72Prose, Tracy, 71, 72

R–SR.A. Heintges & Associates, 18Reiser + Umemoto, 18Renewable Choice Energy, 79RNL Design, 16Rob Paulus Architects, 96, 97, 98Robinson, Daniel, 37Shapiro, Mark, 113Shi, Zhengrong, 16Shinberg.Levinas Architectural Design, 90, 91Siemens, 52Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 21Spencer, Cliff, 13Steven Holl Architects, 62, 63Stream Realty Partners, 101, 102Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., 16SUNY Upstate Medical University, 94, 95

T–UTelias, Jaim, 13The Lenkin Company, 106The Tower Companies, 106Thomas Balsley Associates, 43, 44Thomas, Burton, 95Thompson, Maryann, 92, 93Transsolar, 63Träullit, 11UNStudio, 59, 60Upton, Amy, 88, 89UrbanTrans Consultants, 45

V–ZVan Berkel, Ben, 60Veret, Jean-Louis, 21W Architecture & Landscape Architecture, 19Walker, Scott, 83, 84, 85Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, 45, 46Winter, Don, 103, 104YAS Consulting Engineers, 57Zimmerman/Volk Associates Inc., 46

ADVERTISERSAirConcepts Inc., 98AKRF Engineering PC, 44Alan Court & Associates, 110, 113ARXX, 24, 25Black Oak Builders, 70Bryan Bowen Architects, 109Case Window and Door, 68, 70CCI General Contractor, 39CCM Construction Services, 36Chesapeake Contracting Group, Inc., 81Cobb Engineering, 110CTA Consulting Engineers, 81, 115CleanZone, 3Daniels Real Estate, LLC, 42Gardiner & Theobald, 25Greening Urban, LLC, 107Gutschick, Little, & Weber, P.A., 81HBT Architects, 86Hess Construction + Engineering Services, 89HGA Architects and Engineers, 104HK Consulting Services, Inc., 76ISS Facility Services, Inc., 102Kittleson & Associates, Inc., 46Lizardos Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, 95LWPB Architecture, 33Marvel Construction Co., 93MCN Build, 91M/E Engineering, P.C., 86Power and Energy Concepts, LLC, 44Pressley Associates, 100Pritchard Industries, Inc., 102Rambusch, 28RDM Properties, 39, 41Roof Spec, Inc., 79Rounthwaite Dick and Hadley Architects Inc., 86Sheet Metal Specialties, 86Smith Lighting, 33Sprovierie’s Custom Counters, 31Stabilizer, 6SteelMaster Buildings LLC, 110, 113Temp-Art Mechanical Inc., 110Timber Pro UV, 70VVA Project Managers & Consultants, 39Woolems, Inc., 116


editor’s note

a little ambition

M aziar Behrooz, sophisticated founder of MB Architecture (p. 111), says his projects may be deemed experimental, but they rely on tested and even classical strategies about building performance—a statement that might be the

mantra of many green-building professionals. Behrooz’s Arc House is a testament to his philosophy; check out p. 77 for a close-up.

Other strategies for efficiency are put side by side in “Air Currency,” an examination of air in museum design and part two in our Green Museums Series (p. 48). Exhibit A is the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, designed by Belzberg Architects. The subterranean structure uses the Earth itself to insulate its exhibit spaces, which also feature unique lighting strategies and ultra-efficient mechanical equipment. “The [HVAC] systems are all modulating and use blending of water temperatures to achieve consistent comfort conditions in the occupied space,” mechanical engineer John Dorius says.

In contrast, the Phipps Conservatory’s Tropical Forest building is nearly all glass and controls its air very differently—half the roof is open. “The engineers tried to dissuade us,” recalls executive director Richard Piacentini says. “We insisted they run the study. The results were dramatic. They showed the strategy would lower temperatures without the need for mechanical ventilation.” Today, the dynamic, IKM Inc.-designed Tropical Forest Conservatory is a 12,000-square-foot structure that is 100 percent passively cooled.

Like the museum, another type of building is being transformed. Today’s skyscrapers are sustainable triumphs, towers that increasingly conserve energy, preserve the surrounding environment, use less water—and reuse what little they do—and provide healthy work and living environments. In “High Design” (p. 54), three world-renowned architects talk about their towering ambitions; Chad Oppenheim details COR Tower’s beautifully functional skin, Benjamin van Berkel outlines mixed-use masterpiece Raffles City Hangzhou, and Steven Holl describes the inspiration for his Horizontal Skyscraper, which is as long as the Empire State Building is tall.

Of course other buildings are equally ambitious, regardless of height. On p. 40, take a look inside Daniels Real Estate LLC’s 1.5 million-square-foot Stadium Place in Seattle, a project that, once complete, will be the region’s largest transit-oriented development. Across the border is Ontario’s Brock University, whose Cairns Complex, Plaza Building, and International Centre are all as scintilating as they are sustainable (p. 83).

No matter the scale or scope, gb&d continues to provide in-depth looks at groundbreaking projects, insights from top professionals, and advocacy for industry excellence.

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ARC HOUSE. MB Architecture’s parabolic house design plays with space and material to achieve sustainability with dramatic flair. Photo: Matthew Carbone.


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The Breakers Resort/BRUCE BIERMAN DESIGN

Slotnik Residence/NATHAN KIPINIS ARCHITECTS, INC.

Arc House/MB ARCHITECTURE

play/Minneapolis Convention Center

Shopping Centers/MV+A ARCHITECTS

Houston Ballet Center for Dance/GENSLER

learn/The Plaza Building/Cairns Complex/BROCK UNIVERSITY

Ann’s House/ALFRED UNIVERSITY

Washington-Lee High School/The Alaire/GRIMM + PARKER ARCHITECTS

E.L. Haynes/Carlos Rosario PCS/SHINBERG.LEVINAS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Drumlin Farms Poultry House/MARYANN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS

heal/University Cancer Center/SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

work/990 East Seventeenth/One North Fifth/ROB PAULUS ARCHITECTS

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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

ahead of the curveCutting across the sky in a gentle curve, New York-based MB Architecture’s Arc House includes an open living, dining, and kitchen area bounded by a distincitve parabolic ceiling. Bedrooms were built in a flat structure connected by walkway to the arc, giving the owners—a couple—the option to expand the sleeping quarters in the future should their family ever grow. A stone pathway outdoors leads down a hill to a lower level containing an office, a sitting room, a workout area, and a garage, and the lower exterior yard is patterned with hundreds of individual stepping stones set into the grass. Thanks to the arc shape and its riveted reflective-metal material, energy usage in the home is just 80 percent of the average. An interview with architect Maziar Behrooz appears on p. 111. Photos (bottom, top right): Matthew Carbone.

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MAZIAR BEHROOZ

architect to watch

On experimental vs. classical design and his inevitable confrontation with nature

In 1991, after completing graduate school at Cornell University, Maziar Behrooz, AIA, took a leap of faith and rented an office space, hoping the work would come—and it did. Today, his East Hampton, New York-based firm, MB Architecture, is known for its experimental approach toward modern, sustainable design—and for making use of distinctive materials such as structural insulated panels (SIPs), steel roofs, cement-board siding, resin floors, polycarbonate surfaces, cor-ten steel, and plant screens and roofs. Behrooz spoke with gb&d about early passions, proper use of traditional building strategies, and architecture as a societal influence. >

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What did you dream about doing when you were growing up?The thought of building—cities, neighborhoods, buildings. Creating space was always in the forefront of my dreams, sometimes to make living conditions better for people and other times as a fantasy about the future.

What influences have shaped your architectural style?My father, who is an engineer, and my mother, who was a fashion designer, exerted a natural influence. However, besides them, my teachers opened my eyes to architecture’s constant mutations throughout history and its dialogue with art, progress, society, and philosophy. My college professor, Mark Shapiro, gave me a lot to chew on; we used to talk about Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn. I studied them carefully and understood the connection between their architecture and social change—architecture as a utopian endeavor.

Tell me about your green design philosophy and how you apply innovative materials to this end.My projects may be deemed experimental, but I see them as relying on tested and even clas-sical strategies about building performance. In regards to their shape and form, I let the process take over and tell me what is best and weave that with my construction experience and the energies of the site. In case of the Arc House, for example, we created courtyards and sunken spaces at the cellar level, allowing cool air to come naturally into the house and rise up to the top of the arched roof. Super-high thermal windows in the arch itself help maintain an even temperature. With our [Angle House] in Wainscott [in New York], besides using high-efficiency mechanical systems and thermal barriers, we used continuous planters around the house to create natural shading during the summer months.

Can you tell us more about the Arc House? What makes it unique?The Arc House takes a technology used to build airplane hangars and hay-storage barns and uses it to enclose a large, columnless space of a house. It is a far simpler way to create shelter than the usual stick-build option. The shape reduces the surface area of the building and, through natural convection, helps create an even temperature in the house. At the same time, it evokes forms that we associate with rural Long Island barns and hangars in potato fields. We also used SIPs, geothermal wells, bermed spaces, and super-high thermal windows to lower energy usage; and so far, the last electric bill for three months of winter was less than $300.

What about the Angle House? What challenges did it pose?The Angle House presented the challenge of adding to an already existing barn-like house that has a disciplined geometry. I thought the addition should be a counterpart to that and be built as an organic background to this rigorous building. I devised a series of layered roof terraces and a linear planter system that act like hanging gardens framing the existing house. The angularity of the addition sits in contrast to the order of the existing house. At the same time, we used roof overhangs and elaborate insulation details to create a strong thermal envelope. We calculated that after our addition, the property would end up with more green surface area than prior to it; this was a feat.

“My projects may be deemed experimental, but I see them as relying on tested and even classical ideas about building performance.”

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A MESSAGE FROM ALAN COURT & ASSOCIATESThe Arc House was a great project for Alan Court & Associates. Our clients chose innova-tive materials for this amazing home designed by MB Architecture. We are always looking for new tiles, especially those made from recycled materials. Coming Soon: glass tile made exclu-sively from recycled computer screens. How cool is that?

Your website describes the work you do as “buildings that explore modernity, sustainability, and integration with nature.” How do you go about such broad explorations? Yes, those are pretty hefty goals. Let me respond by contradicting myself. Architecture is essentially a confrontation with nature. The simple act of inserting a man-made object in a natural landscape is a confrontational act. Starting with that premise, we go on to explore the nature of this relationship. I want to see an exchange, whether calm or violent, between the building and its surroundings. So I look at architecture not only as a continuum of types and methods but as a way of guiding the energies of a site or location. The resulting forms emerge more out of an analysis of the site than a mimicking of historic styles.

What are your future goals for yourself as an architect and for your firm?I am exploring prefabricated, low-cost construction as well as urban interventions and larger-scale projects.

What do you feel you accomplish with your work? If, at the end of each project, I have helped in envisioning the architecture of a peaceful society, I feel I have accomplished something.

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