Alfonso Castillo

SUBMITTAL DATE: JUNE 12, 2023

THE SLADE

PRESENTED TO: ALFONSO CASTILLO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Professional Licenses & Insurance Certificate

References

Lead Designers Resume

List of Firm Services & Project Team

Our Creative Vision For Your Lobby

Fees and Services Rates

Exhibit A: Design Exercise For Concierge Station

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dear Mr. Castillo,

On behalf of the professionals at Michael Stewart Architecture and as the Interior Designer who will lead our team, it is with great pride and appreciation that we submit this response to your Request for Information (RFI). We bring a unique blend of experience to The Slade Lobby Renovation. As former Managing Director of Arquitectonica Interiors, I am familiar with the current lobby design and the unique architecture of The Slade. In moving forward to create a spectacular new lobby, it is beneficial to understand the origins of the original design. It is this perspective, a talented staff, our team's in-house architectural and engineering expertise that will be brought to bear as we work through the many facets of the new lobby design. Our collaborative relationship with the Board, will ensure an outstanding design, wise use of Association funds that increases property values and of course, creates a lobby space that all residents will be proud of now and into the future.

Primary Project Goals

• Fabulous design that is perceived as such by the residents

• Predictable financial and budget outcome

• Minimum disruption and inconvenience to the residents and increased utility of the Lobby space

• Pleasant and collaborative relationship with the Board of Directors

Interior Design Services and fixed fee quote

Our fixed fee for the design services requested in the RFI ( Items 1,2,4,7 & 9 RFI dated 5/26/2023) is $17,540. Please refer to page 7 for more service and fee details. We typically use a standard American Institute of Architects (AIA) Doc. B1522019, Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Architect for Interior Design Services, as our contract for a project such as this. These contracts are well-known in the industry and are an accepted standard. A blank sample contract form is included for your review. As you state in your RFI, there may be additional services required by the Board in the future, contingent upon approval (vote) by the residents.

Budget Compliance

It is our standard practice as part of our design process to create a master allocation budget. This is based upon your stated priorities (scope of work), your budget, our professional expertise, guidance, creative design input, market material costs, and market rates for services and fabrication. This master budget allocates funds to the various components of the project and incorporates a contingency, approximately 10% of the gross budget. This becomes the road map for successful budget compliance and may be updated during the process. The total of this budget and contingency will not exceed your stated budget. Simply put, if we spend more money in one area then we must reduce it in other areas to compensate. Our process will help ensure a predictable, "on budget" outcome.

Design Phase Schedule

We will accommodate your schedule.

Design

Our team will deliver an extraordinary design! We will provide a creative concept, strong leadership and technical guidance throughout a collaborative design process. While we always remain flexible, we are principled, so if we feel something is important we are not afraid to make a strong case for it. The best design concepts should not be watered down. We feel the following quotation best describes our collaborative effort with you.

Respectfully Submitted,

Paul Terry Edwards, IIDA

Michael Stewart, RA

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

- Winston Churchill

REFERENCES

#1

“Paul is a delight to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to engage him again.”

Juliana Sharkey

3form Principal, THE BIERMAN

GROUP

954-579-6545

juliana.sharkey@3-form.com

PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE & LICENSES CERTIFICATE

Paul Edwards, Lead Interior Designer

#2

“Paul is a very creative designer. His projects always look fantastic.”

Ann Fox

401 East Las Olas Blvd.

Suite 130-167

Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33301

954.610.0939

#3

“a true collaboration. I relied on his expertise for all my final decisions. I’m glad I did.”

Dr. Alex Berenthal

8855 Collins Avenue

Surfside, FL 33154

(786) 797-0727

Michael Stewart, Registered Architect

LEAD DESIGNER RESUME

Paul Terry Edwards has been a practicing creative designer for more than 26 years. His body of work includes creative concepts in commercial interior retail and hospitality as well as architectural concepts.

His unique design approach emphasizes the integration of architecture, interior design, concept branding and artistic designs.

With nearly eight years at Arquitectonica, Paul managed and directed Arquitectonica Interiors for more than three years. Worked directly with principals Laurinda Spear and Bernardo Fort-Brescia. Responsible for overseeing and directing all global interior design projects, managing department staff, hiring, and training staff.

Pivotal role in the creation of the ”Arquitectonica Interiors” brand in 2004 & development of the website and marketing materials with Laurinda Spear.

Projects under his design direction have won awards for design excellence. These awards include three AIA awards for excellence.

Project Experience

Condominium Building Interiors

• Regalia, High-End Condominium, Sunny Isles, FL –Supervising Interior Designer: Spaces include: the main lobby, elevators, meeting rooms and party room.

• Shipyards Condominium, Jacksonville, FL – Supervising

Interior Designer: Completed model unit in sales center, review designs, approve materials, finishes and lighting and furniture. Spaces include a 40,000 s.f. fitness facility, lobbies, party rooms, theater and other amenities.

• Sun & Sky Mixed Use Towers, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. -–Supervising Interior Designer: review designs, approve materials, finishes and lighting for 83 and 65 story towers. A Sorouh development.

• Axis Condominium, Miami, FL: - Supervising Interior Designer: review designs, approve materials, finishes and lighting and furniture. Scope includes a fitness facility, lobbies, and public spaces.

• Marquis Condominium, Miami, FL - Supervising Interior Designer: review designs, approve materials, finishes and lighting and furniture. Spaces include a fitness facility, lobbies, party rooms, juice bar and other amenities.

• Infinity Condominium, San Francisco, CA – Supervising Interior Designer: review designs, approve materials, finishes and lighting and furniture. Spaces include a fitness facility, lobbies, party rooms, indoor pool and other amenities.

LIST OF FIRM SERVICES & PROJECT TEAM

List of Services:

• Interior Design

• Furniture and Materials Procurement

• Virtual Building Tours

• Photorealistic Digital Imaging

• Acoustical Analysis and Dampening Design

• Energy Conservation Retrofit Design

• Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Engineering

• Architectural Construction Documents

• On-Site Project Management

Project Team:

The Slade Board of Directors

Michael Stewart Registered Architect AR 93999

Paul Terry Edwards Lead Interior Designer ID 5127

Michael Guida Professional Engineer PE No. 60755

Camilo Lopez Architectural Design Construction Documents

Eddie Maslow Project Accounting

Jen Rosenthal Interior Design Procurement

OUR CREATIVE VISION FOR YOUR LOBBY

Wholistically speaking, our vision will respect the original “edgy architecture” of Arquitectonica, while creating a more welcoming, a more engaging and social experience for the residents. Our concept will be relevant to the way people actually want to use the lobby rather than be a space that is intended to be a static display, only to be looked at and passed through. Our design would be a refreshing oasis that would include comfortable furniture arrangements, accommodating everything from an informal gathering to an intimate conversation for two, placed in a surround of imaginative artwork, greenery, subtle lighting, and pleasing colors and textures that delight the eye and engage the senses. The layout would also be flexible enough, to support social gatherings such as a holiday party or an open house.

Your renovation is also an opportunity to address functional problems such as package processing and storage. Another very important aspect of our vision is the transformation of the “hidden” front desk into a visually stunning concierge station. By pushing the station into the lobby, it becomes a more prominent feature and more identifiable as the control center. An added benefit of this repositioning, is that space for a new concealed package room is created behind the station where it is needed (refer to Exhibit “A” on page 8 ).

The acoustics of the lobby should be appropriately “live” so the space is vibrant, however to manage the acoustical “over performance” of the lobby, it is likely that attenuation material may need to be applied to some ceiling surfaces. All this being said, we will create our vision with an eye on strict budget compliance.

Your new lobby will be a place that you will be proud of and that will always impress those entering the building whether they be residents or guests.

FEES AND SERVICES RATES

Fixed Fee for defined Scope of Work (Per Item 7, Submission Requirements)

Scope of Work:

1.1.Fully develop on design scheme for the complete renovation of the lobby. Include the cost of one round of revisions to the design scheme and material selections.

2.Provide all color, material, lighting and furniture selections and provide one set of physical samples or photos as necessary, for the Board's review. Physical samples are to be delivered to the Business office. Materials shall comply with code requirements such as Flame Spread rating Slip Coefficient of Friction in the case of flooring materials.

4. Designer shall provide 2 hardcopies and digital copy of scaled plans, drawings and details that will clearly depict the designer's design scheme.

7. Include the cost of field measuring dimensions.

9. Provide a written document for general guidance for the future updating of the hallways, elevator lobbies, elevator cabs, social room and gym. Material and color selections for the hallways, elevator lobbies, elevator cabs, social room and gym will be made in the future.

Fixed Fee for above Scope of Services $17,540

Retainer $4,000

Hourly rates for Interior Design Consultation:

Lead Designer $170/hr

Associate Designer $145/hr

Procurement Rates 20% of the cost of goods purchased Deposit on Furniture 50% of cost of furniture

Designer will pass on to client any and all professional discounts that are available to the designer. Shipping and furniture storage during construction are not included in in the above procurement fee and will be invoiced separately.

Reimbursable Expenses

In addition to compensation for Basic and Additional Services, the Designer shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by the Designer and Designer’s employees and consultants in the interest of the project, as identified in the following clauses:

a. Transportation in connection with the project (mileage billed at 0.64 per mile);

b. Authorized out of town travel expenses;

c. Postage or shipping fees;

Balance Invoiced Monthly On As-earned Basis

d. Reproductions, postage and handling of construction documents, specifications, and other documents or any material requested by client.

EXHIBIT: A

Design Exercise For Concierge Station

Our tour of your facility confirms what we have been told: "we have an ever-increasing challenge with our package processing and storage" A problem associated with the front desk person processing packaging and supervising pick-ups is that they have less and less time to monitor the security monitors and provide concierge type services. Given that the USPS projects that home package delivery service (on-line shopping) is expected to increase by over 45% within 5 years, any solution to this problem must have ample expansion capability and be able reduce the direct involvement by staff in processing of each individual package. Therefore, we propose a twophase solution. Phase 1, Short Term, will create a new package storage room behind a repositioned concierge's desk. Phase 2, Long Term, a future phase, will create a new package locker room in an existing underutilized space that is adjacent to the current mail room.

PARTIAL LOBBY PLAN

1. Relocated Security Monitors

2. New Door

3. New Vendor & Workmen Check In Counter

EXHIBIT: B

Design Exercise For Mail Room

In Phase 2, two modules of the existing mailboxes would be relocated to the opposite wall of the mailroom to make space for an access door into the adjacent room. The Storage cages in the adjacent room would be relocated and parcel lockers and appropriate lighting installed. The room is already equipped with fire sprinklers, some minimal lighting and air conditioning, so the conversion cost should be modest. The various carriers can service the lockers without going into the lobby since the room has direct access to the loading dock. Since the entry to the new package locker room is located very close to the elevators, residents can conveniently retrieve many of their packages via self-service and not have to engage the front desk person.

1. New Door

2. New Parcel Lockers

3. Relocated Mailboxes