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14 Street Y Atrium

Riverdale Country School, The Egg

Moise Safra Community Center

Hillside Elementary School

Powerhouse Arts

Cooke School & Institute

New-York Historical Society

The Educational Alliance

Equinox 92nd Street

47 East 91st Street

Columbia Grammar and Prep School

Equinox Hudson Yards

Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, NY

Founded in 1965, PBDW Architects provides creative, sensitive, and innovative responses to a wide range of institutional, commercial, and residential design challenges. We are a collegial, 33-person practice of partners, associates and staff who consistently deliver evocative designs that enrich their contexts and satisfy our clients’ objectives.

Firm Culture

We believe in fostering the growth of the “whole architect” in our practice. PBDW’s size and mix of projects exposes our staff to all aspects of design and construction. Expertise is cultivated through an open exchange of knowledge and further participation in focus groups for various topics such as material research, sustainability, and technology. This interchange underlies an informed curiosity about new design possibilities.

Client-Centered Practice

We consider ourselves to be our clients’ partners. The needs of our clients define the project. Throughout the project we listen, learn, and adapt as required to develop our client’s goals and realize their vision. We maintain a continuous and close collaboration with our clients and provide a consistent project team from start to finish to strengthen the relationships that define a successful partnership.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We have made significant strides toward creating a more equitable, inclusive, and ultimately diverse practice, based on priorities aligned with our 2021 DEI Strategic Plan. In addition to internal staff-led DEI work groups on topics of design, process, learning, mentoring, and wellness, PBDW’s staff serve on non-profit boards and the Landmarks Preservation Commission and teach at various architecture schools in NYC. Our staff also mentor, write articles, and give lectures, engaging the firm in constant dialogue with others in intersecting fields and keeping the firm in the forefront of knowledge sharing and innovation.

Sustainability

A central part of PBDW’s work ethos is the commitment to developing environmentally responsible projects. PBDW is a signatory to the AIA 2030 Commitment, fostering energy performance improvements as we work towards a goal of carbon-neutral buildings by 2030. We strive to specify environmentally friendly materials as much as possible and take special pride in working on restoration and adaptive reuse projects, valuing the embodied carbon footprint of existing buildings along with their intrinsic historic value.

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Award Winning Architecture MASterworks Award, Urban Amenity

Powerhouse Arts

Open House New York, Open Cities Award

Powerhouse Arts

American Architecture Award Religious Buildings

Moise Safra Community Center

Preservation League of NYS: 2021 Pillar of New York State

Firm Award, PBDW Architects

Architizer A+ Awards, Popular Choice Architecture + Sustainability

Williams College, Fellows Hall

Architizer A+ Awards, Finalist Architecture + Stone

Moise Safra Community Center

Connecticut Green Building Council Award

Williams College, Fellows Hall

AIA New York Chapter Design Award

Powerhouse Arts The New 42nd Street Studios Saginaw Art Museum New-York Historical Society Cooper Union, Foundation Building

AIA New York State Design Award

Powerhouse Arts The New 42nd Street Studios Reece School Dana Discovery Center Cooper Union, Foundation Building

AIA Michigan Design Award

Saginaw Art Museum

AIA National Honor Award

The New 42nd Street Studios

The Chicago Athenaeum: American Architecture Award

Cooke School & Institute Saginaw Art Museum Reece School Moise Safra Community Center

AIA/CAE: Educational Facility Design Award

LearningSpring School

Selected Clients 14th Street Y 462 Broadway Archdiocese of New York Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Central Synagogue Cooke School & Institute Columbia Grammar & Prep School Educational Alliance Fordham University Green-Wood Hotel Beacon LearningSpring School Marymount School Moise Safra Center New-York Historical Society Park Avenue Armory Park Lane Hotel Powerhouse Arts Regis High School Riverdale Country School Saginaw Art Museum St. Joseph’s Seminary Vassar College Williams College

Moise Safra Center

Powerhouse Arts

Cooke School & Institute

POWERHOUSE ARTS

B ROO K LYN , N E W YOR K Rising from the vestiges of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit power station, Powerhouse Arts is a new 170,000SF art fabrication facility in Gowanus providing workshops for large scale art production in 5 mediums: metal, wood ceramic, textiles and printmaking. PBDW teamed up with Herzog & deMeuron to integrate the station’s majestic but long-abandoned Turbine Hall into a larger complex to serve as a home for the dynamic new institution. The new complex echoes the original power station in its massing and site usage, maintaining a distinction between modern and historic components while combining them into a harmonious whole. The design retains vestiges of the artistic grittiness and flourish of the Turbine Hall remnant, which had become a renowned exhibition site for graffiti artists before the renovation. The new volume, reminiscent of the station’s original Boiler House, is rendered in cast red concrete that is sympathetic in color and sheen to the Turbine Hall’s brickwork, but distinctly modern in its craft. The interplay between the original, annotated industrial surfaces and the modern addition creates a refreshingly vibrant environment for creating and experiencing art. AT A GLANCE Cultural Facility Adaptive Reuse Preservation Industrial Architecture Waterfront SERVICES Preservation New Construction Renovation Executive Architect HIGHLIGHTS 2023 AIANYS Design Award Winner 2023 MASterwork Award Winner, New Urban Amenity 2023 Open House New York, Open Cities Award Winner Workshops in 5 Mediums Grand Hall and Exhibition Hall Material Library and Administrative Offices Lecture Hall Photography by Albert Vecerka/ESTO and PBDW Architects

PARK AVENUE ARMORY N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K

Built in 1880 as both a military and a social club, the Seventh Regiment Armory houses a rare collection of significant period rooms designed by the most prominent artists and designers of their time. As a design counterpoint, the soaring, industrialscaled Drill Hall celebrates the structural innovations of the era. Since 2006, PBDW has worked closely with the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy (PAA) and Herzog & de Meuron to renovate and upgrade the building for contemporary use while showcasing a well-crafted balance between the patina of time and the evolution of the building which makes its history so unique. From the outset, PBDW applied an investigative approach to develop an intimate understanding of the building’s cultural and construction history. This informs each element of the renovation, from the integration of modern infrastructure to the restoration of decorative paint schemes. We have worked collaboratively with the PAA to define and refine each new project phase to best meet their evolving programming objectives as they have grown from a small group of concerned visionaries into one of New York’s most vibrant cultural institutions. The multi-phased renovation has transformed the Armory’s historic environs into a world-class arts and performance venue. AT A GLANCE Landmark Restoration Visual and Performing Arts Venue LEED Silver Certified SERVICES Historic Preservation Renovation Phased Construction Timed Egress Analysis Building Systems, Code Compliance, and Accessibility Upgrades HIGHLIGHTS 55,000 SF Clear-Span Drill Hall Historically Important Period Interiors Women’s Shelter Facilities, Administrative Offices, and Rehearsal Space

COLUMBIA GRAMMAR & PREPARATORY SCHOOL N E W YO RK , N E W YORK Working with Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School’s Strategic Plan, PBDW developed a Master Plan which identified renovation priorities and building opportunities within the school’s extensive campus. Over the past several years, PBDW has been working with CGPS on targeted renovations in all school divisions. The renovated Prep School Dining Room elevates the utilitarian and dated cafeteria into a sophisticated dining hall. New finishes, seating options, acoustics, and servery equipment transform the crowded and loud space, and improve the flow at the various food service stations. As a result, more students are using the dining room throughout the day, alleviating overcrowding in other areas within the Prep School. PBDW’s concept design for the Grammar School pool will provide adequate changing areas for students and faculty, increase natural light in the space, upgrade finishes and lighting, and upgrade the pool to meet current regulatory standards. PBDW is currently designing the first phase of the Prep School renovation. The design includes a welcoming and refreshed entrance. The student commons is organized with fixed banquette seating and integrated displays which provide order to the space while allowing for flexibility of use. Solid partitions will be replaced with glass to create longer vistas, opening areas without physically enlarging them. The transparency into the renovated double height library, music department classrooms, and robotics lab will foster interdisciplinary interactions while highlighting the cuttingedge programming. AT A GLANCE Renovation Phased construction Interdisciplinary design SERVICES Master Planning Programming Architectural and interior design HIGHLIGHTS Multi-phase project Buildings occupied during construction Music suite with recording studio Robotics lab

MOISE SAFRA CENTER N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K

The Moise Safra Center is a new institution organized around the need for a place to worship and celebrate, as well as to nurture its members. Drawing from our deep understanding of similar institutions, PBDW helped guide the Center to develop a building that would act as a second home for the Jewish community it serves, as well as unite a broad range of programming inclusive of both community center and religious functions. We were also challenged to create distinct identities for the religious and community spaces that would ensure that the building, as a whole, remained cohesive. The 65,000 SF building is packed with community and religious spaces in a vertical campus spread over 14 floors. The program includes a wellness center and pool, classrooms, and flexible spaces designed to adapt to varying program needs. Religious spaces include a double-height sanctuary space and a smaller daily sanctuary, a generous library/study, and offices for the rabbinical staff. We located banquet rooms on the building’s upper floors with an outdoor terrace. This floor’s fully retractable glass wall allows events to flow seamlessly from interior to exterior. AT A GLANCE Vertical Campus New Construction Religious and Community Functions SERVICES Programming Space Planning Architectural Design HIGHLIGHTS Double Height Formal Synagogue 100-Seat Daily Synagogue Half Basketball Court 4-Lane Pool Dining Facilities with Outdoor Terrace 2021 American Architecture Award, Religious Buildings category 2021 Architizer A+ Awards, Finalist in the Architecture + Stone category

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K

Established in 1804, the New-York Historical Society is New York’s first museum and one of the city’s premier cultural institutions. Working with the Society since 2005, PBDW helped transform the closed-off and reserved building into one that invites the public through its architecture and programming. The initial project, following the creation of a master plan, included renovations to the Central Park West and 77th Street entrances, and redesign of the entrance gallery, auditorium and children’s gallery. In 2013, PBDW renovated the Society’s fourth floor galleries. The project included the first-of-its-kind gallery dedicated to the role of women in American history, the renovation of the Luce Center galleries, a new education technology center, a gallery lounge and a new gallery to exhibit the Society’s collection of Tiffany lamps, designed in coordination with Eva Jiřičná Architects. Completed in 2020, the Meet the Presidents Gallery includes a recreation of the White House Oval Office. PBDW researched and designed the recreation, including replica furniture, fabrics and carpet. AT A GLANCE Exterior and Interior Renovation New Exhibit Galleries Upgraded Infrastructure Improved Accessibility SERVICES Programming Master Planning Renovation Accessibility HIGHLIGHTS Renovated Entrance, Galleries and Auditorium New Exhibit Spaces Upgraded Museum Infrastructure Accessible Entrance

14TH STREET Y

N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K The 14th Street Y is a multi-generational community center in New York City. Their vision for the new Y is to serve simultaneously as a “town square” for the East Village community as well as provide a cutting-edge cultural destination that explores four programmatic pillars – arts and culture, education, health and wellness, and civic engagement. Since 2005, PBDW has been working with the 14th Street Y to prepare their current facilities for future growth through various adaptive reuse schemes. The comprehensive space planning articulated in 2017 resulted in a design that is inspiring, welcoming, spacious, modern, sustainable, and reflective of its community. Programming includes a lobby with café, market and gathering areas, theater and arts education center, preschool and parenting center, fitness and wellness center, community event space, rooftop recreation and gathering spaces. The complex programming is organized around a 7-story atrium created in the middle of the existing building. This symbolic “town square” floods the building with natural light, activating the “heart” of the complex while providing a comfortable place for community members to gather and socialize. AT A GLANCE Community Center, Preschool, and Parenting Center Fitness and Wellness Center with Indoor and Outdoor Gymnasiums Performance and Black Box Theaters Community Events Space and Roof Terrace SERVICES Feasibility, Programming, Concept Studies, Masterplanning Zoning New Construction Interior Design HIGHLIGHTS 7-Story Central Atrium Symbolic “Town Square” Cutting Edge Cultural Destination Lobby for Cafe, Market, and Gathering

POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL B ROO KLY N, N E W YORK PBDW’s addition serves as a transition between the architecture of the row houses and the school’s existing “castle”—the Hulbert Mansion—in Brooklyn’s Park Slope Historic District. The height of the new building was limited so as not to obscure the mansion. A raised landscaped base and below-grade gym, combined with a dramatic sloping skylight across the third-floor dance studio, gives this four-story structure the appearance of a two-story building. The school includes homerooms for nursery through grade four, a multi-purpose room, dining and music rooms, dance and art studios, a new play yard and an ADA-compliant entrance. Classrooms are inviting, daylight-filled environments with views of the street through large windows. This project was completed on a fast-track basis, within 23 months from programming to occupancy, including Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. It is the first school in New York City and the first K-12 school in New York State to achieve LEED, and is LEED Silver®. Since completing the addition, Poly Prep Lower School has become the most competitive lower school in Brooklyn. AT A GLANCE Coed N-4 School for 240 Students Addition to Historic Building Fast Track Construction First LEED-Certified School in New York City (LEED Silver) SERVICES Landmarks Preservation Commission Approval New Construction Renovation NYC Zoning and Building Approvals HIGHLIGHTS Seamless Interior Transition Between Old and New Landscaped Play Yard Skylit Dance Studio Lucy Moses Preservation Award Building Brooklyn Award

PALACE THEATRE

N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K The Palace Theatre is a New York City Interior Landmark designed by Kirchoff & Rose and built for vaudeville mogul Martin Beck in 1913. Over its life it has functioned as a vaudeville playhouse, a movie theater and a legitimate Broadway theater. The ongoing project relocated the historic theater 30 feet vertically as part of the TSX Broadway development and restored its significant fabric while bringing the theater into the 21st century. Raising the building adds over 10,000 SF of newly accessible circulation and back-of-house space. The theater is part of the 47-story development that brings together high-end retail, entertainment, and hospitality programming. From 2013 through 2017, PBDW was the architect for the entire development, designing and obtaining all regulatory approvals and preparing construction documents up to design development phase. The new entrance to the theater is being moved to 47th Street, with a new 80-foot marquee. Patrons will ascend by escalator to a new lobby at the orchestra level and enter the auditorium through its original doors. The stage house is being rebuilt, including new gridiron, rigging, stage lifts, orchestra pit and trap room with elevators. The restoration includes the elaborate decorative plaster, new custom light fixtures, careful retrofitting of MEP and state-of-the-art theatrical equipment, and a finish scheme inspired by the theater’s early appearance. This transformation will elevate the Palace physically, functionally, and experientially, while restoring its original grandeur. AT A GLANCE Theater Restoration New Stage House and Back-of-House Construction Vertically Raising Theater 30’ SERVICES Programming Restoration Renovation HIGHLIGHTS Restoration of the Landmarked Interior Reconstruction of the Stage House and Back-of-House New Lobby and Circulation

TSX BROADWAY

N EW YO R K , N E W YOR K In 2013, PBDW was engaged to design TSX Broadway: a redevelopment project facing Father Duffy Square, at the heart of Times Square. In collaboration with the same development firm of PBDW’s EDITION Times Square project across 47th Street, the “sibling” buildings were envisioned by the owner as a new gateway to the “bow tie” of Times Square where Broadway and Seventh Avenue converge. PBDW prepared multiple design schemes for the existing property and alternative options that included the adjacent landmarked Miller building. PBDW developed the Master Plan for the entire TSX project featuring retail, entertainment and hospitality programs pivoting around the visionary concept of elevating the iconic Palace Theatre 30 feet above grade to allow for retail use below. The complicated zoning analysis included the retention of 25% of the existing Double Tree Hotel, built atop the 1912 theater in 1988. The project features one of the largest LED screens in the world, for which Zoning determinations and a revokable consent from the city were required. The design integrated innovative ideas, such as an LED screen which opens to reveal a stage facing the Square, provisions for a new theater lobby on 47th Street with an increased public engagement at street level, and improved front of house and back of house facilities for the theater. PBDW coordinated the scope of design disciplines in the preliminary documentation stages, including the building envelope and early energy analysis, through late 2016. From this point on, the firm’s role was primarily that of design and preservation architects for the landmarked Palace Theatre. The team worked closely with the theatre lift consultant and engineers on the stabilization, vibration and environmental monitoring required to prepare the theater for the lift. After almost a decade of working on the restoration and new design interventions within the theater’s landmarked interiors, it is scheduled to be completed in the Fall 2023.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE FELLOWS HALL W I LL I A M STOW N, MA SSACHU SE T T S

Set against a dramatic backdrop of the beautiful Berkshire mountains, Fellows Hall, which serves the graduate Center for Development Economics (CDE) program, is the first Net-Zero energy dormitory at Williams College. PBDW’s design for the carbonneutral dorm centers around student wellness. Fellows Hall shares a prominent site with the academic home of the CDE, an iconic 1884 Stanford White-designed landmark. The residence hall takes its formal and material cues from the historic building’s angular geometry, narrow slot windows and light-colored masonry. The dorm’s angled wings define a landscaped courtyard between the two buildings, creating a CDE mini-campus that encourages social interaction, provides a direct connection with the site’s ecological beauty and is a new shared asset for the entire Williams community. Large, triple -glazed bedroom windows maximize daylight and views of the stunning site, including raingardens for storm water management. Inviting double-height lounges layered around the circulation core encourage informal interaction. AT A GLANCE Net-Zero Energy/Passive House Envelope New Construction 30-Bed Graduate Residence New Quad and Mini-Campus All Electric Building SERVICES Programming Sustainability Site Design Architectural Design HIGHLIGHTS Private Bedrooms with Shared Bath for Two Geo-Thermal Wells and Solar Panels 2022 Green Good Design Awards 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Popular Choice Winner in Architecture + Sustainability 2021 Institutional Honor Award, CTGBC Green Buildings Awards Program

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