Studio Hillier Brochure - Hospitality

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Studio Hillier LLC 190 Witherspoon St. Princeton, NJ 08540 609-688-9999 (t) 609-688-9990 (f) contact@studiohillier.com

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Table of Contents About Us Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 1 Biography....................................................................................................................................................3 Selected Hospitality Clients..................................................................................................................5 Selected Hospitality Projects Port St. George......................................................................................................................................... 6 Princeton Marriott.................................................................................................................................12 Star City....................................................................................................................................................18 Firm History............................................................................................................................................ 24 Credits......................................................................................................................................................28

Introduction Studio Hillier LLC is an interdisciplinary design firm in Princeton, NJ, co-founded in 2011 by partners Barbara A. Hillier, AIA, and J. Robert Hillier, LHD, FAIA, PP. For over thirty years, we have formed the backbone of a vibrant, growing full-service architectural studio with the depth of experience and design talent to take on a challenge of any scope.

We work collaboratively with experts in the region and elsewhere who bring excellence and robust knowledge of the latest building technologies, including prefabrication and environmental systems and the preservation of historic structures. Our success is reflected in the number of repeat clients who recognize our rigorous performance standards in meeting occupancy dates, managing the budget, and delivering high-quality design and professional services. With over three hundred and fifty design awards, our reputation for excellence is evidence of our commitment to our clients, place, sustainability, and the built environment.

Over the last two decades, a representation of completed project types includes hospitals, international corporate headquarters, public and private libraries, a US government courthouse, an urban convention center, independent day and boarding secondary schools, colleges and universities, art centers/museums, research buildings, and multi-family projects.

Our work is a mosaic of places, cultures, customs, and economies in locations ranging from bucolic open spaces to urban neighborhoods to densely urban communities. Through these projects, we work tirelessly to achieve our clients’ expectations and create architecture that embodies the vision and spirit of their dreams.

Studio Hillier’s office is located in the heart of the historic Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood in Princeton, New Jersey, and operates out of a converted machine shop and warehouse. We serve clients throughout New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York, Connecticut, Washington, DC, Beijing, and Shanghai from our Princeton base. We are only one hour from 2 international airports. We have projects in 27 states and 32 countries.

The following projects have been completed during Bob and Barbara’s careers, selected from their personal scrapbook, which spans 55 years of Hillier architecture.

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J. Robert Hillier, LHD, FAIA MANAGING PRINCIPAL J. Robert Hillier (Bob) is one of the leading and most highly-respected architects in the United States.

Best known for building one of the world’s largest and most successful architecture firms, Mr. Hillier is distinguished for his design, business acumen, and contributions to the profession as both a practitioner and educator.

Bob and the firm have been widely published in national and international journals, newspapers, and magazines. He has given over 200 lectures and participated in dozens of design juries. In 1992, Bob joined the core faculty of Princeton University’s School of Architecture, where he currently teaches two graduate seminars. He has served on the AIA National Fellowship Jury and as Chair of the Selection Committee for the Dean of Princeton’s School of Architecture. He is also a Trustee Emeritus at McCarter Theater.

More recently, Bob received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an Honorary MBA from Bryant University. Other honors include the Legacy Award from the Urban Land Institute, the New Jersey AIA’s Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award, and the President’s Medal for Lifetime Achievement from NJIT. In May 2019, the New Jersey Institute of Technology renamed its Architecture/Design school the J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

REGISTRATIONS NJ #21AI00438500, CT, D.C., DE, FL, GA, KS, MD, MA, NH, NY, PA, RI, TX, VA, Washington D.C. EDUCATION MFA, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ BA, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ AFFILIATIONS College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects Core Faculty, Princeton University School of Architecture, 1992 to Present Board of Advisors, Architectural Graphic Standards Publication New Jersey Green Building Council, Founding Member

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Selected Hospitality Clients Acapulco Princess Hotel Ankara Hotel Baha Mar

Acapulco, Mexico

Marmara Antalya Hotel

Antalya, Turkey

Ankara, Turkey

Marriott International HQ

Bethesda, MD

Nassau, Bahamas

Newark Airport Marriott Hotel

Newark, NJ

Bird Hills Golf Course

Emerson, NJ

Natirar Spa

Peapack-Gladstone, NJ

Burroughs Farms Conference Center

Brighton, MI

Nordic Hills

Chicago, IL

Cigna Eagle Lodge Conference Center

Lafayette Hill, PA

North Jersey Country Club

Wayne, NJ

Citicorp Arrowwood Conference Center

Westchester, NY

Oak Brook Hilton Chicago

Chicago, IL

ETS Chauncey Conference Center

Princeton NJ

Port Saint George

Bahamas

Ford Fairlane Club and Manor

Dearborn, MI

Princeton Marriott

Princeton, NJ

Greenbrier Resort

White Sulpher Springs, WV

Hamilton Farm Golf Club Hamilton Princess Conference Center Harbour Island

Ras Sedr

Egypt

Gladstone, NJ

Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Pembroke, Bermuda

Shannondell Senior Living

Valley Forge, PA

Sheraton Ballroom

Eatontown, NJ

Tampa, FL

Harrah’s Marina Hotel and Casino

Atlantic City, NJ

Sheraton Meadowlands

Harrison Conference Center at Glen Cove

Glen Cove, NY

Star City

Harrison Conference Center Dodgertown

Vero Beach, FL

Stazi Milano Greenwood Grille

Hilton Hotels at Newark

Newark, NJ

Sunset Villa Hotel

The Houstonian

Houston, TX

Suzhou Hotel

Jinji Lake Island Club

Suzhou, China

Trump Marina Hotel

Kalamazoo Center Hotel

Kalamazoo, MI

Valle Arriba Athletic Club

East Rutherford, NJ Sydney, Australia Jenkintown, PA Rota, Mariana Islands Suzhou, China Atlantic City, NJ Caracas, Venezuela

Port St. George THE BAHAMAS 7,710,000 SF

Port St. George will be the Bahamas’ largest net-zero-engineered luxury destination designed to meet WELL and LEED for Cities and Communities Gold certification. It will feature a 110-acre harbor and over 500 new condos, single-family units, and townhouses. Amenities will include several athletic facilities, such as a world-class 18-hole golf course, tennis and cricket clubs, and four 50-room boutique hotels. Among these hotels is a clubhouse on the Atlantic side which will boast 1,800 feet of dramatic beachfront, a restaurant, cafe, fitness area, and an infinity-edge pool with unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean.

The harbor is to be the largest safe Harbour in the Bahamas for 640 private luxury boats. In addition, it will be surrounded by waterfront condominiums and a new walkable town center.

The Town Center will feature a yacht club, shopping for local artisan crafts, and several restaurants and apartments overlooking the main piazza of the resort. The resort will cater to those seeking an off-the-grid experience characterized by an authentic Bahamian environment and luxurious, modern amenities.

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Princeton Marriott PRINCETON, NJ 35,000 SF

Studio Hillier provided Architectural Services for renovating public spaces and guest rooms’ bathrooms at the Princeton Marriott.

The renovations included an upscale bar and coffee lounge in the Greatroom, a newly-renovated Lobby and Front Desk, the Canahan Room, Empire Suite, Private Dining Room, Gratella Room, and the Iron & Ivy Restaurant.

In addition to services for the public amenity spaces, Studio Hillier provided interior design for the hotel’s event spaces, including the Alexander Ballroom, University Lounge, the Dining Room, Treehouse Lounge, and meeting rooms.

All significant interior public spaces were renovated and modernized to elevate the guest experience in the Princeton Mariott; care was taken to maintain the rustic warmth of existing exposed brick and heavy timber construction. Custom accent pieces, such as the metal frame above the reception counter, focus guests’ attention while unifying the material palette.

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Star City SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2,100,000 SF

With a ten-year gaming monopoly from the city of Sydney and a distinctly urban mission in revitalizing the historic Pyrmont Bay waterfront, Star City is a casino development with a difference. The 2.1-million-squarefoot complex offers a little of everything from legitimate theater to gourmet dining and from parks to neighborhood convenience stores.

Star City’s themed areas eschew exploding volcanoes in favor of environmental sculpture by Australian artists like John Olsen. Gardens, waterfalls, jets of fire and water, and color-saturated light shows evoke the continent’s natural and cultural riches that warrant repeated visits.

An attraction in its own right, the 2000-seat Lyric Theater updates the classic horseshoe-shaped, proscenium-style auditorium as a venue for big musical theater, ballet, and opera productions. A concrete envelope and rubber pads provide excellent acoustic isolation. Next door is a 900-seat cabaret theater.

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Firm History

1966 On April 1, J. Robert Hillier leases his first office at 44 Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ. Bob’s first job was replacing a bathroom vanity for a wealthy Princeton client.

1967 Bob designs a threestory office building, a dormitory for Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a private residence, all three of which win AIA design awards from the New Jersey Society of Architects.

1969 Twin Rivers is the first planned unit development (PUD) in New Jersey, with over 700 townhouses

1970 The business expands to 48 employees and moves to a building at the end of Princeton Airport’s runway that a plane had once crashed into.

1973 Now recognized as a professional corporation, J. Robert Hillier, Architects, P.A. moves into its own building known as the “Treehouse,” the first building in NJ approved to be designed and built in a flood plain.

1974 Our first international project, the American International School in Vienna, is completed.

This is the first of 12 international secondary schools designed by Hillier.

1982 The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, NJ, was one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the State of New Jersey at the time of its completion.

1984 Hillier opens an office in Tampa, FL, to design and support the development of Harbour Island and is named NJ’s Firm of the Year by the Business and Industry Association.

1985 On the tenth Hillier “Career Day,” Bob invites 100 aspiring architects to spend a day at the firm. 17 “Career Day” participants will eventually become Hillier employees.

1986 In need of more office space, The Hillier Group moves to a new headquarters at 500 Alexander Park and celebrates our 20th anniversary.

1987 The Hillier Group wins a national competition to design an addition to Arizona State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

1987 The Hillier Group is the country’s 7th largest architectural firm with a staff of 235, having executed over 2,000 projects for 700 clients.

1975 Engineering NewsRecord ranks Hillier at 308 of 500 top design firms in the U.S. based on revenue and size.

1976 Barbara Weinstein creates and leads the Interiors Studio.

1988 Under the leadership of Design and Managing Principal Barbara Hillier, a full-service regional office opens in Philadelphia.

1989 Inc. Magazine names J. Robert Hillier as New Jersey’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” and Hillier publishes “Ten Ways of Looking at a Building: A Guide to the Rights of Clients.”

J. Robert Hillier is elected to the AIA College of Fellows.

1977 The first passive solarheated municipal building in NJ, designed for East Windsor, is profiled by New York Times.

1978 Beneficial Management, Inc., commissions a new 500,000 SF corporate headquarters in Peapack, NJ. This pioneering headquarters would lead to further commissions for corporate campuses from some of the world’s largest corporations.

1980 The firm hires its 100th employee and becomes The Hillier Group, Architects/Planners, P.A.

1981 Now the 9th largest architectural firm in the nation, the firm moves into the building known as the “Solar Wedge.”

1990 With technological advancements, the firm launches its first website and implements CAD across all offices.

1993 The Hillier Group acquires GSGSB Architects, Engineers, Planners of Clarks Summit, PA expanding our market to new areas, such as data centers.

1993 Architectural Record profiles Hillier’s design for the AT&T Corporate Campus in Bridgewater, NJ, an early example of green architecture.

1994 Star City Sydney Harbour MixedUse Development revitalizes the historic Pyrmont Bay waterfront in Sydney, Australia.

We aquire The Eggers Group and form the New York office.

Firm History

1995 The result of an initiative to consolidate research operations, the new 1 million SF SmithKlineBeecham Research Center is one of England’s largest capital projects.

1996 The Cogeneration Plant at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York wins accolades and recognition including a profile in the Wall Street Journal.

1997 At the Duke University Center for Human Genomics, an international leader in the study of inherited disorders, futuristic laboratories provide ideal spaces for scientists dedicated to genetic discovery.

1998 Architectural Record features Hillier as one of the best-managed firms in the U.S. A new Hillier website is launched.

1999 Looking to reclaim its position as Newark’s Crown Jewel, the outdated National Newark Building is cleaned and transformed, inside and out.

2000 We complete the design for Turkiye Is Bankasi Headquarters in Istanbul.

2006 Hillier Architecture is named AIA New Jersey Architectural Firm of the Year

2007 J. Robert Hillier receives the Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award from AIA-NJ.

2008 The Becton Dickinson Corporate Campus Employee Services Center wins the American Architecture Award from the Chicago Anthenaeum.

2009 We complete the University Medical Center at Princeton in collaboration with HOK and Bob personally designs its new chapel.

2012 Bob and Barbara establish Studio Hillier in downtown Princeton, renewing their focus on smaller scale, local and community projects.

2013 Hillier designs and develops Copperwood, a 153-unit residential development for senior citizens in Princeton.

2000 The revolutionary Niagara Falls High School is featured in the New York Times.

2001 We complete the 5 million SF Sprint Headquarters Campus in Overland Park, KS.

2002 GlaxoSmithKline Global Headquarters in London, UK symbolizes the company’s forward position as one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

2004 Hillier opens an office in Shanghai and launches an award-winning website that is people-centric, not just project-focused.

2004 The Solebury School Abbe Science Center receives the AIA PA Silver Medal, the state’s most prestigious award representing the highest level of achievement in design.

2005 Engineering NewsRecord ranks Hillier 5th of the top 100 “pure” architecture firms in the U.S. and the firm wins 14 design awards.

2014 The work of Hillier Architecture, our legacy firm, is featured at the US Pavilion of the Venice Biennale.

2016 J. Robert Hillier celebrates 50 years of architectural practice.

A new dormitory for Iona College opens to rave reviews from students.

2017 New townhouses for the Institute for Advanced Study provide a natural extension of the Institute’s existing campus while allowing a significant expansion of preserved land for Princeton Battlefield State Park.

2018 Studio Hillier is named Design Architect for Port St. George, a net zero-carbon resort in the Bahamas.

2019 NJIT renames its architecture and design school the J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

2020 Today, Studio Hillier is building on our legacy of success and client satisfaction while integrating the latest building technologies, environmental systems, and preservation techniques.

Credits Port St. George Renderings: Cayetano Martos Princeton Marriott Photos Courtesy of Jeffrey Goldman Star City Photos Courtesy of Patrick Bingham-Hall

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