FACADES+ CONFERENCE

April 24-25th New York, NY

ADAPTING PROCUREMENT for RESILIENT DESIGN

Ana Bertuna Related Companies Vice President of Design & Construction

ADAPTING PROCUREMENT FOR RESILIENT DESIGN

§  Design challenges §  Rapidly evolving advanced technology and its influence on procurement approach §  Influence of an active construction market vs. a slow construction market §  How to create a competitive procurement package §  How schedule influences the process §  Impact of budget §  Outcome of procurement

§  Not always as expected §  Adapt quickly to revisions

§  Workshops with subcontractors

PROJECTS

•  ABINGTON HOUSE ROBERT A.M. STERN – ARTEX PRECAST/PIONEER WINDOWS

•  MIMA ARQUITECTONICA – W&W/SOTA SYSTEM

•  10 HUDSON YARDS KOHN PEDERSEN FOX – ENCLOSE

•  15 HUDSON YARDS DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFO & ROCKWELL GROUP

•  520 WEST 28TH ST ZAHA HADID – M. COHEN & SONS / STAHLBAU PICHLER

THE VENETO

SUPERIOR INK

CALEDONIA

CALEDONIA

ABINGTON HOUSE

ABINGTON HOUSE

MIMA

HUDSON YARDS

10 HUDSON YARDS

THERMAL U-VALUE - .33 - .34

15 HUDSON YARDS

§ Tower Design §  Height approximately 910 ft §  70 stories §  Total Gross Area 960,000 Square Feet §  Floor plate range:

•  Low Rise Typical floor plates – 14,625 SF •  High Rise Typical floor plates – 13,310 SF

§  Façade Challenge §  Complex geometry §  Integrate orthogonal base with upper tower consisting of four-curved towers at corners §  Multiple glass types within the corset

§  Cold warped and cold warped with operable windows §  Trapezoidal flat and curved glass §  Conical and curved glass §  Kinked with irregular shaped glass

§  Workshops with subcontractors

15 HUDSON YARDS

520 WEST 28TH STREET

§ Design Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects § 36 luxury condominium residential apartments § Floor plates : 11,000 – 14,000 square feet § Zoning and lot restrictions created 5 foot split levels § 21 stories includes all split levels § Highline Frontage § Design assist with sub-contractors

520 WEST 28TH STREET

§ Design Challenges §  Unique façade expression to unify split levels §  Chevron is comprised of two metal types §  Study of various metal types and colors §  Metal component of façade includes double curvatures §  3 D modeling to design and detail interior and exterior §  “C” components embrace balconies and are expressed on façade §  Achieve a lightness to the façade design §  Architectural design incorporating pure lines require vigilant

detailing and coordination §  Façade maintenance

28TH STREET MOCK UP

§  Respect the design – reason we hire the architect §  Each project is unique

§  Schedule constraints §  Budget constraints §  Market constraints

§  Identify and mitigate risk by thorough due diligence §  Use the subcontractors and vendors to help find solutions (most

experienced) §  Be prepared for the unforeseen and be quick to change paths –

nothing is set in stone §  Keep an open mind, listen to everyone but draw your own

conclusions §  Great talent – seek it out and pull together a collaborative team to

move the project forward