Handel Architects

We had a great time at our recent happy hour with nycoba | NOMA (NY Coalition of Black Architects|National Organization of Minority Architects - NY), a professional design association aimed at promoting the work, contributions, and participation of minorities in the fields of design and architecture. Thanks to everyone who helped coordinate, including Allison Lane, AIA, ASID, NOMA, NCARB, NCIDQ, LEED, WELL AP, Nicole Vlado Torres, AIA, NOMA and Bradley DeBose, NOMA, Assoc. AIA from nycoba|NOMA and Louis Koehl, AIA CPHD, Venessa Restrepo-Peruda and Honyi Wang, AIA NOMA from Handel Architects!?

We are proud to mark the completion of Journal Squared, a project fifteen years in the making. We’re grateful to the many great partners we worked with along the way, including our clients KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors, as well as design partner Hollwich Kushner, owner’s representative Tom McGinty, general contractor AJD Construction Inc, landscape designer Melillo | Bauer |?Carman Landscape Architecture, and many others. Congratulations to everyone on this big accomplishment, and for the positive impact that it has had on Journal Square. Included here is some imagery highlighting the project’s development from early concept to completion:? ? 1. Towers One, Two, and Three, photographed earlier this summer? 2. Early stage foam models, as we worked through tower configurations? 3. Final elevations? 4. Tower One under construction, December 2015? 5. Tower One, April 2016? 6. Tower One & Two, October 2020? 7. Ribbon cutting on the third and final tower, October 29th? 8. Towers One, Two, and Three completed? ??? There were many contributors on the Handel side, including Gary Handel, Amar Sen, Jonathan Morefield, Soyae Baek, Solene Clavel, Seth Riseman, Ankur Verma, AIA, NOMA, Emil Stojakovic AIA, Ignacio Iratchet, Amaory B. Portorreal, Ann Chai, Beidi Zhan, Carolina Clemente, CSI CDT, Constance Chang, RA, Eric Tan, AIA, LEED AP BDC, Erica Alonzo, AIA, Hyungjoon Kim, Joy Liu, Mark Lien, Matthew Haseltine, Nubia Lluvicela Garcia, Peter Travis, Rob Nagy, Sina Mesdaghi, Tamara Hinojosa, Wook Kang, and Yuan-Yu Chen. We thank everyone for working to make this project a success! Read more about Journal Squared here: https://lnkd.in/exFSe8T

Introducing DunHua City Plaza,?a new urban renewal mixed-use building in Taipei designed for FUBON LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. The two-tower project combines retail, office, and residential on a site adjacent to the major green spine in the Songshan District. ? ? The building’s?curvilinear glass tower will hold the corner and create a belvedere overlooking the city.?A series of cascading gardens flow inside; at night, the gardens are illuminated, turning the leading edge of the building into a monumental lantern. The office program of each tower is connected by a dramatic 2-story skybridge that is suspended above the podium. Amenities shared by both towers include a gym, wellness center, lounges, a coworking space with an amphitheater, two rooftop gardens, and an additional roof deck with an infinity pool.? ? With great partners HCCH & Associates, Buro Happold, SSDC, and many others.? ? Beautiful work from the Handel team of Gary Handel, Allen Cheng, Stephen Sheng, Eunice So, Yaoting Yang, Wei Wang, Birgitta Bjornsson, @Rocky Stilson, Cianne O., Carrie J., May Tsang, and Wilson Fong.? ? Renderings by Bezier Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/gKytZxrH

We're excited to announce that Pier 57 has won the 2024 Masterworks Award for Best Adaptive Reuse by the The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) of New York! The team is celebrating the accomplishment today at the Pier along with the other MASterworks Award winners. Congratulations to our clients and partners, including Hudson River Park Trust, RXR, Youngwoo & Associates LLC, Google, !melk landscape architecture & urban design, AKRF, TYLin | Silman Structural Solutions, HIGGINS QUASEBARTH & PARTNERS LLC, and many more. Pier 57 transformed a 1950s maritime structure into a new mixed-use destination, including the largest rooftop park in New York City, office space for Google, and new flagship space for City Winery. Great work from the Handel project team of Frank Fusaro, Gary Handel, Rick Kearns, Antonio Donofrio, Mindy S., Jessica Levine, Chun Hsu, David Woshinsky, Thomas Florkewicz, PJ Ross, Jonathan Morefield, Sarah Niesz, Kai-Yu Yu, Shaun Shih, Mat Leung, and Mikhail Kim! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gDEe-G_Z

Construction progress at Phase 2 of Territoria Apoqunido in Santiago, Chile! Sections of the facade of this commercial office tower will roll away to create large expanses of indoor/outdoor space, taking advantage of Santiago’s mild climate. Designed for Territoria and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) with MOBIL Arquitectos. Great job to the Handel project team of Gary Handel, Rick Kearns, Stephen Sheng, Jonathan Morefield, Louis Koehl, and Jingxin Nie! Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/dHpRjEcq

We are excited to share that Harmony Commons at the University of Toronto Scarborough has won a design award from Society of American Registered Architects National! The building houses 746 students and supportive resident advisors, and also serves the wider campus with its first full dining hall. Harmony Commons is the largest Passive House building in Canada, and the largest Passive House dormitory in the world.?? ? Congratulations to the Handel team, our clients University of Toronto Scarborough and Fengate Asset Management, as well as our design partners CORE Architects, Arcadis / IBI Group, Entro, The Planning Partnership, Introba, Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, Steven Winter Associates, RDH Building Science, Pomerleau and many more!? ? Images courtesy Fengate Asset Management and Tom Arban. Read more about Harmony Commons: https://lnkd.in/dJ5XKer

Thanks to AIA New York | Center for Architecture's Oculus Magazine for featuring Sendero Verde on the cover of the Fall issue! ?

Great shots from Jeffrey Totaro of The Noble, which recently opened in Philadelphia. The Noble includes 360 units as well as a two-story flagship Cityfitness. The building features a dramatic “tree” column at the entry which supports the upper floors. The building’s L-shaped massing?makes space for a landscaped back courtyard with a lap pool. Congratulations to our developer client National Real Estate Development, LLC?and to the building owners National Real Estate Advisors and KRE Group.?Congratulations as well to collaborators itsMajor, IMEG, Bala Consulting Engineers, MPFP, and many more. Great work from the Handel project team of Gary Handel, Malay Shah, Pierre-Yves Kuhn, Benjamin Novacinski, Diana Erazo Garcia, Enmanuel Espinal, Kai-Yu Yu, and Richard Karsten! Read more about the project here:

Great shots from Albert Vecerka of the recently completed Sendero Verde in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood. The design prioritizes outdoor space, with community gardens and a beautifully landscaped courtyard, designed by AECOM. Designed for Jonathan Rose Companies,?L+M Development Partners LLC and?Acacia Network. ? Consultant Team: Steven Winter Associates, Cosentini Associates, DeSimone Consulting Engineering, AECOM,?SOCOTEC USA, and many others.? ? Congrats to the Handel project team of Blake Middleton, Deborah Moelis, Louis Koehl, Ryan Lobello, Alex Kim, Diana Erazo Garcia, Kentaro Tsuboi, Meari Kim, Richard Karsten and Benjamin Novacinski! Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/eUdXMDXG

Join us tomorrow at 6pm, online or in person at COOKFOX Architects, for a Hispanic Heritage Month panel discussion featuring Handel Architects Principal Antonio Donofrio, AIA, and Operations Manager Venessa Restrepo-Peruda. This year’s official theme “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together” is meant to represent the “spirit of innovation, resilience and unity that define the Hispanic experience.” Part of a joint effort across multiple firms to recognize the diverse fabric of our industry, the discussion will explore a range of topics including mentorship, cultural influences, career challenges, and advice to offer a new generation of architects.?? ? In Person: RSVP to [email protected]? Virtually via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gJ-9r8gD Alongside HLW, FXCollaborative, KPF, COOKFOX Architects