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ARCHITECTURE PLANNING INTERIOR DESIGN
DUBAI COMPETITION, THYSSEN KRUPP ELEVATOR
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Polytech Associates participated in the Thyssen Krupp Elevator Dubai Competition to create an emblematic structure that is meant to be a landmark for the modern city of Dubai.
The tower is a metaphor for natural growth, and uses the naturally-occurring Fibonacci sequence as a basis for the structure. The tower is powered through a combination of bio-climactic design, sunlight, and wind.
Polytech led the design process, and collaborated with global engineering fi rm Arup and landscape architecture fi rm SWA Group. The design integrated architectural, structural, and energy concepts to achieve a net-zero energy consuming tower.
Project Details
Client: Thyssen Krupp Design CompetitionConstruction Cost: Not applicable (design competition)
220 Sansome Street | San Francisco, CA
220 Sansome | San Francisco CA
HUMANI
ETHIOPIA
Humani is a nonprofi t organization that is developing a self-sustaining community in Ethiopia. Young mothers suff ering from HIV/AIDS and their children will be given medical assistance, professional training, and employment opportunities in a safe environment. A school is being incorporated into the master plan, giving the young mothers access to an education that will allow them to develop marketable skills.
The organization is currently negotiating with the Ethiopian government for the 300 acres of land that will be necessary to build the compound. The plan includes small groups of buildings that will house the numerous functions within a fenced master compound. On-site utilities will be designed for conservation, with the goal of developing a net-zero community.
Relevant Project Features
• Developer: Humani, Inc.• Small groups of buildings will house the numerous functions within a fenced master
compound set on 300 acres• Building Information Modeling (BIM) using Revit
TUBEXA, SA HEADQUARTERS
SANTIAGO, CHILE
Tubexa SA selected Polytech Associates to develop a series of design studies for the company’s new headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The steel tubing manufacturer provides supplies to many of the mining-related industries throughout Chile. Set against the dramatic Andes Mountains, the proposed new headquarters building will be a physical expression of Tubexa’s product.
Project Details
Client/Developer: Tubexa, SAConstruction Cost: To be determinedSize: To be determined
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345 CALIFORNIA STREET, WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Polytech Associates collaborated with OPX on the design of global human resource manager Watson Wyatt Worldwide’s San Francisco offi ce.
The two fl oors feature an open space plan and collaborative and individual workstations. Conference rooms featuring streaming video capabilities and work spaces for traveling employees and visitors are deployed throughout the plan. Watson Wyatt’s identity is showcased through the furniture and fi nishes selection, carpet patterns, and logo-based imagery.
Polytech provided construction documentation and contract administration while OPX developed the overall design.
Project Details
Client: Watson Wyatt WorldwideConstruction Cost: Confi dential
CHILE TOWER STUDIES PROJECT
CALAMA, CHILE
Polytech Associates is developing schematic design concepts for a solar collector of green energy that will provide power for a copper mining region near Calama, Chile. The collector will create clean energy, and provide high-speed transportation, helping to bring tourism to the area.
Project Details
Client/Developer: Confi dentialConstruction Cost: To be determinedSize: To be determined
220 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Owner/Developer Interreal hired Polytech Associates to create schematic design concepts for an offi ce space leased to a confi dential high-tech client at 220 Sansome Street. The fi rm selected bright color palettes and organic shapes to complement and showcase their brand.
Project Details
Owner/Developer: InterrealConstruction Cost: Confi dentalSize: 3,200 sf
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lobby, fl oor one
235 PINE STREET, 17TH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Polytech Associates is an architecture, planning, and interior design fi rm in San Francisco, CA. At the expiration of their lease in 2011, the fi rm’s leadership determined that a larger offi ce was necessary in order to support the fi rm’s growing project load. Polytech created a series of test-fi ts for each space under consideration, identifying the 17th Floor at 235 Pine Street as the candidate that would provide the space needed currently, and would allow the fi rm to continue to grow its staff over the next ten years.
Polytech’s design staff developed the interior architecture and interior design program for the approximately 7,800 sf tenant improvement program.
Project Details
Client: Polytech Associates Inc.Construction Cost: Confi dentialSize: 7,800 sf
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Polytech Associates Inc.235 Pine Street, 17th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94104
T 415 397 3117F 415 397 1517 www.polytechae.com
Mehrnoush Arsanjani, AIA
Managing [email protected]
Carl A. Scholz
Principal/[email protected]
Richard J. Graziano, Associate AIA
Robert J. Schafgans
Principal/Director of Information [email protected]
Lloyd A. Bush, CID, LEED AP
Principal/Director of Interior [email protected]
Marielle Neri
Director of Business [email protected]
Photography: pmstructure photography Renderings: Polytech Associates