S e l e c t e d P r o j e c t sR yan Patr ick Davis

Lear CampusS o u t h f i e l d , M i c h i g a n

Client:Trammell Crow / LearFunction:CommercialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:36 acre Campus125,000 sf Headquarters Building

Set in a park-like environment of 36 acres, the Lear Corporation enjoys a new Headquarters office building of 125,000 square feet as well as a new vision works addition. The Master Plan provides for multiple other facilities in the future while still maintaining the park setting. The material of the site wall is a terra-cotta rain-screen and the primary building materials are coated aluminum and low-e glass. Facing the street and hovering over the site wall is a textured glass panel screen. The facades oriented towards the garden are fully glass to take advantage of the private view. The lobby features a three-story glass enclosed communicating stair, and is adjacent to a 300 seat auditorium and a dining facility, which, in turn, extends outside to the garden. The executive floor also maintains a strong orientation to the garden with both a balcony and a tall sky lighted space at the periphery of each office.

M azagan TechnopoleE l J a d i d a , M o r o c c o

In general terms this development is intended to add to the business potential of Morocco and specifically that which is associated with Morocco’s unique national resource, phosphates. It is intended to also provide new employment opportunities that will be created by this endeavor. We are planning an urbanization of the future with its roots in the successes of the past called a Technopol from the Greek “Technopolis”.

A Technopol has, at its roots, a concept of research and development, a critical mass of exploring minds and an opportunity to take advantage of the serendipitous discoveries that have led the economic engines throughout the modern world. The synergy provided by this juxtaposition of land use is explored, documented and analyzed so that the most successful outcome will result. At its core is an institute for higher learning, often augmented by secondary learning facilities for craft and technology. With adequate funding for research, development, and underpinning for startup entrepreneurs the modern Technopol is a creation that can most effectively generate a more predictable future from an its offerings. As such there are several primary attractors that can be affected by our planning. The first is the quality of the “seed” institution that generates the academic program and facilitates the research. The second is the physical quality of the place, its environment and its architecture. A third is the association with other entities of like-minded culture and objectives.

We envision an aggregate of buildings flowing gracefully along the topography and maintaining many if not all of the significant existing trees. Suggestive of the origins of Casablanca and the history of its colonial period architecture in the past century, we see this urbanization as a symbol of the future of Morocco. We know from our research that a minimum of 60,000 people could occupy the first village of 450 Hectares in the near future, but with the pressure of both demographic growth as well as the movement to the cities, we expect an urban form with this character to dominate the kind of lifestyle expected in the future through its architecture and its planning beyond the automobile. We fully expect that the population focused on research and the public spaces that promote social interaction can lead to the unexpected synergy that has always sparked the surge of mankind’s development. Within this armature the city of the future can accommodate as many as 300,000 people and still provide for the environment in a responsible manner, which is our goal for this 1,400 Hectare site.

The Boulevard

Huntington Drive represents the primary Boulevard. As the main addressing Boulevard of a community 5 times the size of El Jadida, its character and dimensions seem appropriate. It has a 60’ median, three lanes (12’) in each direction, and a bike path (5’). Overall dimensions are 140’ or 43 meters.

The Street

Sierra Madre represents the Secondary roads that extend to the National road and the Auto route. This is a 30’ median, 2 lanes at 12’ each, and a 6’ bike path. Overall dimensions are 90’ or 27 meters.

Client:OCPFunction:Mixed-UseBuilding Size:1,400 ha

John Adams M iddle S choolS a n t a M o n i c a , C a l i f o r n i a

Client:Santa Monica Malibu UsdFunction:EducationStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:12,000 Sf New4,000 Sf Renovation50,000 Sf Landscape

A small school district wanted transformative design to address upgrades and additions for a 1,000-student middle school. By leveraging sustainability, efficient use of school resources, and demonstrable environmental principles the design encourages engagement and inspires curiosity.

Each of the 9 new classrooms is paired with an outdoor learning space and includes distinctive solar chimneys to provide summer comfort without air conditioning as well as an embedded empirical lesson about differential air pressure. A green fringe featuring indigenous landscape wraps the perimeter of playing fields, creating an informal break space for students and a campus environment that better supports lessons taught about the value of the natural environment.

Cl inton Memoria l Hospita lW i l m i n g t o n , O h i o

This $35 million building and renovation project involved creating a new Patient Bedtower, Intensive Care Unit, Women’s Diagnostic Center, and Emercency Services. The Ambulatory Care entrance opens into a large atrium space connecting the diagnostic and treatment areas and provides clear wayfinding within the hospital.

Unique canopies identify primary entrance points and proide shelter for both predestrians and vehicle drop-off. The exterior facades combine brick and limestone accents matching the existing hospital. Patient Rooms have generously sized windows with views to the landscape to promote healing and relief from stress.

Client:CMH Regional HealthFunction:HealthcareStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:102,000 sf New Construction• Patient Bedtower• Intensive Care Unit• Women’s Diagnostic Center

Located on a wooded site in the Surgarhill neighborhood of Salt Lake city, the medical clinic is designed for efficiency and ease of use for doctors and patients. Clad in reddish brown brick and terra-cotta, the building continues the masonry heritage of the neighborhood, while the architecture is articulated through unique details. The glass wall in the waiting areas provides a tranquil view to the landscape.

I ntermountain Health Care Cl in icS a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h

Client:Intermountian Health CareFunction:HealthcareStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:30,000 sf

Centur y Plaza Towers Renovat ionL o s A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a

Built originally as one of the most important iconographic buildings in the Westside of Los Angeles and designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the Century Plaza Towers had evolved over time to a condition in which new requirements needed to be met as well as a general refurbishing of materials and details. Our work has at its basis a deep respect for the quality of the original building. We have sought in each decision to enhance that design intent while altering the functions where necessary.

Vehicular access has evolved to where a valet motor court is now designed for the East Side of the Towers. This new drop off required a substantial re-grading of the plaza which necessitated a means to turn back onto a single point of entry and egress.

Client:Trammell CrowFunction:CommercialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:60,000 sf Renovation

Jacobs Headquar tersP a s a d e n a , C a l i f o r n i a

Jacobs, a Fortune 500 Company located in Pasadena, CA had not moved for over 20 years and had existed in a very outdated office environment until this recent design became their new headquarters. The primary direction for the design given by the executive team was to provide all open space planning for the entire executive group. This induced a number of “huddle” rooms, meeting rooms and conference spaces, but the complete exterior of each of the four floors in this space is populated with system workstations and open planning.

The building chosen for this space, while conveniently located near transit and in the desired location on Lake Street in Pasadena, was also a post tensioned slab office building which required unique attention to the need to core the slab over 50 times per floor to obtain power and communication to the free standing desk systems.

The design features an optimized ceiling system and overhead lighting and because the underlying objective of the open plan is to achieve visibility, all the enclosed spaces were done in glass. The glass is a specially fabricated glass internally tinted to achieve the Jacobs Blue throughout the space. In certain areas of visual privacy, including the Board Room and a visiting dignitary meeting room, switch glass was used to electronically change the glass from clear to frosted at the click of a switch.

One of the floors is used as a world wide conferencing and training center, and each floor has at least one Bulthaup kitchen for employee use and pleasureful moments of visiting over coffee with their fellow employees. The new aesthetic has become a new identity for both the corporate users as well as the 85,000 employees visiting the home office from around the world.

Client:Jacobs EngineeringFunction:CommercialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:80,000 sf Interiors• Conference Center• Training Center• Executive Floor• Flexible Kitchens

Lear Corporat ion I nter iorsS o u t h f i e l d , M i c h i g a n

Working closely with ongoing design of the new corporate headquarters for the company, an efficient space plan led to an array of offices on each floor with views to the internal gardens and the surrounding trees of the adjacent properties. The floors have an interconnecting stairway from the lobby to the top floor. Conference spaces occupy the main corner offices and the ground floor also accommodates a Cafeteria and a sloped floor auditorium. The Cafeteria looks out onto the Lear Garden spaces and the nearby Visioning center where the new products are developed and displayed.

Client:Trammell Crow / LearFunction:CommercialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:125,000 sf• 200-seat auditorium• Employee dining• Executive floor• Showroom lobby

K irby Col lec t ionH o u s t o n , T e x a s

Situated in a center part of the City between the downtown business center and the Galleria Retail center this Apartment, Retail and Office tower development is a symbol of the changing living patterns and expectations of Houstonians. The elegant form of the signature high-rise tower, announces the high-end retail and exclusive office address within the development. Kirby Drive extends to the north to River Oaks, the ultimate residential addresses of the City and then turns into Allen Parkway and park with a grand boulevard leading into downtown. As a premier property in this location, it will achieve a unique clientele and mix of uses.

Client:Thor EquitiesFunction:Mixed-UseStatus:Under ConstructionBuilding Size:1,000,000 sf• 200,000 sf Class A Office• 65,000 sf Retail• 375,000 sf Residential• 199 Luxury Units• 45,000 sf Amenity Deck• 435,000 sf Parking

The gentle form of the Apartment tower provides a radius of views to the nearby city and country. Entering each unit, the larger view windows at the perimeter are readily apparent as the walls splay to meet the ellipse geometry at the balconies. The sophisticated finishes and materials match the high-end accommodations of the recreation deck above the garage. This roof top terrace has not only a pool, but a soaking tub, dog walk, outdoor bar, and numerous seating groups between the trees to allow private meetings from either tower and a life style of ease and elegance. A 35’ high parapet of stretched fabric that catches the sunlight throughout the day and is illuminated as a signature of the project at night tops the building. Additional housing is laminated into the lower level of the garage that faces the existing neighborhood, so that the shared street is common to only residential use.

The office building, while providing state of the art efficiency and flexibility for all types of tenants, is also unique in the expression of its architecture and curtain wall. Artfully extending the enclosure wall up to cover the rooftop penthouse also becomes a natural focal point for the backlighting of sunlight during the day and specific illumination at night. This mimics the top of the apartment tower and can provide a tasteful way of accommodating building signage if necessary.

Bever ly west CondominiumsL o s A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a

Timelessness and dignity are the underlying concepts to the design of this tower. Los Angeles is a city of many images, architectural styles and periods, so it has been our desire to seek an architecture design that remains quiet from the standpoint of form, and achieves its visual richness through detailing, materials and the play of light across the texture of the building.

The solid walls face the nearby buildings and extend above the roof line to form a strong verticality. These walls are capped by a cantilever at the helipad on the roof providing a strong horizontal cornice to the building seen from the south and east. A visual complexity is created from forms derived from the surrounding context. This means of designing is not based on fashion or trends, and tends to provide lasting values to the investment and the building.

The strong shadow beneath the cornice becomes a beacon of subtle lighting at night. The texture on the walls of the building is derived from a detail in the windows that creates a modern version of a bay window as the glass wraps back into a setback on the building façade. From the interior, this provides a greater view, and from the exterior the shade and shadow will animate the facade throughout the day. The windows vary from this pattern by means of a curtain wall at certain points which provides a scale and a variety to the facade.

Client:Emaar / Fifield Function:ResidentialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:175,000 sf

Grand H yatt I ncheonI n c h e o n , K o r e a

The Grand Hyatt Incheon serves as a premier venue for international conferences and business meetings in Northeast Asia. The hotel’s 785,000-square-foot expansion doubles the size of the existing hotel in order to meet the city’s growing demands as a major business and leisure hub.

Inspired by the hotel’s location – situated directly between the Incheon Airport and the Pacific Ocean – the design concept draws from the dynamic motion of wind and water. Capturing the essence of fluid motion in form, the reciprocal massing of the hotel also serves to reinforce the symbol of Korean Air, which is based on the concept of yin and yang.

The interior design emulates calmness and fluidity through the use of organic forms, empty space and a carefully edited materials palette. Korea’s first LEED® Gold-certified hotel, the new Grand Hyatt Incheon provides an unparalleled guest experience unique to the region.

Client:Korean AirFunction:HospitalityStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:785,000 sf

3161 M ichelsonI r v i n e , C a l i f o r n i a

The diffuse and sub urban nature of Orange County is inexorably becoming more and more of an urban experience. Centers of education, air travel, shopping, and recreation have been emerging from the pastoral beauty of the former Irvine Ranch in the recent past and will continue to do so in the future. Centers of work have been diverse and scattered until now.

Park Place and its new premier office tower at 3161 Michelson will provide a center like no other. Located conveniently at the 405 and Jamboree and immediately adjacent to the open space leading to the single most important natural amenity, the Back Bay, this development of the old Fluor Headquarters site will become what Bunker Hill has become to downtown Los Angeles, the business address of note.

Client:Maguire PropertiesFunction:CommercialStatus:CompletedBuilding Size:530,000 sf