Project Name: Y2 Project

Company Name: Pickard Chilton

Project Location: Tokyo, Japan

Project Information/Details: NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and large urban mixed-use projects, took part in the ceremonies marking the commencement of construction of their design of the exterior design and primary public spaces of the Y2 Project located at Chūō ward, in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was in tandem with the traditional celebration of a Ground Purification Ceremony that took place on site on December 3rd. Pickard Chilton representatives, including principal William Chilton FAIA, RIBA, attended the traditional Japanese purification ceremony and groundbreaking. The ceremony offers prayers for the safety of workers during construction, the successful completion of the project, and the prosperity of incoming tenants and occupants. The Y2 Project is an innovative urban mixed-use high-rise managed by Tokyo-based real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan on behalf of a committee of landowners. The New Haven-based architecture studio of Pickard Chilton was responsible for the exterior design and primary public spaces in collaboration with the Tokyo-based architectural/engineering practice, Nihon Sekkei, and general contractor Takenaka Corporation. The project is sited near the Yaesu South entrance of historic Tokyo Station and includes a 297,000 m2 (3.3-million-square-foot) mixed-use skyscraper that will redefine the Yaesu district’s skyline. The state-of-the-art building will include office and a luxurious Bulgari Hotel, along with an elementary school atop a retail podium and a below-grade transportation hub. The state-of-the-art urban community will offer below grade direct access to Tokyo Station, one of the most significant and busy transportation centers in Japan. The Pickard Chilton design team created an architectural concept that captures the human energy, architectural excitement, and the full economic potential of this vibrant district in the heart of metropolitan Tokyo. The landowner committee prioritized key design principles at the project outset, including enhancing the pedestrian experience, developing retail opportunities that will foster new vitality at multiple levels, and focusing on green spaces that will support and enrich the local environment. As a result, the Y2 Project presents a sustainable, innovative design that is harmonious within its urban surroundings while complementing the skyline. “We are honored and privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to work alongside the landowner committee, Mitsui Fudosan, Nihon Sekkei, and Takenaka Corporation on such an extraordinarily important and iconic project for Tokyo,” noted William Chilton, principal and co-founder of Pickard Chilton. “The significance of the Y2 Project cannot be overstated, as it will redefine the urban landscape for Tokyo Station and the Yaesu district for years to come. It has been a delight to be part of the collaborative team that will realize this innovative urban community that will integrate the new tower within the neighborhood and serve as a welcoming focal point for the entire district.” Pickard Chilton’s design includes a gently curved façade for the 240-meter (787-foot) tower that distinguishes it from neighboring buildings. The curved façade evokes the image of a billowing sail and is inspired by the site’s original location on a canal which served as an outer moat of the historic Edo Castle. At the northwest corner, the tower will engage the ground to emphasize its verticality and to clearly identify the main entry. From the below-grade levels of Tokyo Station, visitors will rise through a cascade of escalators, through the podium retail levels, to a podium roof terrace overlooking Yaesu Granroof. Offering direct access to one of the busiest transportation nodes in Japan, the Y2 Project is also walking distance to some of Tokyo’s best attractions and provide easy access to international destinations through connectivity with both the Haneda and Narita airports. The Y2 Project is scheduled to be completed in 2022. ABOUT PICKARD CHILTON Pickard Chilton is an international architectural practice noted for its expertise in the design of large, complex and often high-profile buildings including corporate headquarters, high-rise commercial office towers, hotels, and academic and health care facilities. The firm’s layered perspective informs all of its work, presenting clients with a sophisticated, knowledge-based approach that emphasizes design vision, integrity, a focus on client objectives, and exceptional service. Headquartered in New Haven, Conn., the firm’s recently completed projects include Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 609 Main in Houston, Texas; the ATCO Campus in Calgary, Alberta; and, 1144 Fifteenth in Denver, Colorado, and Eaton House in Dublin, Ireland. Current projects include 2+U in Seattle, Washington; 145 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Canal Place for Dominion Energy in Richmond, Va.; and a mixed-use project in Tampa, Fla.; as well as commercial and residential developments in Austin, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Stuttgart, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. Please visit www.pickardchilton.com for more information.

Project Name: Palos Health South Campus

Company Name: Harley Ellis Devereaux

Project Location: Orland Park, Illinois United States

Project Information/Details: Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) and Walsh Construction are pleased to announce the successful completion of the new Palos Health South Campus in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, IL. The $80 million design-build renovation was executed over the course of a phased, five-year process beginning in 2013 bringing new, modern technologies to an aging campus and incorporating a sophisticated new Cancer program with the help of academic partner Loyola University. The completed campus includes a new 83,000 square foot Ambulatory Care Center, 40,000 square feet of renovated space in an existing building on the site, and the construction of a new 316-car parking deck. An initial campus master plan unified the campus by adjusting clinics into an academic health center model and organized services to increase collaboration and patient ease. “The new Ambulatory Care Center will serve thousands across Chicago’s southwest suburbs, said Tom Caplis, Vice President of Healthcare at Walsh Construction. “We are proud to have helped bring this facility to life; it is a special place that will offer the newest technology in cancer care and state-of-the-art outpatient services.” The joint institutional campus is the result of an initiative to provide an enhanced, cohesive patient experience in the Orland Park submarket offering a complete suite of specialties. Services provided at the newly completed campus include primary care, integrated medical/surgical care, musculoskeletal and neuroscience treatment, and full oncology services and support. Both institutions envisioned improved opportunities for better quality care through the sharing of the site and conceded their own design standards in favor of joint design and operational solutions. “The design for this Palos campus began with the idea that the facility should reflect its surrounding prairie setting and embody the natural environment contained within its bordering wetlands. It was imperative that natural elements be reinforced from the moment patients turned into the property and continued throughout their entire visit,” said Aaron Shepard, Principal with Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED). This design concept led both interior and exterior design and planning decisions. On the exterior, paths connecting the buildings are surrounded by native prairie grasses. Presented with the challenge of three existing buildings on the site, the design team strived for visual consistency when designing the new building and took into consideration the pre-established aesthetic. The interior concept, inspired by these same biophilic goals, utilized glass, wood, and stone to create a compelling allusion to the surrounding prairie. Versatile and timeless, these multi-faceted materials used on the interiors not only emphasize the natural components but reinforce an improved wayfinding system rooted in a physical intuition and spatial recognition. The new Radiation Oncology Center, offers world-class radiotherapy treatment options and features an MRI-guided radiation therapy system available at only nine other locations around the world, the MRIdian®. The unique MRI-guided system can simultaneously image and treat cancer patients, precisely targeting tumors while avoiding surrounding tissue. To learn more about the campus, please visit https://www.paloshealth.com/south-campus/. About Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) Founded in 1908, HED seeks creative solutions that have a positive impact for its clients, the community, and the world. HED has earned a reputation for excellence in all facets of architecture, including design, consulting, engineering and planning services. The firm serves clients in a broad range of market sectors including Workplace, Housing, Mixed Use, Science + Technology, Healthcare, Higher Education and Pre-K-12 + Community Education from offices in six U.S. locations. See how HED advances your world at www.hed.design. About Walsh Construction Walsh Construction is part of The Walsh Group, a 120-year-old company providing design, build, finance, operation and activation services. The Walsh Group operates as Walsh Construction, Archer Western and Walsh Canada across 18 regional offices. The Walsh Group is consistently ranked among the largest contractors in North America and is currently listed as the fifth largest healthcare builder in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine. Visit www.walshgroup.com to learn more.

Project Name: The River Mile

Company Name: Rhys Duggan

Project Location: Denver, Colorado United States

Project Information/Details: The Denver council approved a development agreement and a rezoning for the 58-acre property, which is currently home to the Elitch Gardens amusement park. The change gives developer Rhys Duggan high-level approvals for a plan to build roughly 8,000 residential units and some of the city’s tallest buildings along the South Platte River. City planners say they’re trying to encourage a “human scale” development for a new urban center. They’ve created new zoning types — or sets of development rules — for River Mile. “Really, the goal of these is to make sure that even though we’re allowing taller buildings, we want to make sure we protect access to the sun, sky,” said city planner Kristofer Johnson. “We want to limit the shadows and impacts along the streets and really help to break down those larger buildings to a more human scale.” The developer has agreed to set aside 15 percent of the new housing as “affordable” units at a mix of income levels, starting as low as 30 percent of the area median income, or $24,300 for a family of three. “It’s many thousands of units (in total), and we’ve generally projected that somewhere between 700 and 1,000 of them would be affordable,” city planner Abe Barge said at an earlier meeting. The developer has mentioned buildings up to 59 floors in early plans. The new zoning doesn’t set a specific height limit for the densest parts of the plan. However, building above five floors would also require building affordable units. For example, a 12-story tower with 180 housing units would have to come with 14 affordable units nearby. (Office buildings could pay a fee instead.) The developer also would have to obey rules to keep buildings skinny and farther apart, which creates a natural limit on height. “As you grow taller, you must grow smaller,” Johnson said. Denver’s planners looked to cities such as Vancouver that are known for “tall, slender towers as part of urban residential districts,” Barge said. “So, tall buildings, but tall buildings with more human scale and more neighborhood feel.” The project’s architecture could be reviewed as it develops by a city design advisory board, an idea that’s fairly new for Denver. The new rules require “active” uses of the streets, such as shops. Duggan also will have to keep 12 percent of the site as public parks and open space, including for a potential recreation center, according to the agreement. Unusual for Denver, the new rules include maximum limits on automobile parking, which is meant to reduce auto traffic, while also requiring bicycle parking, too. Councilwoman At-large Debbie Ortega said it’s important that the city keep a handle on the high-density development proposals that are filling out Denver’s last available land. “When you look at the scale of what we’re looking at along this I-25 corridor, it is massive, and if we don’t do it right we’re going to screw up this city,” Ortega said. She cited concerns about traffic and affordable housing but praised the addition of riverfront property. Councilman Rafael Espinoza said the change would create “durable and enduring” architecture and encourage density near transit. The council unanimously approved the changes; Councilman Chris Herndon was absent. Duggan expects construction of the full River Mile plan will take 25 years and cost billions, eventually housing some 17,000 people. Development will start small, though, with a parking deck and other structures on the park’s current surface parking lots in the near future. There is no immediate plan to shut down Elitch Gardens, according to Duggan, but it would eventually be demolished and potentially rebuilt elsewhere. “We’re planning for the future of Denver today,” Duggan said.