Join the Building Enclosure Coucil for lunch on March 18.

Jefferson Health’s Honickman Center located at 1101 Chestnut Street completed in 2024 is landmark building in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia.Ennead Architects and New Hudson Facades will explain in depth how a successful design assist collaboration enabled an ambitious design to be realized through shared design development and thoughtful decision-making. Through early engagement with the contracting team – challenges were able to be identified and mitigated – and even turned into design opportunities.During this presentation architects Kate Kulpa and Jarrett Pelletier of Ennead will discuss how the role of the design assist process and strong engagement from the development and contracting team help to influence the design and execution of the project. Matt Naugle of New Hudson Facades will describe the challenges and solutions necessary to deliver a bespoke façade system through the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Credits: 1 AIA LU

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify key objectives in a design assist process that directly influence the final detailing and development of a bespoke façade system.
2. Discuss how various physical mock-ups through the timeline of façade design can aid in an efficient and productive process to reach a desirable facade solution.
3. Summarize how specialist knowledge and engagement from the client, contractor, subcontractor, and material suppliers can mitigate risk and add value.
4. Describe how targeted financial evaluation of design iterations can move a design solution from concept to reality. 

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