Claudio Marcelo Gatica, AIA Professional Experience 1996 to date Principal, Gatica Group, LLC (formally Marcelo Gatica, Architect - Paris/New York/Atlanta) With Munro Design, Atlanta Georgia Partner Lead Designer Relocation of Atlanta Ballet Dance Studios and Administration Offices, Atlanta, GA. Buckner Group Headquarter Offices, Atlanta, GA. St. Regis Tower, Interior Prototypical Plans Commercial Areas, Atlanta. GA For Urbahn Associates Architects, New York Senior Consultant for design and construction Construction documents for Magnet Integrated Arts Primary School, Union City, New Jersey Construction documents for a DEP Center in Pike Street, Manhattan City Hall Mayor s Office, Emergency Center, New York City Department of Health, Emergency Center, New York City For Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein University Hospital College of Medicine, New York Wayne Street Hospitality Unit, Interior renovation. Adolescent AIDS Program, Training, Prevention and Outreach Unit, Interior renovation Fordham Plaza Cafeteria and Public Spaces, Interior Renovation Bainbridge Psychiatric Center, Interior Renovation Marble Hill Pediatric Center, Interior Renovation Rainer Loop Coop-City Center, Interior Renovation Pierce Street Medical Center Feasibility Study. Jerome Avenue Medical Center Feasibility Study Kossuth Avenue Medical Center Feasibility Study Blondell Avenue Mechanical Parking Garage, Feasibility Study Broadway Medical Center Feasibility Study For Private Clients: Addition and Interior Renovation to the Becker Residence, Riverdale, New York Design of 175,000 sq. ft. Margenot Office Complex, Greenwich, Connecticut The Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, New York. New York A 30,000 sq. ft. interior Master Plan Headquarters, New York, New York Partial interior renovation Office Headquarters, New York, New York Gatica Group, Incorporated Atlanta. New York
Space Planning and Construction of The Riverdale Nursery and Family Center, Riverdale, New York In association with Kolkowitz & Kusske Architects and Landscape Architects, Connecticut Design/Construction of Research Library to the Callaway Residence, Greenwich, Connecticut Design/Construction documents for the Kolkowitz Residence, Rowayton, Connecticut Design/ Construction of the new Perez-Cassino Residence, Riverdale, New York Addition to the Niederhoffer Residence, Greenwich, Connecticut Addition and Renovation to the Williams Residence, Bellport, New York Master Plan and Building Design for a 12-unit Housing Complex, Norwalk, Connecticut Design/Construction documents for the Cassano Residence, Muttontown, New York Master plan for Prospect Park, a 600- unit apartment complex (work in progress), Denver, CO Design of 80-unit Apartment Building (work in progress), Prospect Park, Denver, CO In collaboration with Michael Wu Architect Design for the Greenberg/Uram Residence, Northover Place, Middletown, New Jersey For the office of Herbert Beckhard Frank Richland and Associates Architects, New York. Senior Consultant for Design and Construction Project Architect forps-66, a 900-student Primary School, Brooklyn, New York For Dassault Systèmes, Corporate Headquarters, Suresnes, France Master plan studies for the Corporate Campus. 13,500 sq. ft. interior design of the Executive Office Floor, Interior design for the renovation of three Building Lobbies For SARI / CGIS / Compagnie Générale des Eaux, Paris Study building renovation for the Exhibition and Convention Center, Marseille Study building renovation for the Exhibition and Convention Center, Nice Prototype and feasibility studies for Automated Parking Garages. With a consortium including IBM, Otis, GEC-Alsthom and SARI, for locations in Paris, Grasse, Nice, Madrid and the Canary Islands. Feasibility studies for a 15-screen Multiplex Theater for AMC, Paris, Schematic design for a 17-screen Multiplex Theater for Gaumont, Paris Gatica Group, Incorporated Atlanta. New York
Interior renovation studies for the Museum Complex La Colline de la Défense, Paris For Le Conseil National du Patronat Français, Paris 8,500 sq. ft. design and construction of The Offices of the President 1991 to 1996 Partner, MBA Architecture, Economic Interest Group, Paris, France Directed the following projects: For SARI / CGIS / Compagnie Générale des Eaux, Paris Construction of La Colline de La Défense 175,000 sq. ft. Museum Complex, Omnimax and Exhibit Hall, La Défense, Paris Master Plan studies for the renovation of La Cité Mondiale du Vin, Bordeaux For Total / Elf Atochem, Corporate Headquarters, La Défense, Paris Interior design and construction of a Training Center 27,000 sq. ft. Interior renovation of an Executive Restaurant-Club 10,800 sq. ft. Design/Construction of a 30,000 sq. ft. Conference Center Design/Construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. Conference Center 1989 to 1991 Associate with, Kolkowitz, Kusske & Grove, New York, New York For New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Master Plan for Soundview Park/Sports Complex, Bronx, New York Renovation of Zimmerman Park and Facilities, Bronx, New York For Private Clients Renovation of Offices for Monsieur Touton Wines, New York City Renovation of the Haas Residence, New York; New York Renovation of the Weisberg Residence, Palisades, New York 1984 to 1989 Senior Associate, with Beckhard Richlan and Associates, New York Project Architect for the following projects: The ATT Regional Headquarters, 450,000 sq. ft. Office Building, Franklin Township, NJ The City Federal Savings & Loan, 450,000 sq. ft. Office building, Franklin Township, NJ The Cali International Financial Center, 640,000 sq. ft. Office Space, Jersey City, NJ Design competition for Riverfront Center, unbuilt, Jersey City, NJ Studies for a prototype hotel for Howard Johnson, unbuilt, anywhere USA Interiors Master Plan of Prudential Gateway Center 200,000 sq. ft., Newark, NJ 1983 to 1984 Project Manager for Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York, New York. Production teams for the following projects: Gatica Group, Incorporated Atlanta. New York
Working drawings for a Residential Tower for Lincoln West, New York, New York Working drawings for The Manhattan, 297,000 sq. ft., 40-story Hotel- Residence, Manhattan, NY Working drawings for Interiors of three office floors, 900 Third Avenue, New York, New York 1977 to 1983 for Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York and Paris. Staff designer/ project manager/ production teams for the following projects: Interior design US-headquarters Monte dei Paschi di Siena, 16,000 sq. ft., Manhattan, NY Design/Construction of Broward County Main Library, 256,000 sq. ft., Fort Lauderdale, Florida Design/Construction of Philip Morris Manufacturing Facility, 1,800,000 sq. ft., Concord, NC Construction of Regency Intercontinental Hotel, 350,000 sq. ft., Manama, Bahrain Design/Construction of Merck, Sharp & Dohme Headquarters, 120,000 sq. ft. West Point, PA Construction of The Australian Embassy and Chancellery, 323,000 sq. ft. Paris, France Design for the IBM Research Center, 452,000 sq. ft. Complex, La Gaude, France Design/Construction of Two Hotels for a Winter Ski Resort, Flaine, Haute Savoie, France 1974 to 1977 Project Manager for Iradj Ghiai, Architect and Organic, Teheran and Paris Directed the design teams for the following projects: Design of a New Terminal at Ispahan Airport, Ispahan, Iran Design of the Sport School at the Olympic Center, Teheran, Iran Design of the Sport School Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran Design of the Chemistry School Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran 1971 to 1973 Project designer for Chevallier, Sirvin, Sacoun Architects, Paris, France. Directed the design teams for the following projects: Design/Construction of Molière High School, Ivry-sur-Seine, France Awarded competition project for the national Innovation in Housing, Sponsored by the French Government, 5,000+ units built to date Gatica Group, Incorporated Atlanta. New York
PORTFOLIO Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A Australian Embassy, Paris, France Monte dei Paschi di Siena, New York IBM La Gaude, Nice, France Total Restaurant Club, Paris, France Manhattan Tower, New York Philip Morris, North Carolina Broward County Library, Florida Somerset Office Park, New Jersey Colline de La Défense, Päris, France E-mail : mgatica@gaticagroup.com
PORTFOLIO Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A Ski Resort, Flaine, France Hotel, Flaine, France Pershing Tower, New Jersey Cali Tower, New Jersey Intercontinental Hotel, Bahrain Philip Morris Manufacturing Facility E-mail : mgatica@gaticagroup.com
Projects Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. OFFICE BUILDING / HOUSING AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY PARIS, FRANCE AS TEAM ARCHITECT FOR MARCEL BREUER ASSOCIATES, PARIS JOINT VENTURE WITH HARRY SEIDLER This 325,000-sq. ft. complex houses the full facilities of the Australian Embassy and Chancellery in Paris and includes: reception and exhibit halls, an auditorium, the embassy and consular offices as well as the ambassador s residence and senior diplomats residential building. Email : mgatica@gaticagroup.com
Projects Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. PUBLIC BUILDING BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA AS PROJECT ARCHITECT MARCEL BREUER, NEW YORK JOINT VENTURE MILLER & MEIER, FLORIDA A 256,000 sq. ft., 8-story building housing the 1,000,000-volume Main library and the county library s administration offices. The building includes an interior street, featuring a 2-story-high greenhouse and a reflecting pool to attract downtown pedestrians to the popular library and a 300-seat auditorium. An exterior dining terrace completes the series of terraces opening the different activities of the library to the shaded entrance plaza. Received Chapter and National Awards from the American Institute of Architects. E-mail : mgatica@gaticagroup.com
Projects Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. PUBLIC BUILDING LA COLLINE DE LA DEFENSE PARIS-LA DEFENSE, FRANCE AS PARTNER IN CHARGE MBA ARCHITECTES, PARIS JOINT VENTURE WITH CHAIX ET MOREL, ARCHITECTES Located in the heart of Paris business district, this 175,000 sq. ft. complex is dedicated to the automobile industry. Includes: 65,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, 100-car automobile museum, 450-seat Omnimax Theater, 150-seat restaurant, 50-seat cafeteria.. E-mail : mgatica@gaticagroup.com
Projects Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. URBAN PLANNING / HOUSING / HOTELS FLAINE SKI RESORT HAUTE SAVOIE, FRANCE AS TEAM ARCHITECT MARCEL BREUER & ASSOCIATES MBA, PARIS Vacation resort in the French Alps with a capacity of 9,000 beds One million sq. ft. of buildings and amenities have been completed in this challenging resort town development. Hotel le Flaine Hotel les Gradins Gris Hotel les Lindars Hotel le Totem Hotel Aujon Hotel Residence de la Foret Foyer de la Grande Ourse 60 rooms 51 rooms 162 rooms 55 rooms 190 rooms 300 rooms 250 rooms APARTMENT BUILDINGS: Sagittaire Sirius Verseau Iris Doris Résidence du Grand Massif 21,000 SF 28,500 S.F. 16,000 S.F. 29,000 S.F. 35,500 S.F. 29,000 S.F. OTHER COMPONENTS: Ski lifts and cable cars Shopping mall Visitors Center Chapel Music Center (500 seats) Technical buildings e-mail : MarceloGatica@compuserve.com
Projects RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IBM LA GAUDE REASEARCH CENTER ALPES MARTIMES, FRANCE Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. AS TEAM ARCHITECT MARCEL BREUER ASSOCIATES, PARIS On a 50-acre site in southern France, this 587,000 sq. ft. center includes research laboratories and administration offices. The firm received five successive commissions for this site after the initial master planning phase. The center has become a local tourist attraction and is listed in the French Registry of Historical Monuments as an example of modern architecture. E-mail :mgatica@gaticagroup.com
Projects Claudio Marcelo Gatica, A.I.A. HOUSING / HOTEL MANHATTAN TOWER NEW YORK, NEW YORK AS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS MANAGER WITH RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECT, NY HOTEL RESIDENCE This 297,000 sq.ft.48-story tower comprises: 41 residential floors, 7 commercial floors and includes: Office space, meeting rooms and restaurant facilities. One of the first New York City midtown zoning regulation projects incorporating a through-block galleria. E-mail :mgatica@gaticagroup.com