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Firm History
Founded in 1889 in St. Paul, MN, Reed & We have experience with adaptive reuse and
Stem moved to NYC in 1903 upon winning the new construction within historic buildings.
competition to design Grand Central Terminal. We have expertise in masonry conservation,
Later known as Fellheimer & Wagner, then as re-roofing and re-waterproofing, window
Wank Adams Slavin Associates (WASA), the refurbishment and replacement, glazed curtain-
Preservation Group was founded in 1979 as wall remediation, metals and wood restoration.
a department of the WASA architecture and Architectural Preservation Studio is well known
engineering firm. To better serve our clients and for resolving exterior envelope leaks. We are
focus specifically on building preservation, we adept at finding appropriate solutions that offer
established the company as an independent long-term repairs within our client’s budgetary
Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) known as requirements. Our services, from schematic
Architectural Preservation Studio, DPC. We are design through project close-out, are detail-
dedicated to the preservation of historic and oriented, hands-on, accurate and timely.
contemporary buildings.
Leadership
Methodology Architectural Preservation Studio’s is headed by
Architectural Preservation Studio’s methodology Pamela Jerome, AIA, LEED™ AP, FAPT, F.US/
begins with a thorough investigation, including ICOMOS, and includes Carl Rothbart, Assoc.
archival research and documentation, as AIA, Douglas Emilio, Assoc. AIA and Sandeep
well as review of probes when necessary, Sikka, Assoc. AIA, LEED™ AP as partners,
before designing remediation for the exterior as well as a staff of dedicated architects and
envelope, or exterior and interior restoration. We preservationist.
develop a variety of reports, such as conditions
assessments, preservation master plans,
Historic Structure Reports (HSR), and Façade
Inspection Safety Program (FISP, formerly Local
Law 11/98) critical examinations.
PAMELA JEROME, AIA, LEEDTM AP, FAPT, F.US/ICOMOS
PRESIDENT
Education: With over 35 years’ experience as a preservation
M Sc Historic Preservation, architect, Pamela Jerome is president of
Columbia University, Architectural Preservation Studio. She was also
New York, NY, 1991 an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Historic
Preservation program at Columbia University’s
B Arch Architectural Engineering,
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and
National Technical University,
Preservation where she taught from 1995 to 2017.
Athens, Greece, 1979
Since 2004, she teaches professional seminars
at NYU School of Professional Studies.
Continuing Education:
International Colloquium on Reburial of
Ms. Jerome sits on the international Board
Archaeological Sites, Getty Conservation
of ICOMOS (International Committee on
Institute/ National Park Service/ICCROM,
Monuments and Sites), one of three statutory-
Santa Fe, NM, 2003
advisory bodies to the World Heritage
Preservation of the Earthen Architectural Heritage,
Convention. She is past vice president of
ICCROM/CRATerre, École d’Architecture de Grenoble,
ISCEAH (International Scientific Committee on
France, 1994 Earthen Architectural Heritage), expert member
of ISC20C (International Scientific Committee on
Conservation of Excavated Sites: New Approaches and 20th Century Heritage) and CIAV (International
Techniques, Getty Conservation Institute, Committee on Vernacular Architecture). She
Paphos, Cyprus, 1990 was an elected officer of the ICOMOS Scientific
Council from 2006-2014. Ms. Jerome participated
Professional Licenses: on the ICOMOS World Heritage Panel for four
NY (019577), NJ (21AI01858600), CT (ARI.0012168), years, the third American to do so. She is the
RI (ARC.0003838), MA (32413), Greece (42.680) US/ICOMOS liaison to the APT (Association for
Preservation Technology) Board. She is a Peer
Affiliations: Professional for preservation for GSA’s Design
AIA; NCARB; USGBC; ICOMOS (Board, former SC Officer,
Excellence program. Her expertise is in masonry
Expert Member ISC20C and CIAV, and ISCEAH former Vice
President); US/ICOMOS (ex-officio Board member); ICOMOS conservation and waterproofing, with a particular
Hellas; Global Heritage Fund (Senior Advisory Board); emphasis on Modernism, earthen architecture,
Journal on Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable archaeological-site preservation and cultural-
Development (Editorial Advisory Board, 2009-2014); National
site management. She is widely published and
Trust for Historic Preservation; Association for Preservation
Technology (US/ICOMOS liaison to APT Board and College recognized as an international expert in cultural
of Fellows); DOCOMOMO International; International heritage. She has consulted on cultural-property
Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI); Sealant and Waterproofing conservation in the US, Mediterranean, Black
Restoration Institute (SWRI); Roof Consultant Institute (RCI);
Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE, 1980-2012)
Sea, Middle East, North Africa, and Far East.
CARL ROTHBART, ASSOC. AIA
PARTNER
Education: Carl Rothbart has over 35 years’ experience
B Arch, City University of NY, in the preservation field. His expertise is in
City College, New York, NY, 1982 historic preservation, exterior restoration and
waterproofing, and in the supervision and
Certificate, management of large-scale restoration projects,
Construction Technology,
from proposal writing through substantial
New York University,
completion. He is known for his calm demeanor,
New York, NY, 1978
thoroughness, efficiency and responsiveness.
BA, English,
Mr. Rothbart is responsible for all aspects of
Queens College,
building preservation, restoration and envelope
Queens, NY, 1977
repairs, including building inspections; probe
supervision; preparation of façade, roof and
Continuing Education:
interior assessments; FISP (Façade Inspection
Certificate, RESTORE: Masonry Skills Training Program,
1985
Safety Program) critical examination reports;
design of repair procedures; specifications
Professional Licenses: writing; cost estimating; bid analysis and
ARE in Progress (NY) negotiations; and construction administration
and supervision of interventions on historically-
New York City DOB Scaffold Challenge Exam Certificate significant and contemporary structures.
TSC (2007-present)
Mr. Rothbart has worked with the New York
Affiliations: City Landmarks Preservation Commission on
Associate AIA; National Trust for Historic Preservation; numerous individually landmarked structures,
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation; APT Northeast; as well as with various SHPOs on many projects
Victorian Society of America; New Canaan Preservation listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Alliance; New Canaan Historic District Commission Mr. Rothbart serves as a commisioner on the
(Commissioner) New Cannan Historic District Commission.
DOUGLAS EMILIO, ASSOC. AIA
PARTNER
Education: For 25 years, Douglas Emilio has led complex
B Sc, Historic Preservation, adaptive reuse and exterior envelope projects
Roger Williams University, for public and private clients. Public clients
Bristol, RI 1992 have included multiple local municipalities and
county governments, the Metropolitan Transit
Continuing Education:
Authority, the NYC Department of Design &
Conservation Seminars: Metals,
Construction, the State University Construction
Woods, and Decorative Finishes
Fund, the US General Services Administration,
and other preservation courses,
the US Department of State, the US Army Corp
Columbia University,
of Engineers, NYC Economic Development
New York, NY, 1994
Corporation, and the Embassy of France.
• Conditions assessments
• Feasibility studies
• Adaptive reuse studies
• Due-diligence reports
• Historic structure reports (HSR)
• Preservation master plans
• HABS reports
• Façade investigations and repairs (FISP, formerly Local Law 11/98)
• Forensic investiations
• Building envelope rehabilitation
• Façade restoration
• Leak investigations
• Roofing and waterproofing
• Preventative maintenance
• Probes and non-destructive testing
• Materials testing
• Cleaning testing
• Measured drawings
• Laser-scanning documentation
• Cost estimating
• Contract documents
• Construction observation and administration
• NRHS nominations
• Restoration tax credits
• Peer review
• NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission consulting
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
MUSEUMS
“The exterior façade restoration of the
Guggenheim is an exceptional concrete
repair project. The project team’s analysis
was guided by a multi-disciplinary
preservation approach that successfully
addressed the complex challenges posed
by Frank Lloyd Wright’s icon of modern
architecture.”
- International Concrete Repair Institute
HOUSE
MUSEUMS
Fallingwater
Mill Run, PA
“I have worked with the professional staff
of Architectural Preservation Studio since
1999; their dedication and the quality of
their work is extraordinary: always on time
and under budget.”
- Curt Genga
Former Director of Properties
Preservation Society of Newport County
The Breakers
Newport, RI
Kingscote
Newport, RI
“Accomplished after meticulous
research, this project is an example
of the highest standards of historic
preservation.”
- Charles J. Robertson
VP & Preservation Committee Chairman
The Victorian Society in America
Chateau-sur-Mer
Newport, RI
“The professional staff of Architectural
Preservation Studio has been an invaluable
partner in the preservation of globally
significant historic structures for the
Preservation Society of Newport County.
Timely, innovative and cost effective are
three excellent terms to describe the firm’s
contributions to our mission.”
- Trudy Coxe
CEO
Preservation Society of Newport County
Hunter House
Newport, RI
“The Newport Restoration Foundation
has worked with the professional staff of
Architectural Preservation Studio since
2009 and will continue to count on their
wide range of expertise into the future.
They have provided us with assessment,
advice, planning, design and monitoring of
execution on several important programs
for the preservation of our house museum,
Rough Point.”
- Robert Foley
Former Director of Preservation
Preservation Society of Newport County
Rough Point
Newport, RI
“This project provided the opportunity to
interpret the buildings and landscape in an
exciting and informative context, and has
bolstered pride in the local community.”
- Preservation League
of New York State
CULTURE
French Cultural Services
of the French Embassy
New York, NY
South Street Seaport
New York, NY
National Archives & Records Administration
New York, NY
Governors Island
Historic District
Governors Island, NY
World War I Monument
Rutherford, NJ
Kip’s Castle
Verona, NJ
Hinchliffe Stadium
Paterson, NJ
Carriage Barn
and Lapham
Community Center
at Waveny Park
New Canaan, CT
PERFORMING
ARTS
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
New York, NY
In joint-venture with Ohlhausen DuBois Architects
Jamaica Performing Arts Center
Jamaica, NY
“It was my pleasure to work with the
professional staff of Architectural
Preservation Studio on a very large capital
project spanning a few years at BAM,
as Senior Project Manager overseeing
the restoration for the client. I am very
pleased to say that their professionalism
and attention to detail made my job that
much easier.”
- Michael L. Mirisola
Former Project Manager
Greyhawk North America
EDUCATION
“The professional staff of Architectural
Preservation Studio did an exceptional
job in designing the scope of work and
administrating the contract. We consider
this one of our most successful projects,
and we are proud to have been part of an
outstanding team.”
- Paul Costaldo, Principal
PAC & Associates
General Contractor
Keating Hall
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Demarest Hall,
Rugters University
New Brunswick, NJ
Gatehouse
Stevens Institute
of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
PRESERVATION FOR
GOVERNMENT
“The plaza is fluid and open, and relates
to the building almost in spite of its tough
façade”
- Susannah Drake
GSA Jury Panel
- John C. Egan
Commissioner
NY State Office of General Services
- Jury Statement
GSA Design Awards
Council Chambers
City Hall
New York, NY
Norwich City Hall
Norwich, CT
Pier 11
New York, NY
Roosevelt Island
Tramway Station
- Manhattan Side
New York, NY
Roosevelt Island
Tramway Station
- Roosevelt Island Side
Roosevelt Island, NY
PRESERVATION FOR
RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTIONS
“While St. John’s continues its fundraising
for restoring the Church’s masonry walls,
we’d like to thank you again for your
excellent work on the restoration of the
slate roof. The new roof, to your credit,
looks extremely handsome, a restoration
that I’m sure Erick Rossiter would be very
proud.”
- Jean Solomon
President
Solomon + Safford LLC
RESIDENTIAL
Carriage House & Stables,
The Elms
Newport, RI
810 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
Riverbay, Co-Op City
Bronx, NY
1180 Raymond Avenue
Newark, NJ
Carroll Gardens
Landmark Condominium Priory Condominium
Brooklyn, NY New Haven, CT
Hudson View Gardens 1 East 66th Street
New York, NY New York, NY
217 Thompson Street
New York, NY
515 West 59th Street
New York, NY
“They did a fantastic job of
restoring this structure.”
- Judges
Residential Architect
Design Awards
Tick Hall
Montauk, NY
PRESERVATION FOR
COMMERCIAL
“In fact, [Louis] Sullivan said it was his
favorite design of all his buildings....
The magnificently restored structure
once again welcomes visitors and
Sullivan devotees to its presence.”
- Victorian Society in America
Bayard-Condict Building
New York, NY
285 Madison Ave
New York, NY
100 Broadway 1410 Broadway
New York, NY New York, NY
60 Broad Street 1441 Broadway
New York, NY New York, NY
Payson House Helmsley Medical Tower
New York Presbyterian New York Presbyterian
New York, NY New York, NY
Macy’s Herald Square
New York, NY
Macy’s Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
PRESERVATION FOR
INTERNATIONAL
Central Market
Hong Kong, China
Tarimi Mansions
Tarim, Yemen
COLLAPSED
TARIM
DOCUMENTATION PROJECT
American Institute
for Yemeni Studies
COLLAPSED
Columbia University
117
Visual Media Center
118
BALCONY
122 116
Coordination
Pamela Jerome, RA
112
115
111 109 Supervision
James Conlon
110
125
128 126A
Rene Fan
DN 7
107
DN 6
106C 130
COURTYARD
127 126B 105
UP 9
UP 12
128 108
101B
129
134 135 136
104 New York & Tarim,
2005
DN 11
DN 11
100B
131
UP 12
UP 12
101A
131C 101
POOL
100C 100D 100A
BALCONY BALCONY
100
132A 102A
Qasr Hamtut
First Floor
Tarimi Mansions
Tarim, Yemen
Walled City of Shibam WHS
Shibam, Yemen
New Gourna,
Luxor WHS
Luxor, Egypt
AI-Dir’iyah WHS
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Archaeological Site of
Amheida
Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt
Chersonesos WHS
Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine
Palaikastro Excavations
Crete, Greece
ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION STUDIO
FEATURED PROJECTS
MoMA PS1 *
Long Island City, NY HOUSE MUSEUMS
Implementation of work in a phased program • Fallingwater
Installation of new slate roofing • Structural repairs Mill Run, PA
to the heavy-timber attic frame • Restoration and Materials analysis and conservation • Preservation
cleaning of brick, stone, master plan • Re-waterproofing of roofs and
and terra-cotta terraces • Steel-window restoration • Repair of
Photography: F. Charles Photography
concrete and stucco • Coordination with structural
Museum of American Finance * reinforcement • Interior paint-finishes restoration
New York, NY • Laser-scanning documentation • Ongoing
maintenance
Adaptive reuse of a designated-landmark interior
• Insertion of a new exit door to the designated- The Breakers
landmark exterior to meet place-of-assembly code Newport, RI
requirements Limestone façade restoration • Spanish-tile roof
Photography: Jim Brown
replacement • New built-in copper gutters •
Lincoln Depot Museum * Rehabilitated storm-drainage system • Wood-
Peekskill, NY windows restoration • Wrought-iron gates
restoration • Gatehouse restoration
Design and administration for adaptive reuse of
Photography: Fernando LaRosa
a historic train depot • Restoration of interior and
exterior • Integration with new building systems Kingscote
Photography: Alexander Severin Newport, RI
Brooklyn Museum of Art Exterior conditions assessment • Restoration
Brooklyn, NY construction documents • Administration
of phased exterior restoration • Slate-roof
Conditions assessment • Exterior repairs • Dome
replacement • Wood-windows restoration •
and ziggurat repairs • Window replacement
Wood-clapboard conservation
Chateau-sur-Mer * CULTURE
Newport, RI
Restoration of masonry • Slate and flat-seam French Cultural Service of the French
copper re-roofing • Ornamental metal-cornice Embassy *
conservation • Wood windows and doors New York, NY
restoration Development of a comprehensive report to
demonstrate restoration and conservation goals
Hunter House *
• Restoration of wood windows and hardware
Newport, RI
• Reattachment and paint restoration of the
Historic Structure Report (HSR) • Construction pastiglia ceiling • Cleaning of marble finishes •
documents for repairs of the exterior envelope MEP infrastructure upgrade • Administration of
and interior structure construction services
Rough Point Photography: Walter Dufresne
Newport, RI
South Street Seaport
Architectural and engineering conditions
New York, NY
assessment • Design and installation of bronze
storm windows • Replication of bronze solarium Slate-roof repairs and snow-fence system
doors installation • Wood windows and doors
restoration • Masonry and parapet repairs
Hunterfly Road Houses of Weeksville *
Brooklyn, NY National Archives & Records Administration *
New York, NY
Preservation master plan • Wood-clapboard
replacement • Wood windows, doors, shutters Adaptive reuse of designated-landmark
and shingles replication • Reconstruction of interior • Design of learning center • Design of
outbuildings • Re-grading of site to mitigate environmentally controlled archival stacks
moisture-infiltration problems
Photography: Stephen Barker Governors Island Historic District *
Governors Island, NY
Deming-Standish House Slate and copper-roof repairs • Wood windows,
Wethersfield, CT trim and cornices restoration
Historic research • Exterior conditions
assessment • Exterior restoration World War I Monument
Rutherford, NJ
Solomon Welles House Preparation of comprehensive restoration/
Wethersfield, CT conservation plan • Preparation of National
Historic research • Exterior conditions Register nomination • Laser cleaning of bronze
assessment and cast stone • Repair and re-lamping of light
fixtures • Restoration of paving and drainage
system
Kip’s Castle
Verona, NJ
Preservation master plan • Interior restoration •
Construction documents
Hinchliffe Stadium Brooklyn Academy of Music *
Paterson, NJ Brooklyn, NY
Conditions assessment and testing • Preservation Upgrade of audio system and stage lifts •
master plan • Construction documents and Restoration of fire-curtain mechanism • Complete
administration of restoration of the stadium, interior-finishes restoration • Replacement of
including the grandstand, public sidewalk, ticket existing counter-weight fly system with electric-
booths, and exterior walls winch system • Decorative sidewalk replacement
Photography: Jim Brown
Carriage Barn and Lapham Community
Center at Waveny Park
New Canaan, CT EDUCATION
Conditions assessment • Slate-roof replacement
• Façade repairs Sheldon Hall, SUNY Oswego *
Oswego, NY
Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill * Investigation and documentation of existing
Redding, CT conditions and pathology of deterioration •
Architectural feasibility and concept design • Restoration of copper cupola and replacement of
Adaptive reuse copper roofs • Rebuilding of terra-cotta parapets
• Re-pointing and cleaning of masonry façade •
Replacement and restoration of wood windows
PERFORMING ARTS Photography: Alexander Severin
Central Market
Hong Kong, China
Exterior concrete conservation • Historic market-
stalls restoration
Tarimi Mansions
Tarim, Yemen
Documentation-training program • Preservation
master plan • Exterior restoration • UNESCO
feasibility study
AI-Dir’iyah WHS
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Recommendations for compliance with Operational
Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention
Chersonesos WHS
Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine
Conservation training • Site stabilization • Partial
anastylosis
Palaikastro Excavations
Crete, Greece
Documentation • Stone and mud-brick stabilization
• Temporary protective-shelter design
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