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Main Entry: van·guard
Pronunciation: \ˈvan-ˌgärd also ˈvaŋ-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vauntgard, from Anglo-French vantgarde,
avantgarde, from avant- fore- from avant before, from Late Latin abante)
+ garde guard — more at advance
Date: 15th century
1 : the troops moving at the head of an army
2 : the forefront of an action or movement
3 : fournier:arquitectura csp (contextually speaking)
Main Entry: van·guard
Pronunciation: \ˈvan-ˌgärd also ˈvaŋ-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vauntgard, from Anglo-French vantgarde,
avantgarde, from avant- fore- from avant before, from Late Latin abante)
+ garde guard — more at advance
Date: 15th century
1 : the troops moving at the head of an army
2 : the forefront of an action or movement
3 : fournier:arquitectura csp (contextually speaking)
vanguard
fournier:
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© fournier:arquitectura csp 2012
I. Mentoring Quotes
II. When did WE start doing what WE do?
III. The Hollywood Model
IV. Why should YOU care 24/7 as WE do?
V. Featured Projects
VI. Who are WE?
VII. What if…?
Design/Branding Design is not merely the art of making
things…No, it is the occupation of straining our ears and eyes to discover new questions from the midst of everyday life. People create their
environments by living. Beyond the rational observation of this fact, lie the future of
technology and the future of design. Somewhere near their loose intersection, we’ll
find the future of modernism.
Kenya Hara
Excerpt from Designing Design 2007
A lot of people talk about it. Yet very few people understand it. Even fewer know how to manage it. Still, everyone wants it. What is it?
Branding, of course – arguably the most powerful business tool since the spreadsheet.
Marty Neumeier
Excerpt from The Brand Gap 2006
When did WE start doing what WE
do?
For thirteen years (1987-2000), I was part of the largest A&E firm in Puerto Rico, the
CSA Group; the last two spent as a partner. In 2000, an old former classmate at
Georgia Tech and architect-developer asked me to start a design firm for his
development company. I took the opportunity to break off the multi-million-income,
multi-mega-project corporation to set up Conceptos Urbanos. After two years, I let our
baby go and established fournier:arquitectura csp, giving way to a life-long dream.
Our firm started with just two people, Glorimar Droz (very-small-office
manager!) and myself (principal-in-charge-of a-million-ideas-at-once!) and lots
of unanswered questions. We were able to sign in a large account (Santa Cruz
Medical Plaza) and a couple of government contracts (San Lorenzo Fire Station
and several remodeling projects). Soon, we were able to engage several friends
and clients into trusting our young firm with their dreams. Five years ago, AIT
Amy Pérez Pouymerou (super-girl-architect) joined Glorimar and me, helping in
every conceivable way and form, celebrate our early-acquired success.
Seven years later, fournier:arquitectura csp is an emergent professional services
corporation offering breakthrough services. In a nutshell, the firm seeks to
successfully leverage my track record working for large and well-known firms in
Atlanta (Jova Daniels Busby & Associates), New York (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer
Associates) and San Juan (CSA Group) by offering conceptual innovation and
creativity along with the expertise as a strong service provider in design, contract
documentation, permitting and branding. Currently, the firm is 6-person strong. Last
October, we bought an old house and in January 2009, we opened our new facilities.
fournier:arquitectura Offices,
Lobby, San Juan PR (2009)
Santa Cruz Medical Plaza,
Trujillo Alto PR (2002)
Our first project
back in 2002
The firm is grounded on four guiding principles:
Focus on Leadership- Leaders infuse a fresh spirit in all endeavors
providing a distinctive vision in Project Execution. Leaders deliver. Leaders
wear their passion on their sleeves, regardless of Project size or nature.
Being big or small is not the crucial issue. If you don’t move, you don’t
move.
Total commitment for our community- What we do can only make sense
when done within a strong cultural context. To contribute to our community
with our efforts, our ideas, our dreams, is what drives our work. By
participating fully in our community we turn the design business into the
experience business.
Total passion for innovation- Creativity in a design oriented industry like
ours, is really a complex issue. The truth is that the urge to innovate at
fournier:arquitectura is market-driven. We ask ourselves: What do our
Clients need? How is that need fulfilled? How do we fit in when fulfilling that
need? It’s design, not strategy, that ignites passion in people. And the
magic behind better design and better business is innovation.
Positioned to grow- To grow is definitely a strategic choice. In order to be
part of the new economy, you have to nurture meaningful new relationships,
new alliances, new project-based partnerships. To face the challenge of
growth, you must energize the field with staff and associates who share the
firm’s core values. While disparate growth may stiffle innovation and
creativity, orchestrated growth can provide the structure for future leaders.
Unlike some other architectural design offices, we do not sponsor the "atelier" system, a term left over from the Beaux Arts past that
means that separate design teams are set up within the office to take one project at a time and carry it through from the very
beginning to the end. Our office is much more reponsive and simply structured. At F:A, we promote the interaction of specialists in each stage of design and production that move in and out pretty much in the way films are made. Just one person stays with a job
all the way, and that is the Integrated Project Team Leader, responsible overall for everything, and who is the one person,
aside from the principal, authorized to deal directly with the Client.
.
This way, we can avail the best talent posible for each Project. We promote the value of open collaboration, producing innovative
products for our Clients, avoiding copycat buildings and tired solutions. This approach not only fosters innovation but does it at
warp speeds, understanding our Clients’ needs for completing projects sooner than projected and anticipated. We have learned
how to assemble top-notch teams of specialists, inspire them to work together in extremely productive ways, only to disband them
when the Project is over and reconfigure those same teams for the next exciting job. So far, this model has worked extremely well
The
Hollywood
Model Ashford & Earle Luxury Residences & Hotel,
San Juan PR (2007)
Why should YOU care 24/7 as WE do?
WE believe in servicing YOU above all. Providing breakthrough professional services-oriented architecture (SOA) is an art-science only mastered by the few. YOU expect design excellence in a total-service environment where great creative ideas and project profitability co-exist. Versed in historic and contemporary architectural theories, WE aspire at more than talking or writing about buildings. WE consider projects within a comprehensive realm of possibilities, looking at site opportunities, cultural and economic environments, physical and functional needs including budget constraints. Most architects stop here. No matter the size of the project, WE include in our analysis, construction techniques, marketing, post-occupancy issues and branding.
Design, finance, and technology work together in creatively and exciting new ways. Seven years ago, we were convinced that a design practice under this prescription was possible. We will work closely with our Clients in not only meeting their inherently complex building needs, but to do it in a fast paradigm-disrupting fashion.
Our Clients have witnessed the magic and proved us right. We believe our praxis reflects the results of our beliefs and efforts.
Aleometal Showroom & Metal
Workshop, Carolina PR (2003)
KING’S COURT CONDADO
SAN JUAN PR
King’s Court & Loiza Avenue
San Juan , Puerto Rico
Residential Lofts
Builders Group Development, Inc.
Cost - WBC
King’s Court takes its name from it’s
prestigious location on the Condado Area. The 25-story building includes 55 open lofts, all different from each other. Conceived originally as a Jenga tower, it developed naturally from various referential sources. A blend of rich and innovative ideas resulted in a colorful transparent / translucent prismatic tower, with offset volumes defying gravitational forces and establishing a pivotal icon at one of Condado’s main entrances.
The building gets its coloring cues from the sky and the nearby sea hues, proposing three tones of blues and aquas as its envelope. At its base, the parking area is clad in copper folding plates, allowing ventilation and filtrating light. Commercial spaces anchor the tower, responding to Loiza Street’s hyper-trade character.
every loft is
different. we
had to draw a
separate floor
plan for each of
the 25 levels
OCEAN WALK CONDADO
SAN JUAN PR
McLeary Avenue & Moczo Street
San Juan , Puerto Rico
Mixed Use Development
Ocean Park Development LLC
Cost - WBC
PEARL CONDADO
SAN JUAN PR
Ashford Avenue
San Juan , Puerto Rico
Mixed Use Development
Ocean Park Development LLC
Cost - WBC
PEARL at
Condado Pearl at Condado is the only ultra
luxury condominium to be built in years
in the exclusive district of Condado in
San Juan, PR. Pearl will set a unique
address where residents will enjoy the
bliss of 5-star amenities at a distinct
Ashford Avenue location, framed by the
Condado Lagoon and the Atlantic
Ocean.
Pearl is conceived to be the tallest
condominium tower ever built in San
Juan. The tower has been designed by
fournier:arquitectura csp for Builder’s
Group and Development Inc.
available in
green
what if a building was twice as tall as
allowed by the FAA?
Porte-cochere including valet-parking
30 ft high lobby designed by Yoo
Pool terrace area including a wet deck, cabanas, an infinity pool & Jacuzzi with entertainment game room and pool bar;
Gym & spa at 16th floor;
70 luxury apartments
30apts of 2000 sqft; 33 apts of 4000 sqft; 4 lofts type apts. of 3000 sqft; 2 ph of 6000sqft; and the Pearl 3-story penthouse featuring a private heliport.
2 Poolside villas
Sky lounge
Drop
Off Lobby
Entrance
Pool Terrace
Infinity
Pool
Wet Deck
Cabana
s
working on the $25,000 model with the wrong color plastic
What if you could master a 360
degree view
of San Juan and still
remain humble?
public areas concepts by yoo
COLUMBUS VILLAGE
MAYAGUEZ PR
Port of Mayaguez CruiseTerminal
Mayaguez , Puerto Rico
Mixed Use Development
Holland Group Properties
Investments Inc.
Cost - WBC
HOLLAND GROUP PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS INC.
columbus village cruise center fournier:arquitectura csp
garden shopping mall
312 ft columbus statue
new world plaza
cafeteria at ferry terminal
dining areas + shops + parking
What if a condocool
lofts tower was
inspired by Jenga©
sliding blocks?
What if a community
center turned over like
a sock and the street
is now inside and the
wallpaper, outside?
What if an apartment
tower could twist as if
blown by the wind?
What if a building is
buried into the ground
so visitors to the
Centro Médico
Emergency Room
could enjoy an open
plaza instead of a
mechanical equipment
roof?
fournier:arquitectura csp
NEW OFFICES, SAN JUAN PR
Rehab Project
fournier:edificadora inc.
Cost - WBC
fournier:arquitectura csp
alvarez residence, trujillo alto pr
study
model
for ashford
& earle
What if a hotel-apartment
building features a 35-story
high waterfall and you can
see the water running
through your foyer?
ashford & earle, san juan pr
calidad de vida community center
trujillo alto pr
calidad de vida community center
trujillo alto pr
corporacion de cine headquarters, san juan pr
El Pino Elementary and Junior High School, Villalba PR
Las Mercedes Community Park, San Lorenzo PR
Food Tray Assembly Building, Centro Medico San Juan PR
Santa Cruz Medical Plaza, Trujillo Alto PR
Manhattan Day Spa and Ladies
Studio, Bayamon PR (2009)
fire station, san lorenzo pr
experience + vision + experience + vision +
experience + vision + experience + vision +
experience + vision + experience + vision +
experience + vision + experience + vision…
Jaime Fournier-Ferrá is a graduate
of Georgia Tech (Masters of Architecture
1976 at age 22) and a prolific designer. After
being mentored by Malcolm Holzman of
HHPA fame (NYC), Jaime has devoted his
entire career to design. From 50-story
buildings to three-socket incandescent light
bulbs, Jaime will tackle any design issue.
Design challenges are by nature, complex
and deserve a bit more than a step-by-step
plan in order to resolve emerging nuances.
That’s where Jaime loves to come into
action.
Design is always messy, often characterized
by a non-linear process. Every project is
custom-tailored to its needs. Our proposals
are responsive only to the challenges at
hand. Conceptual brainstorming activities
lead the way for our new partnerships with
our clients. Jaime is in charge of all
accounts, leading the path to a
professionally executed and successful
project Jaime also manages the firm’s blog
to share news and current projects.
Glorimar Droz is not an architect but
will get your project executed as well. Glorimar
is a graduate of Universidad del Sagrado
Corazón, having majored in Communications
with a minor in Advertising and Public
Relations. All non-technical project
coordination with the firm’s Consultants, are
executed through her. Specific functions
include Project Information Management,
Project Accounting, Human Resources
Administration and “Mother-of-us-all”, running
the office as a tight ship. Besides her roles as
administrative guru, Glorimar aims at inspiring
the growth of the office as one of the best in
town. Already, one can see results from her
efforts in that direction.
Her next major project is to open a branch of
fournier:arquitectura csp in the Chelsea District
of New York City where Jaime first obtained his
professional architect’s license.
fournier:arquitectura csp
400 Lamar Street Hato Rey
San Juan PR 00926-6018
787.706.1645
Fournierarquitectura.com