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Architects at Stonehill & Taylor in New York discuss some of their latest uses for natural stone as well as issues they face with the stone industry today
Located in Manhattan's trendy SoHo district, Stonehill & Taylor has been designing new construction and renovation projects since 1963. The firm's design process focuses on attention to its clients' needs and ensuring that its work is responsive to client expectations. Included in the firm's portfolio are many headquarters for major corporations and financial institutions, upscale hospitality projects, adaptive reuse and restoration projects, education and Healthcare complexes, industrial and commercial buildings, housing and residences, showrooms and auction house facilities, and restaurants as well as furniture and product designs.
Among some of Stonehill & Taylor's most recent accomplishments are renovation, restoration and new construction work at The Plaza Hotel, Millennium Broadway and Buckingham hotels in Manhattan and The Premier, a newly constructed establishment, also in New York. Millennium Copthorne hotels has been the firm's largest client in the area, but it also does work for other wellknown hotel owners and developers. Another project currently in the works is the Department of Physiology facility at Cornell University Medical College Manhattan. For this design, Stonehill & Taylor has convinced the school to differ from the typical building materials palette often seen in medical facilities, and use natural stone in the main corridor area.
Natural stone plays a role in much of the firm's work. Recently, Stone World sat down with two architects at Stonehill & Taylor to discuss their views on architecture and how it relates to the natural stone industry.
Those participating in this roundtable discussion included:
* Paul David Taylor, principal
* Neill E. Parker Jr., AIA, senior associate
SW: What is the type of work done by your firm?
Taylor: I joined the firm in September of 1980, when it was called Lundquist and Stonehill. The name was changed to Stonehill & Taylor in 1986. We have in fact been in this space since 1986. When I joined the firm, I was looking for a firm that did both new building construction and interiors. I was in one previously that only did interiors. It is hard in New York City - unless you go to a...