portrait GABELLINISHEPPARD Firm Profile Gabellini Sheppard Associates is a multi-disciplinary architectural and interior design firm based in New York City and registered in Nevada. The 35-person studio has gained international acclaim for its signature design aesthetic in which space and light are used as sculptural materials. Commissions on multiple scales range from urban and commercial masterplans to private residences, fashion boutiques, art galleries, historic renovations, hos- pitality and restaurant projects. The firm has designed major luxury retail, office, and lifestyle environments for Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nicole Farhi, Gianfranco Ferré, Vera Wang, and David Yurman. The Top of the Rock project at 30 Rockefeller Center exemplifies the studio’s ability to complement historic architecture with contem- porary design and innovative public space planning. This dramatic visitor facility within one of New York’s preeminent Art Deco skyscrapers followed a previ- ous commission to restore and enhance Rockefeller Center’s landmarked Fifth Avenue facades. In Verona, Italy, the firm won an international competition for its plan to revitalize the Piazza Isolo as a vibrant public gathering place. Residential design has been central to the practice since its inception, from individual homes to hotel and condominium projects. In addition to numerous townhouse and loft renovations in Manhattan, the studio has designed homes in London, Rome, Denver, Miami, Michigan, and Seoul. Michael Gabellini’s exper- tise and passion for contemporary art has led to exhibition design and facilita- tion projects with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Florence Art and Fashion Biennale, Swarovski Crystal Palace, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The firm has also designed gal- lery spaces in New York for the Anthony Grant Fine Art gallery and the Marian Goodman Gallery, among others. The firm has won 17 awards from the American Institute of Architects, the pres- tigious Progressive Architecture Award, and multiple awards from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Architectural Record, I.D. magazine, the International Interior Design Association, and the Municipal Art Society of New York. Projects HOME PUBLIC / URBAN East 78th Street Residence, New York Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, New York East 79th Street Residence, New York Rockefeller Center Retail Concourse, New York East 84th Street Residence, New York Aria Boutiques at CityCenter, Las Vegas Riyadh Residence, Saudi Arabia The Village Luxury Retail Emporium at Westfield London Park Avenue Residence, New York World Trade Center Retail Concourse, New York Bellport, Long Island Residence & Pool 195 Broadway, New York Chelsea Loft Residence, New York Piazza Isolo, Verona Prospect Park Residence, New York Symphony Orchestra and Government Complex, Montreal Olympic Tower Residence, New York Echelon Resort, Las Vegas Greenwich Village Apartment, New York Bellevue Luxury Village, Bellevue, Washington Birmingham, Michigan Residence Queens Museum of Art, New York Central Park South Apartment, New York Commercial Center, Stuttgart Hillside Residence, Seoul Fournier Street Residence, London FASHION / BRANDING Cranmer Park Residence, Denver David Yurman Flagship, New York Vera Wang Boutique, Soho, New York HOTEL / CONDOMINIUM / SPA Ports 1961 Boutiques, New York / Los Angeles Fesdhu Spa/Resort, Maldive Islands Salvatore Ferragamo Boutiques, New York / Venice Spa/Hotel and Residences, New Jersey Nicole Farhi Flagship, New York Edition Hotel, Istanbul Jil Sander Worldwide Concept M-31 Hotel, San Francisco Giorgio Armani Center, Milan Fifth Avenue Residences, New York Ultimo Boutique, San Francisco Grove Bay Residences, Miami Davide Cenci Flagship, Rome Luxury Airline Concept Rosenblat Showroom / Office, Hamburg Bergdorf Goodman Fifth Floor, New York ART / EXHIBITION B&B Italia SoHo Showroom, New York Grant Selwyn Fine Art Gallery, New York Gianfranco Ferre Boutiques, Milan / Paris Marian Goodman Gallery, New York Saks Fifth Avenue Luxury Emporium, Boston Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Exhibitions Art and Fashion Biennale, Florence RESTAURANT Swarovski “Hover,” Salone del Mobile, Milan Nicole’s, New York Top of the Rock Exhibition Space, New York Armani Cafe, Milan Council of Fashion Designers of America, New York Nobu, Milan Partner Profiles MICHAEL GABELLINI, FAIA Michael Gabellini founded the firm in 1991. A registered architect in the states of New York and Nevada and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. He also studied at the Architectural Association in London and conducted extensive architectural research in Rome. Mr. Gabellini is recognized for luxurious, elegant and elemental design in which light and space are primary materials. An innovator in fashion and residential environments, he is also active in the con- temporary art world through numerous galleries, museums, and artistic collaborations. Mr. Gabellini has participated in several international symposiums and lectured at prestigious academic institutions. He was selected as a National Design Award Winner by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in 2006. Prior to founding Gabellini Sheppard Associates, Mr. Gabellini worked at Kohn Pederson Fox Architects in New York for six years. KIMBERLY SHEPPARD, AIA Kimberly Sheppard joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 1998. A registered architect in the states of New York and Nevada and a member of the American Institute of Architects, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. Ms. Sheppard has been project designer and manager of many of the firm’s major projects for Jil Sander, Giorgio Armani, Nicole Farhi, Gianfranco Ferré, and David Yurman. She has also been deeply involved in designing many of the firm’s residential and large-scale retail projects. In addition to her studio work, she teaches design at Parsons the New School for Design. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sheppard lived and worked for seven years in Milan and London, gaining extensive design and con- struction experience with Laboratorio Associati. DANIEL GARBOWIT, AIA Daniel Garbowit joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 1996. A registered architect in the states of New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and a member of the American Institute of Architects, he earned his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Management from Syracuse University. He serves on the New York State Board of Architects and is a member of the NCARB construction document licensing exam committee. As Managing Partner, Mr. Garbowit is responsible for business management, technical overview, proj- ect budgeting, scheduling and contracts. He is involved with lease and community board reviews and has been a construction panel member of the American Arbitration Association. Prior to joining Gabellini Sheppard Associates, Mr. Garbowit worked as an associate at Sasaki Associates, a manager for the firm of Peter Marino Architects, and nine years as Vice President of Rafael Vinoly Architects in New York. Selected Awards AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HONOR AWARD (National/State/City), 2006 Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, New York INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 2003 Olympic Tower Residence, New York INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 2002 Salvatore Ferragamo Boutique, Venice, Italy INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 2000 Jil Sander Showroom, Milan, Italy HONOR AWARD FOR INT. ARCHITECTURE, 2000 Coleen B. Rosenblat Showroom, Hamburg, Germany EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD, 2000 Nicole Farhi Boutique, New York, NY HONOR AWARD FOR INT. ARCH., 1999 Jil Sander Boutique / Ultimo Boutique, San Francisco, CA INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE CITATION, 1998 785 Park Avenue, NewYork, NY INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD, 1997 Jil Sander Showroom, Hamburg, Germany PROJECT AWARD CITATION, 1997 Redefinition of the spaces of Piazza Isolo, Verona, Italy EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD, 1994 Jil Sander Boutique, Paris, France ARCHITECTURE PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 1999 Redefinition of the spaces of Piazza Isolo, Verona, Italy MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MASTERWORKS AWARD, BEST COMMERCIAL RESTORATION, 2006 Top of the Rock, New York, NY INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE INTERIOR DESIGN HALL OF FAME AWARD, 2001 INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATION INTERIOR DESIGN COMPETITION AWARD, 2006, Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, New York DECADE OF DESIGN AWARD, 2004, Park Avenue Residence, New York INTERIOR DESIGN COMPETITION AWARD, 2002 Jil Sander Flagship, London UK- Best Project INTERIOR DESIGN COMPETITION AWARD, 2002 Salvatore Ferragamo Flagship, Venice Italy SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, COOPER-HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD, 2006 Interior Design DESIGN TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION, 2000 Denver House, CO / Piazza Isolo, Verona, Italy USA INSTITUTE FIRST PRIZE AND COMMISSION, 1997 International Competition for Piazzo Isolo in Verona, Italy THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM: MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 2004 Olympic Tower Residence, New York AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 2001 Nicole Farhi Flagship, New York AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, 1998 Ultimo Boutique, San Francisco, CA ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND DESIGN, 1996 Ultimo