HWKN
| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded 📆 | 2007 in New York City, USA |
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Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Matthias Hollwich |
| Services | Architecture, interior design, public engagement, social purpose design |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://hwkn.com/ |
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| 📞 telephone | |
HWKN is an architecture innovation firm based in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Led by founding principal Matthias Hollwich, the firm designs cultural and private developments globally.
The firm is recognized for their work with cities, developers, and clients that maximize real estate impact and value. Among these are 25 Kent, Williamsburg's first ground-up office development in over 50 years,[1] and the University of Pennsylvania's Pennovation Center, an old industrial warehouse that was transformed into the center of the university's innovation campus.[2]
HWKN is also known for designing new building typologies that anticipate future ways of living and working, such as co-living,[3] intergenerational living,[4] and flexible workspaces.[5]
History[edit]
HWKN, formerly Hollwich Kushner Architects, was founded in 2007 by Matthias Hollwich and Marc Kushner.
In 2009, Hollwich and Kushner founded Architizer, an online platform for architects to promote their work in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.[6]
In 2012, the firm was awarded the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program (YAP) for their installation, Wendy.[7]
In 2016, they were named one of Bloomberg's Top 100 Business Innovators for their work creating buildings that anticipate future needs and challenges.[8]
In 2017, the firm was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies for their advancement and innovative application of adaptive reuse.[9] Subsequently, the firm completed a number of commissions including the University of Pennsylvania's Pennovation Center (2016), residential high-rise Journal Squared (2017), and the speculative office building 25 Kent (2019).
In 2019, Marc Kushner departed the firm to start his own practice, and the firm name was changed to HWKN.[10]
During the summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm converted an abandoned industrial site into a socially-distanced urban beach in Paterson, New Jersey.[11]
Currently, the firm is developing a new residential brand called FLX LIVE that encourages intergenerational living, affordability, and developer flexibility.
Notable Projects[edit]
- 25 Kent, Brooklyn NY (2019)
- Jax 01, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2019)
- Journal Squared, Jersey City NJ (2017)
- Pennovation Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (2016)
- LEED Gold Certified[12]
- Fire Island Pines Pavilion, Long Island, NY (2013)
- Wendy (installation), Brooklyn NY (2012)[7]
Publications[edit]
- New Aging, published by Penguin Random House (2016)[13] ISBN 9780143128106 Search this book on
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References[edit]
- ↑ "25 Kent Mirrors Williamsburg's Aesthetics, Entrepreneurialism, and Rapid Change". Metropolis. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Penn to Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for New Innovation Hub, Pennovation Center". Penn Today. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Getting Old Needs a New Look". Bloomberg.com. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Living vs life support: architect rethinks retirement homes". South China Morning Post. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "HWKN introduces gem-like brick office complex in bushwick, brooklyn". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Architizer". Architizer. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "MoMA | Meet Wendy". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ Pipia, Emmie Martin, Tanza Loudenback, Alexa. "Meet the top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Hollwich Kushner (HWKN): Most Innovative Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Announcement: The New HWKN". HWKN. March 6, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Paterson Beach Extends Summer, Sparks Launch of Effort to Transform Historic Site". TAPinto. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "The Pennovation Center | U.S. Green Building Council". www.usgbc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "New Aging by Matthias Hollwich, Bruce Mau Design: 9780143128106 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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