Build 2016 Architecture Awards 102 Company: RTSPCPinnacle Architecture & Design Robert T. Sutter, AIA Robert T. Sutter, AIA, PC (New York) Pinnacle Group Design Consultants, LLC Name: Robert T. Sutter, AIA, NCARB Email:
[email protected] Web Address: www.rtspcpinnacle.com Address: 136 East 57th Street New York, NY 10022 USA Telephone: +1 646-784-7610 ince inception RTSPCPinnacle Architecture & Design has grown enormously, and the firm was expanded in 2006 with the addition of Principals H. Maura Sordo and George Cho. Head- quartered at New York City’s prestigious 57th Street, the firm’s staff includes project representatives across the United States and principal cities of the world. RTSPCPinnacle works with a wide range of corporate, private, and not-for- profit institutions that share common values, from Fortune 500 companies to individual client/owners. Many of the firm’s clients are headquartered in New York but have an extensive network of global facilities. These clients have come to rely on RTSPCPinnacle as their single source point-of-contact for global design services. In his opening comment Robert talks us through the firm’s latest project and how the firm worked diligently to provide the client with the best possible outcome. “Our latest project is for Cedra Pharmacy where we are involved with four locations, in Dallas TX, New York NY, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach CA. Our designs include Cedra’s luxury pharmacy and cosmetic retail stores, juice bars, spa and compounding pharmacy. We are proud to work with a client that values the quality of design, supports our design efforts, accepts our recommendations, and works every day to foster a consistent brand image. We are equally proud of the outcome, which is innovative, first-class and likely to be award-winning.” “Key challenges that we had to overcome included compelling the various contractors to understand the design, respect the detailing, and deliver a quality product that met expectations. Likewise, it was a continual challenge to get value from the trades and suppliers, and control costs by continually fact-checking quantities and unit costs, and compelling appropriate pricing for the work and materials being delivered.” Robert makes it clear that the firm’s client focused approach is key to achiev- ing its mission: to provide high quality and expeditious, architectural, design, conceptualization and consulting services to select clients for all types of buildings and interiors, from concept planning through to completion. “Our approach is straightforward and simple - our clients are hand-picked and we engage with them as partners in the project process and their busi- ness objectives. Experience reminds us there is no substitute for good team member composition and clear communication. Contractors, tradespersons and suppliers are absolute key participants, and we continually advocate quality based selection, and generally refrain from low-bid or low-tender team formation.” “This helps us to achieve our mission, as we always strive to exceed ex- pectations, achieve excellence in design, and deliver exceptional value. We do this by bringing forward a highly skilled and intuitive professional team, using common sense and practical experience. We leverage technology to provide better communication with our clients, both in terms of visual quality and turnaround time.” What truly sets the firm apart, as Robert outlines, is its innovative structure, which provides clients with the very best attributes of being a small practice. “We are unique in that, as a smaller firm, our structure and international staff enable us to bring global expertise and latest world-wide trends, to all our projects. Our clients benefit from the small firm relationship and small firm overhead. This becomes the best possible scenario for many of our clients, that can maintain a single point-of-contact, yet can manage a global portfolio of projects.” Going forward, Robert states that the firm is keen to forge partnerships with clients and offer its services to the wider community in order to build upon its current success. Best Multi Family Williamsburg Residential Project: Patoma Partners Founded in 1992 by Robert T. Sutter, AIA, RTSPCPinnacle Architecture & Design provides architecture, interior design and related professional services with a special focus on the commercial, corporate, healthcare, technology, educational, financial and residential sectors. We invited Robert to provide us with an absorbing account of the firm’s work since inception and how it has come to achieve its current success. S AR160126