Marvel Designs

@DesignVSBuild profiled TheatreSquared, Marvel’s world class theatre in Fayetteville, Arkansas in their third episode of a new video series. They explored the differences in how the Architect/Designer and the Builder see a project as it moves from an idea to the construction phase and then a finished structure. Each episode features a different residential or commercial project with interviews from architects, designers, project managers, and more as they walk you through th...e project from their point of view. Ben Roberts, Host and Producer, discusses the design process in this episode of Design vs. Build. #TheatreSquared: Tucked away in the rolling hills of Northwest Arkansas is a world-class theatre dedicated to creating in-house productions for an intimate and inclusive environment. When it came time to expand, they landed a once-in-a-lifetime grant from the Walton Family Foundation, giving them the opportunity to work with world-renowned architects and theatre designers to create the perfect space. #fayettevillear #theatresquared #theatredesign #architecture #publicspace #design #ozarks

A week ago Marvel was invited by NY Magazine’s @Curbed to develop and illustrate ideas for memorials that commemorate the one year anniversary of the NYC COVID pause. The idea was to pair a design firm with a New Yorker to bring to life their vision or memories of this past year. Marvel was paired up with Maria Antonia Toñita Cay, the owner of Williamsburg’s famous Caribbean Social Club. Inspired by Toñita, Marvel designed a commemorative Container of Joy and the Caribb...ean Social Block as a COVID-19 memorial. The Social Block pedestrianizes a block of Grand Street with permanent streeteries on portions of the sidewalk that are bumped out into former parking spaces, claiming auto space for pedestrian activity. The concept illustrates the celebratory atmosphere of Toñita’s outside and honors the social club inside. [The club] is about the sense of community that she creates within that space, says Yadiel Rivera-Díaz, a partner and landscape architect at Marvel. It feels like being in the living room or dining room of one of your tias back in Puerto Rico. It’s just very welcoming. We can’t wait for the return of Toñita’s muchachitos and to extend to the block the feeling of pure joy that comes from sharing a space with friends and neighbors. #toñitas #caribbeansocialclub #williamsburg #nymag #curbed #postcovidarchitecture #publicspace #urbandesign #puertorico #streetfurniture @nymag @curbedny

The show must go on! Back in the summer of 2020, Marvel designed a quick-deployment street theater, called "Broadway Outdoors," made of shipping containers and elevated from the street to let traffic pass underneath; a solution that looked to revive the city with outdoor cultural opportunities neighborhood by neighborhood. Today, we are teaming up with the Van Allen Institute and the Urban Design Forum as part of their Neighborhoods Now series, and paired up with small neigh...borhood arts organizations to create temporary outdoor venues and figure out how to attract audiences big enough to provide a communal experience yet small enough to be safe. (Image ID: Marvel’s design for a reimagined 45th Street pop-up theater in Times Square, an elevated shipping-container based stage with street-level room for the orchestra underneath the elevated stage with rows of audience seating facing the orchestra. The whole setup is nestled between two blocks of temporarily shuttered theaters.) #broadwayoutdoors #newyorktheater #outdoortheater #broadway #marvel #urbandesign #publicspace

Last week’s site visit to El Portal revealed exciting progress. The El Portal Visitor’s Center is an entryway into the El Yunque National Forest that is not only a threshold to be crossed but a place to linger and even return to. EL Portal is an iconic building in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico that will focus on educational and interactive materials about the rainforest and the region at large. The facility includes a renovated theater, two levels of interactive educational materia...ls, visitor resources and community spaces. Marvel is working on this design-build revitalization project with the USDA Forest Service, and Interlink Construction, a local Puerto Rican construction management and development firm, to revitalize and bring back to life both the building and surrounding site of this important cultural anchor on the island. Explora, Descubre, Conecta. #ElPortaldeElYunque #ElYunquePuertoRico #PuertoRico #CulturalCenter #ElPortalNF #NationalForest #BosqueNacional

La ciudad en el edificio - el edificio en la ciudad Join us today at noon for a conference celebrating Architect’s Week at Universidad Xochicalco in Baja California, Mexico, where Guido Hartray and Edna Echandi-Guzmán from Marvel Architects will talk about how our urban projects inform our buildings. "La ciudad puede enseñarnos enfoques de organización espacial que se pueden aplicar a la escala de un edificio... e incluso al diseño de una habitación"... Swipe right to register by scanning the QR code in this post. The conference will be live, and in Spanish. Follow the youtube link in our Bio. #architectsweek #bajacalifornia #mexico #urban #architecture #newyork #marvelarchitects

El Portal de El Yunque: Renovación en Proceso / Renewal Underway Trabajando arduamente para crear una nueva visión para El Portal de El Yunque: un espacio para que la comunidad descubra y participe. ... -- Working hard creating a new vision for El Portal de El Yunque: a space for discovery, community and collaboration. This is a joint collaboration between Marvel Marchand Arquitectos, the US Forest Service, and Interlink. Check out the 3D visualization. Scan the QR Code. Link in Bio. See more

We are excited to announce that our designers are now part of Beyond the Built Environment's SAY IT LOUD Global Virtual Exhibition. It engages community through architecture to advocate equitable, reflectively diverse environments. Check out the full list of designers. Link in Bio.

City Life After Corona: Mobility Movement of people was abruptly halted due to the pandemic, especially in bustling cities like NYC where the subway and buses are essential modes of transportation. As we enter the fall, how can we plan future investments and envision alternative patterns of mobility within our city? "Expanding the network of public spaces the city has to offer, safely linking parks and neighborhoods for pedestrians will improve the city’s health and... its people’s health. It’s time we reassert walking as a serious and important mode of mobility that deserves smarter and more widespread planning." Jonathan J. Marvel and Yadiel Rivera-Díaz talked about seeing this moment as an opportunity to permanently reclaim more street space for pedestrians. Read more about the different proposals that advocate for safer mobility. Link in Bio. #recovery #citylifeaftercorona #newyork #mobility #marvelarchitects #urbandesignforum See more

We completed a park pavilion at the heart of Berry Lane Park, Jersey City’s first public park in 50 years. The Pavilion houses restrooms, changing rooms, athletic locker rooms, park administration offices, food concessions, and exterior shaded space. Its site includes a bosque of trees with tables and a great seeded lawn. The park added 635 trees and 9% usable green space to Jersey City. The pavilion is will achieve LEED Silver certification. #marvelarchitects #dresdnerrobin #CME #JCRA #architecture #park #sustainability

In 2018-2019, the @urbandesignforum Forefront Fellows investigated the homelessness crisis in New York City. Fellows partnered with the Department of Homeless Services and AIA-NY @centerforarch to visit shelters, interview stakeholders, and draft design recommendations to improve existing shelters across New York City. The Fellows also developed independent projects exploring the root causes of homelessness and housing precarity in New York City. Marvel Architects’ Senio...r Urban Designer, Ishita Gaur, and team members, Melissa Minnich and Heli Pinillos, developed the Breaking Free: Preventing the Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline proposal that investigates the connection between incarceration and homelessness and advocates for improved re-entry services. To accompany this proposal, Fellows also shared interviews with Jonathan Marvel, Founding Principal of Marvel Architects, Judy Whiting, General Counsel for the Community Service Society (CSS), and Rita Zimmer, Executive Director of HousingPlus. To read the full interview and the Breaking Free proposal, go to our Link in the Bio. #shelterdesign #breakfree #housing #marvelarchitects #newyork #urbandesignforum @ New York, New York

YMCA Site Visit! Making progress to the Northeast Bronx campus. #marvelarchitects #bronx #ymca #sitevisit #construction ... @ Bronx, New York See more

Excited to top out at Pacific Park B15 in Brooklyn, NY! Located on 664 Pacific Street in the Prospect Heights, Pacific Park B15 is meant to function both as a gateway to the residential neighborhood’s dynamic new era and as an extension of brownstone Brooklyn. #marvelarchitects #brooklyn #newyork ... @ Brooklyn, New York See more

To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we look to the future. The ADA’s promise of inclusion is that society benefits from the distinct abilities and perspectives of all of its members. We are still reaching back to the lessons we learned working with staff and students at Gallaudet, and their conception of DeafSpace as well as our extraordinary team mates including @chrisunkim @djkurs @jameslimadevelopment @a...rupamericas @doylepartners @qrpartners and Jim Conti among others. #inclusivity #ADA30 #marvelarchitects See more

Model of El Caño Martin Peña & the G-8, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Marvel Marchand Architects was hired to plan, design and program multiple vacant lots adjacent to the "Zona Marítimo Terrestre" (land maritime zone) scattered throughout the 8 communities in San Juan, PR. The goal of the project is to engage in conversation with... the adjacent communities, gather ideas and collaborate with them on two temporary interventions. These are set to become an integral part of daily life, spaces of representation and nodes for learning. The project encourages and contributes to a significant and national project that aims to restore the San Juan Estuary Ecosystem, and improve the quality of life of thousands of Puerto Ricans dwelling near this key body of water. #resiliency #sustainable #elcaño #sanjuan #communities #g8 #modelmaking #sanjuan #puertorico @ San Juan, Pr See more

Just like restaurants have expanded into streets across the country, come fall, closing off the streets in front of schools may be a key factor in reopening children’s education. this ability to increase capacity with a flexible, modular space would satisfy common-sense social distancing practices that would be impossible to enact within the current classroom configuration found at most schools. And, most important, it comes at no cost to the city. Thank you @fastcompany for ...getting our message across. Read more about it in the article. #schools #reopen #citystreets #experienciallearning #innovation #marvelarchitects #nyc

With Tropical Storm Fay bringing flooding rain to the Northeast coast, we are reminded that Hurricane Season has just begun. Flooding is our nation’s most common disaster. Nearly every county in New York and New Jersey has issued a disaster declaration due to floods in the past 10 years. We need to reauthorize and reform our National Flood Insurance Program now. Communities deserve transparency - we need to know our flood risk! More than one million people are at risk... of permanent flooding. We must act now! #Rise2Resilience See more

Join us TOMORROW at 11am in the fight for a more resilient future in New York and New Jersey. Climate change isn’t abstract for New York. We’ve seen the damage it can do. As we enter the 8th Hurricane season since the devastation of Sandy, your constituents need your voice and support now to fight for the future we need. #Rise2Resilience Register here: bit.ly/2NnGQ6f to be part of the conversation. ... #LikeTidesWeRise #ClimateCrisis #ResilientRecovery See more