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Silke Rapelius
www.upworld.com/silkerapelius
New York City, NY
Design > Architect
Planning > Consultant

GKV Architects
Associate
Privately-held
As an architectural company with a very diverse spectrum of projects we are designing with our clients and listen to their needs.
  
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WORK EXPERIENCE
 
Company
Title:Associate
Company Name:GKV Architects
Location:New York, NY
Start Date:May 1999
End Date:Currently working
Company Size:21-50
Company Type:Privately-held
 
GKV is an architecture and design firm with a focus on quality base building and interior design solutions. We have a broad portfolio in the residential, corporate, commercial, restoration, hospitality and institutional fields.

The firm, with a professional staff of 50, is currently working on a 100,000 square foot new tower core, infrastructure and lobby renovation on the historic Woolworth Building; a 424,000 square foot residential unit in Brooklyn, NY for The Clarett Group; a 260 seats Auditorium for NYIT; a 94-room hotel for Park Hyatt in Istanbul, as well as projects for Wiggin & Dana, Kushner Companies, City Centre Properties, Omni Hotel, among many others. In total, the firm is actively engaged in more than two and a half million square feet of design work.

Our work has been published in numerous publications, including Interiors Magazine, Haut Décor, Real Estate Weekly, Interior Design Magazine, The New York Times and in other publications. Our firm had won numerous awards for the exceptional residential and commercial design. We are certified MBE in the State of New York and in New Jersey.
 
 
Title:Principal
Company Name:ernst+rapelius, architektinnen
Start Date:Jan 1995
End Date:Jan 1999
Company Size:0-5
Company Type:Privately-held
 
ernst+rapelius was an award winning team of architects, mainly planning private residencies and designing successful entries in a variety of competitions.
 
 
Experience Level
 
Expertise: Seasoned Project Architect with a broad range of projects.
Exterior Architecture-mostly Highrise buildings, residential and commercial, Interior Architecture-spanning from commercial interiors to Theater planning
 
CREDENTIALS
 
Awards
 
Title:The Design Excellence Awards
Awarded By:Multi Housing News
Date:Nov 2007
Description:Finalist in the Mid-Rise Category
 
 
Title:Best Metal Panel Wall
Awarded By:Metal Architecture Magazine
Date:Sep 2006
Description:The Gantry, residential building with metal shingle facade
 
 
Title:Awards of Merit
Awarded By:The Concrete Industry Board
Date:Aug 2002
Description:Post Luminaria, 20 story residential tower with exposed concrete facade and loft like windows.
 
EDUCATION
 
School:Universität der Künste Berlin
Date Graduated:Jul 1994
Degree:Master
Study Field:Architecture
 
School:Università IUAV di Venezia
Date Graduated:
Degree:Exchange Study
Study Field:Architecture
 
School:Technische Universität München
Date Graduated:
Degree:Bachelor
Study Field:Architecture
 
GOALS AND INTERESTS
 
Career Goals: Check out the write-up on the webpage
www.GermanyinNYC.org