Ulrich and Berrouane join Goldstein Hill & West Architects

During the second quarter of 2014, Goldstein Hill & West Architects (GHWA) has added Jeffrey Ulrich, AIA, LEED AP and Mourad Berrouane to its roster of design and architectural talent. The New York-based architecture firm is responsible for more than 35,000 residential units in over 100 buildings throughout Manhattan, and has grown to a staff of over 100 in five years. "We're so pleased to welcome Jeffrey and Mourad and their visionary talents to the firm," said David West, a founding partner at GHWA. "Each of them has backgrounds in innovative, unique projects, and their experience will be a great tool in interacting with the firm's clients and helping them throughout the building process." Ulrich joins GHWA as a senior designer with more than 20 years of domestic and international experience in large-scale, multifamily projects, senior housing, assisted-living, and single-family homes. He will advise clients through the initial decision-making, of complex, large-scale residential and mixed-use projects through the initial planning and design development stages. Prior to becoming a member of the GHWA team, Ulrich was a senior project architect at Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Associates in New York. He managed the design and production of the Tommle Hotel, a 250-key high-rise boutique hotel in Manhattan from initial planning through construction doxuments. Ulrich received bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering from Union College in Schenectady, and Architecture from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As a project manager, Berrouane will be responsible for all aspects of a project, from schematic design through construction administration. For the past six years, Berrouane was a project architect/manager at Gene Kaufman, Architect P.C. in New York. There, he oversaw zoning analysis, design, and production of several buildings in the area, including 44-15 Purves St., a 48-unit condo and 120 West 57th St., a 29-story hotel. Berrouane holds a master's degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the New York Institute of Technology.