Bascom Library and Community Center
Bascom Library and Community Center San Jose, CA Bascom Library & Community Center San Jose, California This project involved creating a public building that, despite its location along a busy, 6-lane thoroughfare, would assert a strong civic presence while respecting the small scale of an adjacent single-story residential neighborhood. Half of the building is devoted […]
San Diego Central Library
San Diego Central Library San Diego, CA We were focused on finding an architecture that is about San Diego. The library is our attempt at creating an architecture that responds honestly and authentically to who we are.” San Diego New Central Library San Diego, California San Diego’s New Central Library replaces a deteriorating and overcrowded […]
UC San Diego Student Services
UC San Diego Student Services La Jolla, CA UC San Diego Student Services Center La Jolla, CA This university facility gathers student academic resources into a single location next to the student union at the heart of campus. The 5-story building houses multiple departments including the Registrar, Financial Aid, Graduate Studies, and Admissions. In addition […]
The New Children’s Museum
The New Children’s Museum San Diego, CA New Children’s Museum San Diego, California The New Children’s Museum is a three-level 50,000-SF building located on the north side of Island Avenue between Front and Union Streets. Like the art-oriented children’s activities within, the architecture seeks to engage and educate the users. The Museum is a series […]
West Valley Branch Library
West Valley Branch Library San Jose, CA West Valley Branch Library San Jose, California Libraries pose an interesting architectural dilemma. The library staff needs a large, featureless, infinitely flexible supermarket of a space. By contrast, the public prefers intimate idiosyncratic spaces with more residential qualities. This building seeks to address that paradox while providing clear […]
Seven Trees Community Center and Library
Seven Trees Community Center and Library San Jose, CA Seven Trees Community Center & Branch Library San Jose, California This joint-use facility represents a new building type for the city of San José: a combination library-community center that not only centralizes educational, fitness, recreational, and social programs in one place, but also creates a venue […]
Ocean Discovery Institute
Ocean Discovery Institute San Diego, CA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NENsBkmEzUo https://res.cloudinary.com/http-tgdcb-com/video/upload/v1522268620/ODImovie_final5_oozxoy.mp4 https://res.cloudinary.com/http-tgdcb-com/video/upload/v1522267552/odi_lab1_vwomyn.mp4 “When we set out to design the Living Lab, achieving zero net energy was an important goal. As an organization that promotes environmental stewardship with our students in City Heights, we wanted to ‘walk the walk’ and make sure our building was sustainable. We chose to […]
McMahan House
McMahan House, Cal State University San Marcos, CA Facts & Figures Total Square Footage: 4,700 Services Provided: Master Planning, Programming, Design Through Construction Credits Photos: Rob Wellington Quigley Architects Total Square Footage: 4,700 Services Provided: Master Planning, Programming, Design Through Construction Photos: Rob Wellington Quigley Architects McMahan House Cal State University San Marcos, California Arranged on a picturesque rocky knoll with […]
Leslie Shao-Ming Sun Field Station
Leslie Shao-Ming Sun Field Station Stanford University, Woodside, CA Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station, Stanford University Woodside, California The design of this education and research facility explores the possibilities of a native regional style. The forms and materials reflect California’s vernacular, natural, and cultural landscape. It conforms to strict economic realities while blending creativity and […]