SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER
SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER San Diego, CA SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER San Diego, California With the demise of both the church and town square as social catalysts in America, the neighborhood community center has become an important civic building type, providing communities with a focus and heart. Sherman Heights is an older, but vibrant, multicultural […]
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 […]
Broadway Block Mixed-Use Development
Broadway Block Mixed-Use Development Long Beach, CA Torr Kaelan San Diego, California This five-story, zero energy mixed-use building sits in the shadow of the new Central Library and houses the Quigley Architectural offices. The “juicy joint” block is animated by San Diego’s bright sun and protects a series of balconies and bay windows meant to […]
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 […]
Solana Beach Transit Station
Solana Beach Transit Station Solana Beach, CA Solana Beach Transit Station Solana Beach, CA The Solana Beach Transit Station master plan was designed to be a new town center for this growing Southern California beach city. The design was created in a series of public workshops and includes a rail station, a large parking garage, […]
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 […]
Santa Monica Fire Station No. 1
Santa Monica Fire Station No. 1 Santa Monica, CA Facts & Figures Architectural Services: Site Feasibility Studies, Programming, Design through Construction, LEED Client: City of Santa Monica Awards 2020 Firehouse Station Design Awards / Bronze Award Architectural Services: Site Feasibility Studies, Programming, Design through Construction, LEED Client: City of Santa Monica 2020 Firehouse Station Design Awards / […]