Submitted by Turner Construction The architectural planning and design of the replacement Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center is a story of renewal. The design of the 500,000-sq-ft, $410-million replacement hospital and the 150,000 sq ft of renovations of this landmark site is about celebrating the rich history of the institution in providing free and accessible healthcare to the city’s most needy constituents while implementing state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to serve the city for the next 50 years. It is a story of celebrating a San Francisco landmark – respecting its original architectural vision and recognizing its social significance in the
Submitted by Flatiron At the foot of the rugged Santa Cruz Mountains stands the 50-year-old Lenihan Dam — a 1,000-ft-long earthen barrier holding water stored at the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos. Surrounded by pristine wilderness, the trail system around this reservoir is one of the most scenic in Northern California. The 2.5-mi-long reservoir is the second-largest reservoir under the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s authority, with a capacity of 19,044 acre-ft and a surface area of 412 acres. Over the past few decades, the dam’s old outlet structure, a 50-in. steel pipe, had begun to buckle and corrode. Despite
Submitted by Jaynes Corp. of California The $7.9-million, 25,000-sq-ft Logan Heights Library in San Diego serves as both library and cultural center with a 300-seat community room, computer lab, digital reference rooms, and cultural room for student programs. The library’s public meeting room, The Centro Cultural, is a 35-ft cube supported by a single column with exterior cladding in a checkerboard pattern of gold granite. The building design pays homage to the design styles of the Incas, Aztecs and Anasazi indigenous peoples. General contractor Jaynes utilized a unique vapor barrier in the concrete slab for this building to increase longevity
Submitted by Lusardi Construction Construction of the 48,600-sq-ft clubhouse in La Quinta consisted of a men’s building with lockers, lounge, hot-cold plunge and underground cart barn; main building with full kitchen, dining and sushi bar, lounge, theater, and five members’ suites; women’s building with lounge, spa facilities, and fitness center; and all site improvements including Olympic-size pool, spa, and outdoor bar. One of the major challenges for the $26-million project was the size of the site relative to the footprint and the cutback requirements for the underground level. In order to excavate for the lower levels, the project team was
Submitted by Nibbi Brothers The new $6.6-million Mission District Clubhouse is a wood-frame building consisting of a gymnasium, teen center, learning center, multimedia center, arts and crafts room, multipurpose room and administrative offices. The historic front fa�ade of the building was kept in place, and the new structure was built behind it. Radiate floor heating was installed in addition to electrical operable skylights for natural ventilation. The “green” aspects of this building are groundbreaking for a community based nonprofit. The building has radiant floor heat and 18 operable skylights, providing both light and natural ventilation, solar panels on the roof
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos. The latest in advanced diagnostic and patient care services are housed within the new $99.8-million, 106,465-sq-ft Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower in Mission Viejo. The new tower houses 24 medical-surgical beds, 20 ICU beds, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, a linear accelerator, and a meditation garden with mechanical space in the basement. It connects with the main hospital via an underground tunnel and a new 175-ft-long pedestrian bridge on the third floor. The expansion also includes a new chapel available to patients and visitors of all faiths 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The
Submitted by Rudolph and Sletten The new 488,000-sq-ft, $360-million El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, which replaces the 49-year-old original, followed a number of guiding principles throughout the designing, planning and construction to maintain focus on building a community hospital of the future. The new building accommodates 223 licensed beds – 85% private – and an emergency room/department holding an additional 36 beds. The building also includes a 10-bed observation unit, a conference center, 16 operating/interventional treatment rooms, a multi-track emergency department and flexible nursing modules with 28 critical care and 180 acuity adaptable beds. Design for El Camino Hospital
Submitted by Griffin Enright Architects St. Thomas is a K-8 catholic grade school in a densely populated part of Los Angeles on an extremely small site. The $13-million project consisted of a new playground stacked over parking, new driveway and new gym/multi-purpose room, library and art room. The new driveway wraps around the perimeter of the site simultaneously providing a fire lane, a buffer for the school community, and diffusing local traffic congestion by providing a new onsite drop-off. The new building is located on the west side of the site to both provide shade for the aftercare program on
Submitted by FTR International The $37-million Health, PE and Fitness Center at Los Angeles Mission College is a product of great design and efficient construction methodology. Of significance in recent times is the emergence of activity/fitness center as a gathering place for social interaction with the intent to enhance the overall experience of the students and users. The new two-story, 90,000-sq-ft facility presents exceptional features that include a three-court multi-functional gymnasium, a state-of-the-art fitness room full with technologically advanced equipment and three dance/training rooms complete with wood floor and full height wall mirrors that all the community will benefit from
Submitted by Robert A. Bothman Inc. The project included the installation of a new synthetic turf field with an all-weather track at a San Francisco high school near Fisherman’s Wharf, and included concrete, athletic equipment, irrigation, storm drainage and electrical. The site was very tight and compact because it was in downtown San Francisco, so no more than one or two trucks could be there at a time. There were issues with storage and general construction because of the tight space due to existing retaining walls that could not be removed. All the poles and structures around the site had