Submitted by FTR International The new 39,000-sq-ft Advanced Quality Assurance Laboratory, developed by Orange County Water District (OCWD), prominently serves more than 350 sq mi and supplies water to more than 2 million customers in Orange County, meeting nearly 70% of the current water demand. The LEED-silver facility enables OCWD to manage a groundwater basin that provides high-quality water to 20 affiliate cities and water agencies. To treat water, the lab uses a microfiltration process, followed by 100% reverse osmosis. In addition, the plant allows for conducting 18,000 groundwater samples a year, requiring 350,000 different tests. This will increase by
Submitted by Marmol Radziner The new James Perse retail store at the Malibu Lumber Yard shopping center exudes the brand’s relaxed luxury and the Southern California lifestyle. The exterior features black-stained siding and custom-built louvered mahogany doors that extend the length of the storefront. The white interior includes tall painted oak cabinetry, teak flooring, and an exposed Douglas fir ceiling. The store layout is like that of a home, divided into the kitchen, dining room, living room, and bedroom. The main challenge faced in the course of this project was perfecting the large louvered doors and fine-tuning their function. It
Submitted by Swinerton Builders This top-of-the-line, five-star, mid-mountain resort is a one-of-a-kind in the area. Located north of Lake Tahoe at 7,000 ft, it contains 170 hotel rooms, 23 private residences and a 14,000-sq-ft conference center. The Ritz-Carlton boasts a direct gondola and ski lift that provide ski-in/ski-out access in the winter, as well as easy access to mountain biking and hiking in the spring, summer and fall seasons. It also features a 17,000-sq-ft spa and fitness center and offers upscale dining at the Manzanita restaurant created by renowned San Francisco Chef Traci Des Jardins. The Ritz-Carlton Highland’s steeply pitched
Submitted by BNBuilders This $16.8-million design-build project for the University of California, Davis consists of three main components: the winery for the Department of Viticulture and Enology, the brewery small scale fermentation and classroom, and food pilot plant for the Department of Food Science and Technology. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The facilities are a part of the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science and house a working, small-scale winery, brewery, and food processing pilot plant in addition to a dairy processing room. The winery includes large experimental fermentation areas, controlled temperature rooms, barrel and
Submitted by PCL Construction Services The new $129-million UCLA Terasaki Life Sciences Building features two wings with laboratories, offices, scholarly activity space, and building support spaces on five floors plus a basement vivarium. The 175,000-sq-ft structure is supported by a cast-in-place concrete frame with flat-slab floor decks. This building, which is seeking LEED certification, is the new home of the Biological Sciences Department. A stated goal of the UCLA Terasaki Life Sciences Building Detailed Project Program is to “provide flexible facilities that anticipate changing future needs.” To help meet this goal, the building was designed with large, open laboratory spaces
Submitted by Stronghold Engineering This $1.9-million design-build solar photovoltaic carport project in San Diego consisted of a 216W STC, 185W PTC system with an anticipated kW power generation of 204.5 kW. The total number of Sharp ND-U216C1 modules installed on this project was 1,106 with 79 strings of 14 modules. The Miramar solar carport structure spans over 160 parking spaces providing over 25,000 sq ft of coverage for vehicles parking below. In addition, a building to house the inverters and electrical equipment was constructed to protect the equipment from potentially damaging weather conditions. The system required the installation of two
This year, a panel of 13 judges, representing architects, builders and associations, chose 51 winning projects among the more than 135 submissions for the Best of California 2010 program. Submitted by FTR International Orange County Water District�s Advanced Quality Assurance Laboratory: Overall Top Project/Winner: Civic/Public Works Related Links: Orange County Water District�s Advanced Quality Assurance Laboratory Frontier Project Logan Heights Library U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command BEQs DPR San Diego Office Miller Children�s Hospital New Inpatient Pavilion UC San Diego Housing & Dining Services Administration Building Beckman Coulter Headquarters St. Thomas the Apostle School Madison Club UC Riverside Geology
Submitted by DLR Group WWCOT The $17-million, 48,000-sq-ft, LEED-certified student services center in Palm Desert was designed as an inviting edifice that stretches its arms to the community, fits within the context of existing campus buildings and contains multiple points of entry for easy access. The entrance is shaped like the open pages of a book and allows for views into the main lobby atrium. The vertical articulation of deep-set windows responds to the desert conditions and the character of the existing buildings. At the project’s inception, the design team had to develop a design that maximized accessibility to students
Submitted by HMC Architects As the Rancho Cucamonga region’s top-rated high-performance building, this 14,200-sq-ft LEED platinum certified demonstration building is dedicated to educating the community in sustainable living practices. The project is a public initiative demonstrating how inviting and engaging architecture can foster community awareness and create functional spaces for community forums, school field trips, lectures, public tours and vendor exhibits showcasing environmentally friendly products. A key element of the building design was the boomerang-shape of the building. A major component of the “boomerang” is the north facing glass wall that runs along the perimeter of the interior courtyard. Besides
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