RIMAC ANNEX UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO LA JOLLA, CA This building occupies a very prominent, hillside site along the “Ridge Walk” that bi-sects the North Campus at UC San Diego. The Ridge Walk commemorates the original alignment of US Highway 101 as it traversed the site prior to the establishment of the university. The…
The CAMP COSTA MESA, CA The CAMP is a specialty retail center targeting the outdoor adventure sports enthusiast. The $12 million development is located on a 3.4 acre site in Costa Mesa, California. The two-story high 120-foot long horizontal redwood slat screen wall that fronts Bristol Street, a rather anonymous, high-speed suburban thoroughfare, reestablishes the…
NOYO CENTER FOR SCIENCE and EDUCATION CITY OF FORT BRAGG/SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FORT BRAGG, CA The Noyo Center for Science and Education combines a world-class marine research laboratory and an interpretive center focused on increasing public understanding and knowledge of marine research and actions that visitors can take to reduce their impacts on the ocean,…
QUIKSILVER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Quiksilver sought the firm’s creative originality in seeking to design a vibrant, but modest cost office, studio, showroom, a theater space for company presentations and fashion shows, and a development and shipping center that captures the “vibe” of the company’s surf oriented “boardriding” image. The 350,000 SF headquarters and distribution…
ANTHROPOLOGY RESEARCH FACILITY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON FULLERTON, CA The National Science Foundation funded this renovation and conversion of abandoned chemistry laboratories into a new Anthropology Research Facility with labs, a museum, departmental and faculty offices, and laboratory support spaces. The 10,000 SF project integrates sub-disciplines of Visual Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Ethnography, and Archaeology. A…
CABOT CULTURAL CENTER, MUSEUM and PUBLIC SPA DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA A new oasis nestled below the foothills of the Little San Bernardino Mountains – at once quiet and serene – yet vibrant and energetic – embodying the soul of Desert Hot Springs and its founding at the Cabot’s Pueblo. A new physical, cultural, natural,…
ENVELOPMENTS ORANGE COUNTY, CA Our vision for transforming a 45-year-old deteriorating warehouse into exciting new offices for Envelopments, Inc., was predicated on the their desire to create an open, comfortable, and accessible work environment, that was flexible to anticipate future growth, while physically linking their business functions of design, sales, marketing, and order fulfillment for…
TVA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CORDOVA, TENNESSEE To meet the Tennessee Valley Authority’s expanded customer focus, the firm programmed and designed a Customer Service Center prototype to accommodate marketing, engineering, line and electrician crews, emergency response, and administration teams supporting TVA’s power customers. The highly innovative and flexible design includes space housing team…
