The simple, elegant design carries a sense of serenity and grace with it, while the large windows and its spires that rise 90 feet above the surrounding reflection pool inspire hope. The chapel can hold 190 people and is available for viewings, visitations and funeral services. It was completed in honor of the leadership and vision of John Gregg, son of Rose Hills’ founder Augustus Gregg.

The original San Ramon library was built in 1989, and was no longer meeting the needs of the community. Along with the library working group, we facilitated a series of community meetings to develop a building program for the library remodel and expansion. Programming efforts consolidated extensive input and feedback from stakeholders, community members, library patrons, and other user groups. Our team continued its partnership with the working group during the design, and construction phases to insure these goals were met.

We designed the new Fire Station 36 and Annex building for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. The new single story, 7,740 sf Fire Station houses 2 apparatus bay stations with engine, grass rig, ambulance, dorm space for 4 duty personnel plus Captain, dayroom, gym, EMT storage, kitchen/dining area, and, support space. The Annex building is a new single story, 10,000 sf Fire Equipment Storage facility. The storage facility matches the same Mission Style of design as the fire station. It included five apparatus bays to house fire engines of various sizes and types, and a secured storage area for fire-fighting equipment. The purpose of the facility is to function as a central storage site for excess equipment. The support spaces in this facility include a workshop, laundry, and restroom.

The City of Pleasanton’s Softball Complex Field House was originally constructed in 1990 and serves as the center for all activities in the Ken Mercer Sports Park. We were hired by the City of Pleasanton to remodel and modernize the existing facility including updating finishes, ADA restroom upgrades, and provide amenities for the community. The remodel included removing areas of flat roofs that were ponding and leaking and replacing sloped roofs; replacing single pane windows with dual pane; and the second floor offices for Parks and Rec staff received all new interior finishes, casework and Title 24 upgrades to power and lighting. The original structure included a natural wood siding that has deteriorated over the years, especially on the southern face of the building that receives the brunt of sun, wind and rain. We proposed replacing the existing finish with a phenolic rain screen system that resembles wood, but holds up to the elements much better.

St. Vincent de Paul Church is a Roman Catholic parish and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 90) in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California. The church was built in the 1920s and designed by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. Dedicated in 1925, it was located in what was then one of the wealthiest sections of the city, on land adjacent to the Edward Doheny Mansion and Stimson House. It was the second Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles to be consecrated. 

Taber Construction chose our firm as the Architect of Record and Structural Engineers for their Design Build contract with Stanford Children’s Health. The scope of work included a Tenant Improvement at two separate Specialty Services office buildings in Los Gatos, California. The project team worked under a condensed schedule to deliver the Specialty Services offices for occupancy in a short 11 months.

Located within a 44-acre meadow with many large oak trees along an arroyo, the site plan optimized an acre and a half of building and 300 parking stalls; while preserving the natural amenities of the rural site. The building's orientation on the site takes advantage of the natural arroyo breezes and sunlight to contribute to the energy efficient design. 

The library is approximately 56,000 SF and includes 4,000 SF of public meeting facilities and the county library system administation. The program for this progressive main public library included space for 230,000 books, a separate children's area, meeting rooms for community activities and administrative facilities. The library also incorporated the most current library technology for information storage and retrieval.

The Ventura County Courthouse, also known as Ventura City Hall, was designed in 1910 by one of the early pioneers of architecture in Southern California: Albert C. Martin, Sr. Noted for its gleaming terra cotta exterior, friars heads, and copper sheathed dome, his grand neoclassical design created one of the most beautiful civic structures in California. Located in downtown Ventura, the building became the Ventura City Hall in 1972.

This new police station is designed to exemplify the LAPD’s efforts to create an open, community-serving police force. AC Martin’s design relates the station to the surrounding community, encourages public interaction, and creates a beneficial work environment for the officers.  

Constructed on the site of the existing 1958 station and located near local government offices, community spaces, and a public park, the new station is significantly larger than the original and includes a 54,000-SF main building, a 7,000-SF vehicle maintenance facility, and 115,000-SF parking structure.

The surrounding neighborhood has a rich and layered history with a distinct tradition of artistic expression. Local murals and brightly colored houses and gardens speak to the area’s creative spirit and ultimately played a major role in the design of the new facility. It was important to the community that the building maintain its central location and that the new design help transform the station into part of the neighborhood’s creative fabric. The project’s art program includes a large mural that reflects the history of the area and physically bridges the station to a public park space.

This building is certified LEED® Gold. 

The headquarters building for Caltrans District 3 is a five story office building designed to house 800 state employees. The building features loft-like open offices with high ceilings and natural lighting for Caltrans administration, design and engineering studios. It includes a 200-seat auditorium, public service counters, teleconferencing facilities, and a cafeteria with outdoor tables. A prominent component of the building is the cavernous 4-story central space known as “The Canyon.” Beginning at the second floor, the canyon opens up to the light filled interior which is created by 115 linear feet of highly reflective light louvers.

The building was placed on the north half of the project site, and is at the visual termination of 8th Street and “B” Street. The main entrance, located near this intersection, strengthens the symbolic connection with the community. The siting of the building takes advantage of the favorable north-south sun orientation, allowing usage of the south orientation for day lighting into the building and the ambient light of the north elevation to create a controllable light filled working environment. With this building orientation, the Canyon drives the natural light into the building’s interior, where no work space Is more than 37-feet from natural light. This feature provides vertical visual communication, adding cohesiveness to the building’s organization, as compared to traditionally stacked floors organized around a central core. The headquarters is certified LEED® Silver.