August 2012: Architecture & Education

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Monthly Newsletter of the AIA Santa Clara Valley Chapter AIASCV

Architecture Education

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AIA Santa Clara Valley Corporate Partners play an important role in our Chapter.

All of these local companies are proven leaders in their fields and provide continuing support to our local Chapter and our architects.

PARTNERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeff Current, AIA President

Steve Sowa, AIA Vice President/President Elect

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Rudolph and Sletten’s work ethics are one of the highest in the industry.”

Jerry D. Jordan

Director of Regional Sales/Director of Estimating and Engineering SASCO

Walter Rask, AIA Secretary

Samuel Sanderson, AIA Treasurer

Chuck Campanella, Associate AIA Associates Director

Kay Mascoli Executive Director

Joelle Cruz Creative Director + Co-Publisher Directors

Ed Janke, AIA Hari Sripadanna, AIA Thang Do, AIA Brian Mah, AIA Britt Lindberg, AIA Baraka Al Ramah (Keko) AIAS Student liaison

Linder Jones, AIA Past President © 2012 JOELLE CRUZ / AIA TRACINGS MAGAZINE ALL TEXT AND ARTWORK ARE COPYRIGHT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATORS AND PUBLISHERS. NONE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF TRACINGS OR THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS. EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO PROVIDE ACTUALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION. WE ARE A SUBMISSION BASED PUBLICATION AND ARE ALWAYS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR CONTRIBUTORS, COLLABORATORS AND VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE TRACINGS MAGAZINE™ IS A PUBLICATION OF JOELLE CRUZ BY AIA SANTA CLARA COPYRIGHT © 2012 BY MADE LOCAL MEDIA, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION, IN WHOLE OR PART, WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CORNER Kay Mascoli Executive Director

On May 24, AIASCV held its annual Scholarship Awards at Google in Mountain View, where over 100 attendees gathered to network and then celebrate the students’ accomplishments. It was wonderful to see a large number of fellow students in attendance as well.

During the awards ceremony, presenters each gave a talk on their respective fund and acknowledged those students who received awards from each of the funds as well:

Rica Lakamp, Hon, AIASCV - David W. Lakamp Scholarship Fund

2012 Recipient - Amir Afifi

Michael Roanhaus, AIA, LEED AP BD+C - Ehrlich Rominger Scholarship Fund

2012 Recipients - Amir Afifi and Armita Lor Kalantari

Gil Sanchez, FAIA - Leo & Trinidad Sanchez Scholarship Fund

2012 Recipient - Emmanuel Osorno

Richard Kirchner, AIA, CSI - AIASCV William R. Hawley Scholarship Fund

2012 Recipients - Amir Afifi, Emmanuel Osorno, Siman Huang, and Man Huynh \

The student Scholarship Fund 2012 Award Recipients each came up before the group to say a few words about themselves and give their thanks, plus receive a certificate from the chapter:

Amir Afifi – currently enrolled at California College of Arts and was

previously at West Valley College

Siman Huang - currently enrolled at West Valley College

Man Huynh - currently enrolled at West Valley College

Armita Lor Kalantari - currently enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona

Emmanuel Osorno - currently enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

CEU Check-up Time We’re halfway through the year and it’s a good time to check your Continuing Education credit status. It’s easy to get a copy of your transcript. Simply go to www.aia.org, click Education on red bar at the top of the screen; then, click Sign in under the Find Your Transcript box. Next, log in with your email address and password; then click Transcript on the red bar at the top of the screen. You may then print an unofficial copy of your CES transcript.

Check our chapter’s website, www.aiascv.org, under the Education tab, for local events with CES units as well as on-line resources for obtaining credits.

Tracings Sponsorship Opportunites Margaret Seltenreich, former AIASCV Membership & Communications Associate, is now serving the chapter as Marketing Consultant. She will be working closely with Kay Mascoli, Executive Director, in creating partnerships to sponsor AIASCV events which serve our membership.

Please consider Margaret as another resource for input involving marketing and outreach ideas.

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ARCHITECTURE + EDUCATION

I grew up in Long Beach, California: a working class suburb of Los Angeles and a port city on the Southern California coast. If you mention the name: Douglas A. Newcomb Elementary School, it immediately brings back memories of my childhood education.

Thousands of hours were spent on that campus from Kindergarten through 8th grade. The campus site plan is still etched clearly in my mind (it’s probably been 30 years since I visited the school), as are the classroom floor plans. Some of my earliest memories revolve around the people, the playground and the architecture of this public school in East Long Beach. I imagine that all of you have similar memories when the schools of your youth come to mind.

ARCHITECTURE AND EDUCATION ARE LINKED IN HOW THEY SERVE TO FORM THE EXPERIENCE AND CONTEXT OF HOW WE LEARN. YOU CANNOT SEPARATE

THE TWO OF THEM

BY: JEFFREY R. CURRENT, AIA 2012 AIA PRESIDENT AIA SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER STUDIO CURRENT

Architecture and education are linked in how they serve to form the experience and context of how we learn. You cannot separate the two of them. The built environment is a part of our learning process, for better or for worse. Today, newer and more sustainable school campuses are giving kids a fresher backdrop in which to study, grow and learn.

Technological advances have created new methods of sharing information and accessing the tools vital to education in the 21st Century. Many of our own AIASCV members are deeply involved in creating the next generation of places for studing and learning. This issue of Tracings showcases a few of the new education projects being built in our community by our peers.

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AS ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS YOU SHAPE THE LANDSCAPE OF OU ARCHITECTURE + EDUCATION

UR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH EACH PROJECT YOU EXECUTE.

Student work from our local architecture & design schools is also highlighted in this issue of Tracings, local architecture & design programs in our valley include: West Valley College, Stanford University and San Jose State University. UC Berkeley, California College of the Arts, and Academy of Art University also provide bay area locations to study architecture. The annual AIASCV Scholarship Awards event was held last month at the Google Campus in Mountain View. Each year many fine portfolios of student design work are submitted with the hope of winning a scholarship award to continue on the path to an architectural degree. This year, because of the generous support of our members and partners, AIA Santa Clara Valley gave over $17,000 in scholarship awards to some of the talented young designers in our area. We are one of the few chapters in the country who have such an extensive scholarship awards program. The quality of the local student work is inspiring and gives great hope that the future of design in our valley is in the hands of passionate and talented young designers.

Enjoy this issue of Tracings and remember how intertwined architecture & education are. As architects & designers you shape the landscape of our physical environment with each project you execute. Keep working on yourself to be a lifetime student who constantly reaches for new opportunities to expand your understanding of the world and create places that encourage others to reach for more.

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Find out more about all of these events and register online at www.aiascv.org.

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West Valley Community College Starting this spring, construction will start on a unique landscape project at West Valley College in Saratoga. The new project, named the “Viking Grove”, is both a gift to the campus from the students, as well as the results of their own design competition. The entire project cost was funded by the student body and offered to West Valley College campus as a way to show their appreciation. An added fee to student registration, accepted by the students, will fund the construction documentation, construction

Student Organization), the students determined what their gift should be and how best to spend the monies raised. Once decided that they wanted to incorporate a landscape area into the newly renovated Campus Center, a student design competition was created. The competition was open to any student, team or student organization on campus to participate. Individuals and teams from the Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Interior Design Programs took the opportunity to

experience in how an actual project would run, complete with an aggressive schedule and finite budget, not to mention providing a public speaking opportunity and critique. There was also the disappointment of not being selected.

Design time was brief. In only a couple weeks, each student team (in their spare time) arrived at amazing entries, distinct to their area of study. With incredible presentation talent, the presentations were on the level of

WINNER - AIAS Concept 1: Isaac Domenech

develop a design. IBI Group of San Jose facilitated the competition and provided the parameters of this real project. A project schedule, deadlines, scope and budget were developed in “Pre-design” meetings. The What is thought of as a first for Community Colleges, the concept charrette-style meetings offered information on the limits of the and design of the new “Viking site, natural grading, accessibility Grove” was provided solely by the involvement of the students. and natural amenities. The process gave the students real Through their ASO (Associated management, agency fees, bidding, inspection and construction. In addition, the project was designed by the students.

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any professional effort. The extremely aggressive design schedule terminated at the ASO with a presentation of all the entries and a vote by the ASO. The design by a young architectural student was selected and went on to be developed into the actual project.

Specifically, the project is integrated into and around the

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Landscape Architecture Club: Kim Leichner and Tina Jauregui

newly modernized Campus Center and immediately adjacent to the creek that gives West Valley its flavor. The concept of the new Grove is to expand the Campus Center beyond the walls, making student activity transparent to all.

It will also serve as a transition space through the Campus Center Plaza and the Campus Center to

JMW Team: Jose Luigi Torricos, William Lam and Marcel Barboza

AIAS Concept 2: Binh Nguyen and Megan Siah

“...the concept and design of the new “Viking Grove” was provided solely by the involvement of the students.” the Fox Center. Study, relaxation and socialization will all be available. The Grove will also be flexible. Students can find quiet study areas, group study areas, people watching, access to the internet, evening movies, speakers, access to special events, table top displays: all will be possible in the new Grove. Not to mention easy access to college information, events, coffee, food, the Bookstore, conference facilities and Student Services.

Included will be a Donor Plaza that will display pavers engraved with the names of benefactors to the construction of the Plaza.

Steve Sowa AIA

AIAS Concept 3: Mauricio Ulloh and Eric Sandoval

AIAS Concept 4: Chris James

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Leo & Trinidad Sanchez Fund & AIASCV William R. Hawley Fund

Scholarship Winners

Emmanuel Osorno, a resident of San Jose, received scholarship funds from the Sanchez Fund and the Hawley Fund at this year’s scholarship awards event.

Emmanuel, a third year architecture student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, presented a wellorganized portfolio full of projects that demonstrated a creative approach to design and

problem solving. He plans to study abroad for part of next year in Switzerland and finish off the year attending a rigorous studio and internship program in Los Angeles. The scholarship award will help offset his costs so that he can participate in these valuable programs.

Gil Sanchez, FAIA

Emmanuel Osorno

all images courtesy of Emannuel Osorno

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Armita Lor Kalantari

all images courtesy of Armita Lor Kalantari

ER was established in 1968 and through the years of its existence, Joe & Jack had tremendous positive impact on the professional and personal lives of many Bay Area architects and other architectural firms. Joe and Jack both passed away last year but they would be extremely pleased with the high quality of work and commitment to their education that Amir Afifi and Armita Lor Kalantari have shown. They would have been honored if they could have presented the scholarships funded by the Ehrlich-Rominger Foundation Fund to Amir and Armita.

Ehrlich Rominger Fund

Joe Ehrlich and Jack Rominger established their Scholarship Foundation Fund, not only to help talented students financially achieve their scholastic goals, but to also help continue the legacy of Ehrlich-Rominger Architects.

Mike Roanhaus, AIA

Scholarship Winners

(pictured above is friend Mojde Kaykhamzade who accepted on Armita’s behalf)

sustainable design.

Architectural Furniture Interior Design

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David W. Lakamp Fund

The Lakamp Fund aims to support students with such interests and pursuits of study, and extraordinary talent, but also with a high level of ambition and drive.

This year’s award recipient is Amir Afifi, a native of Iran. Amir came to this country in 2003, less than 10 years ago. What he has accomplished during this time is nothing short of impressive.

possesses that dual skill set and passion.”

Every once in a while, we encounter someone who makes us realize that it is a privilege to be able to do something for them.

Amir is such a someone, and deserving of such a distinction.

Rica Lakamp, Hon. AIA

Amir started out at West Valley College and just graduated with a Bachelor in Architecture degree from the California College of the Arts (CCA). This fall he will enter the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University in NYC. At Columbia, which has one of the finest architectural programs in the world, Amir will pursue a Master of Science degree in Advanced Architectural Design.

Reviewing Amir’s content-rich portfolio was a pleasure, as was meeting him in person. Last year he was appointed Student Director of the AIASF Board of Directors.

Just recently, and alongside such luminaries as Art Gensler, FAIA and Beverly Prior, FAIA, he served as one of six jurors in the Special Achievement Category of the AIASF Design awards.

There is much more about this exceptional young man than I can cover here, but the following paragraph taken from one of his recommendation letters speaks volumes.

“Amir is among the best of the best of the thousands of students I’ve had the honor to know.

There are few students who can master the challenges of the demands of performing at the highest academic level while also finding the time and desire to give back through service. Amir is one of those rare individuals who

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image courtesy of Amir Afifi

Amir Afifi

all images courtesy of Amir Afifi Joe Ehrlich and Jack Rominger established their Scholarship Foundation Fund, not only to help talented students financially achieve their scholastic goals, but to also help continue the legacy of Ehrlich-Rominger Architects.

Ehrlich Rominger Fund

ER was established in 1968 and through the years of its existence, Joe & Jack had tremendous positive impact on the professional and personal lives of many Bay Area architects and other architectural firms. Joe and Jack both passed away last year but they would be extremely pleased with the high quality of work and commitment to their education that Amir Afifi and Armita Lor Kalantari have shown. They would have been honored if they could have presented the scholarships funded by the Ehrlich-Rominger Foundation Fund to Amir and Armita.

Mike Roanhaus, AIA

Scholarship Winners

AIASCV William R. Hawley Fund

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AIASCV William R. Hawley Fund

Scholarship Winners

Man Huynh

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Siman Huang

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2012 AIASCV Scholarship Donors

The following individuals and firms contributed to the Ehrlich Rominger Fund AIASCV William R. Hawley Fund Leo and Trinidad Scholarship Fund David W. Lakamp Scholarship Fund AIA National Matching Funds Grant AIA Santa Clara Valley Jeffrey Berg, AIA Steinberg Architects Thang Do, AIA AEDIS Architecture and Planning Ron Ronconi, AIA CAS Architects Pam Anderson, AIA Anderson Brule Architects Frank Jesse, AIA, Architect Elizabeth Gibbons, AIA Colette McLaughlin, Assoc. AIA Hawley Lunch Group Gil Sanchez, FAIA & Daryl Allen Jerry King, FAIA OJK Architecture and Planning Bruce Woolpert, Graniterock Blach Construction Kent Mather, FAIA Mike Roanhaus, AIA HDR Architecture Mary Morris, AIA AP+I Design, Inc. Salinas Valley Corporation Tom Horan, AIA AECOM Rica Lakamp, Hon. AIASCV Nancy S. Rhea, Friend of Architecture

We greatly appreciate their support.

Scholarship Donors

images courtesy of Siman Huang

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INTERVIEW

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Science and Technology Center Recently, Jeff Current sat down with Steve Winslow of XL Construction to discover a recently completed educational project at a premier Silicon Valley private school

Question: What was the program of the project?

• 50,000 square foot high school science and technology building ‣ Science and laboratory classrooms ‣ 200 seat lecture auditorium ‣ LEED Gold Certification ‣ State of the art HVAC system that uses no refrigerant ‣ Green roof ‣ PV solar array on roof to generate electricity • 25 yard competitive swimming pool • Artificial turf field for football, soccer and lacrosse Question: Who was involved in establishing the program?

• Harker’s science department, Facility Director, Mike Bassoni, and Head of School, Chris Nikoloff Question: Who were the key figures on the building team?

• Mike Bassoni – Facility Director for Harker School • David Takamoto – Campus architect for Harker • XL Construction • DES Architects • Western Allied Mechanical • AMS Electric Question: What was the project delivery method?

• This was a design-build project where DES Architects and the rest of the design team worked for XL Construction.

Question: What are the green features of the building?

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The project was designed and executed to achieve LEED Gold Green roof Radiant heat used in the forum floor Unique HVAC system designed to use no refrigerant PV solar array on roof generating electricity Waste water from mechanical system used to irrigate the green roof

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Question: Can you tell me more about the green roof ?

• Drip irrigation was used from the waste water from the HVAC system • Roof composition consisted of metal decking with three inches of polyiso rigid insulation with ¾” plywood sheathing covered with roofing to support foot traffic and maintenance of green roof Question: What were some of the unusual difficulties with the project?

• Building on an active, occupied campus. A significant amount of screened temporary fencing and way finding signage was required to keep students, staff and parents safe during construction activities.

• Construction material deliveries received only during a few select hours.

This enabled minimal impact to the school’s ongoing operations, especially during drop off and pick up hours.

• The swimming pool was excavated over spring break to enable transport and removal of approximately 1,000 cubic yards of soil off the campus.

images courtesy of XL Construction

Jeff Current, AIA

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San Jose State University

Seniors in the Interior Design Department at San Jose State University recently designed and fabricated a ceramic wall and mylar screen installation for the new Design Department offices.

The final project was presented at the Senior Show on May 21-22 in the City Hall Rotunda.

The students worked in two groups to design and fabricate an extruded ceramic masonry wall and laser cut mylar screen that fuse material surface, structural volume, light and reflectivity into an immersive spatial experience.

The wall is made of locally sourced, low fire, San Jose white clay, extruded and tessellated into an hexagonal masonry wall.

Multiple layers of variation are created across the surface of the wall through the use of different knockouts in the interior of the over 1000 units the students extruded. Varying shades of white were produced by firing the units in different gas and electric kilns and through the glazing of Tracings

specific bricks. The glazed bricks are reflective and exploit the natural light that enters the space through the west window wall.

The wall provides visual privacy for advising students and for faculty meetings, and separates the receptionist from the conference area.

The screen is located in the west window wall and is a surface that divides the exterior from the interior. It casts intricate shadows onto the adjacent table and floor surfaces and on the ceramic wall itself, creating light play throughout different times of the day and year. The screen is made of laser cut translucent and reflective mylar and is applied in two layers. The reflective panels bring the outside in by reflecting the colors of the exterior environment into the space. The translucent mylar layer softens the reflectivity, and also provides a level of shade. The laser cut pattern in the screen relates to the wall through the use of the hexagon, however the hexagon is distorted into an abstract, swirllike pattern.

Central to the student’s process was the use of digital technology, which allowed them not only to

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generate and experiment in terms of design, but also manage the collaborative nature of their group work. They had a single digital model that they worked from and an online folder that served as a common "office." They thought a lot about material tolerances, construction details, and assembly strategies early on, and integrated those criteria into the digital model. Information for the model was fed into the fabrication process so digital files could be used to make the dies for the ceramic extruder and the cut files for the laser cutter. When asked about the project one graduating student said, “This was a great opportunity to engage in experimentation, to take risks, and to learn about the translation of the digital to the physical – it was a very enabling project.”

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VUMA - Modular Classroom Vijay Jayachandran & Ralph le Roux are partners in a local architecture firm in San Jose.

Vijay is from India and Ralph from South Africa, but Silicon Valley is now their home base.

These two gentlemen have been designing educational projects for several years in California and have always felt that the modular classroom buildings that occupy many campuses are uninspiring and a disappointment to the campus setting. combinations as single level or multi-story wings.

Factory built classrooms end up sitting on most campuses for The first VUMA buildings were generations and yet fall to the built for the Live Oak Child lowest common denominator of Development Center and Tierra the status quo. This is the Pacifica Charter School in Santa backdrop for VUMA. Cruz and Will Rogers Middle School and Casa Robles High VUMA is a product focused on School in Fair Oaks, California. delivery of high performing Presently VUMA is partnered buildings to the education with M Space, a national general market. The name originates contracting firm from a South African term that (www.mspaceholdings.com) to means: “Embodied Energy” or fabricate their next generation “Vitality” and is aimed to inspire of smart classrooms. new hope and possibilities for factory built educational facilities. VUMA’s shape is bold with a curved, vaulted roofline, large north facing glass and well articulated façade. The product is certified by the Division of State Architect in California and can be built to the highest levels of environmental and energy efficiency. VUMA can act as a single classroom or be configured in several

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VUMA products have names like: “Dragonfly” – “Eagle” – “Monarch” and “Hawk” and educational technology is integrated into the building rather than applied on the building. The buildings incorporate features such as R-40 walls & R-50 roofs, tubular skylights with dimmers, lighting on auto-sensors and quiet/soft fabric ducts that can be machine washed. Thin film photovoltaic can sit on seamed metal roofing to provide up to 2.5 KV of clean energy per classroom.

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A typical 2-classroom structure can be installed in 6 to 8 hours at the site. The construction costs of the old type modular are approximately $190 to $250 per sf, where the VUMA product is $220 to $250 per sf. It’s no wonder that inquiries are being made by school districts and architects on how to bring VUMA to more school

campuses. VUMA is also working on shipping container living environments that can be sent anywhere in the world that UPS delivers to.

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a relevant, energy efficient & cost effective new method to build classrooms. You can visit their website at www.vu-ma.com.

It’s refreshing to see the creation of new products that meet the needs of a changing world. Vijay and Ralph at VUMA have created

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San Jose City College

Fine Arts & Multidisciplinary Complex, San Jose Evergreen Community College District

With the increasing cost of

How were they going to win the students space. The entry also integrated sustainability into all aspects of back? Better first impressions. the design.

They needed to be more The project is 53,440 sf and is competitive with facilities that scheduled for completion this attracted students, while adding summer (2012). It is 6 months value to their existing programs.

Upgrading the campus became a ahead of schedule and under top priority. In 2008, SJCC held a budget. Targeting LEED速 Silver, the project beats Title 24 energy code requirements by 25%. How was this accomplished? Through an unconventional Design-Build method that eliminates bridging documents and uses BIM technology for truly integrated design. The Non-Bridging Design-Build method was instituted by the State of California as a pilot program, which resulted in a highly collaborative project and added more value per dollar. The final result: a stimulating learning environment with an abundance of light, energy efficient systems and product selections, such as writable walls, that both the owner and the users draw inspiration and excitement from every day.

unattractive, students passed up SJCC and drove more than 25 miles to get to other community colleges. SJCC was losing students and this meant losing funding from the State. Financial stability became a great concern.

design competition for their new Fine Arts & Multidisciplinary Complex. Partnering with Blach Construction, AEDIS won the design competition with an entry that solved space requirements, while preserving valuable open

University education, many students are opting for Community Colleges to save money and be exposed to a variety of programs. Because facilities at San Jose City College (SJCC) were dated and

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Orchard School Library Orchard School, an

elementary and middle school in northeastern San Jose, commissioned HMC to design a sustainable facility in order to improve its outdated and overcrowded campus library.

Their goals were to house their growing book collection, improve student access to technology, and educate students about green buildings and a sustainable future. The

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project is the first LEED Gold certified K-12 public school building in the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County.

Additionally, it is the third LEED Gold certified K-12 public school facility in the State of California.

The library creates a focal point for this campus of disconnected single-story buildings, providing new instructional opportunities and

photo image credit:Â Wakeley

With its location tucked between stucco-clad, flat roofed 1990s-era buildings, designers and school officials knew they needed to distinguish the library from its surroundings. The expanded and renovated library responds to this challenge through the use of a metallic composite-panel façade with zinc plate accents and abundant glass, giving the library a striking aesthetic and reflecting its position in the heart of Silicon Valley. The angular, sloping windows emphasize the building entries and focus interior vistas obliquely toward view corridors.

They taper the building’s scale in response to its smaller users, and effectively block the unattractive view of an adjacent building’s blank rear wall and mechanical equipment, while maintaining a continuous sense of connection with the landscaped plaza outside.

photo image credit: Wakeley

attracting student, staff, and community users; as a bonus, its natural light and spatial quality have made it the most popular spot on campus for after-school faculty meetings and training sessions.

The Orchard School Library sustainable savings include: • More than 30% water use reduction • The 240KW PV system produces 420,830 kWh annually, which translates to more than 2.5 times of the building energy cost saving.

Essentially, this building is more than a “Net-Zero” building; it is a “EnergyThe library has received LEED Positive” building Gold certification from the • Reuse over 95% of existing USGBC. It achieves this level of building floors, walls and sustainable design through the use roof of a high-performance exterior • Reuse over 50% of existing building envelope, interior Inside, the dramatic full-height interior non-structural daylighting, natural ventilation, glass brings natural light deep into photovoltaic panels, upgraded elements the expanded 6,000-SF space, a • More than 95% of mechanical systems, greendrastic departure from the construction waste diverted certified interior furnishings and obstructed views of its from landfill finishes, water-saving plumbing predecessor. A natural wood • 100% of wood products used fixtures, and careful siting and screen, locally crafted from FSC- orientation to reduce solar heat are FSC certified wood certified wood, helps to define • More than 10% recycled gain. space and provide boundaries content material value without compromising • More than 76% of regularly supervision. With the circulation occupied area with access to desk installed in the center of the daylight space, librarians are now able to • More than 97% of regularly survey students while greeting occupied area with access to anyone coming and going. Dark views existing instructional spaces for • Low-emitting materials used elementary and middle school throughout project classes were relocated to corners filled with natural north light; the

renovated existing space, with no access to windows, now houses stacks for the 18,000-volume collection, along with a new technology lab for up to 36 students. White walls throughout create a canvas for student art pieces that can be changed throughout the school year, bringing color into the space.

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Net Zero Buildings for Schools Campbell Union School District & Evergreen School District

The 2008-2009 economic crisis saw a drop in US Gross Domestic Product of between 6 and 6.5%.

Remember what that was like?

Consider now that California schools see that kind of revenue cut year after austere year. One San Jose district is facing a $3.3M shortfall in 2013, and another $12.8M the following year.

Creative thinking is desperately required, and utility expenses are some of the last line items that School leadership has any control over. School Districts are beginning to embrace Net Zero Energy/Emissions Buildings as a solution for their shrinking budgets.

From a beginning as a “Hmmmm… maybe we should do a Net Zero building” idea, LeyVa Middle School

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sites producing Grid Neutral Multi-Use Buildings.

These highly energy efficient buildings not only save the Districts money on energy, but, because the design is driven by energy efficiency, there are ambient qualities that become inherent to the building’s design such as natural light and thermal comfort. These ambient qualities are conducive to improving test Following the success of LeyVa, AEDIS embarked on a prototype scores and reducing absenteeism in both students & teachers. For project with Campbell Union School District, who set a goal to schools, students that continue to learn and teachers that keep decrease district-wide energy consumption by 60%. To support teaching means a school that will stay in operation and successfully this goal, AEDIS designed a shape the next generation. prototype Net Zero Energy/ Emissions Multi-Use Building for Blackford Elementary School.

This prototype design will be altered to fit two other school Administration Building is now complete. This 9,200sf building produces 108% of its own energy and saves the District $9,000/year in energy costs. The first Net Zero Energy/Emissions Public School Building in California, it is a proven concept and has kicked off the Net Zero movement in the Public School sector.

Blackford ES Section Rendering AEDIS Architecture & Planning

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LeyVa Middle School AEDIS Architecture & Planning

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Engineering (Structural) Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. Mark Cardosa (408) 296-5515 mcardosa@biggscardosa.com

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BKF Engineers Herica Assilian (650) 482-6433 hassilian@bkf.com

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