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California Buildings News • Q3 2021
AIA SF Announces 2021 Design Awards Recipients
AIA San Francisco (AIASF)’s Design Awards recipients include YKH Associates, Mark Cavagnero Associates, HGA, JENSEN Architects, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, David Baker Architects, MAK Studio, Montalba Architects, AÇA, Aidlin Darling Design, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, Kuth Ranieri Architects, Yi-Hsien (Rachel) Wang, and Robert Nebolon Architects.
The virtual program featured a diverse range of project types that highlighted the Bay Area’s rich history of design leadership and was juried in a full-day virtual session by five esteemed leaders in architecture and design.
“2020 was a catalyst for many architects and firm members of AIA San Francisco. In addition, the transformative year shed light on how the built environment plays an important role in our health, justice, and everyday life,” commented AIASF Deputy Director Amy Ress.
The AIASF Design Awards submissions are divided into three main categories—Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Unbuilt Design—with three optional concentrations for
AIASF 2021 Design Awards Recipients
Honor Award: Sebyeol Brewery, YKH Associates
Merit Award and Public Design Commendation:
Oakland Museum of California, Mark Cavagnero Associates Merit Award: Westwood Hills Nature Center, HGA Merit Award: Stanford Residence, JENSEN Architects Merit Award: 49 South Van Ness, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Citation Award & Social Responsibility Commendation:
222 Taylor, David Baker Architects Citation Award: Natoma, MAK Studio Merit Award: Nobu Hotel Palo Alto, Montalba Architects Merit Award: The Courtyard House, AÇA Commendation/Historic Preservation: Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse, Aidlin Darling Design Commendation/Social Responsibility: Balboa Park Pool Renovation, ELS Architecture and Urban Design + Kuth Ranieri Architects People's Choice (Over $10M): Outer Mission Ramp Library, Yi-Hsien (Rachel) Wang People's Choice (Under $10M): Tiny House in West Marin County, Robert Nebolon Architects Commendations that give special acknowledgment to projects that further encompass the values of good design within the context of Historic Preservation, Social Responsibility, and Urban Design. The Design Awards program incorporates the fulfillment of sustainable design principles into all categories.
“The level of design sensitivity that we see in the work, despite the challenges we have collectively faced this past year, demonstrates the resiliency of our community,” noted AIASF Executive Director Stacy Williams. “The projects honored by the AIASF Design Awards address the full range of design excellence from supporting underserved neighborhoods and integrating environmental stewardship to demonstrating an exemplary approach to equitable design.”
Sebyeol Brewery. Photo: Dongwook Jung
49 South Van Ness. Photo: Jason O'Rear Photography
California Buildings News • Q3 2021
AIA LA Recognizes Top Architects
AIALA bestowed its 2021 Gold Medal on Lorcan O’Herlihy along with other awards to 14 architects for their contributions to the urban landscape of the region and to architecture as a profession over the past twelve months, and, in some cases, over the course of their careers. Lorcan O'Herlihy. Photo: Colin Lenton. “At mid-career, Lorcan and his firm Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] already possess a vibrant legacy of work. Brash, original, but always embodying design excellence,” notes AIALA President Wade Killefer. “These attributes thread without equivocation through all of O’Herlihy’s projects and across all typologies he pursues: housing, mixed-use, cultural, educational, affordable housing, commercial, and more. We are delighted to celebrate the lasting contributions he has made to our city.”
Thirteen of the fifteen AIALA Presidential Honorees for 2021 were chosen by the chapter’s board of directors. The president selected the Gold Medal recipient, as well as an additional, discretionary award for this year: the 2021 AIALA Game Changer, awarded to SoFi Stadium designed by HKS, Inc. (Complete class of 2021 AIALA Presidential
Honorees shown at right.)
AIALA Presidential Honorees:
Gold Medal: Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA (Founder, Design Principal – Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects Building Team: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Emerging Practice: Clay Holden, AIA – Clay Holden Architects Emerging Practice: Oonagh Ryan, AIA – ORA Game Changer: SoFi Stadium 25-Year Award: Japanese American National Museum Citizen Architect: Renee Dake Wilson, AIA
Robert Kennard, FAIA Award for Equity, Diversity
and Inclusivity: Drake Dillard, AIA, NOMAC D. Michael Hamner, FAIA, NCARB – Professor, Chair, East Los Angeles College, Department of Architecture Merry Norris Design Advocate, Developer: People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
Merry Norris Design Advocate, Developer:
Venice Community Housing Merry Norris Design Advocate, Builder: Bernards Community Contribution: SoCal NOMA Project Pipeline Honorary AIALA: Emmanuelle Bourlier, Hon. AIALA Honorary AIALA: Nabih Youssef, S.E., Hon. AIALA
(Continued from previous page. Selected AIASF design recipients.)
California Buildings News • Q3 2021
California Design-Build Teams Lead Nation in Contest
The Design-Build Institute of America is proud to announce its 2021 Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners for the state of California, which leads the nation in national design-build award winners with 11 honorees. These projects will also go on to compete for a National Award of Excellence and Project of the Year to be announced at DBIA’s Design-Build Conference & Expo Awards Ceremony, November 2nd. (See descriptions below.)
“America’s design-build teams continue to deliver some of the most innovative, resilient, cost and time-efficient projects in the nation. Whether it’s a huge multi-million-dollar infrastructure project or a small community center, these national designbuild winners show how the industry is changing the way America builds—even during a pandemic. “Now, more than ever, our communities will rely on that transformation as we work to rebuild our post-COVID economy. DBIA is proud to honor this year’s design-build project and team winners. These projects also exemplify how the teamwork and innovation inherent in design-build can foster environmental stewardship and social responsibility, maximizing long-term value to the project, the team, and the community at large. “says Lisa Washington, DBIA executive director & CEO.
San Francisco International Airport Long Term Garage 2
This $154.6 million parking garage is an iconic state-of-theart facility and a much-needed addition for San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This parking structure was also designed and built to be over 20% EV charging capable, with 3% of the parking stalls providing charging stations at the facility’s opening. This collaborative process resulted in turning the project over to SFO on budget and two months ahead of schedule.
SFO Long Term Garage 2. Photo courtesy of DBIA.
Modoc Medical Center Replacement Facility, Alturas
Modoc Medical Center (MMC) is a critical access hospital serving the residents of Alturas, California, and the surrounding area, covering 4,500 square miles. Built to replace the existing County hospital built in 1949, this project makes crucial updates to the rural northeastern facility, represents the only local option for acute care and clinical services in the community.
UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision, San Francisco
This project provides space for UCSF’s top-ranked vision care and research and unites other academic research and administrative space under one roof. This LEED Gold® 347,500 SF design-build/IPD project is the first building for UCSF’s East Campus. UCSF challenged the design-build team to achieve the highest possible performance within the stipulated sum cost while considering multiple natural hazards, including earthquakes, wind, storm surge, and sea-level rise.
UC Merced 2020 Expansion
This expansion project is a key element of Merced's vision, and it provides additional space to address existing student life needs and accommodate long-term enrollment growth. This project totals 1,177,124 square feet throughout 14 structures to support a population of 10,000 students. The UC Merced project team accepted the challenge of designing, building, operating, and maintaining a $1.3 billion new campus within the P3 structure of a four-year design-build period and a 35-year O&M period. This required the teaming and trust that can only occur on a design-build project.
LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse, Los Angeles
The new LAX concourse, which was constructed in the center of active operations, spans over 7 acres and includes the construction of multiple buildings and two tunnels under active taxiways. The LEED Silver certification-tracked building lessens the concourse’s overall environmental impact by reducing the emissions created by bussing operations.
High Desert Mental Health Urgent Care Center, Lancaster
This new facility is the first of its kind in the Lancaster area to offer 24/7 urgent mental health and crisis stabilization to mentally ill patients and their families, reducing patient transport to other areas, local emergency room crowding, and unnecessary hospitalizations.
California Buildings News • Q3 2021
Caltech Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Neuroscience Research Building
The new 144,780 square-feet, five-story research building serves as the university's new administrative and knowledge center for the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering. The $188 million, state-of-the-art neuroscience research facility focuses on the discovery, treatment, and development of the brain and fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration by providing “research neighborhoods” and labs.
Chula Vista Fire Station 3 & 5
Chula Vista’s Fire Department has been an integral part of the community since its establishment in 1921, responding to nearly 19,000 calls annually, serving a population of 256,000, and covering an area of over 52 square miles. Fire Stations 3 & 5 replaced two dilapidated fire stations and provides critical support and coverage to the west side of the city.
University of California, San Diego Nuevo West Graduate Student Housing
The Nuevo West residential community provides a total of 884 new beds for graduate students and families of patients being treated at the nearby UCSD Medical Center. The project’s mix of shared amenities are designed to bring together patient families and graduate students to exchange Caltech Neuroscience Research Building. Photo: Ian Allen/Esto. perspectives and practice empathy in their daily lives.
Navy General Administration Facility, San Diego
The Navy General Administration Facility building serves as the new administrative offices for 1,700 Navy employees including the Southwest Command. The 340,000 square foot building rises 17 stories with San Diego Bay views and includes office space, gym and yoga studio, break area and parking facility was constructed per Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) guidelines with a blast-rated exterior façade.
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California Buildings News • Q3 2021
Security Issues (Continued from page 8)
“As companies plan to return to the office, wellness has become a critical security consideration in what makes a ‘safe work environment.’ People take it now to mean an infection-free area. Businesses now seek to implement building and space access control technology as a tool in environmental wellness for workers.
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“Additionally, Kastle launched technology in March to include vaccination status as a factor in workplace access control for individual office entry. This can be verified by employees and visitors in the KastlePresence® App, by HR teams on behalf of the employee, or through integration with either the CertifyMe digital credential or the IBM HealthPass. KastleSafeSpaces helps businesses administer protocols to return to work in the face of pandemic including: access privilege scheduling to only grant individual entry rights on assigned days; capacity monitoring for real-time occupant counting to alert potential overcrowding; daily staff health screening on smartphone app to only allow access to non-symptomatic.
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“The pandemic fundamentally changed the way that people enter and secure buildings, putting an increased spotlight on health, safety, and physical security operations,” says James Seqil, president of Openpath Security Inc. in Los Angeles. “Technology plays a critical role in creating the health and safety measures that commercial building owners, landlords and building managers are implementing in order to restore some semblance of normalcy and bring people back to workplaces, children back to classrooms, etc. safely and efficiently.
“Commercial real estate hasn’t traditionally been an early adopter of new technologies, but the pandemic triggered a long-awaited inflection point and incited landlords and property managers to invest in touchless technology, thermal cameras, hybrid workplace tools, remote security platforms and visitor management systems. While some are short term-measures—such as contact tracing and daily symptom attestations—others reflect a more permanent shift in the way people use buildings and thus have become fundamental components of the future of building security.
“One example of the long-term shifts comes from the increasing number of remote workers and hub-and-spokes office models. As a result, the market for cloud-based security solutions that offer flexibility, remote management and scalability is thriving because companies want to invest in solutions and services that can adapt to the ever-evolving nature of their business operations and scaled up or down at moment’s notice to accommodate ongoing developments related to COVID-19 variants, guidance from local officials, and company-specific vaccination policies. Property managers and security administrators need scalable management of users, schedules, and access permissions for all locations, in one simple interface, with customizable settings and notifications; remote management capabilities; VMS integrations, etc.
“Additionally, cloud-based access control platforms that offer touchless entry and mobile credentials have quickly become the preferred method of entry for companies, as it reduces germ-spread and offers a new way for badges and security permissions to be customized and updated on the fly. Associating work schedules with access credentials ensures that only those scheduled for the day will be able to enter the space. Associating vaccination status with credentials also ensures property owners and managers aren’t compromising the health of their tenants, and removes the burden of administrative work associated with monitoring and enforcing vaccine policies.” n
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California Metros Overcome Issues, Build New Apartments
Despite the difficult circumstances generated by the pandemic and the high cost of lumber, apartment construction remains strong with more than 330K new rental units expected to be delivered by the end of 2021, according to RENTCafe’s yearly apartment construction report.
The San Francisco Bay Area is seeing substantial increases this year in both San Francisco and San Jose metros, where a combined total of 13,000 new units are expected to enter the market. San Jose Metro is set to increase its number of apartments by 79% compared to 2020, the second highest jump in the nation. The San Francisco area is also witnessing a strong 36% increase. When discussing number of units, neither San Francisco nor San Jose metros are among the top 10 in the nation, but both areas are experiencing a 5-year high in projected deliveries. Oakland is the hottest market for apartment construction in SF Metro, with more than 3,168 new units to be completed. San Francisco proper is set to deliver about half that number (1,521).
LA metro is expected to deliver 13K new apartments by the end of the year, a 9% increase compared to last year’s deliveries. In San Diego metro projections indicate that only around 2,600 units will be completed in 2021.
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