After a wet spring and a mild summer we have now completed “Increment 1 – Site Package” for the Yuba Community College Student Services Center. The program is incorporated into three buildings and is quite varied, combining Administration Services, Learning Resource Center and Career Center, Library, Culinary Arts, and Science Clasrooms (including a Cadaver Room for Anatomy classes). The design team has worked closely with Sundt Construction to meet a schedule of preparing the site building pads, adding Rammed Aggregate Piers, and providing new parking and fire access roads, ahead of the Fall semester, which started in late September. The second part of the project: Increment 2 – Building Package was approved by the Division of the State Architect and as of late September is well under way. The footings have been poured and we are moving quickly toward the slab on grade pours. After that, the students and staff will start to see steel and wood framing for the walls. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012, so that the Owner can take occupancy in the Fall of 2012.
Yuba Community College – Clearlake Campus – Student Services Center
October 6, 2011
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McCarthy Library Receives 3form Contest Award
January 10, 2011
The McCarthy Library has earned the “Stone Cold Gorgeous” Award in the 5th Annual People’s Choice 3form Installation Contest. We are thrilled that so many people voted for the Library in this contest, which marks the third award recognition for the building! 3form was used in the ‘floating classroom’ that projects into the high-volume day-lit reading room of the Library. View all of the contest winners and check out what people had to say about the Library.
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McCarthy Library Receives Merit Award at the AIARE 2010 Design Awards
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It was a great win for TLCD this past Saturday at the AIA Redwood Empire Chapter 2010 Design Awards. Napa Valley College’s McCarthy Library, which was completed in 2009, received the Merit Award in the Built Category. With 57 entries in total, the 2010 competition was one of the toughest yet. Projects ranged from private residences to large education facilities, backyard studios to estate wineries. During the awards ceremony, local architects and their invited guests meandered through the banquet hall to view presentation boards for the submitted projects.
While we all settled into our chairs for the awards announcement, there was a tiny hum of excitement across the hall. Wendy Young, AIARE Executive Director, started off the awards by thanking the sponsors and expressing how great it was to have so many talent individuals gathered in one space.
When McCarthy Library was revealed as the winner of the 2010 Merit Award, a huge round of applause came from the TLCD peanut gallery. Senior Principal Alan Butler accepted the award on behalf of the TLCD team and appreciated the hard work and creativity that made the McCarthy Library a reality. Check out the submission photos for the McCarthy Library in the slideshow above. To view the full list of all of the Design Awards entries, visit the AIARE website.
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More Photos from McCarthy Library Opening
May 13, 2010Marina took these photos of students checking out the Sustainable Design Principles sign at the McCarthy Library Opening. A version of this sign will eventually be incorporated as a permanent feature of the library.
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NVC Presentation of the McCarthy Library
May 12, 2010
History was made at Napa Valley College yesterday afternoon. Around four o’clock, a large group of community members, campus staff and administrators, librarians, architects, contractors, engineers, parents, friends, and students gathered for the opening of the new McCarthy Library. “This new building,” as described by Interim Superintendent/President Armond Phillips, “will be the hub of campus activity and a place for student learning and achievement for years to come.” The building is appropriately dedicated to the late NVC president, Chris McCarthy who advocated for student learning throughout his career. The short presentation also included a few heartfelt words from Dean of Library and Learning Resources Bonnie Thoreen, Vice President of Instruction Sue Nelson, and Director of Campus Planning and Construction Dan TerAvest. The presentation was concluded with a reading of “The Library,” a poem by Napa Valley Poet Laureate, Gary Silva.
The event proceeded with self-guided tours of the new building, live music, and food service from the new cafe. The mood was grand in celebration of this beautiful new building. The only argument I overheard was between a group of librarians debating who had the coolest office!
Congratulations to the TLCD team and everyone involved with this project. It is something you should all be very, very proud of.
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Nate Bisbee selected for NBBJ’s “40 Under 40″
March 17, 2010
Nate Bisbee has been selected as one of the top “40 Under 40″ to be honored at the upcoming North Bay Business Journal’s 2010 awards on April 27th. This event honors outstanding young business and community leaders in the North Bay and we are thrilled to see Nate receive this well-deserved recognition. Nate has played a role in designing some of the regions most high profile projects for Community College clients, the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. In addition to recently becoming an Associate Principal at TLCD Architecture, Nate is the firm’s Design Director and is deeply involved in the community. Congratulations Nate!
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Napa LLRC and Great Skies
February 6, 2010
View of the NVC LLRC from the plaza February 5, 2010
On Friday February 5, Jeff and I were on our way back from investigating the Dixon Public Library and stopped by the Napa Valley College Library site. It was one of those lucky breaks in the weather where the light and clouds were just perfect, a day that professional photographers wait eagerly for. The project is really coming along on the exterior. The plaza paving is going in and the exterior features are becoming more evident. A crew was just starting the Rheinzinc paneling on the east side, most of the fascia panels are in and “The Wall” with its ochre colored Venetian plaster is spectacular. The plaza is going to be a great civic space. In the large view you can see one of two raised outdoor stages that will really help activate the plaza and make it a great venue for a variety of activities. Views out from the cafe and the plaza really make the space even more dramatic. There are some really great views from the interior including the gallery walkway leading up to the second floor that you can see at the left side of the larger view. From the floating classroom in the middle of the main library floor there is a panoramic view out through the clerestory windows to the west and the Napa River floodplain.
I look forward to the completion with eager anticipation.
aB
The Wall
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CHICAGO-Three Buildings
December 21, 2009
Tuesday at noon I’ll be presenting three buildings I visited in Chicago in early November. The New Modern Wing of the Chicago Art Institute is Renzo Piano’s latest work in the US. The daylighting of the galleries is spectacular. I also visited the Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University of Chicago. This three story commons sits at the edge of Lake Michigan and uses a very sophisticated natural ventilation system. The Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies is the newest landmark on Michigan Avenue. The faceted glass facade encloses gallery and library spaces within a daylit lobby. The detailing of this building is very nice. Hope to see you at noon on Tuesday.–Alan
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On the Road with Alan- Klarchek Information Commons
October 27, 2009This morning I toured the Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University of Chicago. This is a new high tech computer and learning commons inserted between the old library and the campus chapel. It is a dramatic glass structure that sits right on the edge of Lake Michigan, so much so that it feels like sitting in a vast infinity pool. I got an extensive tour from the facility manager and the head reference librarian. Some good lessons learned and a validation that we are doing a lot right with our library projects.
This building has a very innovative ventilation scheme involving both displacement and natural ventilation. Check out the link for an informative piece on the design of the building: http://www.scb.com/files/15.pdf
Its double glazed façade creates a convective stack that draws air from the operable windows on the lakefront.
aB
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Napa Valley College Library
October 24, 2009On Friday October 23 Brian and I were at Napa Valley College for a memorial service for Dr. Chris McCarthy. Chris, and he is the only college president I know who was called by most by his first name, passed away unexpectedly a few weeks ago. It was a very moving and somewhat unusual service for Napa’s poet-president. The ceremony started with a bagpipe trio playing Amazing Grace and as we walked out the background music was Tom Waits singing Waltzing Matilda. If we could all leave a legacy of such kindness and attention to others, what a wonderful world it would be.
We did get a chance to walk through the new library which is progressing well towards completion next spring. What impressed me the most was the quality of the light inside. It is a testament both to Nate’s design and the daylight modeling we did. The reading room will be spectacular!
aB
Main Reading Room Napa Valley College Library 10-09
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