Bibliotecta
Photo © Tom Bonner

 

After having grown from a collection in a church basement to the largest library in the San Jose, CA, system, the Biblioteca Latinoamericana has a new building, combined with a youth center, in a struggling neighborhood.

 

 

People

Owner
Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jose
Susan Shick, Executive Director
Dolores Montenegro, Project Manager
Agency Board: Mayor Ron Gonzales and the San Jose City Council
www.sjredevelopment.org

Architect(s)
Steven Ehrlich Architects
10865 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, Ca. 90232
310.838.9700

Principals-in-Charge:
Nick Seierup, AIA
Steven Ehrlich, FAIA

Project Architect:
Thomas Zahlten, AIA

Project Manager:
Brent Eckerman

Project Team:
Scott Hunter, AIA, Cecily Young, AIA, Mohamed Sharif, Yuki Murata, John Gerard, AIA, Susanne Proesl, Jonathan Riddle, Todd Flournoy, Juergen Zimmerman, Tina Hollenbacher

Executive Architect(s)
Garcia Teague Architecture + Interiors
1998 the Alameda #1
San Jose, Ca.
95126 408.244.8368

Principal in Charge and Architect of Record:
Gilbert M. Garcia, AIA

Interior Design Principal:
Wendy Teague, ASID, CID

Project Manager:
Eddie Ketner

Project team:
Denise Chew, Dan Patterson, Karen Jamieson, Alexander Moraviov, Jeremy Steinmeier

Engineer(s)
Structural Engineer:
Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc.
San Jose, CA
www.biggscardosa.com

MEP Engineer:
Alpha Tech Consulting Engineers
San Jose, CA

Civil Engineer:
Kier & Wright
Santa Clara, CA

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Patricia O' Brien Landscape Architecture
San Francisco, CA

Lighting:
Integrated Lighting Design

Acoustical:
McKay Conant Brook, Inc.
www.mcbinc.com

Cost Estimators:
Adamson Associates San Francisco, CA
www.dladamson.com

Graphics:
Office of Michael Manwaring
San Anselmo, CA

General Contractor
Alvarado Construction Inc.
Denver, CO

Photographer
Tom Bonner Photography
310.396.7125

David Duncan Livingston davidduncanlivingston.com
415.305.6050

 

  

Products

Structural system
Masonry shear wall and wood framed wall systems; Glue laminated curved roof beams w/ conventional wood framed roof structures;

Exterior finishes
Masonry:
– Calstone Co. www.calstone.com,
– Orco Block Co. www.orco.com,
– Interstate Brick www.interstatebrick.com

Precast Concrete:
Architectural Facades Unlimited
archifacades.ebb.net/2803210001.htm

Metal/glass curtainwall:
Progress Glass Co., Inc.

Concrete:
Landavazo Bros. Inc.

Roofing
Johns Manville www.jm.com

Metal:
Centria, Columbia Architectural Products
www.centria.com

Windows
Aluminum & Glass:
Progress Glass Co., Inc.

Doors
Entrances:
Progress Glass Co., Inc.

Wood doors:
Eggers Industries
www.eggersindustries.com

Upswinging doors, other:
Overhead Door, Inc.
www.overheaddoor.com

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage www.schlage.com

Hinges:
McKinney www.mckinneyhinge.com

Closers:
– Norton
– LCN www.lcnclosers.com

Exit devices:
– Corbin Russwin www.corbin-russwin.com

Pulls:
NT Quality

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Armstrong www.ceilings.com

Suspension grid:
Donn

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Union Planing Mill

Toilet room walls and floors:
Dal Tile www.daltile.com

Resilient flooring:
VCT: Armstrong, Installed by B.T. Mancini Co., Inc. www.armstrong.com

Carpet:
Monterey Carpets, supplied by The Patton group, Installed by B.T. Mancini Co., Inc.

Wood Sports Floor:
Action Floor Systems, L.L.C. www.actionfloors.com

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Meridian

Custom Reception furniture:
– Laminart www.laminart.com
– Formica www.formica.com
– Nevamar www.nevamar.com
– Abet Lamanati www.abet-laminati.it

Chairs:
– Herman Miller www.hermanmiller.com,
– Thonet www.thonet.nl
– Cartwright, Leland Littlechairs and Loewenstein

Tables:
– Thonet www.thonet.nl,
– Howe & Leland

Upholstery:
– Designtex www.dtex.com,
– Maharam www.maharam.com,
– Momentum & Anzea

Other
Ornamental Fence & Gates:
Ametco Manufacturing Corporation Orsogril "Sterope" www.ametco.com

Resin Terrazzo Flooring:
Associated Terrazzo Co., Inc.