Duarte, California
Program: A two-story, 55,000-square foot office and support complex for the City of Hope cancer center. Adapted from a tilt-up concrete industrial structure from the 1970s, the project gathers previously scattered functions under one roof. It includes open and private offices, conference rooms, the campus's emergency operations center, a carpentry shop, locker rooms, equipment repair shops, a wet lab, and shipping and receiving.
Design concept and solution: The architects wanted to transform the windowless concrete building into a light-filled, energizing workspace. They removed a central segment of the building to create a glassed-walled courtyard and carved paths through the site to form pedestrian-scale "street" grids. Like storefronts in a village, the different work groups encircle the courtyard, with shared spaces such as conference rooms and break rooms closest to the middle. On the interior, the color palette'five shades of blue and five shades of yellow'extends the geographical analogy: yellows identify north-south walls, and blues, east-west. Skylights throughout the building work in tandem with the courtyard to allow most spaces to rely on daylight for much of the day. Other sustainable features include a network of landscaped bioswales that organize traffic and a vertical planting screen that shades the building.
Architect:
West Edge Architects
Peter M. Mitsakos & Associates
4223 Glencoe Avenue
Suite B117; Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Telephone: (310) 821-2399
Fax: (310) 821-2368
Location: Duarte, California
Completion Date: May 2010
Total construction cost: $4.4 million
PeopleOwner: City of Hope Architect: Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Project Manager: Vianney Boutry Project Team: Bethany Biddle, Alberto Galindo, Michael Hirata, Ramona Hernandez, Vivek Sai Architect of record: Interior designer: Engineer(s): Civil: Yomtov, Inc. MEP: Innovative Engineering Group, Inc. Commissioning Agent: Glumac Consultant(s) General contractor: Photographer(s): Renderer(s): CAD system, project management, or other software used: |
ProductsExterior cladding Metal/glass curtainwall: U.S. Aluminum Windows Glazing Polycarbonate Wall Panels: Polygal Skylights: Velux America Subontractor: Kirker Glass, Inc. Doors Metal doors: Steelcraft Wood doors: Eggers Sliding doors: Arcadia Architectural Products Fire-control doors, security grilles: Wayne Dalton; Contractor - McKinley Equipment Corporation Hardware Hinges: Schlage Closers: Ives Exit devices: LCN Pulls: Von Duprin Security devices: Adams Rite / Schlage Cabinet hardware: Salice, Knape & Vogt, Amerock Subcontractor throughout: SoCal Millwork, Inc. Interior finishes Suspension grid: Armstrong World Industries Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore; Paint Contractor – Bruin Painting Floor and wall tile / Shower Rooms: Bradley Corp. Carpet: J & J Industries; Subcontractor – Universal Metro, Inc. Floor and Wall Tile: Daltile; Subcontractor – Sandy Ceramic, Inc. Plastic Laminate: Abet Laminati, Nevamar, Octolam, Wilsonart Rubber Base: Allstate Furnishings Lighting Plumbing Throughout: American Standard |
