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DLR Group transformed three southern California Coldwell Banker office spaces into upscale, modern environments that align with its reputation in the luxury real estate market. Within the conservative budget, the design team renovated staff and support spaces and created a hotelling office space and VIP lobby within ...
DLR Group transformed three southern California Coldwell Banker office spaces into upscale, modern environments that align with its reputation in the luxury real estate market. Within the conservative budget, the design team renovated staff and support spaces and created a hotelling office space and VIP lobby within ...
Design Achievement & Scope Summary Figueroa Street Living Center configures four-stories of residential units over a retail and parking podium along the streets in a W formation, which frames two open courtyards. Formal cues were derived from the collegiate campus architecture of nearby USC, as exemplified by the us...
For more than 15 years, DLR Group has performed on-going renovation and remodeling design services for a wide variety of tenants in this 300,000 square-foot, 18-story office building. In 2007, our work included program confirmation, field surveys and as-built drawings updates, test-fits and space plans, construction ...
When completed, the new Acadia Creek at Covina campus will become a "continuing care" retirement community, offering the three basic levels of care required by seniors in one community: independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. 171 new residential units and common amenities, 317,951 SF of new ...
West Los Angeles College (WLAC) offers paths to university transfer, career education and courses for personal or professional growth. DLR Group collaborated with the Los Angeles Community College District on two concurrent projects for the WLAC campus: a General Classroom Building and a Student Services Building. Th...
Design Achievement – Los Rios Community College District is currently executing a long range capital plan aimed at actively expanding the use of localized educational centers, such as the West Sacramento Center Campus. This strategy provides greater educational access for students in outlying communities while reduci...
Phase 1 of the Los Rios Community Colleges West Sacramento Center features a three-story, 25,600 square foot building that houses ten classrooms, an administration area, and a student "E-lounge" satellite. This building is the first phase of a multi-phase projects that encompasses 75,000 square feet for the Los Rios ...
In February 2005, DLR Group was retained to assist the SMBSD with the completion of construction of projects on 13 sites and to further assist the District with DSA certification.  The design-builder of these modular building projects, Turnkey Schools, Inc. had gone bankrupt and abandoned the work.  Eigh...
Because the district had a great interest in the small schools concept, the project was designed around three classroom communities or "pods." Each pod is arranged around its own secured courtyard and includes two to three grade-level classrooms, a teacher work area, and restrooms. The pods are connected to the rest ...
This new Continuing Care Retirement Community accommodates 150 Independent Living apartment units, 40 Assisted Living units, and 20 Alzheimer’s units.
Design Achievement DLR Group's transformation of an existing elementary school into a middle school consisted of renovating 30,000 SF of classrooms in addition to design and construction of a new 14,000 SF library/administrative facility, a 20,000 SF multi-purpose room, a 5,000 SF physical education building with lock...
The original scope of work undertaken by Turnkey and abandoned at approximately 10 percent completion consists of two modular buildings: a one story classroom and a library, added to an existing campus.  WWCOT took over the project in 2005 using the original Turnkey Drawings and a series of Addendums and Change Or...
Kaiser Permanente’s new 136,000 SF Medical Office Building (MOB) and Radiation Therapy Center is among the first four buildings under construction on this master-planned 28-acre campus. This state-of-the-art facility houses a special suite with six procedure rooms. The basement-level radiation therapy suite has two l...
This new active senior community is designed to enhance the quality of life for the residents. The five-building complex contains 312 units of independent senior apartments and a 7,718 SF community center building located on 10.8 acres in Chatsworth, California. The four 3-story apartment buildings are designed to cr...
Design Achievement – DLR Group's design for this new Student Learning Center enhances the delivery of services to students by providing them with a one-stop location for multiple services.  In order to fulfill its Educational Master Plan, the College of the Desert identified a number of academic, student service, and...
Project Description:  Two-story facility on the site’s eastern side, housing 27,000 SF of office space, 23,000 SF warehouse and print shop space, a 24,000 SF “help desk” call center, conference and training rooms, support space, and lunchroom.  Approximately 25% of the facility’s total space remains available for ope...
DLR Group was selected to evaluate various building issues with regard to the California Highway Patrol’s Southern California Headquarters offices. Because of the age and condition of the existing facilities, we weighed the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of:   Option One: Perform a complete renovation in order ...
DLR Group renovated 34,666 SF of space with two life science buildings, a health science building, the physical science building and the planetarium, which were all built between 1959 and 1968. This effort brings them up to current building codes, eliminates all existing fire/life-safety deficiencies, and modernizes ...
Design Achievement - The City of Indio wanted a functional, sustainable and accessible teen center that appealed to teens and provided a safe place for them to gather after school. DLR Group delivered a whimsical modern design incorporating glass, steel, angles, bold colors, an internet café that features a glass wal...
With new residential development in Santa Nella, Gustine USD needed to expand and modernize the existing Romero Elementary School campus. DLR Group developed a comprehensive Master Plan that included the purchase of an additional 3 acres for campus expansion. The expansion of the site allowed for the development ...
Design Achievement - The Los Angeles Police Department needed a station that would accomplish three goals: present the LAPD as a service organization; make the station accessible to the general public; and create a civic focal point that reflects the community and its history. DLR Group's design accomplishes all three ...
The Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) is a 3100-acre Jewish camp that is surrounded by rolling hills, creeks, meadows and forests. DLR Group designed three multi-purpose buildings that replaced two structures damaged during the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Accommodated are a 225-person dining facility with a kosher kitc...
Design Achievement - The Moorpark Police Services Center fuses multiple law enforcement agencies within one cohesive building envelope. In addition to housing both the Ventura County Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol, the Center also serves as the community's Emergency Operations Center for disaster relief. DLR...
Design Achievement: DLR Group’s renovation of Lincoln Middle School’s former 1920s library, modernizes the facility with new classrooms and science labs equipped to reflect the current District technology standards. The renovation was followed by the design and construction of a new library and classroom building ad...
DLR Group participated in a design competition for the American Hebrew Academy, a Jewish college-preparatory boarding school for grades 9 through 12. The 500,000 square-foot project, conceived as a “Jewish village in the woods,” is sited on 100 acres. The densely wooded site slopes from an existing regional highway t...
Design Achievement - One of six new police stations for the Los Angeles Police Department, the West Valley Area Police Station replaces an existing station. Since DLR Group designed the prototype for this new generation of Los Angeles police stations, this project was fast-tracked to ensure continuity of strong law enf...
Design Achievement: In order to support enrollment growth and address existing code deficiencies and obsolete building infrastructure, renovations were necessary to both UC Riverside’s Geology and Physics buildings.  DLR Group’s design for the comprehensive infrastructure and seismic upgrade adds much needed laborat...
Description:   The West Parking Structure serves as Disneyland's veritable “frontdoor”, coming immediately into view as visitors exit the freeway. The six-story parking structure features vehicle ramps, pedestrian elevators and escalators, a toll plaza office, security office, ticket sales office, and restrooms. Th...
The Beacon Building at Helms is an adaptive reuse of the historically significant Beacon Laundry Building in Culver City, California.  Although the addition is clearly a new structure, DLR Group’s intervention respects the existing building while complementing its proportions, massing and detail.  Our desig...
Design Achievement - DLR Group’s renovation of Lincoln Middle School’s former 1920s library modernizes the facility with new classrooms and science labs equipped to reflect the current District technology standards. The renovation was followed by the design and construction of a new library and classroom building add...
DLR Group performed a water intrusion rahabilitation and remodel on this private residence in Los Angeles. The residence was leaking water from the ceiling and walls, and hired us to find the source of the intrusion. The project resulted in a $20 million renovation of the exterior and interior finishes to correct the...
The earthquake that rocked Southern California, February 9, 1971, severely damaged the Mission Chapel and rendered it structurally unfit for private or public use. DLR Group WWCOT conducted extensive studies to determine if the building could be restored. The result was a determination that it would be economically un...
Design Achievement - Morgan Peabody, a wealth management consulting firm, identified the need to open a California office with a dual purpose. They wanted to showcase the company's stability in the financial world with a "Midtown Manhattan no-nonsense business attitude" and they needed to attract America's young, hip, ...
Design Achievement The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) completed a detailed programming study and schematic design for a modern core treatment facility in August 2007. This prototypical design was developed in consideration of best practices ac...
Design Achievement - Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a worldwide association founded by a group of educators practicing and teaching Buddhism of Nichiren in Japan in the 1930's. SGI now has members in more than 128 countries and when translated for Soka Gakkai means "Value Creating Society." SGI's educational inst...
Old WWCOT Forensics project.  No description available.  Should not be used in SOQs.
Design Achievement - In 2019, John Hogsgood, ULI Sacramento and Bob Chase, ULI and AIA Central Valley embarked on a journey with a central goal to work with local architects to tackle the immediate challenges around supportive homeless housing through a design ideas workshop. DLR Group held in-person charettes and vi...
Design Achievement – The construction of LAUSD's Maywood Center for Enriched Studies (MaCES) relieves overcrowding at local schools and enable the area's current high school to return to a two-semester calendar for the first time in more than 30 years. The $78M project is the last of 131 schools to be completed under...
Design Achievement – Founded in 1902, the Chico High School campus resembles a great American university setting with its classic masonry. On a campus rich with history and mature landscape, it becomes vital for any new architecture to accomplish two things: respect the past and embrace the future. DLR Group's design o...
DLR Group worked with the Cal State Fullerton Athletic Department to strategize improvements to several of their athletic facilities including Goodwin Field, Titan Stadium, Anderson Family Field, Titan Gym and the multi-use fields across from Titan Gym. The goals of the study were to identify and conceptualize ways ...
In lieu of MDF wood panels as shown on sheet A3-414 at Building 3, 4, & 5, entry corridors install high impact gypsum boards with metal reveals and paint to match current design.
In lieu of MDF wood panels as shown on sheet A3-414 at Building 3, 4, & 5, entry corridors install high impact gypsum boards with metal reveals and paint to match current design.
Design Achievement – In order to meet campus master plan goals, East Los Angeles College strategically consolidated program and functional spaces located in two existing buildings into a new Classroom Building. DLR Group’s design for the Classroom Building addresses the physical, functional, and accessibility needs o...
Revise handrail attachment details at concrete stairs per request to address deviation notice #241. Provide Structural calculations to address DSA review.
Design Achievement – This adaptive reuse project transformed a 1930s era structure being used as a temporary library facility into a modern, full-service hub for student activities and socializing at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, Calif. The project was entirely funded by Channel Islands st...
Design Achievement - Medical staff at the UCLA Clinical & Translational Research Center perform clinical trials in cardiology, endocrinology, maternal/fetal medicine, neurology, oncology, and pediatrics. The facility also features a sleep study center. DLR Group's design challenge was to renovate a former hospital em...
Design Achievement - When customers enter the J!NS Flagship store in San Francisco, they find eyeglasses showcased in a system of simple, well-lit, repetitive grids. The simplicity and accessibility has deep roots in the J!NS brand, and these qualities recur throughout the store's design. DLR Group|Kwan Henmi makes K...
Medical staff at the UCLA Clinical & Translational Research Center perform clinical trials in cardiology, endocrinology, maternal/fetal medicine, neurology, oncology, and pediatrics. The facility also features a sleep study center. DLR Group’s design challenge was to renovate a former hospital emergency room (ER) int...
Design Achievement – DLR Group’s design at Oakdale Junior High School replaces 23 relocatable classrooms with permanent classroom buildings creating a new heart of the campus. The primary design challenge was to match three different building existing styles on campus. DLR Group overcame these challenges with borrowe...
Design Achievement - The New People Cultural Center is situated along the spine of San Francisco’s Japantown. The client, Viz Communications, wanted to create a commercial mixed use complex that showcases Japanese popular culture. DLR Group|KwanHenmi’s design transports visitors to Japan through the orange entry that...
Design Achievement -  NADEV was designed primarily to serve the printing needs of the San Francisco Chronicle, and to a lesser extent, other small scale publications. Transcontinental, the owner of the facility, is one of North America’s largest printers; this is their flagship US location. DLR Group|KwanHenmi’s desi...
New 72’x40’ modular with at grade entrance and custom design for offices and classrooms.
Scope Summary - DLR Group provided full architectural and engineering services for this independent living, memory care, assisted living, and associated community facilities totaling 410,553 SF for 222 units on a 29.8 acre site.
Design Achievement - Completed in 2000, IDEC’s new corporate U.S. headquarters is located on a 4.51-acre site, across the street from the company’s former Sunnyvale headquarters in California. IDEC Corporation, founded in Japan as a manufacturer of automation and control products, is known for their various electrome...
Design Achievement - As part of the initial planning sessions for Calaveras County's New San Andreas Courthouse, DLR Group helped define goals and key expectations rooted in the expression of the courthouse as a representation of democracy and a place of importance in the local community. The unique rural context, se...
McFarlane Costa Housing Partners purchased a 25,000 square-foot warehouse building for their new corporate headquarters and hired DLR Group to design a creative, flexible and collaborative workplace within the two-story volume. The mezzanines, which provide overflow document storage, create a range of lofty to intima...
The new 2-story Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is located east of the existing City of Moreno Valley Public Safety Building. The 1st floor houses EOC operations and the 2nd floor houses Disaster Services personnel offices and situation rooms. The building is a steel structure with composite concrete metal roof and...
Interior renovation of an existing historical 4000 seat flat floor theatre with horseshoe-shaped balcony (years ago home of the Lawrence Welk Show) to provide a full concert venue with proper ADA access, appropriate performance grid (necessitating raising the main auditorium roof), new 2-story back-of-house addition, u...
Design Achievement - A major retail district in the 1800s, SoFA (South of First Area) gradually evolved into the arts and entertainment destination for which it is now known. Changing demographics have made the neighborhood one of the most attractive to young, first-time home-buyers. DLR Group|Kwan Henmi’s design wil...
Design Achievement - San Jose has always been on the cutting edge of design and technology. This same spirit and energy is captured by DLR Group designers for this Hyatt House brand hotel. Clean and modern with a nod to San Jose's technological importance in the world, the Hyatt House San Jose is upscale and sophisti...
Design Achievement: Tilt-up construction came into being over a century ago, rapidly gaining popularity during the post-World War II construction boom. Most commonly seen in use on warehouses and other cost-sensitive structures, the technique has gained popularity with nearly every building type. DLR Group|KwanHenmi’...
Design Achievement - The first comprehensive homeless center built in the Western Coachella Valley, Roy's Desert Resource Center is a 24/7 drop-in center for hard-to-engage homeless adults with serious mental-health disorders. DLR Group's design created a refuge for these individuals to provide food, laundry and...
Design Achievement - Once known as the Miyako Hotel, Hotel Kabuki is centrally located in the area known as the Japantown of San Francisco, CA, which is the largest and oldest enclave of it its type in the United States. The Hotel is anchored at the east end of the Japan Center, which is made up of three square block...
Design Achievement - The space that was originally planned to house a restaurant, and served as a furniture showroom for years, is now DLR Group|KwanHenmi’s new San Francisco office. DLR Group|KwanHenmi’s design concept for the tenant improvement project focuses on creating a workplace that stimulates the minds of de...
Design Achievement – Following a facilities assessment of its existing Learning Resource Center, Harbor College decided to replace the existing structure to accommodate new educational programs. DLR Group's design consolidates a library and learning resource center into a single facility, which provides students with...
Design Achievement - Serving a predominantly disadvantaged minority community in San Francisco's urban South-of-Market neighborhood, Bessie Carmichael Elementary School and Child Care Center is an award-winning project for the San Francisco Unified School District that enlivens a city block with playful architecture ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodations to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the public. Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, Calif, contracted with DLR Group to provide ADA Barrier Removal services for their Medical Center. DLR Group...
Design Achievement- DLR Group|Kwan Henmi takes on the role as primary executive architect for the SFUSD 2003 & 2006 Bond A program. In this role, developing technical standards, design guidelines and sustainability standards are very important. DLR Group|Kwan Henmi’s design objectives for the project are to address h...
Design Achievement - AltaMed Health Services Corporation, a private, non-profit organization that has operated in Los Angeles County for 35 years, provides health care and human services to the underserved, multi-ethnic communities. DLR Group's design for their new offices supports the consolidation of the administrati...
USC’s Norris Dental Science Center is ranked among the nation’s most advanced dental sciences teaching facilities. DLR Group performed the seismic retrofit and extensive interior renovation of its pre-clinical simulation laboratories, orthodontics laboratories, library, and administrative and support spaces. We uncov...
Design Achievement – The Oakdale High School Aquatic Center designed by DLR Group features a Water Polo Center, 25 yard by 34 meter outdoor competitive swimming pool with a 3,000 sf pool equipment / restroom building. The Aquatic Center is centrally located on campus adjacent to the gymnasium, locker rooms, and stadi...
LACC has commissioned DLR Group to replace the existing MLK Library building with a new Student Services Building. This new building will address the mass and materials of adjacent buildings while also incorporating certain elements within its own design. The elements and materials incorporated include pre-cast bandi...
Design Achievement - College of San Mateo Students and Staff arriving to campus are greeted by a new gateway structure. The building is tucked within a steep grade transition which drives the chosen design, and defines a modern identity for the campus while framing new bay and mountain vistas. DLR Group's design go...
 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodations to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the public. Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills, Calif, contracted with DLR Group to provide ADA Barrier Reomoval services for their Medical Center. DL...
DLR Group provided full architectural design services for the construction of a new classroom building and decorative entry structure to school. The project also included associated site work, including but not limited to Kindergarten play area, sidewalks and planter areas. The project design had to be economical and...
Design Achievement - After 40 years of service, the Barstow Sheriff's Station needed to expand and upgrade to accommodate the growth and changes in technology experienced over the decades. DLR Group's design provides San Bernardino County with a new front-door image through an updated lobby entrance welcoming staff and...
Design Achievement The primary design challenge was to integrate new replacement buildings into the existing campus until the final campus could be built out. Considerable attention was spent analyzing the existing site to determine where these new buildings should be located to not only function as part of the exis...
Design Achievement - Every year, hundreds of thousands descend on downtown San Francisco to attend flagship conventions. During Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Google I/O, and Salesforce.com Dreamforce, Moscone Center is awash in professionals that bring electricity to San Francisco’s already energetic busines...
Design Achievement: When Giants owner Horace Stoneham visited the site that was to become Candlestick Park, the San Francisco Giants’ former home, he did it during the day when it wasn’t immediately obvious that the location would be cold, windy, and foggy. The park quickly acquired unflattering nicknames such as “No...
Design Achievement - The Lake Solano Nature Center is a 5,000-SF facility with Native American artifacts and exhibits of local wildlife. Located at the Solano County / Yolo County line, the Nature Center abuts Lake Solano. DLR Group|KwanHenmi’s design features reprogrammable space, allowing for setup to accommodate i...
 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodations to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the public. Kaiser Permanente Panaroma City, Calif, contracted with DLR Group to provide ADA Barrier Reomoval services for their patient service are...
Design Achievement - The Sonoma County Fleet Maintenance and Soils Testing Lab Building is located prominently on the corner of the Redwood Highway (Hwy 101 North) and Bicentennial Way in Santa Rosa, California and serves two county user groups: The General Services Fleet Operation Division and Transportation and Pub...
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market was a chain of grocery stores in the western United States, headquartered in El Segundo, California. It was a subsidiary of Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, based in the United Kingdom. Through a closely coordinated association, the design team worked with Fresh & Easy to de...
Design Achievement - Renovation and update of a 1970’s style Board of Supervisors Chambers. Improvements included Audio/Visual systems, acoustical, and design of a new, ADA accessible dais for supervisors and other county officials. New colors, materials, and audience seating as well as an inviting entrance completed...
Kwan Henmi provided interior design services for several floors of tenants in the State Office Building. The San Francisco Civic Center complex, which underwent unprecedented change following the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, now includes the San Francisco New Main Library, a seismically-upgraded City Hall and the ...
Design Achievement - The corner at Pine and Franklin was formerly littered with abandoned, historic buildings, a holdover from the days when the area was known as San Francisco's Auto Row. DLR Group’s design for the condominiums weaves two towers into the chiseled facades of a former commercial garage and small auto ...
Design Achievement - Coming out of the Great Recession and into Summer 2010, Oyster Development Corp. acquired a plot of land on San Francisco’s busy Van Ness Avenue. This would be the first condominium land sale in roughly two years, and, bucking the trend, a development planned outside the burgeoning, up-and-coming...
Design Achievement - Far before Vida was planned, the Mission district was deeply embroiled in regional tensions regarding demographic change. Especially in the Mission, demand for housing is high, availability of housing is low, and models for culturally-sensitive development are few and far between. DLR Group’s des...
Design Achievement - First Hill in Seattle rose to prominence in the late 1800s as a retreat for the wealthy. It is now home to two private high schools, three major healthcare facilities, and the site of the former King County Courthouse. DLR Group’s design is a response to the mixture of materials, colors, and prop...
Design Achievement - Mission Bay is a redevelopment project started as a public-private partnership during the dot-com boom of the late ‘90s. Intracorp San Francisco, Arterra’s developer envisioned a luxury high-rise condominium on its parcel of brownfield in the former mid-century industrial district. DLR Group’s de...
DLR Group recently received DSA approval on the design of a new 11,575 sf library/learning center for Vanden High School. Envisioned to be the new heart of the campus in a recently completed master plan, the facility features lots of glass, high ceilings with clerestory windows and an open and inviting plan. This&n...
Design Achievement - Chinatown Community Development Corporation and AF Evans, in collaboration with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, sought to build at least 100 units of affordable housing for seniors in a mixed-use development at the prominent intersection of Turk and Gough, a site overlooking two blocks of...
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters project is currently under construction. The project is budgeted at $100 million and consists of two 4-story buildings of 120,000 SF each, one 5-story building at 150,000 SF, and a 6-level parking garage for 2,100 vehicles. The campus is situated on a 13.88 acre...
Design Achievement - 1656 Post Street, also known as Uoki Apartments, was formerly home to Uoki K. Sakai Company, a grocery store founded in the wake of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Save for the years that the family was affected by Executive Order 9066, the store was in continuous operation until it permane...
Design Achievement – The design for Westpark Area High School is intended to immerse users in relational experiences to further learning opportunities for all students. DLR Group's design breaks away from traditional spatial boundaries to create a campus of interconnected environments that unite formal learning space...
DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT   The LEED Silver certified Arrowhead Medical Center’s new Medical Office Building respects the context of the adjacent buildings and spatial relationships by using the same materials and configurations. Some of the most challenging construction projects involve occupied campuses and OSHP...
Design Achievement - San Francisco’s high land and construction costs, coupled with long entitlement lead times and the most recent economic boom, make affordability a challenge on many mass-market housing projects. The concept for the Panoramic, however, is perfectly suited as housing for students at California Coll...
 DLR Group WWCOT performed design services for the interior finish upgrades of Kaiser Orchard’s four existing Medical Office Buildings. The client wanted to modernize the buildings’ outdated interiors to create a fresh, welcoming environment for patients. To meet this goal, DLR Group WWCOT used accent colors and f...
Scope SummaryAs part of an extensive operational upgrade, Mission Community Hospital's psychiatric services were relocated to Panorama City from a San Fernando. Two new buildings joined two existing buildings to create the new Mission Community Hospital, providing residents in the northern San Fernando Valley a full se...