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The subsequent Phase II consists of replacing the existing Juvenile Hall with juvenile hall housing units with 112-bed capacity. The new campus will be constructed on, and adjacent to, the existing Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility property.
Design Achievement: The Granada Transition Center will create a permanent home for the EMUHSD’s Adult Transition Center students along with the District’s Adult Education students. Providing both programs with dedicated space will allow both to have facilities tailored to their specific needs along with more opportunity to grow. The project is both modernization and new construction. The design approach for this project is to use the new addition to envelop and create an outdoor courtyard for Transition Center students. This outdoor courtyard will provide a safe and secure area for students to take part in various outdoor learning activities, gardening, art, and play. Classrooms opening to the learning courtyard allow students to easily take part in these opportunities. Although the design provides the ability for separate facilities, some classrooms will be flexible to serve both programs for maximum efficiency. Scope Summary: The Granada Transition Center serves the District’s Adult Education School and their Adult Transition Center Students. The Adult Education School serves those 18years+ who are hoping to transition to postsecondary education or training in pursuit of a long-term career. The Adult Transition Center services students 18-22 years of age with mild to severe developmental disabilities, providing their students with essential life skills in pursuit of independence. The scope of the work will include the modernization of a two-story classroom building along with the new construction of a two-story addition, a new outdoor courtyard and play area, along with related site work. DLR Group provided architectural, interior design, and structural engineering services.
Design Achievement - Atlantic Square repositions an existing shopping center located east of Los Angeles, inviting new dining and shopping options to the surrounding neighborhood as well as an adjacent college. As part of the design process DLR Group and the client invited a select group of East Los Angeles College School of Architecture students to engage in an interactive and engaging design workshop to help vision the project. This community engagement exercise allowed the project team and students to focus on weaving a convergence of experiences rooted on heritage, hospitality and artful innovation that highlights the people of Monterrey Park and ELAC communities. DLR Group’s design strips down and emphasizes a Southern California naturally casual lifestyle with native landscaping and strategically placed trellises that are infused by contextual and cultural interventions that brings a crafted and authentic sensibility to the project. The design highlights the predominately Asian and Latinx communities surrounding the site by reimagining the northern half of the project with a new appealing and diverse food hall marketplace, which features a converted shipping container and unique food trucks, and is supported by a new drive through restaurant and building creating a new foodie destination and student hangout. The vision for Atlantic Square is to create a unique style and character that promotes a community feel and evokes a strong sense of place through culturally specific architecture that relates to the contextual forces that inform the design. For example, the moderate climate and proximity to the college that inspired the new large plaza, that creates an enriched lifestyle of connection and a pedestrian friendly environment that encourages exploration and invites lingering and community. Scope Summary - Spanning 21,768 SF of in east Los Angeles, Atlantic Square is a melting pot of mixed-uses and cultures. The project includes flexible mixed-use assets including a 15,202 SF food and beverage plaza, 1,980 SF proposed pad 1 retail cafe, and 4,586 SF pad 2 of proposed mixed-use. DLR Group used alternate designs such as shipping containers and stationary buses in the Atlantic Square design to create a fun and unique space to attract people to enjoy the otherwise aging and dying site. Because ELAC feeds into this project site, the practical project plan includes a large open area will be the space for pop ups, outdoor dining, performance area and all around student hang out spot. DLR Group is providing architectural design services.
We CANNOT use the LinkedIn name in any marketing materials. Please use Confidential Technology Client. Contact Workplace National Marketing Manager with any questions.* Design Achievement: COVID-19 has completely changed where, when, and how people are working around the world. This technology company's 15,000+ employees are no exception. DLR Group is helping them to create a comprehensive strategy that reimagines the way they work, both in and out of the office. The Reimagine umbrella holds parallel tracks of exploration, all designed to support their transition into an increasingly dynamic work environment. In this new workplace ecosystem, people can and do work from anywhere, they have empowered choices over the conditions in their work environments, and the business can effectively respond to ever changing ratios of on-site to remote work. Scope Summary: Four tracks gave every employee across the company the opportunity to participate in shaping the future. First, a space audit produced KPIs for four main space types, and analyzed 12 active corporate real estate buildouts across the company's global portfolio. "Swarm" workshops interactively built a remote work ecosystem map that showed the tasks, functions, and behaviors best suited to in-office or remote working. Finally, focus groups validated the ideas produced by the space audit and remote workshops, and all data was summarized in an executive level findings report along with custom illustrations of 14 evolved typical space types. DLR Group provided strategic corporate real estate planning.
Design Achievement: Originally constructed in the 1950’s, Reseda High School sought a campus-wide modernization that would enhance the education experience for students and faculty while seamlessly interconnecting with the existing campus. DLR Group’s design approach achieved this vision by embracing the original trees, main quad, and buildings while also prioritizing viewsheds and the pedestrian experience. It was very important that Reseda High School seamlessly interconnected with the existing campus since the campus is shared with a Middle School, Phoenix Academy, and a Policy Academy. DLR Group’s design approach took this into consideration throughout the entirety of the project to ensure that the new buildings will unify the campus and that the modernization of the existing buildings would support interdisciplinary exploration and involvement. The new buildings were positioned to maximize the connectivity to the north and south gyms which produce a space between the new performing arts center / MPR and the new Library, Student Dining and Classroom buildings, for campus gatherings. The space resembles a collegiate outdoor activity quad/plaza, serving as a multifunctional venue for uses such as outdoor gatherings, pep rallies, outdoor performances, and large community events. Throughout the entire project, DLR Group has frequently communicated with LAUSD and Reseda High School to ensure the final product would enhance the educational experience while seamlessly interconnecting with the existing campus. Scope Summary: Covering 82,000 SF, Reseda High School serves 1,404 students 9-12 grade. The scope of work included blending the new buildings in with existing mid-century modern buildings with horizontal planes, such as the eyebrows on the windows of the classroom buildings and the covered walkways and canopies that connect the buildings. The new buildings are respectful of the mid-century modern monolithic aesthetic of the existing buildings using an ‘honest expression of structure’: clean lines and monolithic materials with smooth finishes. The durable smooth finish materials of stucco and metal are contrasted with the pop-up texture coming from new brick veneer that ties into the existing brick. DLR Group provided architecture, planning, engineering (mechanical, electrical, and structural), and interior design services.
Design Achievement: El Camino College desires its new Music Building to be a beacon for the community and a home for students who spend countless hours in the rehearsal rooms and performance spaces refining their craft. DLR Group’s design for the new building features two primary entrances that serve as hubs for student and community facing spaces respectively. All three performance venues share a common lobby, which is positioned at the east on the main campus mall with high visibility from public parking areas. This space defines the public face of the Theater and Music Department. Anchoring the opposite entrance to the west are the music library, individual music practice rooms, and acting rehearsal labs. This collection of spaces, affectionately known as “the Beach” and identified by a large exterior shade canopy along a primary student circulation path, helps create the social heart of the student experience. With the health and wellness of students and faculty as a high priority, the design integrates daylight, visual and physical access to nature, and the use of natural materials with proper acoustic attenuation. Color is used throughout to define space; material transitions highlight with color and texture elements that shape the way sound influences the room or space. The primary education spaces are thoughtfully placed to encourage a collaborative teaching and learning environment, promoting “intellectual loitering”, and not prioritizing one department over another. Scope Summary: Located on the campus’ primary pedestrian Quad at the southern edge of the planned campus development, the new 66,500 SF Music Building helps define the College’s southern gateway. The main lobby provides centralized access to the three performance venues, the 329-seat Campus Theater, a 192-seat recital hall, and a 100-seat black box. Venue support spaces include a full scene shop, costume shop with adjacent storage, prop storage, dressing rooms, and a green room. Academic spaces include band, choral, and small ensemble rehearsal rooms along with computer-based music technology and music editing classrooms, two keyboard piano classrooms, and a suite of individual and group music practice rooms. A dedicated acting classroom and two smaller acting rehearsal rooms serve theater students. The Music Building will also house the Dean of Fine Arts and 15 faculty offices. Targeting LEED Gold, the building’s high-performance envelope and systems are designed to achieve energy savings 15% below California’s title 24 standards. DLR Group provided programming, architecture, interiors, MEP and structural engineering, theatrical design, audiovisual design, acoustical design, and lighting package selection services.
Design Achievement - Culver City Unified School District, with a donation from Amazon, is defining a new normal in the post-COVID-19 world by creating a Play Hub; an outdoor learning space to support their Reggio Emilia inspired preschool program that will provide children with multiple means of engagement with each other in nature, meeting their sensory needs. This build is a pilot project for Culver City’s district-wide master plan that will remove all portables and is part of the outdoor learning revolution for equity in early childhood learning. DLR Group’s design for the Play Hub will support equity by empowering early learners to explore the world around them through sensory experiences. Pre-COVID, students from lower socioeconomic levels didn’t have access to spend as much time outdoors as their peers from more affluent families. Parks and schools were shut down, increasing the equity gap, depriving early learners of having their sensory needs met. The Outdoor Experiential Learning Play Hub will work to bridge that gap for the 3 to 5 year-old children in Culver City USD’s preschool program and set an example for progressive early childhood learning. Scope Summary - The scope of work for this project will encompass improvements to 4,200 SF play yard space for approximately 50 students at a time. This includes re-planning the configuration of the yard for the new Play Hub, new furnishings and equipment, and new landscaping. The project includes seven zoning areas for students to interact in, with the sensory portal serving as the main entrance to the Play Hub. The six zones in the main play space focus on art, reading, STEM/tinkering, dirt digging, water and mud play, and gross motor skills. Design choices will uphold Culver City USD’s commitment to meeting their students' sensory needs with an outdoor experiential learning space. DLR Group is providing planning, architecture, and plumbing services.
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Design Achievement - The East Los Angeles College Nursing, Allied Health and Public Service (NAHPS) building represents a key milestone in the development of the health sciences and public service curriculums. Currently dispersed across the campus, the new building provides a shared home for Nursing, Allied Health and Public Service. The collective housing of these three departments will encourage collaboration and cross-pollination of curriculum and ideas, simulating the manner in which they would work hand-in-hand in the real practice. The College’s ambition to become a national leader in student success by providing high-quality and accessible educational opportunities is supported by the new NAHPS building which embodies the core tenets of their vision. DLR Group’s design of a modern learning environment accommodates recent trends but also anticipates the future of education. The state-of-the-art skills laboratories simulate real-world hospital, crime scene, forensics and emergency medical technician settings to ensure a smooth transition from student to working professional. In addition to the physical environment, the skills labs are being outfitted with virtual reality stations in order to provide students with the latest in simulation technology, taking them beyond the limits of their space. The new building is being designed to achieve net-zero energy usage, advancing the campus-wide initiative to create sustainable, low-impact buildings and spaces. Scope Summary - The scope of work encompasses a new 54,000 SF, four-story instructional building with specialized training spaces for each of the three Nursing, Allied Health and Public Service departments. The program includes a respiratory therapy lab, a pharmacy tech lab, a nursing skills lab, a forensics skills lab, two EMT skills labs, two allied health skills lab, a lecture hall, large and small conference rooms, computer labs, large and small classrooms, a library, and faculty workspaces and offices. DLR Group is providing architecture and interior design services.
The State of California is closing their juvenile corrections program and moving incarceration of youth to the county level. Los Angeles County has several existing youth facilities that are either underused or unused. DLR Group is working with the County to understand which facilities could serve as interim housing and treatment options as well as which facilities would be the best permanent solution. Both the interim and permanent facilities will be modified to serve this population. The permanent solution will be extensively renovated to incorporate best practices and standards for youth treatment.
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Design Achievement – Murrieta Valley Unified School District is a medium sized district in South Riverside County that has been around since 1989. The age of the district’s schools warranted a facilities assessment and master plan to organize the required improvements across the district. DLR Group through thorough research and conversations with community stakeholders successfully developed a concise facilities assessment and masterplan. Each site within the district was evaluated in terms of physical conditions, programmatic adequacy, and projected enrollment impacts. The facilities assessment focuses on campus needs in relation to enrollment, relocatable replacements and in the most recent iteration of the facilities master plan, the impacts to the district due to the program changes regarding universal pre-school and universal transitional kindergarten. Scope Summary- Murrieta Valley Unified School District is comprised of three comprehensive High Schools, four Middle Schools, nineteen Elementary Schools and one specialty school. The district serves 22,950 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. In 2017 DLR Group completed the facilities assessment and master plan for Murrieta Valley USD. In addition to the district’s 10-year maintenance plan, funding eligibility has made the document invaluable to the district. The district has commissioned yearly updates on going since the initial plan was complete. The variances in each iterative master plan are used to demonstrate to the District’s Community of Stakeholders that the ongoing work within the district will maintain and improve their campuses now and into the future. DLR Group provided master planning services.
Design Achievement - The new Menifee Elementary school is the newest campus in the growing Menifee Union School District. Located in a rural landscape, the campus is surrounded by equestrian and residential properties. The campus design, imagined as a modern rural campus responds to its context with shapes that embrace agricultural barn-like forms and a site design that blends outdoor learning spaces into the open meadows of the existing site. Inside, classrooms are gathered around active collaboration spaces. These spaces are the hub of each grade-level community, providing a wide range of scales for learning, from small groups to partial, or full size classes. Supervision and Security are paramount in the campus, with the administration controlling access to both entrances into the campus (main campus, and kinder). The campus is also equipped with a flexible-use Library, an adjoining maker space, Multi-purpose room, and abundant shaded outdoor spaces. The project also includes numerous TK and Kinder spaces that will allow the district to respond to the future early childhood needs resulting from the State’s recent adoption of TK requirements. Scope Summary - This new 74,500 SF elementary school is designed to accommodate 900 students in grades K-5. The program includes 34 classrooms, administration offices, media center, kitchen multipurpose room, playfields/playgrounds, and a 200-stall parking lot with student pick-up/drop off areas. DLR Group is providing architectural planning and design services.
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NOT TO DLR GROUP STANDARD Understanding that the historic, City-owned Hermosa Beach Community Theatre is in need of renovation, City of Hermosa Beach leadership wanted to evaluate two renovation scenarios: the first, a major renovation that would transform the Community Theatre into a regional destination and, the second, a more modest renovation that would improve the venue for community use. The Community Theatre’s existing users are challenged by insufficient backstage and technical space, a makeshift greenroom, restrooms that are shared with the general public, and ADA noncompliance. Additionally, the theater was originally built as a high school auditorium and, though it operates as its own ‘wing’ of the original structure, is still very much connected to what is now the Hermosa Beach Community Center. As such, there are multiple ‘shared use’ considerations that both renovation scenarios needed to allow for, including sound leakage from the gymnasium and limitations on facility access driven by the Community Center’s in-house daycare.  After completing an in-house review of the Community Theatre’s operations, the City of Hermosa Beach retained DLR Group to complete a market and building assessment. The project kicked-off in January 2020 with a community survey that asked Hermosa Beach residents, visitors, and business owners about their perceptions of the theater, their arts and cultural attendance and participation (Hermosa Beach sits adjacent to the busy Los Angeles theatre market), and their long-term vision for the Community Theatre and the city. In March, DLR Group’s integrated team of theater planning specialists, architects, and engineers visited the Community Theatre to begin in-person community engagement and the building assessment, which included analyses of the physical structure, mechanical systems, theatrical systems, acoustics, and general wayfinding. The next portion of the study included the market analysis. This work identified the primary, secondary, and tertiary markets for the Community Theatre and tested their propensity to support programming at a renovated facility. It also resulted in an inventory and assessment of the region’s numerous performing arts facilities and how a renovated Community Theatre might distinguish itself in a competitive regional market. Lastly, the market assessment quantified user demand for space, including the needs of the Community Theatre’s existing user groups, regional producing organizations, and presenters. Ultimately, DLR Group recommended that the Community Theatre consider a renovation that could accommodate both local user groups and an annual series of presented events. This recommendation was based on the physical needs of the building and the Community Theatre’s positioning in the broader market.
Equipped with property for a new campus in Fontana, CA, Chaffey College envisioned a comprehensive, vibrant, inspirational learning environment that is safe, accessible, and sustainable. Through several workshops, the DLR Group campus planning team discovered an emphasis on creating a home base for students and the community that reside on the Eastern edge of the College’s service area, providing environments for instruction, training, collaboration, centralized services, and support, study, and community events. Beginning with a highly participatory planning process with College leadership and stakeholders through a series of interactive virtual workshops and a College-wide survey, the resulting master plan encompasses a space needs analysis that plans for the proper amount of space by type and program and also provides flexibility in development over the next decade and beyond as the campus begins to shape and priorities may shift. In addition, the plan outlines a development framework and design guidelines for the new 14-acre campus’ buildings, open space, circulation, and sustainable infrastructure, and high-level phasing and cost estimates for planned capital projects including facilities, open space, circulation, and infrastructure.
Design Achievement: The new Fine Arts Complex will bring together for the first time the departments of Dance, Music, and Fine Arts at Irvine Valley College. With capabilities not currently offered on campus, the new facility will allow the arts programs to compete with similar colleges in southern California. DLR Group’s design centers on principles that emerged from stakeholder engagement sessions. These include providing transparency and visibility to the arts; promoting a collaborative instructional environment; linking the music and dance program spaces to the existing performing arts center; and creating a sense of arrival to the campus as a gateway into Irvine Valley College. The design clusters three separate buildings—for music/dance, fine arts, and recital hall/gallery—around a central courtyard that is used as primary circulation from the campus parking lot to the main pedestrian mall. The cost-effective design uses only one exterior material employed in a repeated series of articulations that accentuate the changing appearance of sun/shadows throughout the day. In contrast to the minimalist exterior, the interior design creates spaces rich in color, texture, and daylight. Natural wood finishes and colorful textiles form a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere for students who will spend a majority of their days within the buildings. Scope Summary: The complex encompasses 61,851 SF in new construction to create a permanent home for the Fine Arts departments. The building along the campus circulation spine contains a 154 seat lecture/recital hall with variable acoustics for the music department with an adjacent gallery featuring student work and rotating community exhibitions. The music-focused building houses rooms for band rehearsal, choral rehearsal, and dance studios with aerial rigging and audience seating configurations. The fine arts building accommodates a ceramics studio with kiln yard; a printmaking studio with dedicated acids room; a drawing and painting studio with integrated scene lighting setup; a digital arts studio with green screen rooms for photo and video; and a 3D printing and prototyping room. The project is designed to meet LEED Gold standards and be 15% more energy efficient than current California title 24 energy guidelines. DLR Group is providing architecture, interiors, acoustics, audiovisual, and theatrical services.
Design Achievement: Hemet Unified School District sought to modernize Ramona Elementary School into a safe and beautiful state-of-the-art elementary school. Located in the heart of Hemet and originally built in 1963, the school needed additional space to accommodate increasing population growth. DLR Group’s design for the space achieved Hemet USD’s vision by replacing the outdated modular features with buildings that are multifunctional, such as the addition of a library with attached classrooms. The entry canopy extension from the library is the new face of the campus, where parents safely drop off students with ease. Additionally, this modernization scope pertains to all the existing classrooms and the multi-purpose room. A brand-new building replaced the existing administration building in response to various programmatic issues the building faced in the past.? The design of the new campus emphasizes elegance, simplicity, and functionality. The two new buildings leverage unique roof forms that create hierarchy and highlight entry points to the campus. This strategy enables the architecture to effectively rebrand the campus and neatly tie it together. Every design decision can be traced back to the “Guiding Principles” that kept the team laser-focused on overall flexibility, equity, well-being, and access to outdoor learning spaces throughout campus. Scope Summary: The scope of this project consisted of the conversion of 41,000 SF to modernize Ramona Elementary School, which serves 620 students from kindergarten through 5th grade, 92.8% of which are economically disadvantaged. The project scope transforms the existing classrooms and the multi-purpose room. Additionally, the design includes upgrades to the facility’s drainage systems, a reconfiguration of the parking lot, and asphalt replacement. DLR Group provided integrated planning; architecture; mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering; and interior design services.
Scope of services encompassed existing building equipment assessment, construction documentation, specifications, and construction administration for the replacement of approximately 1,500 packaged rooftop units (RTU) and packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC). Equipment replacement occurs at 25 campuses district-wide, including onsite portables and the design of a full building management system at five of the 25 campuses. The RTU/PTAC replacement scope includes: • Structural upgrades and confirmations as required. • Electrical upgrades and confirmations as required. • Mechanical upgrades include new RTU’s/PTAC’s, curb modifications, economizer for Title 24 compliance. • The addition of MERV 13 filtration for improved indoor air quality. • Necessary Carbon Dioxide (CO2) monitoring upgrades as required to secure state and local funding. • Natural gas and condensate drain piping modifications as required. • 6-week design schedule.
Oceanside Unified School District is a district that values college preparedness and educational equity. In November 2020, Oceanside voters approved a bond measure authorizing the Oceanside Unified School District to issue up to $160 million in bonds for school facility and grounds improvements, enabling the district to upgrade school facilities. Oceanside Unified School District believes all students deserve to learn in quality classrooms and school facilities. DLR Group will help them achieve their vision by ensuring that the schools within the Oceanside USD are safe, secure, modern, and equipped for today’s teaching and learning demands. The main priorities for the Oceanside USD master plan are to ensure academic success for every student.? The scope of work for the Oceanside Unified School District Long Range Facilities Master Plan is to identify the needs for each of the district’s twenty-four campuses and their support facilities. DLR Group worked with district staff, the board of education, community members and parents to solicit input into the needs of the district. We provided a thorough analysis of the condition of their current facilities, the capacity of each campus, the projected capacity looking out seven years, the square feet per student and students per acre, student need and educational adequacy. All the data was compiled in an interactive website to assist the district with making informed decisions for prioritizing their $160 bond measure and potential future funding as it may become available.
The Riverside Community College District is seeking to add solar to their campus to meet a number of sustainable goals. The district includes three schools: Riverside City College in downtown Riverside, Moreno Valley College, and Norco College. Continuing from a partnership with DLR Group developing future master plans for Norco College and Moreno Valley college, the design team is helping the district to create a solar master plan which will take into account their current energy use and future projected campus plan and energy use. This information will designate recommended solar arrays and battery energy storage to help offset energy consumption and energy demand on the campuses. The plans include options to hit 25%, 50%, and 100% energy offsets for each campus. Following the Solar Master Plan, DLR Group will help the district produce RFPs for the selected plans, and act as the 3rd party review engineer for the selected solar designer. Goals: RCCD Board Policy 5775 Sustainability & Environmental Responsibility District recognizes its responsibility to exercise environmental stewardship Minimize negative environmental impacts of activities under district control Economically manage the use of buildings, land and natural resources CCCCO BOG Climate Change and Sustainability Policy (May 2019) – one of its goals “increase renewable energy consumption to 25% by 2025 & 50% by 2030” RCCD upcoming Sustainability Plan – Part of the Long-Term Capital Facilities Program (LTCFP) College Facilities Master Plans
NOT TO DLR GROUP STANDARD (text provided by Dan Clevenger 10.28.2019) The new Fine Arts building at Irvine Valley College comprises three facilities and consolidates the College’s arts programs into a single complex, including space for music, visual arts, and dance departments. New instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms as well as practice rooms, ensemble rooms, and music classrooms are included in the new building. DLR Group’s design features common lobby, outdoor, and circulation spaces to bring the students and faculty together and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration between programs. The programming, schematic design, and design development phases were completed in 2-1/2 months.
Design Achievement - Planned in the southern California town of Del Mar, Flower Hill Promenade reimagines a lifestyle center to fit the community’s need for a community social hub. Our design teams design process for Flower Hill Promenade is focused on developing a research-based design process rooted in history, context and community that explores the reimagination of the existing shopping center into an equitable, sustainable, and resilient mixed-use destination. DLR Group’s design is rooted in a vision steeped in the reconnection to nature, culture and providing a sense of place to this hillside coastal community. The design creates a dynamic people-first retail environment transforming what is currently a access and visibility challenged multi-level retail shopping center into a bottom-up approach of creating a single level retail rich pedestrian armature that becomes the connective tissue to the residential and office program on the upper levels. Flower Hill physically recaptures the previously flattened hillside by building up a network of terracing residential units providing a private and semi-private environment while intermixed with the qualities of a living in an amenity rich, pedestrian-friendly urban social experience with the qualities of private livability connected by a system of open spaces. Scope Summary - Flower Hill Promenade in Del Mar brings a dynamic mixed-use lifestyle center to the coastal town in San Diego, California. The program for the redevelopment of the open-air center includes lifestyle retail, anchor renovated grocery, a 2 story fitness center, restaurants, office, and a lively connective promenade. The project spans over 600,000 SF and 1300 parking stalls, creating a new destination for the Del Mar community and beyond. DLR Group provided architecture and planning services.
New 355,000 SF transit-oriented development that consists of 33 for-sale affordable housing units and  two market-rate multi-tenant office buildings, comprising a total of approximately 285,000 net rentable square feet to be constructed above a below grade parking structure. This project also includes the renovation and adaptation of two historic structures into a new childcare facility.
This affordable housing project brings a neighboring Hines Development together with local partner, Habitat for Humanity. 1111 Arguello is centered around the paradigmatic location, that is the heart of value for this development. The project maximizes opportunities on a challenging urban site, bounded by existing residential communities to the north and Caltrain tracks to the south, near the busy intersection of El Camino Real and Whipple Avenue to the East, in Redwood City, California. DLR Group’s design includes an homage to “Redwood” by including natural tones and textures that reflect an earthy hue from the outside. The form is derived from a theme of accessibility to the city. Redwood city housing takes into consideration the potential for views and universal accessibility to good design and the site at large. The project is adjacent to and developed alongside the planned T3 Mass Timber Office Building. It is designed to increase light and air exposure into living spaces and the geometry and materiality of the project reflects the immediate context, the neighborhood, and the History of Redwood City. 1111 Arguello includes 33 units over 40,000 SF. Three stories of apartments sit above a board-formed concrete podium that includes an entry and lobby that actively engages the street. The podium also includes vehicle and bicycle parking for building residents, as well as access to a shared outdoor space. The housing above is a composition of affordable materials, a must for Habitat projects, including standard vinyl windows, painted batten-on-board cementitious siding, and warm wood panels. All dwellings address challenges of privacy along view corridors, and noise, both from the street, and from the train tracks, and have generous patio spaces. Together, these create a living experience that allows for a focus on family and community. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Fontana High School is the original high school in the district as such required significant upgrades to their sports facilities.  The district and community desired a new artificial turf field and synthetic track that would complement the existing athletic facilities, improves the spectator experience, and inspire the students to strive for athletic excellence. In addition the existing varsity and JV softball fields were either non-existent or in complete disrepair.  The current JV softball field is across the street at a Middle school campus which created Title IX issues for them as both varsity and JV baseball are on campus.  DLR Group's designs for the newly renovated sports facilities provide for equal access to top-notch sports facilities for all genders, provide new spectator view options throughout the complex, provide additional parking and restrooms to make the spectators experience unique and comfortable and above else create facilities that set Fontana High School up for continued athletic success.  DLR Group’s design for the fields achieves the districts vision by  making the fields more accessible for a greater number of users. Additionally, the new fields will allow the athletic program to hold multiple practices at a time so that students can start their academics at a more reasonable hour.  DLR Group is honored to play a role in equipping the students with the resources needed to excel in both academics and athletics.  The scope of work for this stadium project includes full replacement of the existing track and field into a new artificial turf field along with providing a new synthetic track, D-zones and jumping events, new LED lighting, a new concessions building, parking lot improvements, site work upgrades, electrical distribution, and new field cooling system. The scope of work for the softball fields include the construction of a brand new JV softball field, the reconstruction of the varsity softball field, the addition of a defined and isolated shot put venue, new batting cages, pitching warm-up areas, a new restroom building, parking lot upgrades, infrastructure for future lighting, and site work improvements.  Fontana High School has been fielding interscholastic Athletics teams since 1952, fielding 21 Varsity teams in 13 sports consisting of Boys, Girls, and Co-Ed teams which compete in one of three Seasons of Sport (Fall, Winter, Spring). All programs offer at least two levels of play (Varsity & JV), with some also fielding a Freshmen level as well. DLR Group provided planning and architectural services.
The project scope includes complete demolition of the second-floor tenant space in the CAC building, new tenant improvements including new lobby/waiting area, enclosed and open office spaces, conference rooms, storage rooms and toilet room facilities for TLMA. DLR Group is providing architectural and interior renovation services on the 2nd floor of the building including MEP and Structural upgrades. Size: 17,800 SF. Project budget is $2.5 M.
In partnership with Riverside Community College District (RCCD), DLR Group provided comprehensive sustainability services including a Sustainability and Climate Action, Integrated Energy Plans for each college, and a custom Total Cost of Ownership framework. Riverside Community College District recognizes its responsibility to operate in a socially, environmentally, and economically conscious way, protect regional waterways and natural ecosystems, preserve our resources, and contribute to social mobility and well-being. To set this recognition into action, RCCD has recently completed a Sustainability and Climate Action Plan – an implementable roadmap toward sustainability goals that establish RCCD as a leader in addressing environmental stewardship and climate change. The Sustainability and Climate Action Plan uses the California Community Colleges Sustainability Plan Guidebook, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, AASHE STARS program, and the current California Community Colleges Climate Change and Sustainability Policy as a framework to approach sustainability planning. The plan defines the long-term vision and cultural reset for a sustainable future. Working with hundreds of stakeholders thorough out the process, the plan brings together the range of ideas and initiatives that were identified as critical to the campus and community. Ten impact areas connect our sustainability work across academics, operations, and community partnerships. The plan assists the District and Colleges in developing greater action and collaboration and making progress in areas that need further investment. DLR Group provided energy planning services and leadership to maximize the use of current best practices, take advantage of savings by design, energy incentives, energy grants, energy audits, and on-bill-financing programs, and recommend procurement methods for various projects.
Design Achievement: This updated, comprehensive plan provides a capital improvement road map and campus framework that physically translates new academic and strategic planning. The DLR Group team guided the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), once-in-a-decade comprehensive Campus Master Plan to focus on student academic and personal success. Known nationally as “The Beach,” CSULB is a hub of diversity, both culturally and intellectually, and the institution required a campus plan that reflected its engaged, innovative, and collaborative culture. The 322-acre campus is designed to encourage student involvement, achievement, and wellness. The University grounds features prime examples of contemporary learning and student life environments, an arboretum-quality landscape, and environmental sculpture, to create a beautiful series of ‘Pavilions in a Park.’ Scope of Work: Last updated in 2008, the 2035 Campus Master Plan initiatives preserve and harmonize the campus historic framework with the long-term development of the campus. The final document synthesizes existing planning reports—including a landscape master plan, utility master plan, clean energy master plan, traffic demand management plan, and space optimization report. It also digs deeper into sustainability initiatives that support strategic planning and the development of a campus landscape that fosters outdoor learning. It integrates fiscal, physical, and political constraints, with measurable strategies for achievable, innovative, and multipurpose campus improvements that optimize and better utilize the existing campus buildings and grounds. The plan details specific priority projects and redevelopment strategies for campus academic, housing, and sports precincts to promote public funding, private partnerships, student success, and community outreach. DLR Group provided campus master planning, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability planning services.
Design Achievement - Long Beach City College sought to replace two existing campus buildings with a new Music and Theater complex that provides a permanent, collective home for the departments. DLR Group’s design achieves a strong sense of identity and connects the performing arts to the community, offering prominent views into the public lobby in addition to rehearsal and studio spaces. A running pattern of windows exposes student activities to celebrate the energy and inspiration of the arts. The design blends seamlessly with the California Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival context of the campus. The building establishes a prominence on site, adjacent to the main campus quad and existing Performing Arts Center. Simple volumetric forms clearly define entries and courtyards, using a restricted materials palette and human-scale massing and texture. Shared spaces and collaborative environments optimize connections between departments. The new facility serves as a tool for recruitment by providing innovative space for students and faculty as well as utilizing sustainable design solutions to exceed the goals of the campus energy master plan. Scope Summary - The 58,000 GSF complex includes four performance venues with direct adjacency to each other: a 294-seat auditorium/proscenium theater, music performance lab, black box theater, and dance performance studio with Pilates facility. The building massing leverages the various heights of the main performance spaces to convey the presence of the arts curriculum and identify the program, with a combined processional corridor leading to the main lobby and connecting courtyard. Space for the drama program includes an actor’s rehearsal studio, green room, and dressing rooms. The music components include instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, recording studio, practice rooms, instrument storage, classrooms, computer lab, and keyboard studio. The building also features a new radio and television broadcast studio with audio/video control and editing classrooms. A common outdoor courtyard serves as a gathering spot for students and an informal outdoor performance stage to showcase the talent of the program to the broader campus. DLR Group provided programming, architecture, interior design, structural + MEP engineering, sustainability, acoustics, audiovisual, lighting, theater technical, and IT/security design services.
Design Achievement - Long Beach City College sought to replace two existing campus buildings with a new Music and Theater complex that provides a permanent, collective home for the departments. DLR Group’s design achieves a strong sense of identity and connects the performing arts to the community, offering prominent views into the public lobby in addition to rehearsal and studio spaces. A running pattern of windows exposes student activities to celebrate the energy and inspiration of the arts. The design blends seamlessly with the California Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival context of the campus. The building establishes a prominence on site, adjacent to the main campus quad and existing Performing Arts Center. Simple volumetric forms clearly define entries and courtyards, using a restricted materials palette and human-scale massing and texture. Shared spaces and collaborative environments optimize connections between departments. The new facility serves as a tool for recruitment by providing innovative space for students and faculty as well as utilizing sustainable design solutions to exceed the goals of the campus energy master plan. Scope Summary - The 58,000 GSF complex includes four performance venues with direct adjacency to each other: a 294-seat auditorium/proscenium theater, music performance lab, black box theater, and dance performance studio with Pilates facility. The building massing leverages the various heights of the main performance spaces to convey the presence of the arts curriculum and identify the program, with a combined processional corridor leading to the main lobby and connecting courtyard. Space for the drama program includes an actor’s rehearsal studio, green room, and dressing rooms. The music components include instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, recording studio, practice rooms, instrument storage, classrooms, computer lab, and keyboard studio. The building also features a new radio and television broadcast studio with audio/video control and editing classrooms. A common outdoor courtyard serves as a gathering spot for students and an informal outdoor performance stage to showcase the talent of the program to the broader campus. DLR Group provided programming, architecture, interior design, structural + MEP engineering, sustainability, acoustics, audiovisual, lighting, theater technical, and IT/security design services.
Design Achievement: The students, teachers, parents, and neighbors of John Burroughs Middle School value an educational environment that inspires academic excellence and preserves the historical integrity of the campus. Burroughs Middle School is seeking a modernization of their campus that will celebrate the beauty and story of the existing historical buildings, and inspire a mindset of community, innovation, and ownership within their students. DLR Group’s design for the spaces achieves this vision by integrating unique outdoor rooms throughout the main historic quad and implementing complementary retrofits to preserve the historical integrity of the campus. To accomplish this, the team developed a new classroom, food service, maker space, science lab additions to modernize the historical qualities of the existing buildings and create natural boundaries for the outdoor rooms. Additionally, our design will generate a multifunctional linear plaza between Gym Building 2 and Building B East, giving a new home to Burrough’s Central Campus Mall and a canopy of trees. Our proposed modernizations will inspire the students and staff to seek excellence within their classroom and community. Scope Summary: The scope of work for this project includes intensive renovation of the historic campus and buildings, and the addition of three new structures, to enhance the educational experience for the students and staff. John Burroughs Middle School first opened its doors in 1924 with 400 students and 23 teachers. Today, there are over 2,000 students enrolled. The school has consistently maintained a prestigious reputation for academic excellence, and it’s cultural diversity provides a rich educational environment for their students. Beyond the collaborative architectural and landscape design of the buildings and spaces, we have proposed innovative design solutions for the scheduling, phasing, logistics, interim housing, civil engineering, structural engineering, and methane mitigation strategies with our design-build partner Kemp Brothers. DLR Group has developed specific design strategies that better follow LAUSD standards and provide the most efficient, cost effective and innovative methodologies to complete the design. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, and interiors services. THIS IS THE COMPLETE PROJECT NARRATIVE. ELEVATE We believe that the initial architectural design provided to us, with the minor building modifications we propose, will elevate the educational and interactive experiences of the students, teachers, staff, and visitors at Burroughs Middle School, while preserving a neighborhood historic gem. Through the introduction of a rich, varied, and dynamic landscape design focused on the historic Quad, we propose to tie together and holistically integrate the campus architecture with a stimulating natural outdoor learning environment. The landscape “rooms” we propose offer great flexibility in their use while providing areas for students to shine with their individual qualities. Inspired by a quote by John Burroughs – “I go to nature to be soothed, healed, and to have my senses put in order,” we bring nature to the campus and thoughtfully consider being immersed in the “naturalized” landscape and strategically viewing and engaging it from the educational spaces within the buildings. Nature is inherently stimulating, and our design offers a wide variety of creative, performative, quiet, random, private, and celebratory environments. Interim Housing/Civil/Structural Design Approach Beyond the collaborative architectural and landscape design of the buildings and spaces, we have thoughtfully considered and proposed innovative design solutions for the scheduling, phasing, logistics, interim housing, civil engineering, structural engineering, and even methane mitigation strategies. We have collaboratively developed specific design strategies that better follow District standards and provide the most efficient, cost effective and innovative methodologies to complete the design, achieve DSA approval (efficiently scheduling the submittal packages), and methodically construct, renovate and install the various campus elements. Our civil engineers, working closely with Kemp and DLR Group, have developed a series of site modifications that will greatly improve the user experience. The finish elevations of the basketball courts and the soccer field have been revised to create a better functioning southern part of the campus that follows LAUSD standards to create better sheet-flow across the hardcourt and fields. A domestic and fire water loop is provided from 6th St. to improve efficiency. The entry ramp from McCadden Place to Building 1 has been redesigned to allow the landscape elements to dominate the view. Our structural engineering team has thoroughly reviewed the voluntary seismic upgrade elements of each historic building to be modernized, and proposed significantly more efficient, constructable, and cost-efficient methods to achieve greater structural stability than originally proposed. Overall, our design employs a lighter touch to the structural upgrade, especially for Buildings 1, 7, and 9. We are utilizing fewer but larger shear walls on the interiors in more efficient ways to avoid undermining perimeter footings. We are leaving existing diagonal sheathing and taking advantage of its strength, rather than removing it. We propose to use existing components as much as possible, and to minimize removal of finish materials during construction. Architectural Quality The rich architectural character of the four historic structures that make up the core of Burroughs Middle School provide an extremely pleasing and stimulating presence to the students, teachers, parents, visitors and the surrounding community. We will be diligent in providing an appropriate restoration of the historic exterior. For instance, the brick repointing, concrete restoration, roof tile reuse and window restoration will require focused oversight by our historic architect, specialty restoration subcontractor, and our entire team during construction. Our proposed methodologies and design changes will preserve the architectural qualities of these surfaces and spaces. At Building 1, the Auditorium Stage area is being modified for stairs, support rooms, and theatrical components. Similarly, the basement Maintenance and Operations area is being modified to add an elevator, office, toilet rooms, and support spaces. The Auditorium and its support space in Building 1 have been modified, mostly for materials and surfaces. Building 9 has undergone design modifications directed by LAUSD. Coordinating with the structural modifications necessary for this structure, we have designed the classroom spaces to incorporate natural light, maximize views to the exterior, and feature colorful floor patterns. For Building Q, we have provided some minor modifications to the interior spaces, and added an 18 inch high base at the storefront windows. Building B has undergone some interior modifications that continue the design aspects of the original design. More significantly, we were directed to enclose the middle circulation area that links the east and west wings of the three story building. A simple solution, guided by the existing exterior material and color palette, has been developed. Outdoor Spaces For the design of the outdoor spaces, we focused on tying together the various zones of the campus and providing inviting, appealing, supportive educational environments. A variety of outdoor spaces are provided on campus to appeal to a broad spectrum of users, ranging from intimately scaled seating niches to large group congregation and performance areas. Shade trees are integrated into all outdoor campus spaces to the greatest extent possible Understory planting provides a comforting sense of enclosure around outdoor spaces without hindering campus supervision needs. The goal of our planting areas is to organize the campus landscape into a series of interconnected outdoor learning spaces that help support indoor learning and the overall developmental needs of students. Design interventions have enhanced all parts of the campus landscape: - Academic Quad (Courtyard) - East Campus Corridor - Central Campus Mall - Burroughs’ Park - Athletic Quad - McCadden Place Historic Setback Landscape Working collaboratively with consideration of the beautiful context of the historic Quad space, we have enhanced and enlivened the organization, function, and character of this space with thoughtful combinations of hardscape and landscape areas. We have created four distinct outdoor rooms/spaces, each with a distinct name: Gateway, Terrace, Bosque, and Glade. These interconnected spaces provide opportunities for a variety of outdoor experiences within the Quad. The Gateway area frames the transition from the southern portion of the site into the Quad. The Terrace contains an outdoor performance/recital space adjacent to Building Q’s Flexible Drama and Instrumental Music rooms. The elliptical performance platform faces a large gathering space and engages the steps at the north side of Gym Building 2. The Bosque is a quiet outdoor learning space adjacent to Building 1. Its intimately scaled and semi-cloistered seating areas are arranged within a grid of trees and contain a variety of outdoor seating types and configurations. The Glade defines a project-based outdoor learning area adjacent to Building Q’s Maker Space. This stimulating environment provides opportunities to interact with nature and express creativity. Planting areas frame the space, including a tiered display/seating edge and a large shade tree in the center. The tree helps articulate the three learning zones - Ideation, Fabrication, and Presentation. Extending south to the new campus entry on Wilshire, a tree-shaded pedestrian corridor connects the Academic Quad to the rest of campus. The Instructional Garden is located along this route. It has been designed to include two additional planting beds, bench seating, worktables, storage cabinets, compost bins, shrubs, enclosure fencing and access gates. Large existing trees are protected in-place along the eastern edge of this corridor. The East Campus Corridor terminates at an elliptical Wilshire Boulevard Entry Plaza at the southern entry gates to campus, where flowering shade trees create a comforting and welcoming threshold to campus. Paving and planting materials are consistent with those proposed in the Academic Quad to ensure that all areas of the campus landscape maintain a cohesive and unified character. A Central Campus Mall, with enhanced paving articulation inspired by the school’s historic architecture provides a multi-functional linear plaza between Gym Building 2 and Building B East. At the Mall’s eastern terminus is an elliptical paved area that is envisioned as a focal space, highlighted with a backdrop of canopy trees, accent understory planting and seating. The layout of campus physical education facilities creates an Athletic Quad on the south side of campus, with improved pedestrian connectivity and spaces designed to support outdoor instruction and facilitate social gatherings. Direct pedestrian connectivity between the locker rooms in Building B East and the proposed sports courts is enhanced with wide stairs flanked by raised planting areas. At the eastern edge of the sports field, canopy trees shade bench-style seating in a multifunctional plaza for outdoor learning and social interaction. This plaza, with its enhanced paving articulation, variety of seating configurations, and backdrop of shade trees, is envisioned as a grand staging area for large, school-wide assemblies, performances, and gatherings taking place on the sports field. South of the Lunch Shelter, the sloping landscape has been reimagined as Burroughs’ Park, an intimate multifunctional natural setting designed to invite casual social gatherings as well as outdoor instructional space adjacent to the sports field and track. The gently sloped landscape adjacent to the proposed walkway is planted with durable sports turf and shade trees. A significant revision we have made is the entry plaza and ramp on McCadden Place in front of the Building 1 entry. We have made this transitional area more inviting and friendly to the sidewalk and downplayed the concrete ramp and rails themselves in order to feature trees and shrubs. This sequence of spaces helps preserve the historic character of this campus edge and offers a softer buffer to the residential neighborhood. Landscape Systems and Materials The proposed landscape materials, site furnishings and systems were selected for their long-term durability in high-intensity campus environments, requiring only minimal maintenance. Banding edges and fields of contrasting exposed aggregate concrete finishes break up the areas of concrete paving. The alternating concrete finishes help define the spaces within the Quad and highlight proposed gateways and gathering areas throughout campus. Layout and selection of new trees and understory plants feature species that will remain clear of buildings at full maturity. The spacing and layout of trees and plants provide an appropriate density and shade coverage. Outdoor site seating includes precast concrete benches with cast stone terra cotta color tops, standard systems of benches with steel legs and concrete tops, and cast concrete retaining walls that support small berms and also function as seating. The varieties of seating are compatible with the varieties of trees, planting palettes, and character of outdoor spaces. Subtle color modifications in the seating components help distinguish each sub-area of campus while a consistent size, profile and material mix will achieve a unified seating design character. In summary, we have revealed and elevated the best characteristics of the entire campus, the historic buildings, and the designs for the new buildings. We have created a dynamic stimulating landscape for the overall campus, focused on the four outdoor rooms at the Academic Quad. The Building Q Maker Space is creatively extended to its new companion outdoor Maker Space. The revised middle space for Building B effectively ties the east and west wings together. The historic buildings restoration will thoughtfully integrate our historic preservation, structural, interiors and building systems expertise to provide rich and efficient learning environments. Our creatively efficient plans for site grading, utilities distribution, construction phasing and logistics will bring all the design elements to fruition. As architects, engineers, and builders working together, we bring the highest level of design quality, efficiency, and creative integration to the planning, design documentation, and construction of the Comprehensive Modernization of the Historic Burroughs Middle School.
Design Achievement: Career Pathways 2 at San Bernadino Community College will be a state-of-the art educational hub that offers students and faculty a sense of place unique to their technical programs while allowing them to enhance their learning experience by connecting with the College and surrounding Community. DLR Group’s design of the new facility promotes a safe and sustainable environment, weaving together a story that is grounded in the campus’ local culture, context, and ecology. The design vocabulary will look to build upon the rich history and the existing vernacular of the campus while maintaining an efficient footprint allowing for access to the outdoors for light, views, and supporting the idea of flexible and adaptable spaces designed for future programmatic expansion and contraction. The project is targeting Zero Net Energy (ZNE)and LEED Gold, with the aspiration to achieve Platinum certification. The project is also pursuing Envision Sustainable Certification for the parking lot and infrastructure and would be the first Community College in California to achieve this certification. San Bernardino Community College District in California is poised to save an estimated $150,000 in annual energy costs on the Campus Career Pathways 2 building. The project is predicted to be net-positive project that produces 11% more energy than it consumes and will avoid 614 metric tons of carbon. Scope Summary: The project includes two buildings: the 39,000 SF Allied Health building on the west side and the 26,000 SF Aeronautics building on the east side with a shared parking lot in between. The Allied Health building will be primarily focused on the nursing program including classrooms and skills labs on ground level and computer labs, pharmacy tech labs, surgical tech, sterile tech rooms and faculty office area on the second floor. The design of the Aeronautics building centers around its most unique characteristic, the aircraft hangar, and includes a lobby, educational components of the Aeronautics educational program on ground level and classrooms, student common area and faculty office area on the second level. Energy conservation measures are well integrated into the designs through compact building massing effectively incorporating architectural strategies like high performing envelope, climate informed fenestration type, size & orientation, and exterior solar shading. Active engineering systems such as efficient lighting with reduced light power densities beyond T24 requirements, mechanical system selection of high efficiency Air Cooled VRF system, with fresh air provided by Heat pump DOAS unit system and efficient electric DHW heating further helped drive the pEUI down to 34 Kbtu/sf/yr for Allied Health and 33 Kbtu/sf/yr for Aeronautics. To meet the operational ZNE goal, the estimated energy consumption of the two buildings will be offset using 406 KW DC renewable system spanning over the parking lot in between the two buildings and on the building rooftops. Both buildings take big steps towards decarbonization and futureproofing by embodying building electrification while meeting the ZNE goal. The mechanical system selections resulted in eliminating onsite fossil fuel consumption hence eliminating any Scope 1 emissions related to stationary combustion DLR Group is providing architecture, interiors, high performance design/sustainability, and lighting package selection services.
Design Achievement – Guided by their Educational Master Plan and the DLR Group-designed Facilities Master Plan, Norco College’s new Center for Human Performance and Kinesiology represents the first new structure funded and planned for the benefit of the College, their students and the broader community. The project fulfills a very specific need on campus related to the health and wellness of students and faculty as well as the local community. Putting activity on display, DLR Group’s design embodies the notion of movement and interaction with dynamic spatial and entry sequences that capture key site relationships while curating views and connections between interior and exterior spaces. This was achieved by first extending the campus circulation, positioning the new building as an anchor and transitional zone at the edge of campus. Acting as the link between upper and lower campus, the building brings the community and campus users together for sporting and academic events. The upper breezeway is the highlight of this transitional space, acting as entry and gathering space while simultaneously making visual connections to the gymnasium and mountains beyond. The indoor/outdoor relationship between the weightlifting room and the lower plaza continues the theme by enabling the classroom to expand to the outdoors, leveraging the ideal southern California climate while making the spaces around the building as active as the spaces within. Scope Summary – The scope of work encompasses a new 56,000 SF, two-story building which includes an 13,600 SF gymnasium, a weight room, locker rooms, exercise and wellness studios, equipment storage and athletic department offices. The project is pursuing LEED designation and will be delivered photovoltaic-ready. Building efficiency is enhanced through the strategic use of high-performance glazing and a low glazing-to-wall ratio. DLR Group is providing architecture, engineering, interiors and high-performance design services.
Building E, Building B, B2 Modular Classrooms
NOTE - CALL THIS PROJECT WEST VALLEY COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER We ended up combining the Music Building (75-21801-00) and the Theater project (75-21801-00) into a single complex for marketing purposes Design Achievement: West Valley College desired to replace its inadequate music building and renovate its existing theater, both built in the 1970s, to support its flagship performing arts program with improved accessibility and upgraded systems. Based on an inclusive programming process that engaged diverse stakeholders, including faculty, staff, and students, DLR Group’s design for the performing arts center prioritizes flexible and collaborative performance and teaching spaces, student wellness, and engagement with the campus context. The site, with its bosque of California Oak trees and riparian landscape, strongly influenced the design. Located along the West Valley College’s North Walk, the building is organized along a north/south spine, with theater-oriented spaces on the east and music spaces on the west. Shared spaces, including the lobby and “Jam Lawn” with its informal stage, are centrally located along Campus Walk and engage with the nearby Visual Art Building. More individually oriented spaces, such as the music library, music practice rooms, and a student lounge space offer views to the natural landscape of Vasona Creek. This arrangement offers users a choice of environments, ranging from quiet and contemplative to social and dynamic, while connecting both physically and visually to the campus surroundings. Scope Description: The project encompasses 42,029 SF, comprising a 22,195 SF music building in new construction and a renovated and expanded theater of 19,834 SF. The resulting Performing Arts Center houses a 2,200 SF instrumental rehearsal / performance room, a 2,100 SF black box, a newly renovated theater with 250-275 seats, 1,800 SF choral rehearsal room, a lobby, classrooms, practice rooms, a music library, an outdoor space dubbed the “Jam Lawn,” and support spaces. All spaces are linked by the “Hub,” which serves as a relaxing space for students, a green room for actors, and a support space for the lobby before and after performances. The project is funded by a combination of state funds (Theater Renovation) and bonds (Music Building) and is targeting a 13% overall improvement on Cal Green’s T-24 requirements. The project involved swing space planning and phased construction. DLR Group is providing architecture, interiors, MEP and structural engineering, and technology design, including audiovisual, acoustics, lighting, and theatrical.
Design Achievement- This Confidential Technology Company, a web infrastructure and security company was looking to rebrand and reinvent several of its current offices following the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders. To draw employees back into the workplace while keeping an unprecedented level of flexibility – a better workplace than they remembered with all the comforts of home – DLR Group’s design encourages employees to travel through the space in search of the perfect spot for the task at hand. With entropy being an essential concept in this company’s products, our designers were inspired by the entropy within a cloud, linking the concept and brand to the physical space. Designers played with form, texture, layering, and light to provide a unique experience as employees or guests moved through the building’s levels. As one ascends, the materials and finishes get lighter and brighter. The basement level, paralleling the thickest base layer of a cloud, is a social hub featuring larger furniture, deep earth tones and natural grains, and thicker upholsteries; elements that give weight to the floor include a common area, library, and locker rooms. The upper layers of a cloud see dissipated color saturation as light reflects off water droplets; so too are the upper levels of the building with lighter earth tones and upholsteries. The reception, central gathering space, and executive briefing centers on level one feature these more muted finishes while also boasting dynamic architectural shapes. The upper floors are work labs; some floors are reserved for quiet, focused work, while others are more activated, providing energy for collaboration and brainstorming. Furniture is adaptable and movable, making it easy to experiment and change to the current need. Scope Summary- The scope for this tenant improvement includes renovations to the 65,854 SF, four-story office with three main objectives of collaboration, ideation, and mentorship. Activity-based, flexible seating neighborhoods replace rows of workstations and provide workspace options that can be reserved based on the task. New spaces designed for teams and collaboration can expand or contract to accommodate needs, and scheduling tools automatically place employees in the work zone where they need to be. Video conferencing villages provide individuals with single-user booths; if one person in a meeting is remote, then all users are, ensuring everyone is on a virtual level playing field. Hospitality-Esque lockers allow employees to store their belongings for the day safely. Areas for quiet, focused work allow employees to escape at-home distractions and have a space to focus. An outdoor space is reimagined into an additional work zone based on the research that natural light and being outdoors boosts productivity and creativity. Casual lounge areas are being added to encourage connections and learning over a meal or beverage. Overall, spaces are being thoughtfully reinterpreted to improve the workday of each employee. DLR Group is providing architecture and interior design services.
Design Achievement: Situated in the heart of the city, Hesperia High School is an integral component of the Hesperia Unified School District. It is currently the only high school in the district without a large, dedicated performance space accessible to both students and community members. DLR Group’s design for the Hesperia High School Community Event Center creates a flagship facility that serves dual needs and further connects the community and the school campus. Design inspiration comes from the unique local landscape, referencing the Mojave river to the south and the regional “mesa” flat top mountains to define the look and feel of the masses and voids. One design element that naturally flows from outside to inside is the river concept seen in the lobby. This feature directly connects the two entrances and reinforces an ethos of coexistence that ensures visibility for the theater program and access to much needed resources for the community. Scope Summary: The new multi-purpose building is the result of extensive input from school district stakeholders and the broader Hesperia community. The solution provides dedicated spaces for band and choral practice, a spacious venue for musical and theatrical performances, black box theater, support areas for construction zones and concessions, as well as a community resource center with adaptable office and conference spaces. The layout prioritizes the versatility of spaces, ensuring they can seamlessly adapt to various functions. DLR Group’s integrated design team worked in unison to design a mechanical system that delivers air to the high-volume auditorium without the need for exposed ductwork in the pristine ceiling space. Simultaneously, the design meets local seismic requirements, ensuring strict compliance with regulations to uphold structural stability and safety as mandated by local building codes. DLR Group provided architecture, interior design, structural engineering, MEP engineering and low voltage, acoustical, theatrical, and audiovisual design.
Design Achievement - Located close to the prime corner at Selma and Wilcox in Hollywood, DLR Group’s design for the new 14 stories and 175’ residential tower takes its cues from the neighboring brick buildings and the last garage building that was built exclusively for automobiles in the 1920s that sits on the site. The historic building will once again welcome automobiles under its roof as a new porte-cochère and residential entry into the building. The new building is clad in new panels in the same hue and pattern as the traditional red brick and introduces a different scale to offer a variety from the existing façade. Perforated metal enclosure with operable panels wraps the balconies on the west and east facades. At the upper levels, the building terraces back for multiple outdoor roof decks for residents offering stunning sunset views. Scope Summary - With over 66,500 SF, the Found Residences at Selma features 45 residential units, multiple shares of living rooms, a fitness center, and three roof decks in 14 stories. DLR Group is working with Hollywood Heritage and OHR on the existing building to restore the façade, repair openings, maintain a portion of the existing roof, and restore the wooden bow trusses. Parking for 35 cars is provided with mechanic car lifts. The site's complexity and the presence of the historic building provided many challenges for the construction of the project as the tower is landlocked on all 4 sides by tightly packed neighboring buildings. Construction is set to begin in December of 2021, with projected completion in 2023. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
Renovation Buildings M N G. New Buildings Q1 and Q2.
Design Achievement – Technology company, Fastly has grown exponentially since its start in 2011 to one of the largest cloud-based startups; going from eight employees to publicly traded on the NYSE. When the pandemic struck, Fastly closed all their worldwide offices and found they can thrive being fully remote with the exception that some miss face-to-face interaction. To welcome both local and global employees back, the firm decided to transform their San Francisco headquarters into a hospitality hub. DLR Group’s design solution infuses contrast, warmth, and texture with the firm’s branding language for a hospitality-style experience. A welcoming reception area greets visitors with a biophilic inspired reception, multiple gathering areas, and quick access to refreshments. An open concept break room provides an abundance of touch down areas for choice-based working styles. The Library, centrally located within the space, serves as a true multi-functional space pivoting based on users’ need from an internal brainstorming space to community host to mentoring lounge. The transformation re-energizes team collaboration and elevates Fastly’s brand presents, creating a dynamic experience for employees and guests. Scope Summary – The reimaged headquarters totals 10,500 SF. Improvements to amenity spaces include the reception area, executive board room, and the Library, a new multi-purpose meeting and communal space, plus the addition of single occupancy restrooms and wellness room. The space also includes a two-story connecting stair, a mix of touch down spaces and open office neighborhoods and supporting huddle and large conference rooms. DLR Group provided interior design services.
Design Narrative - The Elk Grove Center Phase 2 Building will expand science opportunities at Cosumnes River College. This is the first science facility at the student-centered, open access community college and will support students with biology, chemistry, and anatomy instructional laboratories as well as much needed support and interaction spaces throughout the building. DLR Group’s design includes large glass walls throughout the interior to connect the labs and interaction spaces and put science on display. Circulation spaces double as interaction spaces to encourage students to spend time on campus before and after classes. The faculty office suite includes an area where students and faculty can meet in small informal groups outside the private faculty offices. The building also includes an east facing porch that accommodates seating for informal outdoor academic activities. Scope Description - The initial 30,000sf program, predominantly composed of instructional biology and chemistry laboratories, included 2,400 square feet of private faculty office space and a learning resource center. During user-group visioning sessions, it became apparent that the Elk Grove Center did not need additional private faculty offices. To maximize interaction space, the design team incorporated a faculty/student collaboration hub within the 1,800 square-foot office suite and distributed some of the learning resource center square footage across two levels. This resulted in an open floor plan with space for students to study and socialize on campus, without violating the FPP programmatic requirements. The project is designed to LEED Gold standards. DLR Group is providing architecture and interior design.
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Design Achievement – Hub Berkeley is a new student housing development in Berkeley, California positioned as a gateway to the UC Berkeley, overlooking the beautiful campus, the surrounding downtown, and gives upper-level views to the magnificent bay to the west. DLR Group’s design embraces the history and soul of the community’s cultural revolution, progress, love, and continual change; creating a duality that reflects a stoic and sophisticated exterior and a rebellious and vibrant interior. The new asset maintains and enhances the vibrancy of the retail experience on Center Street while the façade takes cues in materiality and scale from the existing historic building adjacent to the site. The prominent corner tower takes on a more playful fenestration pattern while incorporating cementitious materials that reflect that of Spanish colonial tiles found on the existing building on the site and within the surrounding context. Within, the interiors embrace the history and energy of UC Berkeley, a free thinker’s escape to a lighthearted bliss. The city embraced a cultural revolution in the 60’s and 70’s. Creating a community that thrived through art, music, protest, and the beat generation. Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue quickly became the epicenter for this movement drawing in the dreamers and flooding the streets with vendors, musicians, and runaways. Inspired by this freedom and counterculture, the interiors bring a sense of this wild and free lifestyle throughout the public and amenity spaces. A relaxed and edgy twist of this noteworthy era is executed through artful moments, bold patterns, and retro inspired features. The design takes on this 60’s flower-child style through warm wood wall paneling, vivid pops of color, and subtle hints towards a playful psychedelic surrealism all while keeping a timeless approach to architectural finishes. This whimsical approach evokes a sense of amusement while allowing the students to bring about their own creativity and ideas. Scope Summary – Reaching 17-stories, the new off-campus student housing development is located adjacent to the UC Berkeley campus at the prominent corner of Oxford Street and Center Street. The program includes units range in size from micro to 5-bedroom, ground floor retail space along Center Street, a lobby and coffee bar at the corner and along Oxford Street, a spacious bike room, a parking garage with an automated parking stacking system, a new parklet activating the corner, a fitness center, a outdoor deck on level 12 with extensive landscaping, and a club lounge and deck on level 17. The proposed streetscape design intends to maintain the existing character of the area. The mature, existing Chinese Hackberries that line Center Street will be protected to remain. New site furnishings, such as additional bike parking and new freestanding planters, will be provided. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
Design Achievement - On the corner of H and Inyo Streets in Fresno, California, developer TF Investments has engaged DLR Group to realize a vision of creating a hub of 24-hour activity for downtown Fresno. The site is directly across the street from Chukchansi Park baseball stadium and just down Inyo Street from the Fresno Convention Center. This mixed-use development will offer a new opportunity to live in downtown Fresno and more importantly a new place to call home in downtown Fresno, a new “there-there.” DLR Group’s design creates street front activities and a living alley that builds on the buzz of that activity with a courtyard full of dining and drinking. The culmination of this activity hub is a rooftop club with views of the baseball diamond and the downtown skyline. The massing of the design respects the historic rhythm of the block, and addresses the need for housing in the area, both market rate and affordable. This quiet industrial corner of the city will soon be a vibrant new neighborhood center. Scope Summary - H & Inyo drives residential density through 190,000 SF of housing over six stories. There are 195 units in 6 different unit types. The project also has 26,000 SF of restaurants and clubs to energize the block. Parking is provided in a two-story podium accessed from the alley and screened from the street by residential. The project is planned for a 2021 kickoff and projected completion date of late 2023. DLR Group is providing planning and architecture services.
The Mission Bay School creates a new center of community life within the emerging San Francisco neighborhood to bring together families, educators, and community institutions within a vibrant and growing hub of activity. DLR Group’s design for the space achieves San Francisco Unified School District’s vision through equity, energy performance goals, and community values. The Mission Bay School blends the joy of learning with dynamic architecture in a four-story building. To support teaching and learning using Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the design of the studios and learning communities are flexible, offering students choices to where the sit, how they learn and who they sit with to bring out their creativity and allow them to take control of their own learning. First-floor learning environments are directly connected to outdoor play-based and nature-based learning spaces to meet all early learner’s sensory needs, making outdoor learning a fluid extension of the learning studio. Second and third floors house learning studios for grades K-5 adjacent to breakout rooms and learning communities, zoned to foster collaboration and innovation across disciplines. Transparency and access between learning studios and learning communities are key to UDL success. The fourth floor is home to the Linked Learning Hub, a one-year advanced bridge for high school students in allied health, biotechnology, and other STEM-aligned fields. The Hub will have partnerships with local entities in Mission Bay affording students the opportunity to learn and work within their community. The scope of work includes three different programs on four floors, situated on a tight urban 2.5- acre site. The 81,810 SF building includes Pre-K, TK through 5th grade for 550 students, a dedicated space for District’s educator professional development, and a linked learning hub for high school students focused on bio-technology and allied health. Selected finishes reflect rich natural colors and textures of the local Mission Bay area, to define zones and create a unique experience for all students and faculty. Additionally, the design uses several strategies to achieve 17 kBtu/SF per year including efficient lighting, daylight harvesting, passive design strategies of program layout to reduce solar gain, visual glare, and to provide a thermal buffer for learning studios. All electric equipment, reclaimed water use, operable windows, natural daylighting, and sustainable materials will be used throughout the project. DLR Group is providing architecture, planning, and interiors services as well as HPD, acoustics, XGD and sustainability services.
NOT TO SPEC Description of Health Services Station, Print Shop, Student Services The projects at Diablo Valley College (DVC) include multiple interior renovations and site upgrades in and around six buildings. Through engagement sessions with user groups and stakeholders, we discovered the need for more accessibility, visibility, and ease of navigation to and from the renovated spaces. What resulted was a decision to decentralize student services around the campus. DLR Group designed a unified project that adapts to existing building and site conditions, and maximizes the natural light and transparency of these student service spaces. Our team balanced a phased design and construction planning schedule that helped refresh the DVC campus, inside and out. DLR Group’s scope included reprogramming of three separate, existing spaces to design a Health Services Station, a Print Shop, and a Student Services Center. Each project required demolition and MEP modifications.
Design Achievement: The new Mt. San Jacinto College STEM Building on the Menifee campus is a milestone for the campus and community. It will provide students with state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment to prepare them for in-demand STEM jobs. DLR Group’s design promotes important pillars for the Menifee campus: community, learning on display, student success, and flexible, adaptable design. Using modular furniture, technology, and indoor/outdoor gathering spaces, this building will be a hub of interaction for all campus members. To enhance student success, the new STEM building focuses on inter-personal connection amongst students and faculty. The innovative laboratory designs enable instructors to engage with the full class while enhancing individual hands-on learning which is critical for student success. Throughout the building, collaborative spaces allow student-teacher interaction as well as peer to peer learning and collaboration. Scope Summary: The new 57,709 SF STEM building includes labs for physics, biology, microbiology, chemistry, anatomy & physiology, faculty offices, general purpose classrooms and a student work space. The design creates a sense of community for STEM students, faculty, and staff, as well as provides a hub of interaction for all campus members. Indoor / outdoor public gathering spaces enhance the campus experience along circulation pathways. Modular furniture, lab-bench modules and standardized classroom and laboratory spaces allow for maximum furniture flexibility and growth. Multi-use spaces, such as huddle rooms, maximize the use of support spaces throughout the day as students, staff, and faculty share time in each space. In addition, the project is designed to California Green Standard (LEED Equivalent). DLR Group is providing architecture, interior design, laboratory planning, and structural engineering services.
Design Achievement: Cambria Hotels tempt the modern traveler with simple indulgences, and their first hotel in Burbank had the added challenge of appealing to discerning business travelers from the entertainment industry. DLR Group’s design embraces the property’s position within the media capital of the world with a “Behind the Camera” design concept: place as a nexus of creative energy. The casual glamour that is the signature of West Coast design is seen and felt in a layered, texture-heavy material palette including leathers, rich woods, woven tweeds, crisp ceramics, and flecked terrazzo. Burbank’s fabled cultural legacy is celebrated with local art and accessories. Scope Summary: The Cambria Hotel Burbank will include 150 guest rooms over six floors, flexible meeting spaces, and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The West Coast lifestyle is embraced with essential outdoor amenities including a landscaped patio, and rooftop lounge. The property will also feature updated food and beverage options, including on-site dining, cocktails and craft beer, grab & go offerings, and a barista-led café. Many of these amenities stretch the typical Cambria prototype, so custom design is balanced with an awareness of the brand's operational requirements and touchpoints. DLR Group provided interior design.
Design Achievement - The new Stadium and Kinesiology Complex at the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Valley Campus is now the centerpiece of this growing campus. The planning team strategically decided upon several success factors for the project, including the establishment of architectural unity with the existing campus. The goal for the new facility is to become the campus center, creating a sense of place for students while acknowledging the master plan and long-term growth goals for the campus. The design includes locker and football facilities, fitness rooms, classrooms and faculty offices and a large press box with multiple offices, nestled into a traditional field house concept. Advantage is taken of the area beneath the concrete bleachers to house two floors of athletic facilities. The resulting Architecture creates a façade that fronts the new campus center, forming that space and presenting an aesthetic and functional dichotomy between the field facing bleacher seating and the campus-facing building elements. Scope Summary  - The new 30,000 SF stadium seats approximately 5000 visitors. 3750 seats on the field house (home) side and 1250 for the visitors. The field house contains PE locker facilities and Football locker facilities at the ground level. A second floor contains a 5000 SF fitness room, classroom facilities and faculty offices. A press box at the top of the bleachers provides facilities for Home, Visitor and Announcer Suites. A large concourse is provided adjacent to the press box areas for box-seating style use or other social events. The field area is designed specifically for football, soccer and field sports, with a modest, two-lane jogging track surrounding the field. The field house is the largest building on campus and its position at the campus center forms a campus center that did not exist before by the creation of a plaza area at the confluence of the two primary circulation axes on the campus. DLR Group\|BakerNowicki will provide master planning and architecture to this project.
South El Monte High School is embarking on a modernization of the campus to better support what students and teachers need in a 21st century learning environment. This modernization will create spaces that promote college and career readiness for all students, prioritizing flexibility to ensure work and learning spaces can be tailored to maximize the capabilities of both teachers and students. The scope of work includes: Maintenance repairs and replacements Code upgrades Gymnasium HVAC upgrade Door and hardware replacement (all doors) Exterior painting Roof replacement (all buildings except modular buildings) Irrigation improvements Pressure relief valve at water main Replacement of all urinals Cold water shutoff valve replacement An administration remodel is being provided to safely secure the campus providing a true secured entry sequence and all permanent student spaces are being updated to provide 21st century learning environments. New CTE facilities are also being developed. Flexible spaces provided include a new leadership lab, coding lab, health medicine, manufacturing, carpentry, and business labs. The spaces these futuristic CTE programs are inhabiting are flexible and not overly designed. They will accommodate future programs being added to the CTE pathways with minimal cost to renovate these spaces. The Library and College Career Center are now being combined in one space and providing the campus a true student union space equipped with a broadcasting studio, makerspace, and group work areas.
Design Achievement – Cypress Equity Investments is working toward the goal of creating a new hub for activity within the city of Santa Monica. With a location that marks a point of transition in the cityscape, these sister residential projects are complex in how they have the potential to serve the community. DLR Group’s design will transform this site into a place where residents will live, work, and play, serving as a point of ease between the commercial and residential world on either side. Each building will be rife with luxurious amenities that residents from either side will be able to flow between, fostering a greater connection between them. At the second-floor courtyard level, outdoor facilities such as a pool deck, gym, dog spaces, and firepits will be a shared space to lounge, play, or watch the sunset. The buildings will also include coworking and meeting spaces to fulfill work-from-home needs, as well as ground floor retail. Glass facades brighten the development, while diminishing transparency at higher levels to provide privacy and security to residents. Scope Summary – This project will encompass two separate residential-focused buildings connected by an alley court, which have the potential to function either cohesively or independently. 1819 spans approximately 117,000 square feet, with a ground level of retail space, three levels of underground parking, and 143 residential units. 1801 spans approximately 116,000 square feet and includes three additional levels of underground parking, with 145 residential units. The second level of both developments will act as a courtyard level, including outdoor recreational and lounging space. As these buildings are uniquely positioned within the city of Santa Monica as a marker of transition between commercial and residential facilities, each side of the structures is meticulously designed to fit within the primary uses of the street it faces. These developments will have open-air corridors to break down the mass of the structures. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement: Alvord Unified School District was founded in 1896 and unified in 1960. Alvord Unified School District believes that everyone has the right to a world-class education. DLR Group achieved Alvord USD’s vision by developing a web-based interactive masterplan that highlights the solutions that are needed for each school to provide a world-class educational experience for their students. The critical initial step in the planning process was the identification of District-wide goals for each campus, project facts influencing the practical planning options for each campus and needs associated with programs and facilities. To confirm these factors, the design team conducted a collaborative process engaging District and site staff for each school. The master planning process was conducted through a structured, multi-step process to address critical aspects of educational planning and its impact on the district’s assets: program confirmation, facility condition assessment, data analytics, campus site planning and conceptual cost estimating. Scope Summary: Alvord Unified School District is comprised of 3 high schools, 2 alternative high schools,4 middle schools, and 14 elementary schools. The district serves approximately 20,000 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. The web-based Facilities Master plan format gives each viewer the ability to review the overall needs for each campus and create scenarios utilizing variables programmed into the platform. Construction dates, percentage of soft costs, market escalation are some of the variable selections that can be coupled with the ability to identify discrete scopes of work for each campus. Additionally, the web-based format allows individuals an interactive, dynamic way to assess campus data in a way that will help users better understand the financial and physical impacts to implementation decisions. DLR Group provided master planning services.
This Del Mar Heights School, with high public and community interest, is the replacement of an existing k-5 elementary school within an established neighborhood of families and students serving several generations. To fully engage this community in the planning and design of this project, an integrated structure and collaborative process was conducted by DLR Group. The project capitalizes on the expansive scenic ocean views, the surrounding Torrey Pines Environmental Preserve and its coastal environment, while maximizing the forward-thinking pedagogy and curriculum planned for the school. The campus is designed to engage students in purposeful learning matched to their learning styles through “learning villages” grouped by grade levels and through the creation of open, collaborative spaces and indoor/outdoor learning experiences. Each learning village is designed to provide a visual connection to the coastline and nature preserve. This project includes the building of a 69,000 SF campus over a 10.5-acre site. Over 150 invested community members in this project included District school site administrators, instructional leaders, parents, community members, and business and civic leaders. The architecture builds on the design theme of California Coastal Architecture. Simple shed-roofed, open structures are accessed along the campus boardwalk lined with beach sand and coastal grasses to mimic the water’s edge. The site is terraced along its natural topography allowing a natural transition to the site edge overlooking its expansive ocean view. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors and planning.
Design Achievement - After over 60 years of housing education excellence, DLR Group’s master plan reinvents the existing performing arts theatre and erects a new culinary arts and automotive technology building to support Valley High School’s expansion. The theater renovation is defined by its existing cast-in-place concrete structure that cannot be modified. Consequently, all improvements are addressed within the existing building envelope. The theater experience is dramatically enhanced through a revised seating concept that converts traditional continental seating into a stadium style configuration to improve sightlines and enhance the intimate relationship between performer and audience. As a highly visible community landmark and active gathering place for the performing arts, the existing theater interior is fully replanned to support all backstage functions and systems as well as “Front of House” spaces for pre-function and intermission activities and connection to the new Campus Commons and Fine Arts Courtyard. The renovation and expansion produce an environment in which all spaces are designed to replicate the professional work environment to promote hands on learning. Scope Summary - The scope of this project encompasses 44,500 SF of space, including the upgrades 1,040 seat Performing Arts Theatre. The new culinary arts building addresses a broad range of culinary skills and experiences with a new kitchen/culinary lab, bakery, pop-up indoor outdoor dining lab, nutrition/demonstration lab, hydroponics garden, events plaza and staging for food trucks. Coupled with culinary arts, the Automotive Technology space provides eight professionally equipped vehicle service bays including two for specialized alignment service, diagnostics lab for design and service of electronic systems, tire service center and two classrooms for instruction and industry collaboration. DLR Group is providing architecture, interiors, and master planning.
Design Achievement: Whittier Elementary School located in Hemet, Calif. envisioned a community focused addition to its campus that honors the unique character and history of the neighborhood it resides in. DLR Group’s design embraces the desert contemporary aesthetics and seamlessly integrates a new library and community plaza in the existing campus. The design builds upon the existing campus axis and coordinates with an interior finish that compliments the vibrant wildflower exterior design. The school is infused with acoustical panels, also inspired by wildflowers, and an open-to-sky ceiling that creates an active and inviting atmosphere.  The timeless design revitalizes the surrounding community with fresh energy and vibrancy, while also providing a space for project-based effective learning for young children. Scope Summary: The Whittier Elementary School addition encompasses 4,846 SF of space that includes the new library and community plaza. Zoning is established through the strategic use of floor finish and ceiling designs. Each transition helps students move from reading and storytelling to a maker space area, and huddle session spaces both indoors and outdoors. Materials also promote floor-based learning through pebble-like seating and soft-touch flooring tailored to children’s learning preferences.  Every zone fosters inclusivity and equal access without sacrificing aesthetics. Wheelchair accessibility is integrated at the center of pebble-seating near a check-in desk designed at child friendly height. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, engineering, and interiors.
DLR Group’s plan for La Sierra High School transforms an existing 50-year-old classroom building to create a new commercial culinary arts kitchen and supporting facilities. The design replicates a professional culinary arts environment, while providing traditional learning spaces for students. The design of the Culinary Arts building encompasses additional specialized areas, which include an instructional foods lab that will also serve as a dining room for school, district, and community events. The facility is designed to meet industry standards providing students with hands-on experience preparing them for successful employment or enrollment in a post-secondary career and technical education program. The scope of work for this project includes 6,500 SF of commercial kitchen, instructional food labs, and dining space. The modernized building will include a state-of-the-art kitchen, a lecture hall that transforms into a dining room, a second lecture lab, and restaurant facility. The design also includes a separate staff grab-and-go server and a student snack bar. The design promotes professional and educational autonomy in a hands-on environment. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors, and planning to this project.
NOT TO STANDARD The project, located within a 31-acre site, is nestled between the Historic John Marsh State Park and the local community in Brentwood, California. The project is to include a 750-seat amphitheater with 250 fixed seating and 500 lawn seats, with theatrical support space, an event promenade, lawn, box office, restroom facilities, parking, and an identified location for a future art/event center. Additionally, and funded separately, the site will house wedding venue, a sculpture garden park and playground. The future phases will consist of increasing the amphitheater occupancy to +1000 seats, expanding the available amenities, and creating a future event center to accommodate indoor banquets, art gallery events and live performances. Guests will first encounter a location designed for gourmet food trucks and be able to eat prior to a performance. This centrally area is situated at the highest point and becomes a plateau with grand vistas of the Diablo Mountain Range. . Located here are the box office, public amenities, and a shaded area where artisans and vendors could sell their merchandise, display art or hold educational gatherings. An expansive lawn is also available for picnicking, experiencing a sculpture garden and enjoying sunset views. One can then descend into a naturally bowl-shaped amphitheater space, that is sloped to provide ideal sightlines to a stage while also buffering unwanted music and sounds into the local neighborhood. Supporting the amphitheater is a back of house performer support building that includes dressing rooms, green room and other spaces dedicated to theatrical and audio-visual needs. The project is meant to provide a peaceful, tranquil, and comfortable experience that will incorporate native landscaping and sustainable features. The amphitheater is intended to be flexible to accommodate various types of performances and pays attention to acoustical levels, light pollution and considers the visual and physical connections to the extended site. The overall facility is intended to provide a provide a historical connection to the history of Brentwood and the Miwok Tribe.
DLR Group’s plan for La Sierra High School transforms an existing 50-year-old classroom building to create a new commercial culinary arts kitchen and supporting facilities. The design replicates a professional culinary arts environment, while providing traditional learning spaces for students. The design of the Culinary Arts building encompasses additional specialized areas, which include an instructional foods lab that will also serve as a dining room for school, district, and community events. The facility is designed to meet industry standards providing students with hands-on experience preparing them for successful employment or enrollment in a post-secondary career and technical education program. The scope of work for this project includes 6,500 SF of commercial kitchen, instructional food labs, and dining space. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors, and planning to this project.
Design Achievement:  As a result of an agreement with a national housing developer, the City of Brentwood is developing an amphitheater and festival grounds, which will also serve a variety of community uses. DLR Group’s design concept leverages the unique setting, taking advantage of views to Round Valley Regional Preserve and the Historic Marsh House, thus connecting to, and reinforcing existing natural and cultural references, including to the Miwok Tribe. Organized by the topography, the design approach centers upon an arrival plaza positioned at the highest elevation on the site with grand vistas of the Diablo Mountain Range. The area serves both as a pre-function space for performances, as well as a community space that will host events such as art shows, food and wine festivals, and farmers markets. The gathering pavilion is a modern barn structure reminiscent of buildings used on the orchards in the surrounding area. Throughout the site, ornamental vines, trellises, and stone site walls provide texture and further reinforce the regional references while masking service functions. Utilizing the natural drainage of the site, the arroyo is a prominent element in the landscape which unites the procession through the site. Scope Summary: Located within a 31-acre parcel, the project includes a 750-seat amphitheater with 250 fixed seats and 500 lawn seats, a performer support building, an event promenade, lawn, box office, restroom facilities, parking, and an identified location for a future art/event center. Additionally, and funded separately, the site will house a wedding venue, sculpture garden park, and playground. Future phases will increase the amphitheater occupancy to +1,000 seats, expand amenities, and create a future event center for indoor banquets, art gallery events, and live performances. Accessible paths connect the and the amphitheater itself. Following the natural form of the site to minimize the extent of earthwork required, the pavilion faces away from nearby residences, directing sound away from the surrounding community. Interlinked with the stage lighting masts, a seasonal shade canopy provides relief for patrons, and the large overhang at the stage protects performers. Designed to provide a peaceful, tranquil, and comfortable experience, the project will incorporate native landscaping and sustainable features. DLR Group completed a conceptual site plan for the initial feasibility study along with 30% design-build bridging documents for phase 1 of the project.
Design Achievement – The farming community of Visalia is currently dominated by single-family housing. JH Properties is adding multi-family options to the area by converting an existing area of farmland to a 234-unit property that also features ample amenities. DLR Group’s design is rooted in interlocking modular units that maximize space with undulating floorplans spanning three vertical levels and maximizing the amount of outdoor recreation areas and pedestrian connectivity available to residents. The push and pull of the façade created by the jigsaw-like arrangement creates a natural rhythm that breaks up the long, narrow building masses. Contemporary farmhouse architecture stays true to the region’s agricultural roots. Iconic pitched roofs are hybridized with modern materials to provide an aesthetic that is rustic but not outdated. Natural materials such as wood flooring and stone countertops can be found within each unit. Scope Summary – The scope of work for this project encompassed approximately 305,000 SF of new multi-family units and a community clubhouse. Different module configurations each comprised of two alternating units create a bevy of floorplan options for residents to choose from. All units include parking garages and roads were developed to connect the property to existing infrastructure. Trails wind throughout the property for optimal pedestrian accessibility. The clubhouse includes a gym, game room, gathering space, working area, and pool. The property is being designed to meet the stringent sustainability requirements of Title 24. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
Design Achievement – Many local medical students choose to complete their residencies at healthcare facilities such as the Loma Linda VA Clinic, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, and the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital. Despite being in a highly desirable location, the area was severely lacking in nearby housing options. Four developments, including The Redlands, are currently underway to provide this much-needed residential space. DLR Group’s design is the “gem” of the four developments, with higher scale finishes and amenities throughout the space. The architecture of The Redlands is far more contemporary than that of the other developments, with a modern look and feel throughout. Amenities include two pool courtyards and a two-story clubhouse with outdoor dining and gaming on the rooftop. One of the five residential buildings also boasts a rooftop terrace for occupants to enjoy. Scope Summary – The scope of work for this project encompassed three five-story buildings and two two-story buildings totaling 427 residential units. The units range from studio apartments to three-bedroom units. Since one of the five buildings was particularly long and spanned a drop in the site topography, special coordination with civil engineers allowed this change in elevation to appear natural and avoid any step-like movement between the wings. The design was easily approved by San Bernadino County by meeting their requirements for density and parking options. Electric vehicle charging spaces, while not required, were incorporated into the design.  The development was designed to comply with CALGreen and Title 24 Building Energy requirements. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
The re-establishment of Chaffey College in the south of the College’s service area aims to create a strong partnership with the City of Ontario through a new campus location on a 16-acre site. With sweeping northern views of the San Gabriel Mountains, the new campus will contribute to the flourishing community by providing an inspirational learning environment that honors the history of Ontario by showcasing the importance of water to the development of the region, and fully sustainable infrastructure that indicates the commitment of the College to a more sustainable future. Planned as “a campus for the future”, the campus will become a destination for students, faculty, staff, and community members within flexible, technology-rich buildings that leverage technology to optimize space. The campus will focus on transfer and career journeys through physical and digital support services. An analysis of campus space needs and the physical site conditions and a highly participatory planning process with campus stakeholders revealed the desire to create a collegiate campus where students and staff feel supported and inspired to be their best. The resulting master plan defines a welcoming campus with an urban edge that provides a distinction between the campus and its surrounding area and a clear front door to the campus.
DLR Group provided conceptual design services for the renovation of the University of Southern California football locker room in the John McKay Center. The design team collaborated with senior administration to develop an entirely new locker room experience for the student-athletes. The locker room layout was reorganized to be more efficient so that USC could expand of the overall locker count. State-of-the-art lockers were designed for everyday use, but also with the flip of a switch can be ready for recruiting. A thirty-foot-long cold plunge pool was added directly adjacent to the showers, so the players can reduce their core body temperature at the end of practice. The expanded players lounge features a large nutrition area and multiple seating areas. Additionally, a full height LED wall creates a one of kind moment for student-athletes. Off the lounge, a dedicated rest and recovery room that sound and light quality can be controlled has been planned. The complete re-imagining of the locker suite will be modern and sophisticated all while clearly reflecting the USC brand and will be of the best in the country. Scope of Services DLR Group is providing full A/E services including architecture, MEP and structural engineering, and interior design services.
Fontana High School is the original high school in the district as such required significant upgrades to their sports facilities. The district and community desired a new artificial turf field and synthetic track that would complement the existing athletic facilities, improves the spectator experience, and inspire the students to strive for athletic excellence. In addition the existing varsity and JV softball fields were either non-existent or in complete disrepair. The current JV softball field is across the street at a Middle school campus which created Title IX issues for them as both varsity and JV baseball are on campus. DLR Group’s designs for the newly renovated sports facilities provide for equal access to top-notch sports facilities for all genders, provide new spectator view options throughout the complex, provide additional parking and restrooms to make the spectators experience unique and comfortable and above else create facilities that set Fontana High School up for continued athletic success. DLR Group’s design for the fields achieves the districts vision by making the fields more accessible for a greater number of users. Additionally, the new fields will allow the athletic program to hold multiple practices at a time so that students can start their academics at a more reasonable hour. DLR Group is honored to play a role in equipping the students with the resources needed to excel in both academics and athletics.
SOM Building Remodel 1) Upgrade Current Recording Studio—Equipment and Remodel Space 2) RM 138, 139—Remodel; Turn Space into a Sound Stage; Remove back wall to enlarge space (take in instrument storage—RM139) 3) Create New Studio Space—Remodel; Turn Music Library Storage (RM144) into Live Room; Turn adjacent music storage into control room
The project scope includes complete demolition of existing space and new interior build-out, renovation of all toilet rooms and refresh to elevator lobby. DLR Group is providing architectural, interior renovation, MEP, and Structural upgrade services on the 10th floor of the County Administration Center. Size: 17,424 SF. Project budget is: $3.8 M.
Design Achievement: Since its humble beginning in 1883, Chaffey College has dedicated itself to improving lives through education. Continuing with this mission, the college is replacing its existing library at the Rancho Cucamonga Campus to provide greater access to information resources, technology, and services that students need to be successful. DLR Group’s design of the new Library Learning Commons will create a cornerstone building on campus, offering a variety of services and spaces to meet the needs of its diverse student population. The new building will feature multi-purpose spaces that support activities ranging from individual study to collaborative project work and large group gatherings. It will also house the Faculty Success Center to encourage meaningful interaction between students and faculty and will become a hub for distance education. Biophilic design elements, such as merged indoor and outdoor study areas, framed views of the San Gabriel mountains and moments in the landscape design, and well-distributed daylight throughout the building contribute to an environment of student well-being. By maintaining a browsing collection, improving access to Special Collections, and enhanced technology offerings, students will be equipped with resources to support them on their academic journey. Scope Summary: DLR Group will design and construct the new, 76,000 SF Library Learning Commons. This new facility will house a variety of services, spaces, and programs including information and learning services, supplemental instruction, a faculty success center, distance education support, collaboration spaces, instructional and support spaces, and multimedia and editing studios. The iconic structure will be situated on the campus Promenade and will be the first new building to be designed and constructed in support of the new campus master plan. The lobby, which links the first floor entry off the Promenade with the second floor entry from the parking lot, serves as the HEART of the building. This HEART, with its informal gathering social stair and 3-level atrium-like volume, provides clear visual connectivity for intuitive wayfinding and circulation through the library. The building form, materiality, interior space planning, and outdoor study decks all celebrate the connection to the natural beauty of the campus, framing views to the dramatic San Gabriel mountains and connecting outdoor spaces to the promenade below. DLR Group will be providing Architecture, Interiors, Specifications, Acoustics, and Oversight in collaboration with Swinerton Builders.
Design Achievement - Several unincorporated communities in California’s Riverside County needed a station closer to home to service their calls. The Lake Mathews station, the first new station in 20 years within the city of Corona, was commissioned to service that need while making optimal use of the allotted space. DLR Group’s design creates a workplace that is both maximally efficient and humanizing for those who use the space, and they were able to do this with tight time constraints. The team expeditiously developed the new station’s floor, optimizing each square foot of its footprint. One of the main concerns for the Riverside Sheriff’s Office was the limited parking space at the station. DLR Group was able to add additional parking without any adverse impact to the vehicular traffic flow of the station’s parking lot. Scope Summary – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department leased a 19,490 SF new tilt-up concrete commercial building to accommodate sworn officers and staff. Working with the developer, DLR Group created bridging documents for the county within three months. This included plans for a secure, motorized gate for the parking lot, as well as an entrance that helped connect the Sheriff’s office to the local community by incorporating artwork from local artists throughout the space. DLR Group provided architectural design, interior design, FF&E coordination, and performance specifications for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Design Achievement - The revitalization of Hillview Apartments modifies an aging Hollywood building to a refreshed canvas for the fashionable community in which it resides. The overarching goal for Hillview was to entice the community by creating an attractive space with a distinctive feel and personality. Themed around classic Los Angeleno society, Hillview invites residents into a glamorous environment that carefully reflects a curated aesthetic of old Hollywood glitz and glamour. The design pays homage to the community that is filled with predominately Hollywood and entertainment industry professionals. DLR Group’s design revitalizes the site to its former glory by refreshing the entire building to make functional and sustainable living spaces. Starting from the inside, outwards, our design renews the paint, flooring, and interiors to breathe in a new life to the spaces and create a more modern environment. The typical unit design is centered around 2 concepts. In the main shared spaces, the concepts are inspired by vibrant colors and art deco glamour. The common spaces embrace the flavor and experiences that signifies the personality of Los Angeles and elevates it to a luxury living environment. Contextually, the personality of the amenity and common areas serve as character building for the space and creating recognizability. The units contrast with the vibrant shared spaces and are framed around muted tones. The neutral units tastefully allow the occupant to decorate and personalize their respective units, giving space for longevity of occupancy and malleability through changing trends. Scope Summary - Including 54 residential units, common amenity spaces, and retail space, Hillview Apartments is home to residents and open its doors after opening it’s doors to the Hollywood community in mid 2022. The 58,000 SF remodel revitalizes an old building and gives it personality, delivering on the community’s need for housing. The $3.2 million renovation replaces interior spaces, giving each unit a facelift as well as a new identity for the lobby and common areas. DLR Group provided interior design services.
SOM Building Remodel 1) Upgrade Current Recording Studio—Equipment and Remodel Space 2) RM 138, 139—Remodel; Turn Space into a Sound Stage; Remove back wall to enlarge space (take in instrument storage—RM139) 3) Create New Studio Space—Remodel; Turn Music Library Storage (RM144) into Live Room; Turn adjacent music storage into control room
Design Achievement: Originally built in 1966, the Cypress College Fine Arts Building had ceased to efficiently serve the College’s arts programs; 15% of the building was inactive and arts programs were scattered across the campus. The project goals were to reunite fine arts programs under one roof and refresh the building’s interiors, while maximizing program opportunities and adhering to a tight time frame and budget mandated by the California state funding process. DLR Group’s renovation design clusters program elements around a shared central foyer, opening up formerly closed off spaces and promoting collaboration across disciplines through physical and visual connectivity. A curtainwall system of clear and translucent glass partitions prioritizes transparency and allows for borrowed daylight to interior spaces. Celebrating the mid-century legacy of the building, the design strategically exposes portions of the original waffle slab ceiling, structural columns, and troweled concrete ribbed walls. A clean, minimal palette of crisp white warmed up with wood allows the concrete to shine as a unified backdrop to the arts activities occurring within the renovated space. Scope Summary: This project renovates an existing three-story, 66,765 GSF cast-in-place concrete building with a reconfigured floor plan, ADA improvements, completely updated MEP infrastructure, and upgraded technology. The design removes layers of outdated infrastructure and ceilings to celebrate the original structure of the building and improve the interior environment and access to daylight. The floor plan takes advantage of existing building features, such as locating the music recital hall and rehearsal rooms on the third floor due to taller floor-to-floor heights and placing visual arts studios in places with existing skylights to maximize natural light. Ceramics and 3D art are on the ground level with access to the outdoor kiln yard. Our in-house acousticians designed treatments to prevent sound infiltration between highly sensitive music practice and performance rooms. ADA upgrades throughout the building make the instructional mezzanine a fully functioning space again. The renovated building will house the fine arts—painting, drawing, illustration, ceramics, and photography—along with the music and media and communications departments into one cohesive whole that takes advantage of synergies and partnerships between disciplines. The program includes classrooms and meeting spaces; visual arts studios and exhibition spaces; photography darkroom and film processing lab; music rehearsal rooms, recital hall, and recording studio; faculty offices, and a library. Through thoughtful engagement with stakeholders, our team maximized usable area by creating functional multipurpose spaces that can be shared by similar departments. DLR Group is providing architecture, interior design, MEP engineering; and technology design (acoustics, audiovisual, IT/telecommunications, and security) services. Structural Engineering by KNA Structural.
In a true boundless collaboration, DLR Group teams in the Chicago and Los Angeles offices joined forces to create a design solution in response to the 2021 Skid Row International Design Competition. The competition challenged entrants to design a reusable housing and service center for temporary use to shelter the 65,000 unhoused people in Los Angeles. DLR Group's response is framed around a central thesis – “Filling the Gaps: a hard reduction center with transitional housing in a CLT module.” The design team identified three concepts to support the thesis, the first set an introduction to the facility in the context of the surrounding community. The physical design and housing options of the space seek to bring people together, instead of isolating them, providing the social support networks necessary for recovery. Providing tent floor covered by an artist installation canopy that mimics the tent structures and provides a blanket-like security from 5th Street. Single Room Occupancy (SRO) allow for privacy while co-living options allows people to maintain their social connections instead of being split up from loved ones and support networks. And classroom spaces that provide group therapy allow people to bond over and heal from their shared trauma. Beyond housing typologies, the center provides a 'Service Concierge’ to connect residents with the myriad of local services. Next, DLR Group’s design explores resident pathways through data collection and research. Mirroring the resident journey, the structure itself is designed to be flexible and adaptable to changing needs over time. Modular units allow for easy assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration as the center learns which resources are utilized most. As needs change, components and uses can be replaced with alternative services and spaces. The modularity and flexibility also allow for the structure to be adapted to any location or future site. Lastly, the response was concluded by looking at the site through the lens of sustainability. The issue of homelessness in LA and the United States is deep-rooted and complex; the design team recognize that one structure cannot provide a ‘one-size fits all’ solution. Filling the Gaps seeks foremost to emphasize the dignity of even the most vulnerable among us.
Design Achievement - Located in Northeast China in an area known for its beauty, the Dalian School will provide private education in a highly urban area, offering an elementary school, middle school, theater, performing arts and athletics. Seeking to have the two schools operate independently, DLR Group's design consolidates the footprint of each building, while pairing them in a yin/yang fashion with opposing forms and curves. Architecturally, the buildings are responsive to the view towards the water in the south and mountains in the west, offering references to Chinese provincial architecture through a modern lens. The Dalian School aims to mimic American-style education in the way it is provided.  Scope Summary - The scope of work for the Dalian School master plan covers two educational facilities: an elementary school of 840 students (totaling 110,158 SF), and a middle school for 1,080 students (totaling 179,768 SF). Supporting programs and site amenities bring the total square footage to 756,509 SF. School facilities will have access to a pool, art building, theater, covered play, and athletic facilities such as football/track, soccer, basketball, baseball and tennis. DLR Group provided master planning and architecture services.
Design Achievement: Located in a destination golf resort community overlooking Monterey Bay, the new Grand Hyatt Seaside will be a luxury accommodation that celebrates the uniqueness of its surroundings and connects its guests to iconic experiences. DLR Group’s design of the new hotel builds upon the character abundant in the landscape, and the relaxed spirit of the locale, to create an immersive experience that reflects the upscale quality of the brand. Set within the constraints of a sloping site, the building acts as a vessel to curate and create moments of awe. The architecture frames views to the ocean, mountains, and golf course – serving to define moments rather than being the moment itself. Through careful consideration of building massing and orientation, integration of landscape, and material usage, the design will embed the guest into their surroundings. Materiality and forms are inspired by many of Monterey’s iconic vistas. Heavy stone textures, gentle fabrics, soft curves, and low-slung forms craft this journey to create an overall feeling of calmness, appreciation, and warmth—an experience of ‘barefoot luxury’. Scope Summary: With 330 guestrooms, this new resort will feature a 13,000 SF spa, four food & beverage outlets including a rooftop restaurant, and a 30,000 SF convention center. Responding to the complexity of the sloping site and a municipal requirement that buildings cannot exceed the height of the tallest tree canopy, the building is literally nestled into its site. The program is stacked vertically, with convention and spa spaces at the lowest level, flanking a large outdoor terraced plaza, with hotel lobby, restaurants and guestroom towers above. In addition to the central courtyard, extensive outdoor space including a guest arrival court, private guestroom balconies, pool, and rooftop lounge will capture outstanding views and further connect guests to the natural beauty of the site. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors. lighting design, and signage/wayfinding services.
SOM Building Remodel 1) Upgrade Current Recording Studio—Equipment and Remodel Space 2) RM 138, 139—Remodel; Turn Space into a Sound Stage; Remove back wall to enlarge space (take in instrument storage—RM139) 3) Create New Studio Space—Remodel; Turn Music Library Storage (RM144) into Live Room; Turn adjacent music storage into control room
All communications must refer to Vista Equity Partners SFO project as "Confidential Investment Firm." Design Achievement – As technology surges to the next big idea, so do investment opportunities. This confidential investment firm, founded in San Francisco and now with offices in major cities across the US, grows with each investment venture leading to the need for more space. With the expansion to a new floor, DLR Group’s design, like the city where it began, blends San Francisco’s cityscape and moments of meandering through the coast. The firm’s design standards of classic materials: natural warm woods, gray travertine flooring, white stones, and blue accents intertwine with bespoke details that soothe a sophisticated environment. Mirroring the identity of the northern California coast, a merging of a calm and natural approach with an active and diverse urban culture; a relaxed lifestyle and a passion for success cultivate within the office environment. Soft curves around the perimeter of the core mimic the pathways of Highway 1, where no roads are ever straight, taking employees on a journey through the space. Linear clean lines of an urban landscape take the form of black-lined office fronts and are laced within built-in shelving units. Floor-to-ceiling glass fronts engulf the 360-degree vistas of the city below, drawing in natural light throughout the space. While hidden booths, phone rooms, and a mother’s room take on residential touches with soft textures and lush finishes – balancing the classic and modern private offices and meeting rooms dressed in a timeless palette. Scope Summary – The scope of this expansion space included an entire floor of approximately 22,000 SF. Glass-lined private offices plus interior offices ranged from single to dual-office types. Additional private offices aided the need for elevated need for headsdown space as employees returned from working at home. The layout of the trading floor offers access to natural light, views of the city, and a warm, crispy aesthetic. Soft seating adjacent to private offices extends moments of collaboration in a casual environment. Respite is found within the galley with its expansive views and sheltered seating. Meeting spaces are equipped with digital-enabled technology and seamlessly hidden refreshment, storage, and receptacle bays. During the process, supply chain issues drove expedited review timelines to mitigate construction delays. Our design team and general contractor worked as true partners to meet deadlines and focused on constant communication leading to the achievement of the desired move-in schedule. DLR Group provided interior design services.
Design Achievement - Located in an up-and-coming area of mass development in Shanghai, LJZ's K-9 school has the opportunity to influentially lead the educational tone in China's Foreshore Zone. DLR Group's design creatively navigates space constraints, fitting two unique schools on a single site (a kindergarten center and a 1st through 9th grade school), and a planned site area for a future private school. With a focus on meeting city requirements, as well as offering 21st century learning opportunities, particular consideration has been given to classroom sizes and flexible learning spaces, with an emphasis on maximum daylighting. Efficiency and safety are also key elements of the design. The nine-year school connects the elementary wing to the middle school wing by a central public teaching space and administration building. Aesthetically, the campus is driven by a "Modern Classic" style, featuring brick/masonry facades interlocked with transparent glazing elements, with references to the symmetry of the Shanghai colonial style. Scope Summary - The project encompasses 22,482 m2 total (a 3,901 m2 Kindergarten center, and a 18,580 m2 nine-year school) to serve 2,370 students. Indoor and outdoor learning spaces make the most of site potential. Small group learning spaces and living rooms break the classrooms into small cluster learning spaces: promoting the balance of learning, living, and playing. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, interiors, and landscape design services.
Design Achievement - Poised at the gateway to Shanghai and mainland China, a world-class waterfront development will bring urban renewal to Baoshan, transforming an aged maritime dock into a vibrant lifestyle hub – Long Beach Observation Tower Zone. Its creation symbolizes a future state of hope and brightness for the Baoshan community: a marker of ideas to come and the start of a new story. DLR Group's design engages and integrates the existing residential and commercial fabric into a prominent, mixed-use development featuring an iconic tower seen 590 feet in the sky above. The project has a focus on civic and commercial functions, with a museum and exhibition facility, observation tower, wedding and event space, offices, a hotel, and a world-class concert hall. As it celebrates the new and commemorates the past, articulations within the site seamlessly integrates the surrounding parkways, waterfront boardwalks, roadways and homes.   Scope Summary - Encompassing 1,217,505 SF on 6.9 acres, the Baoshan Long Beach Observation Tower Zone will include a tower, museum, office building, retail and hotel. In addition to creating an iconic landmark on the shoreline, the tower will serve a variety of functions, offering amenities for unforgettable ceremonies and events, breathtaking views of the waterfront and nearby cruise terminal, and unique dining experiences. Given its vital link between the waterfront paseo and extensive green belt to the South, the Master Plan intricately ties together the open spaces and architecture – providing a seamless connection to the urban functionalities of this vibrant development. Seeking a number of energy efficient solutions in site development, building design, and systems, this project will serve as a catalyst to future sustainable developments in Baoshan and Greater Shanghai. Additionally, the scope includes a concert hall located on the north side of the site, between the hotel and observation tower. The 24 m high, 4-level building includes a main auditorium that provides 702 seats, retail spaces open to the sunken plaza, exhibition spaces, and underground parking. DLR Group is providing planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and interior design.   June 2023 Website Narrative Baoshan Long Beach Complex   New Water-Front Complex is a Gateway to Mainland China Standing on the bank of the Yangtze River, the complex conveys Shanghai's humanistic spirit, embracing the future and welcoming visitors from all over the world. Poised at the gateway to Shanghai and mainland China, the Baoshan Long Beach Complex transforms an aging maritime dock into a vibrant lifestyle hub. Located at a key international port, the site has been a catalyst in the area’s renewal.  Encompassing over 1.2 million SF across 6.9 acres, the complex will include a tower, museum, concert hall, office building, retail space, and hotel. In addition to creating an iconic landmark tower on the shoreline, the Baoshan Long Beach Complex will serve a variety of functions – amenities for unforgettable events, breathtaking views of the waterfront and nearby cruise terminal, and unique dining experiences.  Literary Inspiration Given its vital link between the waterfront paseo and extensive green belt to the South, the plan intricately ties together the open spaces and architecture, providing a seamless connection to the urban functions of this vibrant development. The design draws inspiration from the story Journey to the West, one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, and one of the protagonists, Sun Wukong’s, encounter with the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The complex’s creation symbolizes the future of the Baoshan community: the birth of a future concept and the opening of a new chapter. Mixed-Use Tower The Tidal Control Staff For the design, we borrowed from the Dragon King’s magical staff that fights off evil, as Sun Wukong does in the original story. Seen as a protector of Shanghai’s ports, the staff is echoed in the design, with the 590-foot viewing tower divided into three sections by golden bands. The chimney stops at 473 feet, leaving plenty of space for the sky wedding venue, a restaurant above the clouds, facilities for the Shanghai Football Club and the 578-foot-high sightseeing platform with 360° views. To reinforce the concept of tidal control staff, the building seems to rise from the water, sitting in a pool with an aquarium under the viewing tower. The bottom is designed as transparent glass, connecting with the underground aquarium, so visitors seem to dive into the sea itself. The facilities include a vertical garden, rock climbing, and skydiving. Concert Hall The Crystal Palace Reminiscent of the legendary undersea palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, the Baoshan Long Beach Concert Hall shines like a diamond, setting the stage not only for performances, but for visitors to enjoy art and culture. In the daytime, the concert hall glistens in the sunlight; at night the Crystal Palace Concert Hall dazzles through an integrated design effort. Different perforation rates for each panel and specialized lighting design simulate the refraction effect of diamonds under light. In effect, the concert hall glitters and shines like the legendary Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East Sea. The combination of the Tide Control Staff  mixed-use tower and the Crystal Palace concert hall serve as a new landmark for Shanghai East Gate. This new world-class waterfront development will bring urban renewal to Shanghai, symbolizing hope for the Baoshan community: a marker of ideas to come and the start of a new story.
SOM Building Remodel 1) Upgrade Current Recording Studio—Equipment and Remodel Space 2) RM 138, 139—Remodel; Turn Space into a Sound Stage; Remove back wall to enlarge space (take in instrument storage—RM139) 3) Create New Studio Space—Remodel; Turn Music Library Storage (RM144) into Live Room; Turn adjacent music storage into control room
Feasibility Study for the rehabilitation of Ingalls Hall. The project is envisioned to be the nation's first dedicated educational facility devoted to those incarcerated that will drastically lower recidivism and become a model throughout the nation. The document consists of a a feasibility study to determine probable construction costs for the repurposing of the 65,000 sf of mid-1940s building into a for-credit educational facility for inmates of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC). The CRC is a detention facility located at 5th Street and Western, near the Norco College campus. This document will be used in procuring funds from State and Federal agencies, and eventually enfolded into a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for full design services for the project. This renovation is for a non-secure commercial grade renovation to allow inmate use and to allow California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) staff to monitor and sweep spaces before and after each use in the most efficient way possible. Design will strive to provide good visual observation along with camera backup. Finishes will be selected for attractiveness and durability. Locks, walls and windows will be heavy duty commercial grade with limited access control. The facility is outside the security perimeter of the CRC. Any new fencing is non-secure and management level quality similar to that at the existing staff parking directly adjacent. There will be a limited screening area with the building. All inmate searches will occur within the existing shake down room within the security perimeter of the CRC and will not be a part of this project. The existing shakedown room is adjacent to the existing CRC service sally port and will continue to operate as the main shake down entry and exit for inmates into and out of the CRC.
Design Achievement - Poised at the gateway to Shanghai and mainland China, a world-class waterfront development will bring urban renewal to Baoshan, transforming an aged maritime dock into a vibrant lifestyle hub – Long Beach Observation Tower Zone. Its creation symbolizes a future state of hope and brightness for the Baoshan community: a marker of ideas to come and the start of a new story. DLR Group's design engages and integrates the existing residential and commercial fabric into a prominent, mixed-use development featuring an iconic tower seen 590 feet in the sky above. The project has a focus on civic and commercial functions, with a museum and exhibition facility, observation tower, wedding and event space, offices, a hotel, and a world-class concert hall. As it celebrates the new and commemorates the past, articulations within the site seamlessly integrates the surrounding parkways, waterfront boardwalks, roadways and homes.   Scope Summary - Encompassing 1,217,505 SF on 6.9 acres, the Baoshan Long Beach Observation Tower Zone will include a tower, museum, office building, retail and hotel. In addition to creating an iconic landmark on the shoreline, the tower will serve a variety of functions, offering amenities for unforgettable ceremonies and events, breathtaking views of the waterfront and nearby cruise terminal, and unique dining experiences. Given its vital link between the waterfront paseo and extensive green belt to the South, the Master Plan intricately ties together the open spaces and architecture – providing a seamless connection to the urban functionalities of this vibrant development. Seeking a number of energy efficient solutions in site development, building design, and systems, this project will serve as a catalyst to future sustainable developments in Baoshan and Greater Shanghai. Additionally, the scope includes a concert hall located on the north side of the site, between the hotel and observation tower. The 24 m high, 4-level building includes a main auditorium that provides 702 seats, retail spaces open to the sunken plaza, exhibition spaces, and underground parking. DLR Group is providing planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and interior design.   June 2023 Website Narrative Baoshan Long Beach Complex   New Water-Front Complex is a Gateway to Mainland China Standing on the bank of the Yangtze River, the complex conveys Shanghai's humanistic spirit, embracing the future and welcoming visitors from all over the world. Poised at the gateway to Shanghai and mainland China, the Baoshan Long Beach Complex transforms an aging maritime dock into a vibrant lifestyle hub. Located at a key international port, the site has been a catalyst in the area’s renewal.  Encompassing over 1.2 million SF across 6.9 acres, the complex will include a tower, museum, concert hall, office building, retail space, and hotel. In addition to creating an iconic landmark tower on the shoreline, the Baoshan Long Beach Complex will serve a variety of functions – amenities for unforgettable events, breathtaking views of the waterfront and nearby cruise terminal, and unique dining experiences.  Literary Inspiration Given its vital link between the waterfront paseo and extensive green belt to the South, the plan intricately ties together the open spaces and architecture, providing a seamless connection to the urban functions of this vibrant development. The design draws inspiration from the story Journey to the West, one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, and one of the protagonists, Sun Wukong’s, encounter with the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The complex’s creation symbolizes the future of the Baoshan community: the birth of a future concept and the opening of a new chapter. Mixed-Use Tower The Tidal Control Staff For the design, we borrowed from the Dragon King’s magical staff that fights off evil, as Sun Wukong does in the original story. Seen as a protector of Shanghai’s ports, the staff is echoed in the design, with the 590-foot viewing tower divided into three sections by golden bands. The chimney stops at 473 feet, leaving plenty of space for the sky wedding venue, a restaurant above the clouds, facilities for the Shanghai Football Club and the 578-foot-high sightseeing platform with 360° views. To reinforce the concept of tidal control staff, the building seems to rise from the water, sitting in a pool with an aquarium under the viewing tower. The bottom is designed as transparent glass, connecting with the underground aquarium, so visitors seem to dive into the sea itself. The facilities include a vertical garden, rock climbing, and skydiving. Concert Hall The Crystal Palace Reminiscent of the legendary undersea palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, the Baoshan Long Beach Concert Hall shines like a diamond, setting the stage not only for performances, but for visitors to enjoy art and culture. In the daytime, the concert hall glistens in the sunlight; at night the Crystal Palace Concert Hall dazzles through an integrated design effort. Different perforation rates for each panel and specialized lighting design simulate the refraction effect of diamonds under light. In effect, the concert hall glitters and shines like the legendary Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East Sea. The combination of the Tide Control Staff  mixed-use tower and the Crystal Palace concert hall serve as a new landmark for Shanghai East Gate. This new world-class waterfront development will bring urban renewal to Shanghai, symbolizing hope for the Baoshan community: a marker of ideas to come and the start of a new story.
Design Achievement - Norco College is one of 20 community colleges selected to participate in the California Guided Pathways, an initiative to increase the number of students earning community college credentials, aligning knowledge and skills required by four-year institutions and the workforce. DLR Group updated the facilities master plan to integrate with the President’s vision to transition the campus into a synergistic and dense academic village. Scope Summary - DLR Group’s planning team evaluated the viability of existing facilities, parking, and circulation pathways and recommended long-term capital investments to position the campus for future growth and success. Recommendations included reconstruction and repurposing of existing buildings, building expansions and additions, facility renovations, land acquisitions, and strategies for sustainable solutions that reduce energy consumption. The plan also addresses the immediate need for classroom lecture and lab space to support the guided pathways initiative. DLR Group provided comprehensive planning services, space utilization assessment, community and campus engagement, and energy consulting.
Design Achievement – During the founding and development of Moreno Valley College, standard thinking led to an isolated district hidden away from neighboring communities. This model no longer serves today’s students who seek a campus where they can live, learn, play, and thrive. DLR Group’s new plan and collaboration with the community, district, and stakeholders centers the campus around a large open green space. As an extension to the campus plaza, this tiered area steps up toward the northeast to follow the natural topography of the campus making it amenable at the human-scale, while respecting the massing and density of the surrounding low-rise context. Through a series of on-campus workshops with over 80 faculty and staff, 200 students, and 50 community members, the planning team transformed the college from a specialized center to a comprehensive campus for academics and social experiences. A space needs study determined that the physical inventory would need to quadruple to accommodate planned growth, expanded programs and community partnerships, active and team-based instruction, and evolving space prototypes. Scope Summary - The campus vision plan reworked and added to the existing 256,000 GSF, making it 680,000 GSF in total. Guided pathways define the organization of the site plans and support academic success by connecting academic schools and hubs to a robust, student-focused campus core and prominent front door. Physical connections and embedded services provide clear wayfinding and access to services and academic functions located around the campus. Programs include humanities, education, social sciences, communications, English, world languages, business, health and human services, and visual and performing arts. Using the campus' natural systems and elements as learning and teaching tools creates a unique experience for students. The plan creates vibrant and comfortable environments that extend learning and socializing seamlessly from the indoors to the outdoors. In addition to the 136 acre-site of the main campus, the plan calls for a new Early College High School positioned on city property directly west of the campus that would serve 450 students in grades 9-12, creating a partnership and dual enrollment programs with the college. DLR Group provided comprehensive campus planning, space analysis, and programming services.
Design Achievement - The proposed Lawn Culture Plaza Amphitheater is part of a major new business, commercial, and cultural development planned within the Hongqiao Business District of Shanghai, China. The cultural portion of the development, Minhang Culture Park, includes a car museum, cultural history museum, leisure park, and the amphitheater, which is the centerpiece of the development. The amphitheater is located on an island within an expansive glade defined on three sides by forest with the fourth side open to views of the water and the business district behind. A key design constraint was the prohibition against permanent roofing over the park areas, including the pavilion seating. DLR Group’s concept design features a convertible tensile roof than opens to frame views of the adjacent lake and that is easily removable for off season storage. The roof form has been developed so that, like a well-designed convertible car, it looks complete whether the “top” is up or down. When the pavilion cover is removed, a light cable structure remains, spatially defining the seating area for impromptu un-programmed performances, while making deployment easy the following season. Scope Summary - The project scope included development of a concept design for a 10,000 -person capacity amphitheater and support buildings to be developed by Qiboa E-Commerce Zone Construction with Nederlander Worldwide. The design team paid particular attention to convenient truck access and load-in along the water’s edge that will not detract from the visitor experience. Performer and stage support areas, as well as public amenities such as restrooms and concessions, are located below the pavilion seating to minimize the footprint of any new construction on the park. DLR Group provided master planning, including architectural and theater technical services.
Design Achievement – Shenzhen evolved, both naturally and urbanistically, from the Pearl River, which flows through the landscape carving the natural environment and influencing the city’s urban ecosystem. The Shenzhen Natural History Museum is important in facilitating and narrating the built and natural environment as an ecological evolution within the world at large, and specifically, Guongdong Province. DLR Group’s concept design for this new cultural facility features monolithic and angular forms that mimic the hills and valleys shaped by the river delta and allow each unique environment created to tell its own story. The forms of the project are carved from an epicenter by an elevated pathway that helps define each form and the exhibits within. Fluid and flexible spaces between the exhibits offer growth potential and an educational environment for a range of patrons. Education areas are separated from the main exhibition gallery program to allow the museum to keep the education center and galleries open for different periods of time. The design balances the growing city and its constantly evolving landscape, through a world-class program and naturally integrated form. Scope Summary – The new 102,192-SM Shenzhen Natural History Museum will contain permanent, special, and temporary exhibit areas and support spaces; collection storage and conservation laboratories; public amenity spaces; science education and academic research areas; an astronomical observatory; administrative offices; equipment rooms; and parking. The observatory will be a 12-meter diameter super-hemispherical structure featuring a dome and telescope pier. Circulation is organized along a central east-west spine linking gallery spaces with a centralized lobby filled with additional amenities such as gift shops and restaurants, and is broken up by carve outs in the façade that allow patrons to take a break from the exhibits and venture outside to the different landscape features around the site. An exterior north-south corridor through the middle of the site provides a main pedestrian access to a mangrove park that will link the building with the environment. A minimum of 30% of the exterior site will be dedicated public space with 24-hour access. DLR Group provided architectural design services.
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Design Achievement - Next Age Shopping Center is one of earliest high end malls in Shanghai with a history of more than 20 years, and keeps a Guinness World Record of attracting more than a million shoppers on its opening day. DLR Group’s design offers facade update options that will integrate the owner’s logo and brand presence into the visual impact of the mall. The mall comprises a 21-level tower and a 10-level retail podium. The exterior renovation transforms the 80s shopping mall into a 21st century entertainment/retail destination. The design revitalizes the mall entrance by opening storefronts behind the arches, adding escalators to enhance the inter-level connections, and adding light features. The use of contemporary LED panels, lighting, signage, and enhanced landscape/hardscape provide a new identity to the mall, enhances the shopping experience, and extends the value of the owner’s investment. Scope Summary - The scope of this project was a facade study. The team had the goal of regenerating the facade with respect to existing building conditions. The implementation of new technology such as LED screens, a new cladding system, and digital lighting control offers the client flexibility. The interactive technologies include interchangeable large format screens on which seasonal themes can be applied. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement - Located in an up-and-coming area of mass development in Shanghai is LJZ’s Chuansha New Town commercial and office project in Pudong district. DLR Group’s design creates a new destination within Chuansha serving the community and future tourism by integrating the idea of a park and open space into the programming. The integration of landscape provides a vertical visual connection for its users. The design specifies the right proportion to achieve the aesthetic of ordered natural beauty. Scope Summary - The 14,355-square-meter site contains a 19,786-square-meter workplace tower; an 18,340-square-meter commercial lifestyle plaza; and 2,773-square-meter public facilities. The commercial plaza provides sufficient space for retailing, fine dining, and entertainment. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement - The Yang Shu Pu Power Plant is situated on the western bank of the Huangpu River. Decommissioned in 2010, It was the first power plant built in China and is one of the oldest coal fired power plants in the world. DLR Group's design for the plant's redevelopment uses an aggressive adaptive reuse strategy to realize a net-zero mixed-use campus. This will fulfill the client's goal of demonstrating a commitment to sustainable urban growth in Shanghai and their mission to be a leader in providing clean energy. The master plan repurposes select facilities to serve as historical anchor points for the site and creates new parks and pedestrian-oriented open spaces interwoven with new office, commercial, and cultural buildings. Scope Summary - The master plan for Yang Shu Pu encompasses a 250,000 square meter net-zero campus. The program includes office high- and mid-rise buildings; street-front, podium, and kiosk retail; hotel; museum and exhibition centers; R&D facilities and labs; lecture and auditorium space; and a marina. Sustainable design emphasizes energy performance to achieve net-zero operations through passive design strategies, efficient systems, and on-site renewables. A core design strategy is the adaptive reuse of original plant structures into visible icons of energy conservation. DLR Group provided architectural, master planning, site planning and engineering services.
Design Achievement - The Xi’an Stadium development aims at harmonizing wellness, civic, cultural and historical ideologies through the game changing catalyst of a sports driven entertainment and lifestyle destination. DLR Group’s design combines eat, live, work and play at the center of a new district vibrant with energy and opportunity. Whether focused on sports achievement or attracted by the energy of entertainment, Xi'an visitors will connect with a city rich in culture and history through the platform of wellness. Wellness is much more than merely physical health, exercise or nutrition. It is the full integration of states of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The model used by Xi'an live includes social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, intellectual and physical wellness. Each of these seven dimensions act and interact in a way that contributes to our own quality of life. All functions operating efficiently and seamlessly as one, Xi'an Live bring this quality of wellness to the city. Scope Summary - The scope of the 97,373 m2 Xi’an Stadium project includes the main stadium, aquatic center, fitness center, rock climbing club, sports hotel, retail space, as well as underground training center and swimming center and two preservation buildings. The main stadium is an 8,000 seat space overlooking the competition field totaling 24,025 m2. The underground training center has 1,000 seats and the underground swimming center offers 600 seats for spectators. The 8,643 m2 retail podium offers additional amenities to visitors who are taking advantage of the recreation areas. The sports hotel is six-stories tall giving guests the opportunity to enjoy professional athletic events from the comfort of their private hotel rooms. DLR Group provided architecture and master planning services.
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Design Achievement Yuqiao K-12 school is located in the heart of Pudong district, its ex-ceptional advantages provided massive demand for educations from surrounding Fortune 500 companies. Partnering with premier inter-national school Concord College UK. The Lujiazui Group has commissioned DLR Group to envision this excellent educational facility. The design strategy is to equip state-of-art learning instruments to achieve required academic excellence yet using architecture as embodiment of the Concord College’s rich history and long-lasting pursuit for finer education. Scope Summary The scope of the project contains design of a 47,892 sqm floor area educational complex on a 36,840 sqm site in the center of Pudong district. The main body of the complex are two teaching stations connected by glass bridge plus 5 story of dormitories. DLR Group provided architectural design.
Design Achievement: The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District values an educational environment that motivates students to put their best foot forward as such they wanted to provide an opportunity for cross collaboration with a local University. Utilizing surplus District property at an old Elementary School, Palos Verdes Peninsula USD set out to retrofit and upgrade the existing building to provide a new state of the art Marine Biology Center in conjunction with their university partner. DLR Group’s design achieves the district’s vision by seismically rehabilitating the existing building as well as bringing all the existing outdated mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems to conform to current building code standards. The new state of the art marine labs has three primary program elements - lab space with large tanks, a flex lab, and a classroom/lecture area. Additionally, the Marine lab also has a large glass operable wall to combine it with the classroom/lecture area to make the space available to multiple groups at one time as well as provide easy transition from learning to application. These elements can be combined to optimize the integral nature of lab/lecture education for both the district’s high school students and higher education institutions. DLR Group’s thoughtful design aligns with Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District’s vision to inspire all students to strive for academic excellence.? Scope Summary: The renovated 6,700 SF Marine Science Lab project will serve students all over the Palos Verdes Peninsula including those from a local University.? Located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, the building provides a unique opportunity to bring a new Career and Technical Educational pathway to District students. DLR Group seismically retrofitted and updated all the interior systems to comply with current 2019 building codes to ensure the facility provides a safe learning environment in an area that is a high fire and seismic risk hazard. DLR Group won this project in June of 2019 and is on schedule to complete the labs by the end of 2023. DLR Group provided master planning, programming, architecture, engineering, and interior design services.
Design Achievement- Xi’an is a well-known historical city in Northwest China region known for its historic landmarks and conservative preference for architecture. DLR Group's design for the new 12-year Experimental School features a futuristic scheme. Organic architectural forms blur boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces and bring transparency and playfulness into the facility. Scope Summary - The scope includes 78,485 m² of both above ground and underground floor instructional areas that span the 90,521 m² site. Components include a primary school, middle school, high school, theater, gymnasium, library, administration, dormitory, and service  spaces. DLR Group provided architectural design.
Design AchievementThe Haikou Mangrove Ecological Wetland will be a world-class destination sustainably integrated with an expansive mangrove wetland. DLR Group's master plan creates a blueprint for balanced redevelopment. The plan organizes clear zones for educational, recreational, cultural and commercial developments around wetland conservation areas as well as wetland reclamation strategies and landscape features. An eco-tourism network unites all site zones, threading through nodes representing each unique development area for an experience of place that's rich in culture, character, emotion and sustainable achievement.
Design Achievement - Primestor Development set out to reposition the notable Panorama Mall in Van Nuys, California to optimize its market value for an under-served community. The central goal of the project is to create a fully integrated transit-oriented mixed-use destination for locals and passerby. DLR Group’s design prioritizes cultural sensitivity to build up the community and respect the regional history. The existing 312,000 sf inward facing shopping center that has turned its back to lively Van Nuys Blvd. will transform into an urban development that becomes the new front door to Metro light rail line and into a lively community hub that delivers live, work, play environments. The plan was centered around a direct reflection of local core values by embracing sustainable principles that helps to evoke a sense of place that is informed by contextual forces and produces a legacy of enduring pride for the San Fernando Valley. The revitalization will enhance pedestrian and vehicular circulation, creating a more walkable and connected community. Additionally, the reposition will enrich the cultural experience incorporating art and cultural museums, event spaces and music recording studios. Scope Summary - The scope of work for this development encompasses approximately half a million SF of commercial leasable area including the existing Wal-Mart housed in a 3-story building and the repositioning of an enclosed 1-story enclosed shopping center into an open-air retail destination. The program includes retail/F&B market hall, entertainment, 200-500 unit residential, 100+ room hotel and centralized plaza with a gathering space for the community to host cultural and local events and programs. Design choices upheld Primestor Development, LLC’s commitment to sustainability, including adaptive reuse, mass transit access and alternative transportation options, native plant landscaping, storm water management, locally sourced materials and renewable solar power. DLR Group provided master planning and architecture design services.
Design Achievement - Located in an up-and-coming area of mass development in Shanghai, LJZ's K-9 school has the opportunity to influentially lead the educational tone in China's Foreshore Zone. DLR Group's design creatively navigates space constraints, fitting two unique schools on a single site (a kindergarten center and a 1st through 9th grade school), and a planned site area for a future private school.   With a focus on meeting city requirements, as well as offering 21st century learning opportunities, particular consideration has been given to classroom sizes and flexible learning spaces, with an emphasis on maximum daylighting. Efficiency and safety are also key elements of the design. The nine-year school connects the elementary wing to the middle school wing by a central public teaching space and administration building. Aesthetically, the campus is driven by a "Modern Classic" style, featuring brick/masonry facades interlocked with transparent glazing elements, with references to the symmetry of the Shanghai colonial style. The project is currently in Schematic Design. Scope Summary - The project encompasses 242,000 SF total (a 42,000 SF Kindergarten center, and a 200,000 SF nine-year school) to serve 2,370 students. Indoor and outdoor learning spaces make the most of site potential. Small group learning spaces and living rooms break the classrooms into small cluster learning spaces: promoting the balance of learning, living, and playing. DLR Group is providing planning, architecture, interiors, and landscape design services.
Design Achievement - Greenshore kindergarten is another educational project that we have cooperated with the LJZ Group. The project is located in Suzhou, one of the fast- growing city near to Shanghai. With the growth of economical development, the demanding for education facility is growing as well. Once again, DLR Group implement their 21 - Century School design method in this project. The outdoor garden in the center of school ensured the connection to natural environment, the wildly opened facade allows lights and wind to interact with the interior space, provide sufficient transparency throughout the entire kindergarten. DLR Group provided architectural design. Scope Summary - For this project we have to worked with relatively limited space, the site contains 6,017 m2, 3,610 sqm architectural floor within. After carefully designing now we provided enough space for 231 students with no less than 15 sqm space per student. The kindergarten could accommodate not only classes and admin facilities, but also provide for activities and special classes.

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