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have been described as two habits of mind. These are often separated by the way that we think about architecture, and subsequently we organize the design process which makes distinctions between what is aesthetic and what is building, what is theory and what is practice. These differences are not real; they reside in our frames of analysis. In the masterworks of architecture these distinctions disappear.
- Don Watson

 
Commercial Projects
    New York Times Building   New York Times Building New York, NY:
Shading protocols and controls to recognize site shading from surrounding buildings for 1.6 million sf, 52-story office tower. Contracted by MechoShade for NY Times.
(Architect: Renzo Piano and FX/Fowle)
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    Apple Store 5th Ave   Apple Store Fifth Avenue New York, NY:
Daylighting design, glazing specifications, visual comfort, and associated shading and thermal issues for a prominent retail store in the heart of Manhattan.
(Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)
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    Packard   Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA:
Site shading studies, daylighting design and simulations, shading design control protocols and glass specifications for this Zero-Net-Energy office building.
(Architect:EHDD Architecture)
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    VMware   VMware Project Promontory Palo Alto, CA:
The 460,000 sf of this corporate campus benefit from extensive daylighting in offices and atria commons areas with views to a forested landscape design featuring storm water control.
(Architect: William McDonough + Partners and Form 4 Architecture)
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      David Brower Center Berkeley, CA:
Daylighting design and performance for 50,000 sf deep green office building for environmental non-profit organizations.
(Architect: Solomon E.T.C. and WRT)
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Novus International, Inc.  St. Charles, MO
Architect: Forum Studio Architects

Blum & Poe Gallery, Los Angeles
Architect: Escher GuneWardena Architects

Apple Flagship Store, Los Angeles
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The GAP Corporate Campus 901 Cherry, San Bruno
Architect: William McDonough + Partners and Gensler San Francisco

ResMed Corporate Headquarters, San Diego
Architect: Davis Davis Architects

San Diego Airport, San Diego
Architect: URS Corporation

Hercules Intermodal Transit Center, Hercules
Architect: Team headed by HDR Engineering

Nike European Headquarters, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Architect: William McDonough + Partners

San Franciso AIA Office Renovation, San Francisco
Architect: Quezada Architects

Frito-Lay Distribution Center, Henrietta, NY
Architect: William McDonough + Partners


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Institutional Projects  
    Boalt Hall   Boalt Hall Law Library Berkeley, CA:
Skylighting, glazing and shading design for the underground extension of the Law library reading room and work areas was coupled with shading and glass analysis for the new plaza level cafe.  
(Architect: Ratcliff Architecture)
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    NASA   NASA Sustainability Base  Moffett Field, CA:
Early schematic design charettes, daylighting, solar shading, mechanical systems, energy use consulting and high efficiency electric lighting design.
(Architect: William McDonough + Partners and AECOM)
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    Triskelion   Triskelion San Francisco, CA:
Daylight design, electrical lighting design, shading design and photovoltaic system design for a free-standing temporary pavilion in the Presidio Park.
(Architect: Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects)
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    Art Center South Campus    Crissy Field Center San Francisco, CA:
Energy, daylight performance, and real-time performance monitoring and display for 7,200 sf facility used as educational and interactive center for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service. (Product: Project FROG)
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        CCSF Chinatown/North Beach Campus San Francisco, CA:
Advanced daylight analysis and full lighting design including lighting controls and shading systems. Project surpasses power density thresholds set by Title 24 by at least 20%.
(Architect: EHDD Architecture and Barcelon + Jang)
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Art Center College of Design, South Campus, Pasadena
Architect: Daly Genik

Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin, OH
Architect: William McDonough + Partners

Weisman Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Architect: Frank O. Gehry

American University School of International Service, Washington DC
Architect: William McDonough + Partners

Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, San Leandro
Architect: HOK Architects and Beverly Prior Architects

Sarah Heinz House & School. Pittsburg, PA
Architect: William McDonough + Partners

Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena
Architect: William McDonough + Partners

Sonoma State Environmental Technology Center, Sonoma
Architect: AIM Associates

 

 

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School Projects  
    Edison Language Academy   Edison Language Academy Santa Monica, CA:
Energy modeling and daylight consulting, with performance over 30% better than Title 24. With a high efficiency building envelope and solar chimneys.
(Architect: Daly Genik Architects) 
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      Branson School Ross, CA:
Daylighting, energy modeling, sustainability consulting, and LEED certification management for student commons and fine arts buildings. LEED platinum certification in 2010.
(Architect: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects)
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    Chartwell School   Chartwell School Seaside, CA:
Parametric daylighting design and performance for classrooms in deep green private school campus for students with special needs.
(Architect: EHDD Architecture)
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      FROG Zero Classroom:
Modular building that adapts to local climate. Daylighting design, energy and comfort modeling, renewable energy analysis and sizing, glass specification, lighting controls.
(Product: Project FROG)
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    Montclair School   Montclair Elementary School Oakland, CA:
Daylighting for new 29,000 sf classroom building for Montclair Elementary School. The building will be 100% daylight autonomous during schools hours. CHPS certification is expected.
(Architect: Gould Evans Baum Thornley Architects)
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Kenilworth Junior High School, Petaluma
Architect: Quattrocchi Kwok Architects with AIM Associates

Big Lab (Science Garden) in the Amgen Center for Science Learning, Los Angeles
Architect: Morphosis Architects

Sankofa Academy at Washington Elementary School, Oakland
Architect: S Meek Architecture and
Stadler & Architecture

 

 

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Laboratories  
    CalTech Linde + Robinson   Caltech Linde + Robinson Lab for Global Environmental Science
Pasadena, CA:
Coelostat re-activation design and daylighting consulting.  A historic solar telescope will be re-used to provide daylight to underground laboratories. 
(Architect: Architectural Resources Group, Inc.)
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    Caltech   Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates:
Energy, daylighting, and glazing specifications. Double-skin facade with custom, high performance glazing assembly for 2.7 million square foot hospital and clinic complex.
(Architect: HDR)
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      Carnegie Institute Department of Global Ecology Palo Alto, CA:
Daylighting and visual comfort for university laboratory and office building. Lightshelves and careful attention to interior finishes helped achieve high measures of comfort and performance. (Architect: EHDD Architects)
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    UC Davis   UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Laboratory Davis, CA:
Daylighting design, shading design and glazing specifications coordinated with lighting design and thermal performance for the research labs and offices for veterinary science. (Architect: HOK Architects)
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    SERC   Solar Energy Research Center (SERC) Berkeley, CA:
Daylighting, shading and electrical lighting design, including innovative lighting controls for the laboratory spaces and the exterior lighting for the landscaped plaza for a 40,000 sf building at LBNL campus.
(Architect: Smithgroup Inc.)
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User Test Bed Facility (UTBF) for Integrated Building Systems, Berkeley
Architect: Stantec / Anshen & Allen

Helios Energy Research Facility, Berkeley
Architect: Smithgroup Inc.

Arzanah Medical Complex, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Architect: HDP-OS Ltd.

UCSC Biomedical Science Building, Santa Cruz
Architect: EHDD Architects

NOAA Pacific Research Headquarters, San Diego
Architect: HDR

NOAA Pacific Research Headquarters, Oahu, HI
Architect: HOK

 

 

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Residential Projects  
    Anna Head Student Housing   Anna Head Student Housing Berkeley, CA:
Interior and exterior lighting design and daylighting for 6 story, 114,000 sf 424 bed residence hall and apartments for University of California, Berkeley.
(Architect: Behnisch Architekten)
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    Gallery House   The Gallery House San Francisco, CA:
Daylighting consulting including vertical glazing, skylights, and appropriate finish selections to address the specialized lighting needs of artwork exhibition.
(Architect: Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects)
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    Nicasio House   Crook/Cup/Bow/Twist House Marin County, CA:
Consulting on sustainable strategies, energy modeling, thermal comfort modeling and system and control designs for the solar energy systems.
(Architect: Schwartz and Architecture)
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    Atherton   Atherton Residence Atherton, CA:
Assistance with thermal strategies for heating and passive cooling, shading and alternative energy for a private retreat house with thermal and visual comfort as fundamental goals.

(Architect:Turnbull, Griffin, Haesloop Architects)
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    Art Center Student Housing   Art Center College of Design Student Housing Pasadena, CA:
Energy, daylighting, and systems analysis. Involved in pre-schematics, we provided the numbers and analysis which helped the architect make a case for a sustainable goal.
(Architect: Daly Genik)
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Low Energy Residence, Los Angeles
Architect: JohnstonMarklee Architects

ASUL Custom Homes
Architect: Various architects

Casa Feliz Apartments, San Jose
Architect: Rob Wellington Quigley

Osprey Point House, Elk
Client: Peter Eisenberger

 

 

     

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      links to research

LINKS TO RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Stanford Graduate Housing Studios 3 & 4, Palo Alto
Client: Stanford University

ACC Zero-Energy House, Livermore
Client: California Energy Commission

ASUL Custom Homes: Residential Energy and Comfort
Client: ASUL Custom Homes

Sarabhai House, Ahmedabad, India
Architect: Le Corbusier

Oak Alley: The Heavy Mass PLantation House, Vacherie, LA
Article author: Susan Ubbelohde

 

 

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