Marina Playa

Marina Playa

Santa Clara, CA

Year Completed: 2005
Developer: Sandhill Property Company
Client: Sandhill Property Company
Contractor: Taisei Construction 
Team: KPFF

Repositioning of 90,000 sf of 4 existing wood clad offices from the 70’s. Renovated buildings were clad with stucco exterior and corrugated metal siding with details to match new 3- story corner anchor building to create an overall cohesive campus. Central existing pond was also replaced with a hardscaped plaza adjacent to common dining facilities.

Project Features

  • Repositioning of four existing wood buildings of 90,000 sf

  • Stucco and corrugated alum. Panel re-skin

  • New 3-story building anchoring corner

  • Infill of existing pond with new interconnecting walks

Project Services

  • Architecture

  • Repositioning

Golden Gateway Commons

Golden Gateway Commons, San francisco, CA

Developer: Arden Realty
Client: Arden Realty

Locati0n:  The Embarcadero
 

Key Features

  • developed and recommended project amenities to increase the desirability of existing mixed use development
  • created outdoor fitness, events, social areas to activate the development.
  • addressed the Embarcadero and Bay views
  • designed a custom, undulating sculptural fence 

Project Services: 

  • landscape design
  • amenity selection

455 + 465 Bernardo Ave.

455 + 465 Bernardo Ave.

Mountain View, CA

Year Completed: 2008
Developer: Eagle Ridge Partners
Client: Eagle Ridge Partners
Tenant: Toyota
Contractor: Gary Horn
Team: John Yadegar Assoc., Reed Assoc., Steve Nakashima

Market repositioning transformed two existing concrete tilt-up buildings into a contemporary office.  Added new entry porticos composed of sandblasted glass panels, stainless steel angles and a steel trellis cap.  Renovation included reskinning the concrete walls with stucco finishes and expanded windows. Existing seismic shear walls were converted to accent fin-walls extending into the landscape with a bold two color scheme.  The buildings were designed to accommodate single or separate tenants.

  • 30,000 sf + 55,000 sf repositioning of 1-story industrial concrete-tilt buildings
  • New entry porticos facing street
  • Frosted glass panels over solid wall project illusion of more glass
  • Stucco and reveals applied over existing rock facing
  • Deep overhangs converted to contemporary arcade facades
  • Additional windows added

PROJECT SERVICES

  • Architecture
  • Market repositioning
  • master planning
  • Signage