FPBA, teamed with C.W. Driver and Manuel Oncina Architects, recently completed the new Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Harley & Bessie Knox Library. The City of San Diego selected the design-build team to execute the 16,000-square-foot library from bridging documents. The new 16,000-square-foot single-story library, situated over two levels of subterranean parking (54,500 total square feet), is more than three times the size of its predecessor. It offers unique reading spaces for adults, young adults, and youth services, meeting spaces ranging from expandable study rooms to a large community room, staff support, outdoor reading and expansion areas, computer areas, and a Friends of the Library bookstore. With LEED Gold Certification, the site utilizes a high-performance envelope, an ultra-efficient Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) mechanical system, LED lighting with occupancy and daylight sensors, drought-tolerant landscaping, stormwater treatment areas, and a 28 kW roof-mounted PV system. The craftsman-style building marries earth-toned finishes and intricate wood detailing, creating grandeur in the main reading room, with vibrant colors and whimsical themes in the children and teen areas. CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
Cymer, the largest supplier of deep ultraviolet (DUV) light sources, sought to expand its existing facility by adding a full-service kitchen and café for employees and visitors to enjoy. The expansion is an addition to the 134,000-square-foot facility designed by FPBA in 1999. The vibrant space is flooded with expansive light from the north-facing glazing and three clerestory bays. An operable glass wall allows the assembly space to spill out on to the exterior courtyard and double as overflow seating for large company gatherings. Comfort and energy efficiency are weaved into the space with passive cooling systems via large ceiling fans and lighting controls that automatically dim artificial lighting when natural daylight is available. The dynamic roof line evokes the spirit of the existing shell and forms the volumetric space of the addition — embodying the lively culture of Cymer’s San Diego Headquarters.
Project SHORE (Shire Operations for Regenerative Expansion) was master planned to be a new build-to-suit campus for Shire’s Regenerative Medicine Business Unit and provide increased commercial production capacity of Dermagraft, a dermal substitute approved for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, along with future capacity for other products. The master plan includes an ultimate build out of up to 850,000 square feet on 28 acres. Phase 1 of the project comprised two buildings totaling 350,000 square feet. The Technical Operations Building includes Manufacturing, Laboratory, Warehouse, Distribution, and Central Utility space. A Commercial Operations Building was designed to house Administrative Offices, a Full-Service Cafeteria, a Fitness Center, a Training Room and Conference Rooms. A pedestrian tunnel with enhanced artwork was designed to safely connect the two parcels underneath the road. The project was developed using a High Performance Team (HPT) with the owner, project managers, contractors, sub-contractors, architects and engineers co-located in a large trailer complex on the site. This supported a highly coordinated team effort with a mission statement and core values created by the HPT Board of Directors to foster trust and guide the culture of the entire project team. This team utilized a very high level of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to improve coordination of building systems and utilize best practices for efficient project delivery. FPBA processed over 20 permits to support the fast-tracked schedule including overall entitlements, grading, steel frame, tunnel, shell and tenant improvement building permits. Although the project construction ended before completion, design documentation was fully complete and many of the High Performance Team methodologies were tested during the first phases of construction. This project will be a model for project delivery excellence in the industry.
The Carlsbad City Library serves the entire community, providing quality information, resources and evolving technologies to meet ever-changing community needs. This library creates a welcoming environment that supports the needs of the diverse citizenry as well as the city’s growing business community. Carlsbad Library creates a flexible learning environment that responds to evolving information technology and print and electronic media. It features multipurpose facilities that accommodate competing activities, such as a town meeting and a quiet reading area. Described as a library unlike any other in the county, the facility became a model to make libraries the community center of the 21st century.
Gilead Sciences opened its new site in Oceanside by purchasing an existing clinical-scale manufacturing building. Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects was tasked with creating a campus environment when Gilead acquired the adjacent building to house laboratories and office space. This parcel had limited parking and site area for utilities, so FPBA utilized its past experience in Oceanside to negotiate entitlement approvals with the local Business Park Association and obtain a Conditional Use Permit from the City for a reduced parking count. The new site improvements created pedestrian access and landscaping to tie the two buildings together and new glass storefront at the lobby entrance provided more natural light. The interior space was master planned to create a mezzanine for utilities and to preserve critical space for a future pilot plant, more labs and offices. Conference rooms, multi-purpose space, a cafeteria and fitness center were added to provide the amenities that had previously been lacking. The project was executed on an accelerated schedule in compliance with Gilead’s design standards. This project strengthens Gilead’s portfolio for research and development in Southern California with a strong base for recruiting of new staff and space for expansion to accommodate new functions. This project was a collaborative effort with BN Builders and a design-build team of engineers and contractors.
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects, along with C.W. Driver and Architect Manuel Oncina, were selected to design and construct a new 13,500-square-foot branch library for the County of San Diego to serve the community of Alpine and the surrounding areas. The facility not only acts as a vibrant learning center for its users but also creates a busy hive of activity and cultural exchange. Alpine Library is the first County-owned zero energy facility. It has achieved both LEED Gold Certification through the USGBC and Zero Energy Certification via Living Future Institute. The project is also the first library to achieve certification through the Zero Energy program. Alpine Library pays a significant tribute to the town’s rich history, from its ancestral settlers to today’s residents, by integrating architectural forms, art and details inspired by surrounding elements and culture, creating an exceptional gathering place that respects the local landscape and synergy with the neighboring park, Alpine Community Center and Veteran’s Wall of Honor. The building includes a marketplace – featuring popular books, media and a computer lab – an expandable resource room for flexible programming, dividable study rooms, family homework center, distinctive areas for adults, teens and children, outdoor reading niches/patio that overlook the park, support spaces and the Alpine Library Friends Association bookstore. Alpine Library strives to provide a “Third Place” to the community, committed to promoting literacy, lifelong learning and social capital. Alpine Library was featured for its high energy performance within “Building Catalog: Case Studies of High Performance Buildings,” a database developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The International Living Future Institute also featured Alpine Library as a case study for energy efficiency.
As a 7,500-square-foot program component for the design of a larger cytology and oncology diagnostic facility, Genoptix required a certified CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) laboratory. Criteria included conformance to CDC’s Standards and Certification: Laboratory Requirements (42 CFR 493) issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with particular design attention to criteria in Section 493.111, Facilities Administration. The design solution was coordinated with laboratory managers to ensure sample flows were uni-directional within the CLIA labs, that space planning segregated this function from other testing operations to avoid cross-contamination and that relative air pressurization and filtration was appropriate to the diagnostic procedures. CLIA inspections and subsequent certification were completed and achieved in Q4 2013.
Nokia is a leading global company focused on the key growth areas of wireline and wireless telecommunications. A pioneer in mobile telephony, Nokia is the world’s leading developer of digital handsets and wireless data, the world’s second largest manufacturer of all mobile-phones, and one of the two leading suppliers of GSM-based cellular networks. The Nokia Creation Center in San Diego was designed according to the idea of connection; the connection to the landscape, connection to the sky, and the connection of people and ideas. Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects created a site plan for the campus that encourages interaction among the various research, development and production personnel. FPBA invented an architecture that is as technologically derived as Nokia’s products and incorporated a water feature throughout the property that reflects the Finnish connection to water and serene environments. A result of this project is a multiple award-winning architecture that has quickly become a regional icon and immediate acceleration of Nokia’s ability to recruit engineers.
As Ligand’s business has matured, it has developed a commitment to highly collaborative work environments. Ligand wanted to leverage that transition into an extremely open and highly flexible office and laboratory environment with an emphasis on interaction space, unstructured work environments and leading edge use of wireless electronic communication. As a tenant improvement in an existing building, Ligand wanted to elevate its design yet create a good companion to the balance of the facility. Working closely with the shell architects, FPBA carried common area finishes into the lobby and transitioned to Ligand-specific materials within its space. To meet the needs of both Ligand and the landlord, interior walls were modularized and employed demountable partitions including sliding doors, back-painted glass, fabric acoustical panels, vision lights and AV chases all within one system. This allowed both Ligand and potential future tenants to readily reconfigure the interiors as needs and standards evolve.
La Jolla Country Day School (LJCDS) is a co-educational, non-sectarian, independent school providing a college-preparatory education for 1,050 students in Nursery through Grade 12 in La Jolla, California. The Library Academic Center, located in the heart of the prestigious La Jolla Country Day School campus, is the signature building and new front door to the campus. The new library houses an art gallery, admissions suite and lower school library. An adjacent multipurpose room offers “flex” space – whether auditorium seating for 150, performance, testing or meeting space. The second floor houses the middle and upper school library that includes seminar rooms for small group work and the Learning Resource Center for mentoring and tutoring. The third floor houses staff offices and the board conference room. The Library Academic Center is a facility that demonstrates a commitment to social progress through the school’s mission of preparing students for a lifetime of intellectual exploration, personal growth and social responsibility.
