FPD Portfolios
Sorrento Therapeutics is an antibody-centric, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective immunotherapies for oncology and autoimmune/inflammation diseases. The company’s acquisition of several companies drove the need to expand its facilities and bring these acquisitions under one roof in a leased 75,000-square-foot building. The project included renovation of… Read more »
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… Read more »
Teledyne provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets including aerospace, defense, and multiple markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include deep water oil and gas exploration production, oceanographic research and air and water quality environmental monitoring, factory automation and medical imaging. Teledyne hired FPBA to relocate and merge two distinct Teledyne… Read more »
The El Cajon Animal Shelter provides animal care services for El Cajon and La Mesa including pet adoption services, housing for dogs, cats, small mammals, and reptiles, veterinary services, grooming areas, play/interaction areas, exercise yards, retail, and administrative offices, with up to 7,000 square feet of entitled expansion to accommodate future programs. The 14,000-square-foot shelter… Read more »
FPBA recently completed a 22,000 SF lab office tenant improvement, that will become the base of Helix’s sequencing lab operations. Like the transparency, that Helix hopes to provide to people about their own personal DNA, the large glass wall between the main sequencing lab and office space maintains visual transparency while providing the necessary separation…. Read more »
The Wegeforth Bowl at the San Diego Zoo is an outdoor amphitheater. Named after Dr. Harry M. Wegeforth, the founder and first president of the Zoological Society of San Diego, the amphitheater showcases various animals and their trainers entertaining and educating zoo visitors. In 2016, the San Diego Zoo celebrates 100 years!
The Rolando Library functions as a community resource center to promote education and cultural events. The total site of 1.4 acres includes utilities, grading, parking, architectural pavement and landscaping. As a result of three years of community meetings and discussions about the image of the new library, FPBA executed a building design that represents and brings… Read more »
FPBA designed a Panda exhibit guest queuing experience with associated themeing, interpretive structures, exhibits and management structures for Takins, Red Pandas and Asian vipers.
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… Read more »
FPBA designs the new San Diego Zoo electric vehicle charging parking structure with photovoltaic panels.