Project Type: Civic + Community

East Bay Jewish Community Campus

Master plan for a 3-acre Rockridge campus renovates two buildings into an inclusive gathering place for the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay.

Berkeley Tuolumne Camp

Berkeley Tuolumne Camp, destroyed by the 2013 Rim Fire, was rebuilt with about 100 new structures on its Stanislaus National Forest site.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro reimagined its 1966 building to support academics, technology, and social-emotional youth programs.

Brisbane Public Library

Brisbane’s new public library connects naturally daylit community spaces to views of San Bruno Mountain.

Berkeley Civic Center Vision Plan

A community-driven vision plan for Berkeley’s Civic Center covers City Hall, the Veterans Memorial Building, and Civic Center Park.

Oakley Recreation Center

A one-story, 9,500-square-foot recreation center in Oakley, California, holds an 800-person community room, stage, and commercial kitchen.

Berkeley Hillel

This renovation reconfigured a 1950s building near UC Berkeley into flexible offices and gathering spaces for Berkeley Hillel’s student community.

Portola Valley Town Center

A new library, town hall, and community hall frame a public green at the 11-acre Portola Valley Town Center.

McClellan Ranch Preserve

An environmental education center at Cupertino’s 18-acre McClellan Ranch Preserve pairs new classrooms with the site’s 1870s ranch buildings.

Orinda City Hall

Orinda’s 14,000-square-foot City Hall balances daylighting, natural ventilation, and thermal mass in a civic building for city staff.

Maritime Child Development Center

A WWII-era child care center built for Kaiser Shipyards workers in Richmond was seismically rehabilitated within the Rosie the Riveter National Park.

Yountville Town Center & Library

Yountville’s Town Center pairs a new library and civic building with a renovated Community Hall around a shared town square.

Tidewater Boating Center

A durable, sustainably built rowing and paddling facility on Oakland’s MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline, partnered with the Oakland Strokes rowing club.

Green Gulch Farm

Renovation and addition to Cloud Hall at the San Francisco Zen Center’s Muir Beach retreat, improving comfort, access, and student housing.

Highland Hospital

The 1919-1926 Highland Hospital in Oakland, designed by County Architect Henry H. Meyers, documented through HABS as new facilities replace it.

Bayer Neighborhood Park & Gardens

A neighborhood park and garden in Santa Rosa built on an historic homestead, shaped through extensive community workshops and public input.

Wawona Wildland Fire Fighting Facility

A new wildland fire fighting facility for Yosemite’s fire crews, replacing an 80-year-old structure with a high-performance, efficient building envelope.

David Brower Center

Green materials and LEED consulting for the David Brower Center, a 50,000-square-foot hub for environmental nonprofits in downtown Berkeley.