Portola Valley Town Center

The Town of Portola Valley and the design team developed a new master plan through an open and participatory process, a series of public workshops that focused on the Town Center program, site opportunities and constraints, and sustainable design goals on this 11-acre parcel. This rich and positive exchange of information resulted in the development of a center rooted in what is most valued by the community.

A new Library, Town Hall, and Community Hall frame a new town green. The site includes new soccer and baseball fields, tennis courts, open parkland, a maintenance facility, and parking. Extensive use of salvaged materials, reliance on daylighting, natural ventilation, and low-tech building systems reduce the ecological footprint of the new buildings.

In collaboration with Goring & Straja Architects

LEED PLATINUM
AIA COTE TOP TEN GREEN PROJECTS AWARD

AWARDS:

• AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Projects Award
• European Centre, Museum of Architecture & Design: Good Green Design Award
• North American Wood Design Awards, Northern California Award of Merit
• AIA California Council Merit Award & Savings by Design Honor Award
• AIA San Francisco Merit Award for Energy & Sustainability
• AIA East Bay Design Award, Citation for Architecture
• Design & Build with FSC, Commercial & Institutional: Honorable Mention
• Acterra Sustainable Built Environment
• Sustainable San Mateo County Green Building, Commercial Category
• Woodworks: California Wood Design Awards, Green Building
• American Society of Landscape Architects, Northern California Award of Excellence for Design, Commercial & Institutional
• ED+C: Finalist, Excellence in Design Awards, Government
• SEAONC: Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, Sustainable Design