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Photo Credit: © Google / Prakash Patel Photography 1212 Bordeaux is Google’s first completed ground-up new construction and its first design-build project. Envisioned as a living lab to pilot innovative new workplace and design ideas, 1212 Bordeaux incorporates a broad range of innovative strategies that embody Google’s workplace principles. This two-and-a-half story structure includes a […]

Photo Credit: Swinerton The Terminal 2 Parking Plaza at the San Diego International Airport is a three-level cast-in-place concrete structure that serves as a “new front door” to the airport. The project features 2,700 parking spaces across three levels, encompassing 920,000 square feet on a 9-acre site. Major artwork is also integrated into the Parking […]

Photo Credit: Lawrence Anderson Photography The County of San Diego North Coastal Live Well Health Center in Oceanside, California is a beacon of hope and a shining example of high-performance architecture. The three-story, 36,000 square-foot facility houses aging and independence services, a military and veterans resource center, community health promotions, regional administration, public health and […]

Photo Credit: Paul Turang The Federal Inspection Services facility at the San Diego International Airport is a world-class international arrivals facility that includes 55,000 square feet of new construction and 70,000 square feet of renovated space. Attached to Terminal 2 West at the airport, this project includes a new two-story Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]

Photo Credit: Paul Turang Photography The new single-story, 15,000 square foot El Cajon Animal Shelter is a state-of-the-art facility that opened to the public in June 2018. It is nearly triple the size of its predecessor, and the new facility provides animal care services for El Cajon and La Mesa, including pet adoption services, housing […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed In order to avoid the high cost of running steam to the center, which is at the edge of the campus, the team proposed installing a boiler, to which the client agreed. On discovering basalt rock underlying the site, the team was able to adjust the design to push landscaping […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed During the design and validation period of the Digital Classroom project, WSU released new construction standards that revised the standards to which Clark/ZGF’s contract and design were based. The team worked with stakeholders to revise the design to meet the new construction, facilities and operations standards. And, during the design […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Successfully completing this project required the design-build team to work closely with the owner, equipment vendors and end users in order to understand these highly specialized microscopes and how they were used. Phased turnover allowed vendor installation in parallel with ongoing construction, giving end users an opportunity to test the […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed The design-build team, facing the challenge of replacing five bridges, many in remote mountainous areas, used their knowledge and experience to innovate and complete the project efficiently and cost effectively. For the four most remote structures, they used a composite precast/prefabricated design reducing the need to bring raw materials on-site, […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed A number of owner-requested changes – one involving the design, permitting, demolition and reinstallation of 20,000 square feet of ceiling – required that the design-build team work quickly and efficiently and in constant communication with the owner. Summary The Riata Vista Corporate Campus was a highly complex and challenging project […]