COLLEGE OF MARIN PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING

Description

This community college arts complex consists of a new 30,000 square foot building for fine arts programs and an addition of a dance studio, art gallery, and lobby to a 65,000-square foot performing arts facility. Linking the two buildings is a new “Arts Plaza” that provides outdoor venue opportunities for the creative arts. The design solution allows building functions (art studios, classrooms, dance studios, art gallery, theatre) to be symbiotic with outdoor spaces (roof gardens and plazas), enhancing interactions among the diverse arts programs.

The existing Performing Arts Building built in 1965 was not architecturally distinguished and was functionally outdated. The new addition to the Performing Arts Building is designed to create new façades. Owing to the topography of the site and large expanses of glass walls, the sense of interior to exterior connection and visibility is heightened.

The architects shared the institution’s commitment to making the building as environmentally green as possible while satisfying programmatic needs and prescribed guidelines for safety and building size. In addition to providing ecological benefits and tapping into contextual qualities of the site, the sustainability strategies ensure high benefit to cost, durability, and image. The combination of natural lighting and ventilation achieved through calibrated massing and technical innovations keep air fresh and temperatures moderate without heavy energy usage. The LEED-Silver project features solutions for indoor air-quality, water efficiency, extensive passive sustainability strategies, and reduction in energy costs and ecological impact. According to PG&E, the savings account is 16.1% better than the baseline.

Details

Location Kentfield, CA
Year 2013
Size 65,000 square feet
Sustainability LEED Silver

Team

Client Marin Community College District
Architect Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
Landscape Architect GLS Landscape Architecture
General Contractor Jeff Luchetti Construction, Inc.
Commissioning Agent Glumac
LEED Consultant Green Building Services
Cost Estimator Leland Saylor Associates
Structural Engineer The Crosby Group
Mechanical Engineer Guttman & Blaevoet Engineers
Electrical Engineer Guttman & Blaevoet Engineers
Plumbing Engineer Guttman & Blaevoet Engineers
Acoustical Engineer Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc.
Audio Visual Engineer Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc.
Civil Engineer Winzler & Kelly
Photographers Billy Hustace Photography
Sharon Risedorph Photography