Projects

Child Care Overview

Children’s Center Campus

 Children's Center Remodel

Bayview Hunters Point – YMCA

Chabot College Children’s Center

Children’s Center Campus

San Francisco Bay Area

A large Silicon Valley company sought to redefine corporate childcare using a Reggio inspired philosophy to design a campus village of centers. Each center was approximately 15,000 square feet and offered it’s own identity while maintaining a connection to the greater community. Included in the site was a large community garden and sustainable strategies to obtain a LEED Silver project rating. The campus included accommodations for infants and toddlers as well as preschoolers.

Sustainable strategies were employed to target a LEED silver rating including: Storm water collection and filtration, harvesting daylight through the use of clerestory window (as shown in the section below), natural ventilation and low VOC materials to eliminate off-gassing.

These centers focused on developing a procession for arriving children to transition into the classrooms, while creating a direct connection from indoors to outdoors to maximize site lines for teachers.

The project utilized building strategies that resulted in construction costs more than 30% less than similar type projects in that region. Our services included the site assessment and masterplan of the 6 acre parcel, schematic design, construction documentation and construction administration. 

Project Photos

Children’s Center Campus San Francisco Bay Area

 

Project Team

Landscape Architect
Miller Company Landscape Architects

Architect
Dorman Associates Inc.

Civil Engineer
Sherwood Design Engineers

Early Childcare Consultant
Louis Torelli, M.S. E.d.

Landscape Contractor
Miller Company Landscape Contractors