The existing 1962 concrete and masonry two-story building, with first floor largely below grade and double loaded corridors, is transformed with a major new central skylight opening through the floors. The new central space provides daylight to the formerly dark first floor, fosters a sense of community between various departments as the focal point for all circulation and waiting areas, including a new primary staircase.
LEED Certified Sustainable Remodel
Utility and infrastructure upgrades
Complete remodel of existing
Building for multiple departments
ADA upgrades including all new restrooms
New central staircase with skylight for day lighting
Photo Credit: Bill Timmerman | Lawrence Anderson
Economic Development & Culinary Arts Building
The building provides space for the Culinary Arts teaching labs, teaching restaurant and kitchen, classrooms, faculty offices, East Campus Dean’s office and the Economic Development department. Featuring the most up-to-date equipment and technology, the future building will feature a demonstration kitchen suitable for showcasing and filming visiting chefs in front of live audiences.
Special challenges: Site selection and planning within highly built out existing campus site, complex culinary lab requirements. Collaborated with food service consultant to develop state of the art design of culinary teaching spaces, including a restaurant to be staffed by students for learning.
Mt. San Antonio College Master Plan
The Facility Master Plan established a ten year growth plan for the district as a whole, including college population projections, planned campus capacities, and funding approach criteria, such as alternatives for bond and collaborative funding. The master plan utilized the projections from the educational master plan and strategic plan to develop the plan for facility needs on the campus, including open space, building zones, parking zones, pedestrian/vehicular circulation, landmarks and signage. Architectural guidelines were developed to articulate campus desired for improvements that are compatible with the existing buildings and sites. Key campus architectural features, such as the materials, scale and massing of existing structures, were studied to develop a qualitative guideline for future developments.
The plan were be based on the following key tasks:
Evaluated the 2005 Facilities Master Plan & the 2009 Educational Master Plan
Worked with the District to determine curricular needs, enrollment growth expectations and assumptions
Integrated Continuing Education Department needs into the Facilities Master Plan
Reviewed potential modifications to the 2010 Five Year Construction Plan and made recommendations for revisions
Develop a facilities master plan update to include current overall conditions, proposed projects, and phasing
Developed recommendations for project proposals – state funding, IPP, FPP costs and sequencing
Identified sequencing space requirements/locations to accommodate required temporary conditions where applicable