SunPower Offices at Richmond, California by Marcy Wong Donn

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

SunPower Offices at Richmond, California by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects

February 19th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal

The design strategy for this office headquarters project for a solar power company in an historic Ford auto factory grew out of the multiple objectives of the client and architect: aesthetics, function, and sustainability:

Entry Stairs of Office

Architect: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
Size: 200,000 square feet
Estimated Cost: N/A
Dates: 2003-2009
Services Provided: Concept Design, Cost Estimating, Programming, SD, DD, CD, CA
Software Used: AutoCAD

Since the company is a leading developer and manufacturer of solar power technology, the all aspects of the project, including the flooring, needed to reflect the company’s culture and commitment to sustainability. The main palette of floor materials – all of which were sustainable – included carpet (Bentley Prince Street “Urban Scene”), bamboo (Plyboo) and a polishing / stain finish (Retroplate) on the existing concrete factory floor that dates to 1931. In addition to being certifiably sustainable, the flooring materials and treatments were selected for their inherent beauty, durability, and industrial-Modern design sensibility to complement the historic shell.

Bamboo Conference Room

Since the offices were on one floor in one vast, open space (nearly 200,000 s.f.) and contained numerous departments and ancillary areas, there was a goal to accommodate the seemingly contradictory objectives of defining these different areas while preserving the airy, unconstrained feeling of the historic volume. As a result, the design of the floor not only was a central element in setting the aesthetic tone of the place, but also as a device to create “blocks” defined by the grid of a hierarchy of “streets” and “alleys” (existing concrete, polished and color-stained) which in turn created the boundaries of public use areas, departments with workstations (carpet), conference blocks (concrete with inset carpet) and the executives’ section (bamboo).

Conference Area of Office

Design Team Credits

ROLE	CONTACT	TITLE	FIRM/COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS	Marcy Wong Donn Logan Cari Rosner Jelen	Partner Partner Project Manager	Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
RENDERINGS AND MODEL CONSTRUCTION	Justin Tang	Designer	Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
CLIENT	Tom Dinwoodie	CEO	SunPower
DEVELOPER	Eddie Orton	Chairman	Orton Development Inc.
LANDSCAPE	Bill Callaway	Principal	SWA Group
STRUCTURAL	Ravi Kanitkar	Principal	The Crosby Group
STRUCTURAL ( SunPower )	Greg Luth	Principal	Gregory P. Luth & Associates
MECHANICAL	Dorel Anghel	Principal	Mechanical Design Studio, Inc.
CUSTOM TABLES	Ross Craig	Principal	Ross Craig Workshop
PLUMBING	Dorel Anghel	Principal	Mechanical Design Studio, Inc.
LIGHTING	Darrell Hawthorne	Principal	Architecture + Light
ACOUSTICS	David Schwind	Principal	Charles M. Salter Associates
PHOTOGRAPHY	Billy Hustace	Photographer	Billy Hustace Photography
PRESERVATION ARCHITECT	Mark Hulbert	Principal	Preservation Architecture
GENERAL CONTRACTOR	Bruce Hammond	CEO	Dalzell Corporation
PROJECT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER	Sloan Wood	Project Manager	Cressa Partners

Village Offices from Admin Level

Materials & Products:

	MATERIAL / PRODUCT	TYPE / BRAND
Structural	Frame	Steel Frame
	Floor system	Concrete Slab on Steel
	Roof system	Steel Trusses
	Interior Partitioning
Exterior	Siding	Existing Brick Cladding
	Roofing	SunPower pv panels on roof
	Doors	Existing, refurbished, and replaced with like – Steel
	Windows	Existing, refurbished, and replaced with like – Steel
	Skylights	Existing, refurbished, and replaced with like – Steel
	Landscape
Interior	Finishes [Paints/stains]	Benjamin Moore; Chalk paint on elevator;
	Walls	paint; porcelain tile in bathrooms – Graniti Fiandre Tinte Unite; Sonex acoustical panels; PPG Starphire glass at stair
	Insulation	Sonex acoustic insulation material
	Ceilings	Paint
	Floors	Retroplate polished concrete; Plyboo bamboo; Bentley Carpet – Urban Village
	Countertop	Vetrazzo recycled glass
	Millwork	Plyboo bamboo
	Finishes	Lutron Window shades by Burris Windows
Equipment / Fixtures	HVAC
	Cooktop / Oven
	Refrigerator
	Dishwasher
	Garbage Disposal
	Kitchen Fixtures
	Kitchen Hardware
	Bathroom Fixtures	Custom Trough Sinks
	Bathroom Hardware
	General Hardware
	Lighting Fixtures	Peerless Lighting; Poulsen Lighting; Solavanti Lighting
	Sustainable Products	Plyboo bamboo; Retroplate concrete floor finish; SunPower pv panels; recycled concrete reception counter; recycled wood benches
Furnishings	Chairs	Custom Chairs by SWERVE
	Desks	Knoll workstations
	Tables	Custom Tables by SWERVE

Executive Offices

SunPower Office

Wall of Gratitude

Bamboo Conference

Conference Hut

Small Conference Room

Cafeteria of Office

Solar PV

South End of Office

Admin and Private Offices

: Entry Stairs of Office

: Bamboo Conference Room

: Conference Area of Office

: Village Offices from Admin Level

: Executive Offices

: Sunpower Office

: Wall of Gratitude

: Bamboo Conference

: Conference Hut

: Small Conference Room

: Cafeteria of Office

: Solar PV

: South End of Office

: Admin and Private Offices

: First Floor of Office

: First Floor of Office

: Second Floor of Office

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Tags: California, Richmond

Categories: Autocad, Offices, Sustainable Design

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