Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects

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    College of Marin Academic Center

    Status

    Completed. 2015

    Size

    43,000 SF

    Client

    College of Marin

    Scope

    Design

    Project Team

    Mark Cavagnero
    John Fung
    Olga Luebker
    Yun Young Na

    Project Collaborators

    This project is an association of Mark Cavagnero Associates as Design Architect and TLCD Architecture as Executive Architect.

    Mechanical/Plumbing: Costa Engineers
    Electrical/Lighting Design: O’Mahony & Myer
    Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers
    Civil Engineer:
    Brelje and Race
    Landscape Architecture: Quadriga
    Acoustics/Audiovisual: Charles M. Salter Associates
    Cost Estimator/LEED Consultant: Davis Langdon (AECOM)
    Project/Construction Management: Jacobs Management Group
    General Contractor: Wright Construction

    Description

    Mark Cavagnero Associates with TLCD Architecture was selected through a 2009 design competition to design the Academic Center at the College of Marin’s Kentfield Campus. The 43,000 square foot building is located on the northeast quadrant of the campus, along two major arterials bordering a commercial and residential district. The building program includes administrative spaces, classrooms and a 300-seat theater.

    The team created a design that helps to draw the community into the campus, providing for two major shared use facilities under a canopy. The multi-functional Board Room on the upper level can provide a smaller community setting for meetings, classes and events while the 300-seat Auditorium will become a highly visible cultural and educational venue for larger functions. The outdoor amphitheater will be able to draw on the audiovisual capabilities of the Auditorium for more casual outdoor student and community events. This focal point of the design will be a lantern visible from pedestrian and vehicular routes from many directions, drawing the community into the campus.

    Striving for LEED certification and carbon neutrality, the exterior sunscreens, the entry canopy, and interior shades significantly reduce energy use. Evacuated tube thermal solar collectors will provide hot water to heat radiant floors. Natural ventilation throughout the building will significantly reduce or eliminate the use of mechanical fan units, while high-efficient chilled beam and radiant heating systems will provide supplemental heating and cooling for the building.

     

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    Recognition

    Awards

    Chicago Athenaeum Museum, International Architecture Award, 2017

    Chicago Athenaeum Museum, Green Good Design Award, 2017

    AIA San Francisco, Excellence in Architecture Top Honor Award, 2016

    AIA Redwood Empire, Merit Award, 2016

    North Bay Business Journal, Higher Education, 2015

    Publications

    Architect, May 2016

    North Bay Business Journal, December 28, 2015

    inhabitat.com, November 1, 2010

    World ArchitectureNews.com, October 26, 2010

    archdaily.com, October 26, 2010