Commercial Architecture March 2016 - (Page 6)
DEPARTMENT
The Architects
The Virginia Beach (VA) Library
celebrates civic partnership
with a 400-ft.-long circulation
spine in a 125,000-sq.-ft.,
two-story solution offering
360-deg. approachability.
Design For
Authenticity
How can commercial architecture
become more authentic? The best
way is to create building solutions
that are true to their places,
people, and legacies.
Gordon Carrier, FAIA, NCARB
A
new wave in architectural design combines
honor the community's heritage, we preserved the area's
leries and trendy restaurants as for innovative workplaces.
strategic, sustainable design ideas with
gardens and green views, even using the hedgerow grids
Simple and sleek, the new glass-wrapped 16-story
full-service architecture, interiors, branding,
to organize the landscape.
marketing, and graphics. We call it dimensional brand-
headquarters tower is a "showcase" of sustainability
and innovation that reflects the "extraordinary compa-
ing, a way to integrate brand identity on every level.
UNIVERSITY ELEVATES SCIENCE, FAITH
ny" within, said Steve Black, president of Cisterra, the
This design approach helps organizations capitalize on
The leaders of a smaller university in San Diego with ro-
building's developer. "We've worked with them a long
their essentials: who they are, and what makes them
bust STEM programs asked us to create a major new sci-
time to build a project specifically for their needs." Next
successful.
ence center. This type of building is a rather common,
door is the 1930s Fire Station No. 4, preserving early
The method demands a hard look at the past, pres-
large investment for most colleges. But it's different
San Diego history. The HQ location also injects more
ent, and future. The histories of client and location are
here. Point Loma Nazarene Univ. is not only Christian,
vitality into this blossoming area on weekdays, a valu-
essential, but so is the future vision. The present-the
it's an evangelical institution.
able contribution.
client's culture and trajectory-matters too. Taken to-
Yet, going back to its 1800s roots in Los Angeles as
These project stories illuminate three essential as-
gether, these reveal the truest and fullest brand story.
Pacific Bible College, PLNU is a notably progressive
pects of authenticity in architecture. First, the best
The design team translates the findings into built space,
organization committed to liberal arts education and
designs honor their heritage, telling the world why the
in partnership with the client, telling the story with
scientific discovery. Even on matters such as evolution,
building does what it does. Second, they commit to liv-
experiential architecture and interiors, environmental
the school seeks truth through faith and science, throw-
ing in the present-if the mission says support the com-
graphics, spatial relationships, signage, and wayfinding.
ing an uppercut into tedious religious stereotypes. So
munity, for example, every aspect must be supportive.
The result is a genuine and consistent message-a to-
does PLNU's new academic and laboratory building:
Third, the building, interiors, and graphics must shape
tally unique experience true to culture and heritage-as
13 new labs wrapped in glass and smooth concrete are
the future, reinforcing brand values going forward.
the following case studies illustrate.
equipped for biology and chemistry classes. A curved
environmental screen of perforated metal panels shields
The result is lasting, purposeful, and authentic architecture. CA
A VIRGINIA BEACH LIBRARY FOR ALL
students and classrooms from the southern sun. Light
Gordon Carrier, FAIA, NCARB, is founding design prin-
"It takes a whole village," goes the African proverb, and
streams through the laser-cut Greek letters alpha and
cipal at Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, San Diego, a leading
this modern library embodies one community's desire
omega, which carry religious and scientific meaning.
global architecture, design, and strategic-branding practice
to collaborate for a better future by creating a village-like
Our design principal, Ray Varela, likens the dappled
known for innovative building, living, and communications
place for reading and research. Tidewater Community
effect to the interiors of a cathedral.
solutions, reflecting the unique three-dimensional brand op-
College and the city of Virginia Beach, VA, envisaged
portunities for each situation (carrierjohnson.com).
a future of shared resources built on former farmlands
LOYAL BUSINESS SUPPORTS ITS CITY
marked by hedgerows and irrigation ditches. Here, col-
Debra L. Reed, CEO of energy company Sempra, wrote,
lege students and city residents would share knowledge
"We are pleased to remain headquartered in downtown
and learn together, in an efficient, collective way.
San Diego ... the vibrant economic center of one of the
The building celebrates the notion of civic partner-
world's few developing megaregions," and "the perfect
ship and engagement with a 400-ft.-long "Main Street"
home base from which to manage and grow our global
Interview With
Gordon Carrier
circulation spine in a 125,000-sq.-ft., two-story solution
business."
Learn more about making commercial architecture
offering 360-deg. approachability (no back door) and
This commitment to its legacy and location is sym-
a welcoming face to the entire coastal community. Its
bolized in its new headquarters in San Diego's downtown
shapes come from nature, which connects all users. To
East Village, a ballpark district known as much for art gal-
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COMMERCI A L A RCHI T EC T URE
MARCH 2016
commercialarchitecturemagazine.com
authentic in our interview with Gordon Carrier at
commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/architects.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Architecture March 2016
Table of Contents
Editor's Notebook
The Architects: Design For Authenticity
Thriving On Change
Ken's View
Facial Recognition Enhances Museum Experience
Building Technology Products
LEDS Brighten Facility From Front To Back
Lighting & Electrical Products
ACM Panels, Prismatic Finish Focus Community's Attention
Pine Workshop Boosts Fence Building
Exteriors Products
Water Gets A Boost
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Polished Concrete Provides Solid Footing
Feature Wall Welcomes Travelers
Interiors Products
Franklin's Kite Reimagined As Glazed Facade
Renovation Recaptures Original Design
Windows & Doors Products
Showcase
Index
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