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| 84 | A small library is comfortable and useful. Pacific Gardens was a marvelous project which provides needed support for a community of physically frail seniors. |
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.jpg "Pacific Gardens is an 80 unit, HUD insured, $8 million assisted living facility in Santa Clara, CA for Community Home Partners LLC. I was project manager for KodamaDiseno Architects. The building features a double height, skylit entry lobby."){kind=small}
.jpg "The context of single-family residences and low-rise apartment buildings dictated numerous design decisions. A sound wall separates the project from busy Lawrence Expressway."){kind=small}
.jpg "The simple shed-roofed forms and familiar exterior materials are evocative of the spirit of home. A required fire truck lane is landscaped with Grasscrete."){kind=small}
.jpg "A delightful sun-drenched courtyard provides safe, healthful outdoor exposure. Separate facilities are provided for those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia; accordingly, the courtyard is bisected by a colonnade and wall."){kind=small}
.jpg "The reception area is furnished to create a welcoming, supportive environment for the aged and their visitors."){kind=small}
.jpg "Presidio Village is a 104 unit, $12 million HUD-202 independent senior living project in Pittsburg, CA, for Pacific Community Services. I was project manager with KodamaDiseno Architects."){kind=small}
.jpg "The project is grouped into 4 buildings linked by conditioned corridors. A roundabout at the entry creates a sense of arrival."){kind=small}
.jpg "The buildings are enlivened with bright colors and abundant landscaping. A clock tower and chimney surmounts the entry element."){kind=small}
.jpg "True cantilevered corner windows were a casualty of budget cuts, but the result still looks good. The project was framed with load-bearing light gauge steel studs, a proportion of which were donated by a Pittsburg steel manufacturer."){kind=small}
.jpg "Numerous trellises link the buildings on the entry side, providing shade and seating areas during the hot Pittsburg summers."){kind=small}
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| 84 | A small library is comfortable and useful. Pacific Gardens was a marvelous project which provides needed support for a community of physically frail seniors. |
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