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General contractor Swinerton Builders worked collaboratively with Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron of Basel, Switzerland, local architects Fong & Chan of San Francisco, and the client, The Corporation of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. With the architect’s bold design calling for such never before seen items as the twisting tower and the copper skin, it was apparent that preconstruction, engineering and constructability were going to be key to its success. “A lot of innovation came during pre- Judges’ Comments construction in constructability analysis and cost issues to make the design work,” said Swinerton’s Project Executive Mike Strong. “Everything was special, so it was new and state of the art and it took extensive attention to detail and above normal communication within the team.” The de Young Museum is a 293,000sq.-ft. building with a three-level main structure and a twisting nine-story tower featuring panoramic views of the city, ocean and bay. The main building features world-class exhibit spaces, a café, two-level store, theater, conservation labs and administrative offices. The tower houses educational classroom spaces, a library and an observation level. “Stellar design destined to be an international treasure.” This steel and concrete structure features a base isolation system, vertically post-tensioned tower and roof trusses cantilevered over 50 ft.; a custom cop- 11 California Construction 12/2006 Northern California—Best of 2006 Project Team Owner The Corporation of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Architects Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland, and Fong & Chan, San Francisco General Contractor Swinerton Builders, San Francisco Key subcontractors The Herrick Corp. (structural steel), Pleasanton; Critchfield Mechanical (HVAC & controls), Menlo Park; Harris Salinas Rebar (foundation reinforcing steel), Livermore; Cupertino Electric, San Francisco; Dolan Concrete Construction (place and finish concrete/site concrete), San Jose; Condon Johnson & Associates (shoring & underpinning), Oakland; Consolidated Engineering Laboratories (testing & inspection), Pleasanton; Bode Gravel Co. (concrete ready-mix), San Francisco; Architectural Glass & Aluminum, Oakland; BDL Mill (millwork), San Francisco; A&B Construction Inc. (site utilities), San Francisco per exterior comprised of more than 7,000 embossed and perforated panels; and is surrounding by several acres of lavish gardens, some of which sit over a below-grade underground parking garage, also built by Swinerton. The de Young Museum has welcomed thousands of visitors since its October 2005 opening and it has firmly established itself as one of the premier art museums in the world. The building, as it fades to green, will blend in with its environment. The complexities of this project and how Swinerton managed some of these specialized processes, which are not typically done on one single building, were truly extraordinary.
Best of 2006 Northern California The $38 million Sonoma County Juvenile Justice Center was designed to replace the existing Los Guiliucos Juvenile Detention Center. The project is located on a 60-acre parcel just off Highway 12 between Sonoma and Santa Rosa, and consisted of 12 buildings on 11 different elevations, which created a challenging task for both the design team and for the contractors building the project. The buildings within the project included Housing Units 1-7, which includes seven 20-bed podular direct supervision units. Each unit includes school and activity spaces to support a decentralized operational program. Unit designs vary according to classifications. Single bedrooms are used for high security, mixed single/double rooms for general population groups Sonoma County Juvenile Justice Center, Santa Rosa and a dormitory unit is used for youth awaiting placement. The center also includes a Medical Building for attending to the populations’ healthcare, three enclosed recreation yards and a sports field for recreational activities. A new two-story, 32,000-sq.-ft. courthouse includes two courtrooms, court offices, secure court holding area, juve- Judges’ Comments nile probation office for more than 50 staff, district attorney office suite, public defender office suite, staff support areas and public lobby. 13 California Construction 12/2006 Project Team Institutional Winner Owner County of Sonoma, General Services Department, Santa Rosa Architect The Design Partnership, San Francisco General Contractor Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc., Benicia Key subcontractors Peterson Mechanical, Sonoma; Great Salt Lake Electric Inc., Las Vegas; Bratton Masonry Inc., Fresno; Kern Steel Fabrication (structural steel), Bakersfield; North Bay Construction (sitework), Petaluma; North Counties Drywall Inc., Sonoma The innovative design of the project was to create a friendly, more open environment that is more conducive to the rehabilitation of the juvenile population. This was achieved by creating “The buildings reflect the complexity of its program while developing a consistent sense of calm.” open spaces with extensive windows and skylights for natural lighting and the use of wood, colored glass and stainless steel in the interiors.
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