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COACT DESIGNWORKS (FORMERLY STAFFORD KING WIESE ARCHITECTS) History of Coact Designworks predecessors • 1945-1966 Gordon Stafford Architect • 1966-1969 Stafford Peckinpaugh • 1969-1994 Stafford, King & Associates, Architects • 1994 Stafford King Wiese Architects • 2018 Coact Designworks History changed significantly in 2018 for Sacramento firm Stafford King Wiese Architects. After emerging from the worst economic recession since opening its doors in 1945, firm leadership felt the timing was right to make a bold statement about the firm’s strength, new markets, design philosophy and firm culture—and move forward with a complete rebrand. Formerly known as Stafford King Wiese Architects, the firm was rebranded as Coact Designworks. Coact—meaning joint work toward a common goal; combines the actions of many, and as such, has the greatest potential for revolutionary change. Designworks—as knowledge and process to meet the client’s needs. Together, these words embody the firm’s core values for success. Coact Designworks, the fourth-oldest architecture firm in Sacramento, provides architectural design and planning solutions to public and private clients throughout California and Western Nevada. Today, the firm provides expertise in four major market areas: commercial, education, healthcare, and retail. When founder Gordon Stafford began the practice in 1945, he focused on commercial and residential projects. Upon award of his first school project, he knew that he had found his calling and began concentrating on education facility design. School construction was in high demand and the firm earned a reputation as the premiere K-12 educational architect in Northern California. Stafford added a business partner, Gordon King, who was paramount in earning this reputation. His passion, leadership, and contribution to educational facility planning was acknowledged in 1969 when the firm name was changed to Stafford King & Associates, Architects. Later in his career, King was honored with the Distinguished Fellow designation by the American Institute of Architects. Stafford transitioned the firm leadership to his son, John, when he retired in 1980. Together, John and King continued to strengthen the firm’s reputation in education architecture throughout northern California with John leading design and King leading planning. Stafford King & Associates, Architects merged with Brian Wiese Architects in 1994 to prepare for the next leadership transition. This was a pivotal time for the firm as Wiese led the diversification of project types, building upon his expertise to include higher education and healthcare. The following year, Kelly Reynolds joined, bringing his expertise in commercial and civic projects, earned from leading his own firm. This diversification proved to be highly beneficial during the global financial crisis a decade later. John retired in 1996 and Wiese assumed the role of the firm’s third president, leading the firm until 2007. In addition to the firm’s new market sectors, a strong presence in the education market continued throughout Wiese’s tenure to present, with new campuses and renovation projects for K-12, community college and university clients throughout Northern California. Pat Derickson, who joined the firm as part of the merger, served as project architect on numerous projects. One of his first assignments, which would chart his career path, was a 100,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of Methodist Hospital in Sacramento—a client the firm maintains to this day. In 2003, Derickson was promoted to principal and director of healthcare, Reynolds served as principal and director of civic and higher education, Wiese remained president and director of K-12 education, and Gregg Rock joined the firm as director of operations. CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL REGION - THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY 228
When Wiese retired in 2007, Derickson was chosen as the firm’s fourth president and Rock, who had become a principal, was promoted to vice president. Together, they have served as the firm's leadership since. That same year, the housing market crashed and many publicly and privately funded projects were eliminated, however, the firm continued to thrive based on its established expertise in a variety of market sectors. With the continued success of the Healthcare Studio and its increased portfolio of work, the firm was awarded a major healthcare project—a 220,000-square-foot nurse tower and emergency department for Rideout Regional Medical Center in Marysville, California. The project not only served as a steady source of work during the next decade, but also served as a major opportunity to evolve the firm’s healthcare expertise with several strategic hires in planning, design and patient-centered expertise. In 2015, Mark Marvelli joined the firm to build a retail studio, bringing thirty years of expertise in this market. Under Marvelli's leadership, the firm has experienced significant growth in this sector with projects ranging from new neighborhood shopping centers and restaurants to renovations of existing centers, all bringing significant economic impact to new and established neighborhoods. The firm’s foundation of diversified expertise in commercial, education, healthcare, and retail, as well as a reputation built on client service, has allowed Coact Designworks to emerge from the last recession stronger than ever and poised for continued success. To learn more about Coact Designworks, the team behind the brand and to view their extensive portfolio of work, visit www.coactdesignworks.com. Opposite, top: John F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento City Unified School District (1968). Opposite, bottom: The firm’s four presidents (top, left to right) Gordon Stafford, founder; John Stafford, 1980-1996; (left to right, bottom) Brian Wiese, 1996-2007; and Pat Derickson 2007-present. Above: Nurse Tower and Emergency Department, Rideout Regional Medical Center, Rideout Health, 2016. Bottom: Pleasant Grove High School and Katherine Albiani Middle School, Elk Grove Unified School District, 2005. The Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture was created when the firm decided to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary by honoring its founder. Open to California minority students pursuing a career in Architecture, the scholarship has been awarded to twenty-seven students as of 2017, totaling over $400,000. CAPITAL REGION PARTNERS - BUILDING A BETTER CAPITAL REGION 229
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CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL REGION The S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Legacy Sponsors .
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INTRODUCTION BY MAYOR DARRELL STEIN
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CHAPTER ONE 7
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economy by attracting metalsmiths,
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Sutter, Jr., and brother of future
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
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Early Sacramento. COURTESY OF THE L
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T HE B IG F OUR “The Big Four”
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T HE S CHOOLHOUSE The Old Sacrament
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P ARISIAN I NSPIRED The architectur
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T RAIN T IME The California State R
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CHAPTER TWO 25
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A KING’ S S UNSET The Delta King
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T HE W ATCHMEN Sacramento’s skyli
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E LKS T OWER In the 1920s Sacrament
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S ACRAMENTO V ALLEY S TATION Sacram
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B EAUX A RTS The Jesse M. Unruh bui
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S PANISH S UNSET The Westminster Pr
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C ESAR E. CHAVEZ P LAZA Named after
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T HE E SQUIRE The 1940s Art Deco Es
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C ALIFORNIA’ S H EARTBEAT The Sac
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T HESE H ALLS D O S PEAK The variou
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T HE C ALIFORNIA A SSEMBLY The Cali
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G ATEWAY TO AN I NDOMITABLE C ITY O
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G OVERNOR’ S M ANSION Official ho
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M IDTOWN C ULTURE The Sofia Tsakopo
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T HE H ANDLE D ISTRICT The Handle D
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I NSIDE THE F ORT At the center of
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T REESCAPE The California State Uni
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S ACRAMENTO’ S W ATER S OURCE The
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C AL E XPO The early California leg
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T HE Z IGGURAT On the shores of the
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R OBERT T. MATSUI W ATERFRONT P ARK
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I SLETON M OONRISE In 1874 Josiah P
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L OCKE Locke is located in the prim
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W ALNUT G ROVE Walnut Grove was est
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P OWERED BY THE P EOPLE Davis, Cali
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C ENTRAL P ARK G ARDENS The Davis C
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O KTOBERFEST Davis residents join i
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F OLSOM Joseph Libby Folsom origina
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J OHNNY C ASH T RAIL In 2014 the Ci
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F OOTPRINTS IN F OLSOM Folsom Lake
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H OME IN THE H ILLS Folsom is locat
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L AKE N ATOMA S UNSET Paved cycling
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G OLDEN R AINBOW B RIDGE Folsom’s
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T HE D ELICATE S PAN Folsom’s Rai
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L AW & ORDER IN G OLD C OUNTRY The
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O LD T OWN A UBURN From the discove
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C ALIFORNIA’ S E ARLY F IREFIGHTE
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N ORTH F ORK A MERICAN R IVER The N
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R AGING W ATERS Lake Clementine is
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P LACERVILLE Nearby Sutter’s Mill
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G OLD R USH S UNSET Placerville bec
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A N A PPLE A D AY In the early 1960
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T HE F ARM S TAND Boa Vista Orchard
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N EVADA C ITY An early Gold Rush to
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L IVING H ISTORY Nevada City has a
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T AHOE T OURISM Lake Tahoe is a maj
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W AVES OF G RAIN Grain corn is grow
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G OLD R USH G RAPES The Sierra Foot
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• Serving as the region’s early
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CAPITAL REGION PARTNERS Profiles of
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VIBRANT COMMUNITY Healthcare leader
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Left: Sharing little moments brings
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customers, family members and emplo
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• 1950, Sacramento County: Volunt
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• To promote and provide programs
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people with developmental disabilit
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How do you get volunteers to donate
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• 1980 Twin Lakes Community Hospi
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program with rare in-utero surgical
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gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascu
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conservatory of music, and schools
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Saint Anna Greek Orthodox Christian
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One of the universal threads that b
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The Capital Region’s Workforce De
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Since its origins in 1973, as a sma
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STRONG BUSINESS Retail and commerci
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U.S Bank volunteers helping the com
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U.S. Bank Main Branch. Management,
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Page 201 and 202: If you are searching for a memorabl
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Page 211 and 212: BUILDING A BETTER CAPITAL REGION Se
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Page 223 and 224: percent of its power mix. Having al
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Page 233 and 234: ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER M
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