Category Archives: Program

Tinkering

CDS emphasizes a constructivist approach to education. It encourages children to learn actively by doing, experiencing, interacting, and making. To accommodate such a vigorous pedagogy, each classroom doubles as a rough and tumble laboratory. Two natural science labs on the ground floor combine durable surfaces with state of [...]

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Assembly

The restored historic church sanctuary remains the building’s most striking space. Re-dubbed “Founders' Hall”, it serves as the heart of the new middle school and is spacious enough for the whole Children’s Day School family to come together. In place of the altar, a broad stage provides a platform [...]

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Landmarks

With the inevitable accumulation of personal “stuff”, walking into a contemporary open plan office can be like entering an undifferentiated sea of flotsam and jetsam, lacking clear way-finding or orientation devices or legible differentiation between teams or even floor levels.

Facetime

Collaborative spaces can be the core design features of workplace projects: bleacher or stadium seating, shared kitchens, community tables, bar seating, lounges, video conferencing pods, booths, and other imageable, shared spaces. These are the areas where important work happens in the creative office and they offer opportunities for expressive design features.

Programming

There is a component of workplace programming that is simple number crunching: gather data, interview users, establish space needs, sort out adjacencies, block and stack, and test fit. This quantitative aspect of programming and space planning is a crucial first step in the design process.

Indoor/Outdoor Living

The function of the home is orchestrated within a series of soft thresholds, blurring the line between inside and outside, between home and setting. With the glass walls pocketed into the core, the interior spaces flow out onto the adjacent terraces, landscapes, and panoramas. The living room sits high above the g [...]

Toolshed

On SHED'S ground level, a distinctive selection of tools, housewares, and farm supplies mingle with the culinary offerings to encourage an informal flow of activities and exchange. SHED's passion for the tools of the trade is evident in the beauty and quality of each item, carefully selected from the workshops of maker [...]

Shelter for Ideas & Community

SHED engages the Modern Grange’s history as both a rural meeting place and farmers’ exchange but is firmly rooted in contemporary Healdsburg. It is a gathering place for local residents, which celebrates the region’s farmers and makers while tapping into a global community of chefs, p [...]

Foodshed

SHED offers visitors a variety of ways to enjoy the region’s foods. The Cafe features an open kitchen, wood oven, and seasonal menus highlighting local farmers and producers. Visitors can also stop in for coffee and espresso, roasted by Healdsburg’s Flying Goat Coffee and served u [...]

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