Located in the heart of Kensington's business district, architectural firm seeks a similar professional such as interior designer, landscape architect, civil engineer or general contractor looking to share second floor office space in unique live/work loft building with elevator access, parking, and air-conditioning. The space available includes two mezzanine offices plus an executive wash room, storage and private mailbox. Shared space also includes a full kitchen, conference table, and all utilities. Large windows and ceiling heights make this a bright and stylish workplace opportunity. No smoking, No pets, No overnight stays. Please contact: Allard Jansen | Principal Architect Allard Jansen Architects, Incorporated 4134 Adams Avenue | Loft #9 | San Diego | CA 92116 Phone (619) 450-6550 Ext. 203
Opportunity to Volunteer at Development Services Dept
DSD has vacancies on its Technical Advisory Committee, as well as a few of the TAC Sub-committees: -Code Monitoring Team (Candidates must be active users of the code willing to participate in highly technical reviews).
-Technology Sub-Committee (advise on technology innovations by DSD)
-Process Review Sub-Committee (review and make recommendations on improving DSD permit process).
-A newly created Website Ad Hoc Committee is also looking for 5-7 people to meet 3-4 times between now and the end of August 2015 to provide feedback to DSD and prioritize key information and business process features of the DSD website to inform a future upgrade.
Interested individuals may contact me for more information, or send me an email to elowe@sandiego.gov indicating their willingness to serve as a volunteer on a DSD committee, and specify the committee of interest. The TAC Chairwoman is Kathi Riser of the Atlantis Group, kriser@atlantissd.com.
Wanted: Individuals to Join Advisory Board
The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD) extends an invitation to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Diego chapter members to consider sharing their professional expertise by becoming a member of the GCCCD’s independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC), an advisory body to the District on matters related to the $605 million Propositions R and V construction bond program. CBOC Members must reside in East San Diego County. The necessary time commitment involves the following:
- A two-year term. Members in good standing are eligible to be reappointed to a subsequent two-year term. Members may not serve more than three consecutive terms.
- Attendance at four quarterly meetings per year. Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of the month. Dates are identified at the start of each year, and generally run 60-90 minutes. Here is the meeting calendar through December of this year.
- Attendance at sub-committee meetings, generally 4-6 per year. As with our full CBOC meetings, the sub-committee calendar is developed at the start of the year, and generally run between 60-90 minutes.
If interested, please contact:
Alli Murphy Program Communications Liaison Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District – Proposition V direct 619.644.7762| main 858.875.0010 | Fax 619.644.7990 8800 Grossmont College Drive | El Cajon, CA 92020 | www.gafcon.com
Shared Studio Space Available in Old Town Area
Two interior designers are looking for a compatible third person to share our 700 sq foot studio space in the notable BDG Design Group building (designed by Homer Delawie in the 70's) located in Old Town on the corner of Presidio and Taylor Streets. Large desk area and shared conference/work table area (shown in pics), kitchenette, bath and large windows. $450 a month, utilities and high speed internet included. Would be an excellent space for a graphic designer, landscape designer, interior designer or architect. Available April 1st.
L-shaped desk area on right, shared conference table on left
Another shared table area
Contact Anne Kellett, ASID at (858)694-8197 or akinderspace@gmail.com.
SGPA Announces its 46th Anniversary and Transition Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rebecca Gelbart SGPA Architecture and Planning rgelbart@sgpa.com (619) 297-0131
SGPA Announces its 46th Anniversary and Transition Success
As part of its overall firm perpetuation strategy, this transition brings opportunity for new promotions and role transitions through a process that began in early 2010.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 18, 2015) – SGPA Architecture and Planning announces today the completion of a transition to a new management team with Stuart Lyle as President/Director of San Francisco, Keith Pittsford as Vice President/Director of San Diego and Marla Martin as of Vice President/CFO.
Stuart Lyle has been with the firm since 1988, when he joined as an intern. Continually progressing through the ranks, Stuart became a Principal in 2004, Director of San Francisco Operations and then Director of the San Francisco office. Stuart becomes the fourth President of SGPA.
Keith Pittsford began with the firm in 1993 as a Project Architect and became a Principal in 1999. As SGPA’s Director of Business Development and as its Vice President/Director of San Diego, Keith’s dual focus will be the comprehensive performance of the San Diego office as well as the firm’s marketing efforts and opportunities.
Marla Martin started with the firm in 1997 as a Controller and became a Principal in 2000. She will continue her role as CFO, managing and controlling all financial and contractual related activities of the firm, as well as provide leadership in the overall management of the firm.
After 18 years, Dave G. Reinker steps down from the role as President but will remain with SGPA. Utilizing his vast experience to provide support as a Project Principal, Dave will continue to mentor staff and direct the firm as Chairman of the SGPA Board of Directors. During his nearly two decades in the role, Dave provided forward-looking leadership, oversight of firm operations and promoted the firm’s perpetuation strategy, paving the way for opportunity and new promotions to transition naturally under his mentorship.
“On behalf of the entire SGPA Board of Directors, we are pleased and excited to make this transition and provide the opportunity to further our firm’s mission under the new leadership,” said Reinker.
About SGPA Architecture and Planning
Forty-six years ago, SGPA was founded when Donald Schoell, Eugene Geritz, Robert Paul and Arthur Allard merged their architectural practices to form a new entity. Since opening its doors, the firm has retained and refined its Retail and Mixed-Use expertise while building diversified design studios specializing in Education, Wellness and Housing. SGPA has served its long list of new and repeat clients on project assignments across the United States as well as in Mexico, Canada, the Pacific Islands and Eastern Europe.
SGPA consists of 40 people across two offices in San Diego and San Francisco. The collaborative technologies that allow us to function as one team across time and distance have expanded the scope of SGPA’s work immensely. We believe that the ever-evolving marketplace will continue to change over the next few decades, especially as densification and mixed use become more viable and desirable. SGPA aims to meet these changes by keeping its focus on what’s important: creating places that enrich daily life.
Additional information can be found at www.sgpa.com.
Member News: Colkitt&Co. Leads Access Youth Academy Project
Access Youth Academy is a local non-profit organization that inspires youth to succeed through tutoring, and inspiration along with instruction in the sport of squash, and community service opportunities. To help further their goals and mission, Access Youth Academy is establishing a new facility in San Diego. Colkitt&Co will be supporting AYA to help reach these goals in a number of ways, from site selection to architectural design. The new facility will be a place to foster growth which nurtures the development of both the individual and the community.
For more images and info, visit http://www.colkitt.com/cultural-accessyouthacademy/
Mingei International Museum Request For Proposals
Mingei International Museum invites responses to this Request for Proposal (RFP) from licensed, qualified professionals to provide design services for both interior and exterior projects. Mingei International Museum is located in the House of Charm Building in Balboa Park at 1439 El Prado in San Diego, California. Further details can be found HERE.
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Looking For Submissions
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles has two upcoming opportunities for your projects to be published within our pages: Our 24th Annual Kitchens of the Year contest
Our Remodel Issue
If you have a kitchen project, completed within the last two years and not yet published by us or by other media, we'd love to see it entered in our professionally judged contest. Winners are published in the June issue. The deadline to send us your submission is March 2. Here's the link: http://www.sandiegohomegarden.com/koy%20entry%20form_2015.pdf
We're also looking for whole house remodels for our August issue. Projects must have been completed within the last two years and submitted no later than April 1 . Teardown/rebuild projects and remodels where the footprint has changed so drastically that comparisons are difficult or impossible to make will not be accepted. We also are not interested in empty rooms or rooms under reconstruction.
For your best chances to be considered, here's what we are hoping to have sent (and not sent) our way:
“Before” and “after” photographs of the exterior and multiple interior rooms.
“After” photos should be taken from the same angles as “before” photos so that comparisons are easy to make.
For clarity, please label photos “before” and “after” with location descriptions (bedroom, exterior front, etc.)
The photographs must be of high quality. That means the resolution must be at least 300 dpi and the images should not be overly dark or show cluttered spaces (such as countertops covered with pantry items or personal effects and floors strewn with toys).
Please indicate the neighborhood/city in which the home is located, the name(s) of the architect, designer and/or builder responsible for the remodel and a description of the scope of the remodel.
Submissions may be sent to me via email or to the address below. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
San Diego Business Journal: Repositioning Gives New Life to Older Commercial Properties
San Diego Business Journal's reporter, Emmet Pierce interviews three AIA San Diego member firms for their input on how to reposition older commercial properties to attract more tenants. Rachel Inmon of LPA, Inc. says "Building owners need to make their buildings more attractive for today's work environment and work needs."
Kristine Woolsey of Carrier Johnson + CULTURE is quoted saying, "The world is changing... Building owners are really needing to update their facilities to create a more social environment."
"Designer Pauly De Bartolo, a partner at the De Bartolo + Rimanic Design Studio, agrees that repositioning is an important trend in San Diego."
For more information, please visit San Diego Business Journal's site.
San Diego Business Journal: Architects Have Designs On Meeting Demand for Infill Work
This week, the San Diego Business Journal featured various AIA architects in a Housing article. Douglas H. Austin, FAIA, chairman & CEO of AVRP Studios and Public Awareness Commissioner of the AIA San Diego was quoted saying, "There is a pent-up demand for architecture and design projects, particularly in the housing industry." Jennifer Luce, AIA of Luce et Studio architects, Wayne Holtan, AIA of domusstudio architecture, NewSchool of Architecture & Design professor, Michael Stepner, FAIAE, and Kristine Woosley of Carrier Johnson + CULTURE contribute to the article with their insight into the housing market and architecture industry.
AIA Member Firm Skala Architecture Featured in Coastal Living Magazine
AIA member firm, Skala Architecture recently featured in Coastal Living Magazine for their remodeled Tuscan home! Congratulations to Sue Skala, AIA and her team.
Burkett & Wong Engineers is now BWE, adopts new logo
San Diego, CA – Burkett & Wong Engineers, Inc. announced last week that the firm has changed its name to BWE, Inc. and will do business as BWE / Burkett & Wong Engineers.
Late last year the BWE Board of Directors voted unanimously on the name change and new logo to coincide with a fresh start in a new office, but more importantly, a new attitude that had been cultivated over the past few years. “We are not the same firm we were 20, ten or even five years ago. Our current team has brought fresh new ideas, abilities, and insights that are moving this company towards a more vibrant future,” Board Chairman and President Tom Newsom says about the change. “We want this new name and logo to be an external representation of what we have been a part of for years. At the same time we want to respect our heritage. I believe our new identity does that.”
For over 43 years BWE / Burkett & Wong Engineers has been a stalwart in the San Diego building industry, providing structural engineering, civil engineering, land surveying, land planning, and forensic engineering. The firm’s extensive portfolio of projects includes Petco Park Garden Buildings, San Diego County Operations Center, UCSD Jacobs Medical Center, San Diego New Central Library, SDSU Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union and over 12,000 other projects, spread across 16 states and five foreign countries.
Within the past few years BWE has welcomed a new President, became an employee-owned company, moved to a new office, and implemented numerous internal improvements. But even before this recent wave of change, the founding Principals knew that change was inevitable and invested in the younger engineers and surveyors.
“The founding Principals believed that it was important to invest in the next generation, finding the young talent and then developing that talent into individuals to lead the firm.” Newsom continues, “That is what makes BWE special. We pass on the great lessons learned from those that preceded us but are not afraid to incorporate new ideas. It is what keeps us relevant and always looking over the horizon.”
Two years ago the firm became an ESOP because the leadership wanted to leverage the greatest asset – our employees. “By giving all the employees ownership and being more open about our finances, the hope was to increase employee engagement,” said Newsom.
The firm’s recent move in September of 2014 was as much strategic as it was practical. “The previous location in Bankers Hill/Hillcrest was our home for a long time and a landmark in its own right but it lacked some of the amenities that our employees wanted. Plus we had out grown that space long ago.” BWE’s new office, located at 9449 Balboa Avenue in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego, has a custom layout designed to improve both productivity and collaboration with a mix of offices, traditional cubicles and multiple gather spaces. “It has only been a short time but everyone loves the space. It seems like employee morale and productivity are both up,” said Therese Hunt, BWE’s Human Resource Generalist.
Newsom concludes, “We want everyone to know that these and other changes have made us a more exciting, progressive, thoughtful company while still staying true to our roots as fiscally sound, service oriented, and employee driven. The one thing that will not change is our commitment to live up to our motto: Engineered to Exceed Expectations.”
BWE / Burkett & Wong Engineers is a consulting design firm with offices located in San Diego and Las Vegas. Founded in 1971, the firm provides structural and civil engineering design services, land surveying, land planning, expert witness consultation, and project administration. More than 12,000 projects have been completed for the public and private sectors throughout the Southwestern United States and beyond. More information about the firm can be found at www.bwesd.com.
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Office space available in Downtown San Diego
Office space available in Downtown San Diego located in the heart of the Gaslamp District at 363 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300.
Rent for the space is $5,000 / month which includes all utilities. This space will be shared with a Forensic Architectural firm and Graphics firm.
There are 4 workstations with windows facing Fifth Avenue and 3 private offices. This office has a front desk receptionist, two conference rooms, and a kitchen that will also be shared. Monthly parking is available two blocks from the office for approximately $75.00+ per month.
More pictures available. Please call for an appointment to see the space at (619) 234-7471 and ask for Stan or Bob.
Construction Underway On South Campus Plaza At San Diego State University
Media Contacts: Sundt Linda Obele Fingerpaint Marketing 480-368-7999 lobele@fingerpaintmarketing.com
SVA Architects Beth Binger BCI 619-987-6658 Beth.binger@BCIpr.com
SGPA Architecture and Planning Rebecca Gelbart rgelbart@sgpa.com
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2015) – Construction is underway on the South Campus Plaza, a mixed-use student housing and retail project located on the campus of San Diego State University (SDSU).
Sundt Construction, Inc., a full-service general contractor, was selected as the design-build contractor for the $143 million project, which includes two residential buildings above all ground-floor retail, and an adjacent parking structure. Upon completion, the residence halls will house 608 beds in double-occupancy student rooms, 32 single-occupancy student rooms, three staff apartments and three visiting scholar studios.
“We have a longstanding history with San Diego State University and believe our work on South Campus Plaza will further solidify that great relationship,” said Sundt Area Manager Jon Wald. “These new facilities will not only enhance the quality of life for students and the campus community, but also create a pedestrian-friendly shopping and dining destination for the community as a whole.”
Designed by SVA Architects and SGPA Architecture and Planning to achieve LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council, the project spans nearly 350,000 square feet and features student learning spaces, multipurpose rooms, faculty offices, study areas, lounges and a community kitchen. Student amenities in the building also will include a mail room, bicycle storage, laundry room and trash chutes.
“At this time when challenges are greater than ever for university students, SVA is very pleased to be leading the design team for the South Campus Plaza project,” said Robert Simons, AIA President & Partner of SVA Architects. “Students will be accommodated with exceptional housing and retail offerings as they seek higher education. We are very grateful to be working with SDSU to execute their vision for a campus that supports and inspires our region’s future leaders.”
“It’s been a pleasure to work alongside Sundt, SVA Architects, CBRE and San Diego State University to create a bustling environment for students,” said Keith Pittsford, Principal at SGPA Architecture and Planning. “Our role on South Campus Plaza has been to provide thriving retail and restaurant opportunities while anticipating lifestyle trends of students to enrich their lives on campus.”
Located immediately south of the SDSU Transit Center, between Hardy Avenue and Montezuma Road, South Campus Plaza is expected to be completed in late 2016.
About Sundt Sundt Construction, Inc. is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. Known nationally for its innovative approach to construction services, the firm is currently ranked the 62nd largest construction company in the United States by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine. The company is also ranked 24th on ENR's list of Top Contractors in California. www.sundt.com
About SVA Architects
Founded in 2003, SVA Architects (formerly MVE Institutional) has become one of the country’s most innovative and respected design and planning organizations. The award-winning firm specializes in planning, architecture, and interior design of corporate, public, mixed-use residential and student housing, as well as institutional facilities. SVA Architects values institutional and public environments as the foundation of a community and the backdrop against which we live, learn, work, worship, and play. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana with offices in Oakland, San Diego, and Honolulu. For more information, visit www.sva-architects.com
About SGPA Architecture and Planning
Forty-five years ago, SGPA was founded. Since opening its doors, the firm has designed an integral part of the Southern California and Bay Area landscape, providing places for thousands of people to shop, gather, learn, and heal. Today, SGPA consists of 30+ people across two offices in San Diego and San Francisco. The collaborative technologies that allow us to function as one team across time and distance have expanded the scope of SGPA’s work immensely. We believe that the ever-evolving marketplace will continue to change over the next few decades, especially as densification and mixed use become more viable and desirable. SGPA aims to meet these changes by keeping its focus on what’s important: creating places that enrich daily life.
Additional information can be found at www.sgpa.com.
Architect Office Space Available, Hillcrest
UPDATED January 14, 2015: Space still available!
Download complete property flyer here
For more information, please contact:
Jim Scott, BS, MBA, Marketing Commercial and Luxury Property Realtor® CAL BRE# 00790161 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 3790 Via de la Valle Suite 201 Del Mar, CA 92014
AIASD Members In The News: Bill Bocken, AIA
AIA San Diego architect, Bill Bocken, AIA, is the latest member to be featured in a local publication, the San Diego Magazine. Learn more about his latest residential project, a remodel of a tract-style home into a modern mid-century home in Del Mar, CA by reading the original article here.
San Diego History Center Digital Architectural Archive Program
With the support of the SDAIA the History Center in Balboa Park has launched a program to digitize the drawings, documents, sketches and photos of San Diego Architects and Engineers. Several years in the making, Robert Mosher FAIA, Jack Carpenter FAIA and Jack Stevenson AIA have been working with History Center Archivist, Jane Kenealy to set up a permanent digital archive of San Diego architects’ work. You need to be included.
Two large hard drives will be used at the Center to insure duplicity and security. Two additional large hard drives will capture the same information at the San Diego AIA Chapter office. So your work will be saved at both the History Center and the SDAIA.
No you don’t have to be an award winning architect to participate. This is the record for researchers, future generations and yourselves to save your work for the future. The structure of the program greatly minimizes any liability concerns.
Drawings will be picked up, scanned and returned to you by the scanning service for a minimum charge. You will receive a thumb drive containing a copy of the donated work, if you want it in that form. Scanning will be done at a charge of approximately 50 cents per standard drawing sheet or half the standard charge. If you have Autocad or other digital drawings, documents or photos, you may convert them yourself (please contact Jack Stevenson for submission requirements)
The scanning services are:
AE Scantech: Kevin Gennerman keving@aescantech.com
Mayer Blueprint: Henry Mayer hmayer@mayer.com
Mesa Reprographincs: Jim mesareprographics.com
El Cajon Blueprint: David elcajonblueprint@sbcglobel.net
For more details contact program Chair Jack Stevenson at ds402@san.rr.com, 619-991-9953.
Get started - you will be glad you did!
CA Supreme Rules Against Architects in Beacon Decision
CCM+S Newsletter: California Supreme Court Rules Against California’s Architects in the Beacon v. Skidmore Owings Case The closely watched California Supreme Court case of Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore Owings and Merrill et. al. has been decided, and the opinion is bad news for California Architects. The Court held that architects owe a duty of care to future homeowners in the design of residential buildings where the architect is a principal architect on the project, meaning that the architect is not a subordinate to other design professionals.
T.B. Penick & Sons Expands to San Francisco
Penick’s Innovative Concrete Systems (ICS) is pleased to announce the opening of a new T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc. Satellite Office in The Bay Area. Penick’s Innovative Concrete Systems (ICS) is renowned for artistic design concepts and outstanding execution in architectural site concrete work and has been ranked as the #1 decorative concrete contractor in the nation by Concrete Construction Magazine.
Scott Carter has been named to head up this bay area satellite office. Carter is a 22-year veteran of the concrete contracting industry, and as Penick’s Bay Area general manager, he will focus primarily on developing business for the company’s Innovative Concrete Systems division, which specializes in architectural site concrete design and applications, as well as its Structural division.
Carter has broad concrete industry experience including office management, estimating, project management, sales and field work. Most recently he was president and general manager of Arrowhead Concrete in Austin TX., where he was responsible for all aspects of the business including safety, marketing, sales, estimating, purchasing, HR, finance and scheduling. Carter holds several key concrete industry certifications, and has been one of Penick’s leading Lithocrete installers since inception of the company’s licensee program in 2005.
Penick’s Bay Area satellite office is open as of July 1, 2014. The company will work with GCs, architects, designers and project managers throughout the Bay Area adding value with its expertise and design and implementation capabilities in architectural site concrete as well as use of terrazzo and other decorative building materials.
The new T. B. Penick office is located at 23785 Cabot Boulevard, Suite 325 Hayward, CA 94545
Design Space for Sub-lease
Third floor of the historic Brunswick Drug Company Building (SE corner of 5th and J street in the Gaslamp District).
Three separate office spaces and 2 drafting stations available 1st of July (approx 420 S. F.) Included is access to two conference rooms (one 6-person, another 25-person) shared by two firms. Nearby parking available. Ideal tenant: Architects, Interior Designers or Engineers.
For more information, contact:
Stan Livingston, FAIA SALERNO/LIVINGSTON ARCHITECTS 363 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone (619) 234-7471 x-316 stan@slarchitects.com
