Barnhart Breaks Ground on MiraCosta Building

Construction manager Barnhart Inc. recently broke ground on a $9 million creative arts building at MiraCosta College's Oceanside campus.

The project entails the demolition of two existing buildings and the construction of a 22,510-sq.-ft., three-story building. The building will house the college's art and music programs, including two recording studios with acoustic enhancements. Also included in the project is a mechanical plant to heat and ventilate the new facility.

The building was designed by tBP Architects of Newport Beach.
Staffing the project for Barnhart are Anton Greenville, Tim Milam, Mark Williams, Robert Weydt and Becky Faraguna.

Barnhart is managing construction of the new horticulture building at MiraCosta's Oceanside campus. Other completed projects at MiraCosta include the library and information hub and the administration center renovation.

Stanford Names NBBJ for School of Medicine Project

Stanford University and its School of Medicine have selected NBBJ Architects to design the new Learning and Knowledge Center that is to be the hub for all of the school's educational activities.

Seattle-based NBBJ, which has an office in San Francisco, emerged as the top contender in a national competition to lead the design effort for the new, 120,000-sq.-ft. building, to be located on the site of the current Fairchild Auditorium. The project also includes renovations of 75,000 sq. ft. in the Lane and Alway buildings, as well as connective elements to integrate the LKC into the rest of the medical center campus.

The architects will work with school officials in the coming months to come up with a plan for a unique, state-of-the-art facility that will serve as the gateway to the school and provide it with a strong physical identity. The building will be the cornerstone of a broad effort to upgrade the medical school's facilities, which date from 1959, when the school moved its campus from San Francisco to Palo Alto.

Bovis Lend Lease to Manage Orange County Great Park Project

The Orange County Great Park Corp. board of directors selected Bovis Lend Lease as program manager for the Orange County Great Park. Bovis Lend Lease will assist the Orange County Great Park Corp. staff, providing comprehensive management services for the planning, design and development of the Great Park over the next 18 months. Bovis Lend Lease provided similar services to the Statue of Liberty restoration project, the Los Angeles City Hall, and Disneyland Paris.

Bovis Lend Lease will be responsible for reviewing materials created by the Great Park Design Studio. It will also provide engineering, construction review, and operational and maintenance impact analysis of the master design to create an overall check and balance in the organizational structure.

Last October, the board authorized procurement of a program management "for fee" firm. Five firms responded, including PinnacleOne, Fluor Enterprises, Griffin Structures, Gafcon, and Bovis Lend Lease.

The 1,347-acre Orange County Great Park will be a major metropolitan park and the focal point of redevelopment of the larger 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro located in Irvine. The Great Park will include extensive natural areas in addition to recreational and cultural uses. The remaining 3,700 acres will be revitalized by the Lennar Corp. and will include residential, educational, commercial and retail uses, and other supporting facilities.

Matt Construction Completes Malibu Jewish Center

Newport Beach-based Matt Construction has completed the new Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue in Malibu. The $9 million, 15,000-sq.-ft. project is located at 24855 Pacific Coast Highway.

Malibu architects Ed Niles and Mike Barsocchini designed the project. The indoor/outdoor complex has a modern glass and wood design that incorporates the indoor space with the garden space outdoors. Matt Construction served as general contractor, with Trent Anderson as project director and Kevin Pitzer as project manager.

"Constructing this building with the materials of tube steel, glu-lam framing and glass roofs creates a unique structure with an all-glass façade and roof," said Pitzer. (Glu-lam framing is used to create long spans for open building design.) Matt's challenge on the site was to safely complete grading while working alongside busy Pacific Coast Highway as well as near an operational school.

The 250-seat sanctuary opens up onto two glass covered courtyards and an outdoor amphitheater that can accommodate 400 guests. The glass roofs allow sunlight to enter the interior by day and at night, the roof will glow when illuminated. The project also includes a new kosher kitchen, with catering capacity for up to 500 guests.