Saturday, April 27, 2013
Goodwill Power of Work Annual Gala
Jigna Desai and Kelly Mayeda attended Goodwill’s annual Power of Work gala. Shah Kawasaki Architects has provided architectural design services to Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay for over 10 years. Over time, we have helped create inviting environments for shoppers; using design and signage to create awareness of Goodwill’s mission. Design improvements have helped increase revenues, providing funding to programs to help people in ...Read More
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Rebuilding Oakland Together
This past Earth Day, Shah Kawasaki Architects joined the Clark Construction team and Rebuilding Together Oakland (RTO) to provide improvements to a home in North Oakland on Adeline Street. The project included new carpet in the living and family room areas, interior paint, landscaping, and the demolition and rebuilding of a new staircase from home down to the backyard. Vishal Turkar, Designer at SKA, donated his time to providing design and ...Read More
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Highland Hospital celebrates the dedication of the New Highland Care Pavilion
Shah Kawasaki Architects, in association with SmithGroupJJR and Ratcliff, assumed control of this project from bridging documents as a member of the Clark Construction Design Build team. The new 79,500 sf, 3-story satellite building is the first new building to be completed. Clinical departments include urgent care, a cardiac clinic, endoscopy / liver / GI clinic, clinical lab, non-invasive diagnostics, and an infusion center. Non-clinical ...Read More
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
USDA Forest Service and SKA set to celebrate the Bristlecone Visitor Center Grand Opening
Our team is excited to attend the grand opening celebration of the new Bristlecone Visitor Center set to open September 1st. The 2,100 square foot center at Schulman Grove will act as a centralized point of interpretation for the Ancient Bristlecone Forest. SKA worked with users to program the interpretative mission of the center into the design. The state-of-the-art facility is entirely solar powered and includes a small theatre, exhibit areas, ...Read MoreFriday, August 17, 2012
Revitalizing Downtown Tracy
The City of Tracy has committed to the revitalization of its downtown, focused on adding to the City’s already-completed streetscape, City Hall and Grand Theatre Center for the Arts. Shah Kawasaki Architects was recently selected to provide pre-design services to the City’s next downtown project, a restaurant.Sunday, July 15, 2012
SKA Awarded Berkeley Lab Master Task Agreement
Shah Kawasaki Architects has been selected to hold a three year Master Task Agreement for multi-discipline architect-engineering design services for the Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Berkeley Lab is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the US Department of Energy. SKA is excited to support our east bay neighbors– a team of world renowned scientists and ...Read MoreTuesday, May 15, 2012
City of Oakland Selects SKA for the Golden Gate Recreation Center
Shah Kawasaki Architects was selected by the City of Oakland to provide design development / construction administration for the Golden Gate Recreation Center. This renovation and addition project will enhance the existing center by providing a new gymnasium, new stage/ activity room, relocation of a new computer room, new kitchen, a new teen lounge, a new art gallery / community living room, and relocating office space.Wednesday, May 09, 2012
SKA, Excited to serve the City of Alameda
On-Call contracts allow us to stay in touch with our current clients, while getting to know newer ones. A charter city with a population of over 75,000, the City of Alameda has buildings in need of remodeling or to be newly constructed. Shah Kawasaki Architects is excited to, once again, have been selected to provide On-Call Architectural services and is pleased to be serving a neighbor in our East Bay community throughout the next few years.Monday, March 19, 2012
SKA’s Oakland Fire Station No. 18 featured among the top 12 designer fire stations
Shah Kawasaki Architect’s Oakland Fire Station No. 18 was featured amongst the world’s top 12 designer fire stations in WebUrbanist’s ‘Flame Fame: 12 Red Hot Designer Fire Stations’ WebUrbanist in as online independent online publishing group that aims to educate and fascinate, providing unique original content. The group covers the collective life of our times through the lens of creative visual culture in the ...Read MoreFriday, November 11, 2011
American Institute of Architects, East Bay Chapter recognizes Studio One Art Center
Studio One Art Center received a Citation for Architecture award from the East Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Design team led by Harish and Jyoti Shah, the Studio One Art Center is the home for a City-run community arts program. Built in 1894 as an orphanage, the building was a 20,000 square foot, un-reinforced masonry and wood frame building. The Arts Center is a locally designated historic landmark and required extensive ...Read MoreFriday, October 14, 2011
Oakland Fire Station No. 8 receives National Award recognition for the Society of American Registered Architects
City of Oakland Fire Station No. 8 recently received National Award recognition from the Society of American Registered Architects. Design team led by Alan Kawasaki, Fire Station No. 8 is located in the Temescal district in Oakland. A 1950’s era fire station, which formerly occupied the site, was deemed seismically and environmentally unsafe to its occupants, and was torn down. It was imperative that the new station be designed, constructed and ...Read MoreWednesday, October 12, 2011