Technology Work Places

Project Data
Location / Address: B, 1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, CA. 94219
Designer(s): Lawrence Halprin
Year Completed June 2005
Land Uses: Commercial
Dimensions: 1,100' x 1,200'
Property Area: 23 Acres (1,001,880 SF) (A+B+C)
Building Footprint Area: 230,000 SF (30% Of Site Area) (A)
Hardscape Area: 192,970 SF (15% Of Site Area) (B)
Softscape Area: 578,910 SF (55% Of Site Area) (C)
Total Floor Area Of All Buildings 920,000 SF
Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.): 0.2
Building Heights 5 Stories 65' From Grade
Parking Provided: 1.5/1.000 rsf
1,400 Underground Parking Provided
Parking Ratio: 3.0 Spaces Per 1,000 Sf Of Office Space
Open Space: 17 Acre Park/Landscaping
Setbacks: 200'-0" Front, 60’ Side, 150’ Back
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Kenta Oye
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Kenta Oye
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The Letterman Digital Arts Campus and the New Media Arts Center is located in
the heart of the Precidio which is one of the most historic landmarks located in San
Francisco, CA. This campus is made up of four buildings which is the headquaters to
Lucas Films, and the Industrial Light and Magic Animation.

The site of the Digital Arts Campus features four 5 story office buildings that totals
up to approximately 850.000 square feet. All buildings feature views of the San Francisco
Palace of Fine Arts and the Golden Gate Bridge. Situated in the middle of a 23 acre
campus is a 17 acre public park which contains resplendent landscaping and a creek-
fad lagoon which is used as the focal point of the site. The buildings are certified with
Gold LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Key efficiency measures include
raised floor, operatable windows, central stair and displacement ventilation. Raised
floors house HVAC and all cabling creating comfortable, flexible and productive work
environments
There are multiple transportation methods to get yourself to this campus including
Downtown Bart from the Ferry Building, Free Shuttles the transport people within the
National Park area, the MUNI, and the Golden Gate Transit bus stop.
Letterman Digital Arts Campus
San Francisco, CA
Drawing by Kenta Oye
Letterman Dr.
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The new 435,000 square feet Facebook west campus is designed by Frank
Gehry, and is located on a property of approximately 22 acres large, across the
Bayfront expressway from the company’s previous headquarter building. The
building was previously occupied by Tyco Electronics before Facebook
brought the property and demolished the previous existing buildings. The
area is commonly known as Silicon Valley which houses most of the big tech
industries in the world, which makes it appropriate to have the new Facebook
west campus.
The two-story building dips and rises from 45 to 73 feet in height, and it
includes an on grade surface parking area that holds 347 parking spaces for
the 2800 employees the building is able to withhold. The main open office
space is located directly above the parking, and the office level is topped with
9 acres of a fully accessible rooftop park, which features a half-mile walking
trail and houses over 400 trees.
The building incorporates an open office space concept that is only one
story high with a 22 foot high ceiling and there are no individual closed office
spaces to encourage a group working environment and fluidity amongst the
movement within the office space.
Project Data
Location / Address: 1 Facebook Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Designer(s): Frank Gehry
Year Completed 2015
Dimensions: 1987’ X 592’
Property Area: 22 Acres (958,320 SF) (A+B+C)
Total Floor Area Of All Buildings 1,000,502 SF
Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.):
Building Heights 2 Stories
Parking Provided: 347 Spaces In Structured Garage
Parking Ratio:
Open Space: 9 Acres Parks
4 Acres Landscaping
Setbacks: 87'-10" Front, 264’ Side, 61’-10” Back
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
PatriciaHeriyantho
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
Facebook West Campus
Menlo Park, CA
1.0 Spaces Per 1,254 Sf of Office Space
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BAYFRONT EXPRESSWAY
HAMILTON AVE
CARLTONAVE
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HACKER WAY

Project Data
Location / Address: 181 Metro Drive, Suite 520 San Jose, CA 95110
Designer(s): Not Listed
Year Completed Not Listed
Land Uses: Government Office
Dimensions: 1,000’ X 2,000’
Property Area: 1.52 Acres (66300 SF) (A+B+C)
Building Heights 7 Floors, 80' from grade
400 Spaces Surface Parking
Open Space: 2.3 Acres Parks
3.7 Acres Landscaping
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
WERNER CATOLOS
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is an agency in the
California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6
million California public employees, retirees, and their families". In fiscal year 2012–13,
CalPERS paid over $12.7 billion in retirement benefits, and in fiscal year 2013 it is estimated
that CalPERS will pay over $7.5 billion in health benefits.
As of June 30, 2014, CalPERS managed the largest public pension fund in the United States,
with $300.3 billion in assets CalPERS is known for its shareholder activism; stocks placed
on its "Focus List" may perform better than other stocks, which has given rise to the term
"CalPERS effect". Outside the U.S., CalPERS has been called "a recognized global leader in
the investment industry", and "one of America's most powerful shareholder bodies".
CalPERS
San jose, Ca
Drawing by Nancy Rangel Chavev
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Project Data
Location / Address: 1020 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, Ca
Designer(s): Unlisted
Year Completed Unlisted
Dimensions: 1,414' x 1042'
Property Area: 22.7 Acres (988,941 SF) (A+B+C)
Building Footprint Area: 214,345 SF (21.6% Of Site Area) (A)
Softscape Area: 245,748 SF (28.4% Of Site Area) (C)
Building Heights 4 stories x 5
Parking Provided: 1035 Spaces Surface Parking
Open Space: 5.6 Acres Landscaping
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
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Rhonuel Domingcil
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 by Leonard Bosack, who was
in charge of the Stanford University computer science department's computers,
and his wife Sandy Lerner, who managed the Graduate School of Business'
computers.
The name "Cisco" was derived from the city name, San Francisco, which is why
the company's engineers insisted on using the lower case "cisco" in its early
years. The logo is intended to depict the two towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The compound consists of five identical shape buildings radiating from a circular
courtyard situated in the middle of the compound.
Cisco Buildings 28-32
Milpitas, CA
Insterstate 520
Bear Creek Parkway
NE 74th Street
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Project Data
Location / Address: 300 Oracle Pkwy, Redwood City, CA
Designer(s): Gregg Hagey – Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects
Year Completed January 2004
Land Uses:
Dimensions: 1500' x 1500'
Property Area: 2,199,873 Million SF (A+B+C)
Building Footprint Area: 466,260 SF
Hardscape Area: 642,702 SF
Softscape Area: 1,090,911 SF
Total Floor Area Of All Buildings 1.5 Million SF
Building Heights
Parking Provided: 3753 Stalls
Parking Ratio: 100 per 1000 SF
Open Space: 1,733,613 SF (Soft + Hard)
Setbacks: 520" Front, 260’ Side (Left), 430' (Right), 320’
Back
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Chayakorn Sathawarintu
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The oracle campus located on 300 Oracle Parkway in Redwood Shores in California is
a great site for a computer technology corporation. The site seems exclusive being in
the middle of the shore and surrounded by a large water body. The design of the site
was made to have the island feel for privacy as well as a great viewing point.
The water body in the middle of the site acts as an imitation of the larger water body
at the north side of the site, producing a more stunning aesthetic when one visits the
site. The design and placement of each building seems like it is conducted by the water
body, for example, the inner buildings were made to face the inner water body to create
a fan like shape. While on the other hand, the outer larger buildings were made to look
out onto the larger water body while maintaining the fan like site design.
Webcor (the builder) was asked to construct each of the remaining phases of the
entire 60 acre campus (First phase being the inner buildings.) Accommodating Oracle’s
workforce of 5,500 employees and increasing each year. The campus includes 6
office buildings, 4 parking structures, a conference center, fitness center, and a utility
substation totalling a stunning 2.9 million square feet.
According to www.webcor.com, The primary challenge of the project was the
mitigation of pervasive mud within the site from the adjacent San Francisco Bay.
Webcor engineered foundation systems to compensate for the muddy soil and also
accommodated the unusual underground obstructions created by Marine World’s
nearby whale aquarium tanks.
The first parking structure was designed and located to provide the most effect
construction with the highest number of stalls for cars, hence, the many big parking
spaces available throughout the site.
Oracle Campus
Redwood City, CA

Project Data
Location / Address: 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Designer(s): NBBJ
Year Completed 2009
Land Uses: Non-operating Private Foundation
Property Area: 400,000 SF
Building Footprint Area: 220,000 SF (55%)
Hardscape Area: 105,000 SF (26.25%)
Softscape Area: 75,000 SF (18.75%)
Building Heights 75' ,6 stories
Parking Provided: 1,020 Stall In Structured Garage
Parking Ratio: .77
Setbacks: 22'-0" Front, 30’-0" Side, 28’-0" Back
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Dylan Ingle
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The Gates Foundation was given a gold by LEED (The Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) for program spaces. It is the largest private foundation. The
foundations main goal is to globally increase health care at the same time as reducing poverty.
In America their goal is to enhance the opportunities for education and provide technology as
a resource. The Gates foundation is known for its charitable donations. To maintain its status
the foundation has to donate 5% of its equity each year.
The underground parking garage is 5 stories and holds 1,020 stalls. The entrance for the
garage is located on 5th Ave N. The average total Property Area of this project is 400,000
square-feet. One of the reasons why the Gates Foundation was awarded LEED Gold is
because of its half an acre green roof. There is also a storage system that holds rainwater.
The Gates foundation consist of two six story office buildings, one underground five
floor parking garage, and a visitor center. In between the building Footprint, there is a
courtyard that has both hard and softscape spaces that creates beautiful communal spaces.
This area holds two long rectangular Water WSH (Sanitation and Hygiene). These are good
for the environment and are also beautiful features of the foundation. One can enjoy the view
or go for a nice walk. There are well-placed bridges, over the water features, that connects to
open Hardscape space.
The Gates Foundation
Seattle, Wa
5thAveN
6th
Ave
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Mercer St
Harrison St

Project Data
Location / Address: Menlo Park, CA
Designer(s): Gensler Architecture
Year Completed 2013
Dimensions: 1523.23ft x 1593.92 ft
Property Area: 1,533,840
Building Footprint Area: 423,000 (27.5% Of Site Area)
Hardscape Area: 1,035,840 SF (67.5% Of Site Area)
Softscape Area: 75,000 SF (5% Of Site Area)
Building Heights 3 stories 40 ft
Parking Provided: 1572
Parking Ratio: 1.2
Open Space: 11 acres
Setbacks: 50" Front HW to BF
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Verna Ghimire
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The Facebook Headquarter loacted in Menlo Park. It is an office building. The Facebook
officehaseightbuildingsandthatcreatesitsowncenter.Thetotalfootprintofthebuilding
423000 square feet. The buildings are placed in center and the parking lot surrounds the
buildings.Thebuildingsareseparatedandhavepathwaysinbetweensowhenpeoplepark
they can get to any building and do not have to walk around the entire parking lot. Each
building has three floors which is roughly 40 ft. high. There is a Philz's coffee in the square
too.
In between all the buildings there are trees. Outside some buildings there are lawns where
you can sit and eat. Some of the buildings are connected by a bridge. The planters and the
tree occupy 75,001 square feet of the total area. There is roughly 1572 parking spots in the
Facebookheadquarters.Theparkingarearatiois3spaceper1000space.Thehardscapeare
ofthecompoundis1,035,840squarefeet.ThepropertyissurroundedbyHackerWayRoad.
TheroadadjacenttothepropertyisBayfrontExpressWay. BayFrontExpressWayconnects
to University Avenue and Willow Road.
Facebook, Hacker Way
Menlo Park, CA

Project Data
Location / Address: 400 Q Street
Designer(s): PICKAED CHILTON WITH KENDAIL HEATON
Year Completed 2005
Land Uses:
Building Heights 6 Stories, 100’ From Grade
Parking Provided: 415 spaces One level of underground (North)
1000 spaces Two levels of underground parking
(East & West)
Parking Ratio:
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
YUANYUAN CHEN
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Headquarters Complex
is a mixed-use development integrating corporate office space, retail space and below-
grade parking. The site comprises two contiguous blocks, and they are bound by 3rd,
5th, P, and R Streets, located in Sacramento's downtown adjacent to their existing
headquarters. The CalPERS Headquarters is also home to the Sacramento Regional
Office. CalPERS complex includes the original CalPERS building (Lincoln Plaza North),
Lincoln Plaza East, Lincoln Plaza West, and Lincoln Plaza South. The building's design is
a response to both Sacramento's urban fabric and to CalPERS' sustainable design goals.
The Complex is composed of 2 U-shaped buildings of 4 and 6 floors that form a public
courtyard. The structures are linked by exterior walkways and bisected by a public plaza
and a mews for pedestrians and vehicles.
The exterior skin incorporates sunshades, light shelves, and planters, helping the
building exceed California's aggressive energy efficiency requirements. The clear glass
curtain wall integrates canopies and trellises to effectively blend interior and exterior
space. In addition, the building's fenestration changes from street to street in response
to sun orientation, internal program requirements, and neighborhood adjacencies.
The site clearing and soil remediation began in April 2001 and was completed in
October 2001 allowing for new construction to begin. Groundbreaking for the new
CalPERS Headquarters Complex took place on October 15, 2001. Members of CalPERS
Board of Administration and executive staff were joined by Sacramento City staff,
community officials, and neighbors to officially kick-off the construction phase. Mass
excavation and construction of the slurry wall started in October 2001 was completed
May 2002. A permanent site barrier eliminating the parking and sidewalks around the
entire two blocks was installed. Contract work also included the removal of existing
concrete slabs, loading docks, foundations, hydraulic lifts, pavement, railroad tracks, and
excavation and disposal of contaminated soil.
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Sacramento, CA
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PROJECT DATA
Location / Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA
Designer(s): Clive Wilkinson Architects, Studios Architecture
Year Completed 2005
Land Uses:
Dimensions: 1,532’ X 792’
Property Area: 1.38 Acres (1,213,344 SF) (A+B+C)
Building Footprint Area: 253,124 SF (A)
Hardscape Area: 557,220 SF (B)
Softscape Area: 403,000 SF (C)
Parking Ratio:
Setbacks: 30’ Front, 30’ Back
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
JUKE FRANCIS JOSE
PROJECT 2
ARH 210 / SPRING 2016
OVERVIEW
The Googleplex is the corporate headquarters complex of Google, Inc., located
at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California,
United States, near San Jose.
The complex was previously occupied by Silicon Graphics (SGI). The office space
and corporate campus is located within a larger 26-acre (110,000 m2) site that
contains Charleston Park, a 5-acre (20,000 m2) public park; improved access to
Permanente Creek; and public roads that connect the corporate site to Shoreline
Park and the Bay Trail.
The former SGI facilities were leased by Google beginning in 2003. A redesign of
the interiors was completed by Clive Wilkinson Architects in 2005. In June 2006,
Google purchased some of Silicon Graphics' properties, including the Googleplex,
for $319 million.
Since the buildings are of relatively low height, the complex sprawls out over a la-
rge area of land. The interior of the headquarters is furnished with items like shade
lamps and giant rubber balls. The lobby contains a piano and a projection of curr-
ent live Google search queries. Facilities include free laundry rooms (Buildings 40,
42 & CL3), two small swimming pools, multiple sand volleyball courts, and eight-
een cafeterias with diverse menus.
"Googleplex" is a portmanteau of Google and complex and a reference to goog-
olplex, the name given to the large number 10(10100), or 10googol (with compl-
ex meaning a complex of buildings).
GOOGLEPLEX
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Office + Park
3.0 Spaces per 1,000 SF of Office Structure
Location / Address:
CHARLESTON PARK
CHARLESTON ROAD
CHARLESTON ROAD
CHARLESTON ROAD
PERMANENTECREEKTRAIL
PERMANENTECREEKTRAIL
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Seattle WA
Amgen inc, 1201amgen Ctt W
Project Data
Location / Address: Amgen inc, 1201amgen Ctt W, Seattle WA
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Land Uses:
LABS, OFFICES, PARKS, CONNECTOR BREIDGE FACILTIES,
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LIBRARY
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Building Footprint Area: 26%
Hardscape Area:
Softscape Area:
Total Floor Area Of All Buildings
Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.):
Building Heights
Parking Provided:
Parking Ratio:
Open Space:
Setbacks:
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100'
ABDULAZIZALHASSAN
ARH, 240
Project, 2
Spring, 2016
Overview
4 -5 STORIES , (60’ - 75’)
110 SPACES PER 100 FLOOR AREA SERFACE
750 SPACES TOTAL WITHIN SITTING
TERRACES BUILDING SLAB
124
828,700 SQ FT
38 ARC OF SIDWALKS, SITTING TERRACES
BUILDING SLAB
Amgen INC is located in King county with address at 1201 Amgen Ct W, Seattle,
WA The Helix campus is situated on a 29 acre plot of formerly known as terminal 88.
Located off of seattle’s elliott bay. The site, was originally a rock filled pier built on top
of a landfill. This site provides expansive views of the olympic mountains and seattle
skyline. Kent knight, principal with koetter kim Associates, was the site planner and
exterior designer, working closely with master plan coordina tor Johnson architecture
and planning as well as the executive architect, Flad and Associates. The interior
designer was NBBJ. the design goal of the helix campus was to make a campus that
felt like urban space. Flower above a twelve lane track that separates the campus from
queen a hill which is the bordering neighborhood.
254,356 SQ FT
88,856 SQ FT
17 FT
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Project Data
Location / Address: 1200 Park Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608
Designer(s): Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Year Completed 1996-2000
Land Uses: Commerical
Dimensions: 1,400’ X 600’
Property Area: 15 Acres (653,400 SF) (A+B+C)
Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.): .3
Open Space: 6.0 Acres Landscaping
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Christian Villalpando
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The Pixar Animation Studio was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. The firm
worked directly with CEO Steve Jobs on a new headquarters for Pixar. He wanted
it to be in the San Francisco Bay Area. The buildings are located in Emeryville, CA
which is in the north bay area. The site is located in the city's warehouse district.
The materials chosen and craftsmanship of them give the building an industrial
aesthetic.
The site spans about 15 acres of paths and landscaping features. The paths
connect many recreational activites such as basketball courts and a pool around
the site. The paths are lined with many trees giving it a sense of walking through
a forest. A park is located in front of the building that features radial walkways
expanding from a center point. To the left of the park a full sized soccer field can
be found. A jogging trail is located around the permeter of the lot.
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, CA
Drawing by Christian Villalpando

0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
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Grundy Ln
Bayhill Dr
CherryAve
Shunyi Yang (Vicny)
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
William McDonough + Partners of Virginia designed the $60 million Gap Headquarters
at 901 Cherry Avenue in San Bruno, California with undulating green-roofs in 1997.
McDonough was voted by Time Magazine for his ecological designs, and won the
BusinessWeek/ Architectural Record Award in 1998 for this environmentally sensitive and
sound project. The Gap Headquarters won the 2003 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Award
of Excellence in the New Extensive category.
901 Cherry is designed to be a great place to work. People working here feel like they are
spending the day outside, enjoying abundant daylight, fresh air at their control and multiple
views of the outdoors. Loft-like openness and generous common spaces encourage both
planned and informal interaction, creating a strong sense of community. The undulating
70,000 square foot roof is covered in native grasses and wildflowers, echoing the coastal
savannah ecosystem. While responding to the surrounding terrain, this grass roof reduces
stormwater from the site, provides tempering thermal mass, protects the roof membrane,
and dampens noise from the nearby airport. The building integrates many innovative design
strategies, including raised flooring, displacement ventilation, operable windows and extensive
daylighting, all justified through rigorous cost-benefit analyses. Designed as a build-to-suit
for Gap Inc, 901 Cherry is now the home of YouTube LLC, a Google-owned company,
illustrating that a building design as a flexible and adaptable organism can successfully
adapt to new user groups. As a result of its unique advanced integration of building systems,
Pacific Gas and Electric has recognized the building as the second-most energy-efficient office
building in the state.
The Gap green-roofs are made of a hot rubberized asphalt waterproofing membrane,
topped by a root barrier and six inches of extruded polystyrene insulation. The insulation is
topped by drainage boards, which are in turn covered with filter fabric to keep fine growth
media particles out of the drainage material. American Hydrotechy supplied the green-
roof’s components. Six inches of engineered soil are planted with native indigenous grasses
and wildflowers, which were cultivated from native grasslands in San Francisco. This self-
sustaining, low maintenance extensive green-roof provides extraordinary thermal and acoustic
insulation and will contribute to increased energy savings year-round (Kevin Burke, project
manager, personal communication, March 1999).
YouTube, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno
Project Data
Location / Address: 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA
Designer(s): William McDonough & Partners
Year Completed 1997
Land Uses: Corporate campus and offices

Project Data
Location / Address: 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA
Designer(s): Gensler
Year Completed 1966
Property Area: 40 Acres (1,737,288 SF) (A+B+C)
Building Footprint Area: 385,700 SF (22.2% Of Site Area) (A)
Hardscape Area: 1,112,963 SF (64.06% Of Site Area) (B)
Softscape Area: 238,625 SF (13.74% Of Site Area) (C)
Open Space: 0 Acres Parks
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Lyndsay Mlynar
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
The Hewlett-Packard company was founded on January 1, 1939 by David Packard and
William Redington Hewlett. Together they created what would become a very successful
soft-ware and computer hardware company. In 1966 the Hewlett-Packard Labs located in
Palo Alto, CA by a San Francisco-based architectural design firm, Gensler, was completed.
This commercial Lab was built and designed to be the Hewlett-Packard Headquaters where
the HP researchers that are pursuing advances in fields such as analytics, systems research,
networking and mobility, printing, and content.
The Hewlett-Packard Labs building is 2 stories, 40' from grade, and has a foot print area that
takes up approximately 385,700 SF or 22.2% of the 1,737,288 SF (40 acres) property area.
Within this site there is not only the building foot print area. There are also softscape and
hardscape areas. The softscape area covers 238,625 SF or 13.74% of the site. The hardscape
areas comsumes 1,112,963, SF or 64.06% of the site. This large ammount of hardscape area
is filled with approximately 1,320 surface parking spaces. This means there are about 7.8
parking spaces per 1,000 SF of office space.
Hewlett-Packard Labs
Palo Alto, CA

IBM West Coast Programming Center
Project Data
Location / Address: 555 Bailey Avenue, San Jose , Ca , 95141
Designer(s): MBT Associates Architects
Year Completed 1977
Dimensions: 1,100’ X 1,400’=1,540,000 ft
Property Area: 35.35 Acres (1,540,000 SF) (A+B+C)
Hardscape Area: 900,000SF (50% Of Site Area) (B)
Softscape Area: 273 ,000 SF (25% Of Site Area) (C)
Parking Ratio:
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
Erick Luna
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
With the West Coast Programming Center, IBM continued its trend of building
corporate campuses away from metropolitan areas. The project was designed on a large
1000+ acre property that occupied the edge of the Santa Clara Valley into the Santa Cruz
landscape of seasonal grass and remnant fruit orchards. The site displayed a taut, distilled
almost ethereal design of crisp concrete and lawn geometries against rolling California
coastal grasslands. The site displayed a taut, distilled almost ethereal design of crisp
concrete and lawn geometries against rolling California coastal grasslands. The skin is
inoperable and performs as a membrane to shield the interior from the elements while
proving maximum view.
regarding moving away from operability and towards an inert building skin. These
environmental conditions. The complex consisted of eight cruciform buildings, each four
contained classrooms, meeting rooms, dining areas, a recreation section and medical
facilities; below the buildings, insulated by earth. The plaza serves as an aesthetic and
functional linkage for a series of surrounding buildings integrated into a rolling foothill
site through use of appropriate plant materials and grading. Because of the natural beauty
understated elegance of the buildings. The complex was oriented on a cross axis, the top
of which pointed northwest. To the west of the central NW-SE axis, three buildings were
axis, providing views of the main courtyard and the multi-purpose center. Each identical,
courtyard color continued on the interior. Seen from Bailey Road on the south, each unit's
exterior had a uniform Modern look, covered in aluminum panels and a relentless grid of
rectangular windows resembling a computer punch card.
Santa Teresa, Ca
6.4 Spaces Per 1,000 sf of Office Space

BernalRoad
Project Data
Location / Address: 650 Harry Rd, San Jose, CA 95120
Designer(s): David Charles Boone, Gerald Mallon McCue,
Frank Tomsick
Year Completed 1983-1986
Land Uses: -
ings; built works - research structures - laborato-
ries
Property Area: 31.5 acres
Building Footprint Area: 200,000 SF (15% of site area)
Hardscape Area: 20 Acres (64% of site area)
Softscape Area: 11.5 acres (36% of site area)
Building Heights 2 stories, 40' from natural grade
Parking Provided: 805 Spaces surface parking
Parking Ratio:
0 100' 200' 300' 500'
1" = 100' at full size (24" x 36")
H
arryRoad
Wendy Wu Jye
ARH 240
Project 2
Spring 2016
Overview
IBM Almaden Research Center is one of the twelve worldwide research institution of IBM.
Scientists that work that apply researches in computer science, services, storage systems,
Research.
Almaden's research focuses on solving problems in areas such as atomic scale storage, food
location, Silicon Valley. Many say that without IBM Almaden Research Center, Silicon Valley
might have not existed as well. Almaden plays an important role to its' location because it
provided technological advances that drove the companies in the area to its success. It also
provided many jobs available for people in the valley.
Almaden was a research center that was built long before the founders of Google and
Facebook were born. In the year of 1952, the company wanted to open a lab in San Jose, that
is why the engineer, Rey Johnson was sent there. He stated, "IBM wasn't a place to work, it
was a way of life at one point."
IBM Almaden Research Center
San Jose, CA

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