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Project Specs

San Mateo Public Library
San Mateo, California
EHDD Architecture

the People

Owner:
City of San Mateo

Architect:
EHDD Architecture
500 Treat Avenue, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94110
T 415.285.9193
F 415.285.3866
www.ehdd.com

Executive Principal: Ed Rubin, AIA,   [licensed architect]

Principal–in-Charge: Jennifer Devlin, AIA, [licensed architect]

Project Manager: Andrew Sohn, AIA, [licensed architect]

Senior Designer: Greta Jones, [licensed architect]

Project Architect: Tom Blessing, AIA, [licensed architect]

Interior Architect: Margo Majewska

Sharon Nakatani [licensed architect]
Ken Powelson
Rodney Zeisemann
Mattison Li
Sid Conn [licensed architect]

Interior Designer:
Finishes, Furniture, Programming:
Page & Moris – Beverly Moris, CID &Kathryn Page
130 Sutter Street, Suite 480
San Francisco, CA 94104

Engineer(s):
Structural, Mechanical, Electrical:
Arup
Peter Lassetter, Alisdair McGregor, Kevin Clinch, Ray Keane, Paul Switenki, Cole Roberts, Shruti Narayan, Marci Uihlein. John Griffiths, Michael Dimmel, Matt Craigon, Hamid Fatehi
901 Market Street, Suite 206

Civil:
Moffat & Nichol Engineers
2001 N. Main Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Consultant(s):
Cost Estimating:
Oppenheim Lewis – Scott Lewis, Principal
2742 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Landscape:
Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey – Manuela King, Principal; Andrzej Karwacki
225 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
 
Lighting, Telecom, Security, Audiovisual, Acoustical:
Arup
Peter Balint, Larry Tedford, Richard Spiese, Gareth Ashley, Kurt Graffy, Mark Russin
901 Market Street, Suite 206
San Francisco, CA 94103

Fire Modeling and Life Safety Engineering:
Arup Fire – Armin Wolski

Watertightness:
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger - Kenneth Klein, Jeff Maugenest

Elevator:
Hesselberg Keesee Elevator Consulting

HVAC Commissioning:
Taylor Engineers

Specifications:
Spec West - Richard Sinner, Principal

Hazardous Materials Consulting:
RGA Environmental

General contractor:
Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.
2101 Webster Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA 94612

Key Personnel:  Rik Kunnath, Kim Lum, Jim Gernand, Lonnie Andrews, Jeff Doke, Aaron Dumdei, Sigrid Pfendler

Project Management:
Critical Solutions, Inc. – Ron Johnson, Principal
Walnut Creek, CA

Photographer(s):
Doug Snower and Cesar Rubioss

The headshots are by Sandy Lee, with the exception of Greta Jones, who's photo is by Rhiannon Gorman.

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
AutoCAD

 

the Products

Structural system:
Foundation: Concrete matt slab

Parking Garage (below grade): Reinforced concrete [CIP and pneumatically placed]

Superstructure: Steel with Buckling Restrained Brace Frame (BRBF) lateral system and concrete and steel composite decks.

Exterior cladding:
Masonry:  Cenia Limestone as supplied by Marmoles Tarragona, Spain and Columbia Stone, Tualatin, OR

Metal/glass curtainwall:  Vistawall CW-250

Wood Soffits:  FSC Certified wood, Louro Gamela species

Cement Plaster Stucco:  Integral color, 3 part cement plaster stucco   

Site Paving:
Grey-green cleft slate as supplied by Columbia Stone, Tualatin, OR

Roofing:
Built-up roofing: Johns Manville 4GIC 4-ply BUR; CertainTeed “FlintCoat W” Energy Star coating. R-30 polyisocyanurate foam insulation

Waterproofing:  American Hydrotech rubberized asphalt

Windows:
Steel: Titan Metal Products

Aluminum:  Vistawall Moduline zero-sightline; Wilson Partitions 5700 Series (interior only)

Glazing:
Glass: PPG Solarban 60; Technical Glass Products “FireLite IGU”

Doors:
Entrances:  Stanley “Dura Glide” stainless steel; Vistawall aluminum MS System

Metal doors: Ceco Door Products

Wood doors:  Marshfield Environmental Class FSC stave core, FSC Certified Beech Veneer

Fire-control doors, security grilles:  Smoke Guard Corporation – elevator smoke seals; Total Door – door opening assemblies

Garage Entry: Cookson - aluminum coiling grille

Hardware:
Locksets: Schlage mortise locksets

Hinges: Ives

Closers: LCN

Exit devices: Von Duprin

Pulls: Ives

Security devices: Von Duprin; HID

Cabinet hardware: Hafele; Accuride; EPCO; Doug Mockett and Co.; Blum

Interior finishes:
Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong “Ultima”

Suspension grid: Armstrong “Suprafine”

Suspended Wood Ceilings:  Howard Mfg. “Ventwood” FSC Certified Hemlock

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:  Fetzer Architectural Woodwork, Salt lake City, UT. All casework is Medite formaldehyde free core, Beech veneer

Paints and stains: Sherwin Williams “Harmony’ Green Seal 11 compliant

Wallcoverings:  Walltalkers “Tac Wall” tackable surface

Fabric Wrappped Acoustical Wall Panels: Decoustics fiberglass with Maharam and Teknion fabrics

Paneling: Fetzer Architectural Woodwork custom Beech veneer on Medite substrate; Decoustics “Solo” acoustical wood on Medite substrate

Plastic laminate: Laminart, Nevamar and Formica brands were all used

Special surfacing:
Floor and wall tile: 3/4” Limestone “Avalon” as supplied by ASN Natural Stone (lobby); Buxy Tile 18 x 18 ‘Natural Spirit” porcelain ceramic (toilet rooms)

Resilient flooring: Forbo Linoleum “Marmoleum”

Carpet: Milliken carpet tile; Shaw Contract carpet tile

Raised flooring:  Tate Access Floors “ConCore/Posilock”

Furnishings:
Steel Library Shelving: Estey Shelving as supplied by Ross McDonald Inc.

Lighting:
Interior ambient lighting: Finelite direct/indirect linear fluorescent; Bega pendant

Decorative Lighting: Lumeta pendant semi-custom

Downlights: Omega

Task lighting: Custom by Borden Lighting, San Leandro, CA

Shelf Lighting: Elliptipar

Exterior: Bega step lighting; Kim Lighting pole mount; and Lumiere bollards

Controls: Wattstopper

Conveyance:
Elevators: ThyssenKrupp

Plumbing Fixtures:
Water Closet: Kohler “Kingston”

Flush Valves: Sloan

Urinal: Falcon Waterfree Technologies

Lavatory: Kohler with Toto Eco Sensor faucet

Janitor Sinks: Just Mfg. with Chicago faucet

Drinking Fountains: Haws

Shower Fixtures: Symmons “Temptrol”

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