2020 SDAF Orchids & Onions

Register now to support SDNOMA and SDAF minority architects at Orchids & Onions 2020. Visit www.orchidsandonions.org/tickets to get your tickets to donate to the fund, and celebrate the best and worst of San Diego’s architecture on Oct 1. Follow @SDarchitecture for more info.

As this year’s Program Chair, our very own Associate / Project Designer John Martinez gives a behind-the-scenes look of the virtual event! We are proud to have two projects nominated for Orchids this year: Legacy International Center and Tower 180.  Pictured is our PLNU Prescott Prayer Chapel project, which won an Orchid Award in 2018.



2020 SDAF Orchids & Onions Nominated Projects

Register now to support SDNOMA and SDAF in raising scholarship funds for young minority architects at Orchids & Onions 2020. Visit www.orchidsandonions.org/tickets to get your tickets to donate to the fund, and celebrate the best and worst of San Diego’s architecture on Oct 1. Follow @SDarchitecture for more info.

We are proud to have two projects nominated for Orchids this year: Tower 180, a 25-story Class-A office building remodel in Downtown San Diego, is nominated in the Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape Architecture categories, and Legacy International Center, a world-class destination resort as developed by Dr. Morris Cerullo, is nominated in the Architecture category!  Be sure to visit the links to leave a comment and let us know what you like about the spaces!


3rd & A Construction Progress

Construction for the 3rd & A mixed-use building in Downtown San Diego is making great progress! Designed by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, the new 21-story tower replaces the building that was previously occupied by our San Diego Design Studio, and will include 4,020 sf of ground-floor retail and 270 residential units with a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom options. Amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, dog wash and outdoor gathering space, and will offer residents breathtaking views of Balboa Park, Bankers’ Hill, the bay and Downtown.
 
📸 Photos courtesy of: Bryan Fouch at The Hanover Company

Padres Cutwater Coronado Club Completed

Check out this video of our newly completed interior design for the Cutwater Coronado Club, one of the newest premium amenity areas at Petco Park for exclusive Padres Club Members.  It is an outdoor setting featuring a full bar, dining and lounge areas with amazing views of the Coronado Bridge and the San Diego Bayfront and a new luxury VIP seating area with exclusive access to the club.

🎥 Video Credit: The Padres


San Diego East Village Quarter Concept Finalist

The San Diego Padres Development Team’s concept for East Village Quarter is a finalist! In partnership with the Padres, Tishman Speyer – Brasil and Ascendant Capital, our team’s vision is a vibrant, urban district with 612 housing units, 1,350,000 sf of office space, 1,600 space parking garage and 236,000 sf of open space.⁣⁣
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For more information, please visit the website: https://eastvillagequarterinput.org. You can also provide your opinion on what you like about our team’s vision by taking the City of San Diego survey by tomorrow, September 4th!⁣⁣
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Shoreline Gateway Construction Progress

Construction for the Shoreline Gateway project is on schedule, topping off in late October and due to be completed Summer 2021! Designed collaboratively by CJ+C, studio one eleven, and RELM, the Shoreline Gateway development is a 35-story residential and mixed-use tower that will be the tallest building in Long Beach. The tower will consist of 315 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments atop 6,460 square feet of ground-floor retail space, five levels of subterranean parking and amenity decks at the third floor and roof level.

📸 Photo Credit: Andre Campbell

 


UHS Corona Rehabilitation Hospital SNF Addition Groundbreaking

The Corona Regional Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital officially broke ground last week for the Skilled Nursing Facility addition! We had a great time celebrating an important milestone for our project with our partners Universal Health Services, Inc., Kitchell & The Barrie Company.

📸 Photo Credit: Tyler Sevcik with Kitchell