VIEW selected projects designed with community participation:

City of San Rafael Dept. of Public Works

Town of Truckee Public Works
Administration Building & Corporation
Yard

San Anselmo Corporation Yard

Soscol Gateway Transit Center, Napa

Middletown Library & Senior Center

Marin Health & Wellness Campus

Veterans Home Pool, Yountville

At the center of Kappe Architects' design philosophy are the communities that define the facilities we develop. We respect that each facility and each community are unique.

With many of our projects for public agencies and institutions, we develop successful approaches through working with councils, commissions, city departments, administrators, building committees and involved citizens. We use community meetings and hands-on workshops to arrive at a consensus.

We help develop and define what functional, civic and social needs each community facility needs to fulfill. We provide leadership and guidance throughout this process, working with the decision-makers and participants. Our design process is dedicated to creating spaces that encourage cooperation within the community and opportunities for sustainable design.

From this participatory process, we emerge with important elements that include:

+ Consensus on priorities
+ Identification and resolution of conflicting needs
+ Definition of civic imagery, context and emotional content
+ Reinforced support for the proposed project