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2-story "yard side"
Architecture With a Positive Aesthetic That
Maximizes Efficiencies + Space
The Martinez Maintenance Service
Center* will serve the City Public Works divisions, consisting of
an administration/shops building, a vehicle maintenance garage, a
storage building, and a covered parking structure.
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| Key Project Considerations |
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To site the administration building to take
advantage of passive solar energy |
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To minimize impact on the street front by
creating a one-story presence |
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To cost-effectively provide a public building
with potential for growth and expansion |
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| Predicted
Successes for This Project |
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Design the administration building with a public
frontage. Its long
rectangular structure, parallel to Pacheco Boulevard, is oriented
in the south and north direction to maximize its use of passive
solar energy. |
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Taking advantage of the site's natural contour,
the 2-story yard side of the building contains the shops, garage
and a storage building one story below the street level. |
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Retain the amenity of existing redwood trees along
Pacheco Boulevard and augment that by a site- sensitive landscape
plan. The large existing trees provide solar shading. |
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