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Santa
Clara Central Library, Santa Clara, California
The new, central library is a two-story, 142,000 sf steel-braced
frame and concrete structure. The building incorporates a raised
access floor, which houses most of the HVAC system for more uniform
air flow. The library has a traditional hip and gable metal roof
and a long arcade of 42-foot spanning trusses.
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UC Berkeley Chang-Lin Tien Center and C.V. Starr Library, Berkeley,
California
The new center, honoring the former UC Berkeley Chancellor
and professor, contains the Starr East Asian Library, which houses
Japanese, Chinese and Korean collections that rank among the top
four academic library collections in the nation. Rutherford &
Chekene provided structural design services.
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Sonoma State Information Center, Rohnert Park, California
The three-story Information Center incorporates both a computer center and a traditional print library with a high rack storage system operated by a robotic retrieval system. Rutherford & Chekene provided structural and civil engineering services for the project.
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UCSC
McHenry Library Renovation, Santa Cruz, California
The renovation and expansion of the library is part of an ongoing
effort to accommodate significant enrollment growth at the Santa
Cruz campus. The design retrofits the existing 162,000 sf library
and adds 119,000 square feet, transforming the building into a state-of-the-art
research facility for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
programs. R&C is structural engineer.
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UC
Berkeley Doe Library, Berkeley, California
Rutherford & Chekene provided structural and civil engineering
services on this project, which consisted of seismic improvements,
a major expansion to the Doe Library, and construction of an underground
tunnel connecting Doe with the undergraduate Moffitt Library.
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UCSC
Science Library, Santa Cruz, California
The Science Library was strategically positioned to preserve an existing grove of trees. R&C provided structural design for the energy-efficient library, which features several conference rooms and offices, in addition to areas for reference, circulation and periodicals.
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CSU
Monterey Bay Tanimura and Antle Library, California
The new 190,000 sf library also includes fully wired classrooms,
a 24-hour computer facility and cafe, auditoriums, and a state-of-the-art
distance learning facility. A four-story atrium running the length
of the building brings daylight and dramatic views into the building.
An under floor air distribution system improves energy efficiency
and comfort. R&C is providing structural engineering.
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Stanford
University Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California
The 120,000 sf building will include teaching facilities and
a 350-person conference center. It will also contain a 21st century
biomedical library and the new Center for Immersive and Simulation-based
Learning. The project is designed using 3D models. R&C is structural
engineer.
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Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, California
Located near a major earthquake fault, the project consists
of the seismic upgrade of an existing 37,500 square foot building
and 70,000 square feet of new space in a five-story addition. Special
attention was given to the preservation of the exterior architectural
elements and the restoration of the 45-foot tall Reference and Reading
Rooms. The original library is on the National Register of Historic
Places. Rutherford & Chekene provided multidisciplinary engineering. |
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Fremont Public Library, Fremont, California
Near-fault effects were considered during the seismic design
of the new two-story library, located near the Hayward fault. R&C's
structural engineers used a lateral system moment frame in a longitudinal
direction and an eccentric brace frame in the traverse direction.
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