Educational – Plant Construction Company, L.P.

UCSF Clinical Science Building + UC Hall Seismic Renovation Program

Lauren Wesson — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:55:50 +0000

Seismic retrofit and renovation of historic 109,000 sf Clinical Sciences Building for future classroom, meeting and academic work space uses. The scope includes demolition and abatement; seismic upgrade renovations; historic restoration; new construction for new entry way; interior construction including, MEP, data and telecommunications cabling; and building site landscape. The scope will also include assignment of FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) and elevator contracts.

Alta Vista Middle School

Lauren Wesson — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:52:59 +0000

The Alta Vista Middle School occupies the ground floor of a seven level building on Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets in San Francisco. The facility is a combination of residential, commercial, and educational uses. The project consisted of classrooms, offices, meeting areas, and specialty spaces for art, science, drama, and music rooms, with the construction work divided into two phases to accommodate the permitting process.

Phase 1 was completed at the end of Summer 2016 – it included the central school facilities, circulation, and the “Suite 1” building lobby/entry, seven classrooms, and multipurpose space.

Phase 2 was completed at the end of Summer 2017 – finishing the “Suite 2” specialty classrooms, theatrical commons, and administrative offices.

Presidio Institute at Fort Scott

Lauren Wesson — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:23:23 +0000

Seismic stabilization and restoration of a military barracks building in the Presidio of San Francisco. The building was originally built in the early 1900s and is a three-story reinforced concrete structure with partial basement. Building 1202 was converted into a training center, The Presidio Institute, with classrooms. The project received LEED Gold certification.

Presidio Knolls School – Pioneer Hall

Lauren Wesson — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:53:08 +0000

The Presidio Knolls School was founded in 2008 as a preschool in the Marina district. The popular school quickly outgrew its original site and moved to its current location south of Market Street. With approximately 1.5 acres and multiple buildings, this former Catholic Archdiocese property will allow the school to continue to expand and reach its goal of serving preschool through eighth grade.

To accommodate the school’s growth, several buildings on campus were examined for renovation. The first to be selected was an existing contributing historic structure, renamed Pioneer Hall by the school. The renovation and repurposing of this existing wood-framed building included a voluntary seismic upgrade, lowering of the main floor, improvements to the vertical and horizontal enclosures, and new interior finishes for initial use as temporary classrooms and for future use as a gymnasium and multi-purpose space. This required careful coordination between Plant, the shoring engineer and structural engineer to keep the more than 100-year-old building standing while completing the complex structural upgrades. The newly renovated hall will serve the school well as it continues to grow.

Live Oak School

Lauren Wesson — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:03:58 +0000

The expansion of this private elementary school into an adjacent building included two new classrooms, five offices, and a new main lobby and building entrance, which served as the first phase of a planned three-phase multi-year build-out during summer breaks. Plant was brought on at the late stages of the design process and successfully completed a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler (MEPS) design-build sequence in a tight 10-week construction schedule. Phase one construction was completed over the summer break on schedule for the first day of school.

The second phase of work involved reconfiguration of the interiors on the first and second floors to accommodate a grand hall assembly space for school gatherings and a kitchen on the first floor. New finishes were installed on both floors along with seismic bracing and new MEPS distribution for the reconfigured layout. Phase two was completed on schedule during the 10-week summer break.

Stanford University Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning

Lauren Wesson — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:14:43 +0000

Plant recently completed a historical renovation and expansion of one of the oldest buildings at Stanford University. Originally built in 1902, the four-story building is a key component of the university’s long-range vision to create a new Biology/Chemistry Quad on campus. The sandstone structure features state-of-the-art bio/chemistry and organic chemistry teaching laboratories, along with a new library combining biology, chemistry, statistics and mathematics. An underground addition contains a lecture hall and a 300-person auditorium with a walkout terrace above.

Children’s Day School – Middle School Campus

Lauren Wesson — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:10:43 +0000

Originally constructed as a church, the building at 601 Dolores Street in San Francisco formerly served as a soup-kitchen and was most recently converted to a high-end, single-family residence before being sold to Children’s Day School. Renovation of the property for use as a Middle School consisted of removal of most of the interior floors and walls to make way for accessibility and seismic upgrades. The full interior build-out of the ground level, second level, mezzanine level, and upper tower levels provides classroom and administrative spaces for educational use. In this design, the south side of the roof level is also built out as inviting seating and garden space. Accessibility to all levels was made possible through the installation of an elevator and three communicating stairs. Plant performed upgrades to the building exterior, utility connections, entries, and surrounding sidewalks. The project also includes specialty functions (theatrical, assembly, science, arts, lounges, etc.), salvage and re-use of existing finishes, and all new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

Woodside Priory School

Joel Boardman — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:14:35 +0000

Woodside Priory is a private college prep school located in Portola Valley, California. This project involved new construction of a building to house orchestral, theatrical, and choral performances while also hosting occasional art exhibits, receptions, and assemblies. The building features a 10,000 sq ft green roof planted with sedum and equipped with a drip irrigation system. The scope of Plant’s work included the installation of state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, retractable seating, and ancillary rooms such as an orchestra room, choir room, theatre room and soundproof practice rooms. The project was awarded the Pacific Coast Builder’s Association, “Gold Nugget” Award of Merit in the Best Sustainable Commercial/Industrial category and the American Society of Landscape Architects, Northern California Chapter, Merit Award for Sustainability.

White Hill Middle School

Joel Boardman — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:12:00 +0000

New construction of two multi-level classroom buildings in the center of a bustling middle school campus in Fairfax, California. Designed to facilitate a rich and collaborative 21st-century learning environment, the buildings include music rooms, includes interior finishes, including acoustical treatments in the music rooms and casework and furnishings in the classrooms and learning centers. Exterior landscaping and hardscaping connects campus spaces together with a shaded amphitheater, which makes White Hill the first school to install polished, pervious concrete as a green alternative to traditional surfaces. The building was designed using CHPS and LEED for Schools guidelines and is a Net Zero Energy Ready Classroom Building.

USF Dorraine Zief Law Library

Joel Boardman — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:55:57 +0000

New construction of a state-of-the-art law library for the University of San Francisco’s School of Law. Built on a tight hillside in an urban setting, and with the surrounding school buildings remaining in operation throughout construction, the project required sensitive and detailed planning from demolition and site preparation through construction. The three-story, 60,000 sq ft library houses classrooms, lecture halls, seminar and conference rooms, a moot court room, student lounge, clinics, faculty and administrative offices, student service facilities, and underground parking. (The scope of work included drilling concrete piers and building a concrete substructure and superstructure. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors were hired on a design-build basis during the preconstruction phase in order to accelerate the schedule and solidify budget costs.