The goal at the new College of Marin at Indian Valley Maintenance and Operations facility was to maximize efficiency in a minimalist structure.
The 10,200 sqft M&O facility – consisting of a prefabricated steel building placed within a stunning setting – provides the college with a compact hub administrative offices, warehouse space, and equipment storage.
Using a prefabricated steel structure and exterior cladding in new and innovative ways, brick was able to help the College of Marin achieve three important goals – Keeping costs down, saving construction time, and saving energy use – All with the added benefit of giving this otherwise utilitarian building a striking, unique architectural character.
In order to preserve the natural setting, brick chose to work in sync with nature by following the natural contours of the landscape. What resulted was a low-profile, minimally-invasive horizontal structure that celebrates the surrounding beauty. Sitting quietly below the tree canopy, as if camouflaged, it allows the campus’s view to remain pristine.
Consultant Team: Structural: IDA Structural Engineers | Landscape: Creo | Civil: CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group| MEP: PAE Engineers
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The goal at the new College of Marin at Indian Valley Maintenance and Operations facility was to maximize efficiency in a minimalist structure.
The 10,200 sqft M&O facility – consisting of a prefabricated steel building placed within a stunning setting – provides the college with a compact hub of administrative offices, warehouse space, and equipment storage.
In order to preserve the natural setting, brick chose to work in sync with nature by following the natural contours of the landscape. What resulted was a low-profile, minimally-invasive horizontal structure that celebrates the surrounding beauty. Sitting quietly below the tree canopy, as if camouflaged, it allows the campus’s view to remain pristine.
Consultant Team: Structural: IDA Engineers | Landscape: Creo | Civil: CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group | MEP: PAE EngineersÂ
