Dougherty Station Community Center and Library

•

Follow Following Unfollow

Location: San Ramon, California

Project year: 2005

Client: City of San Ramon, Lennar

Architect of Record: tBP Architecture

Role on Project: Project Designer

Building data:

Building area Community Center 28,800 sf

Building area Library 11,800 sf

Program Community Center:

Community Center including: Teen Center, Dance Room, Senior Room, Pre-school Room, Demonstration / Catering Kitchen

Theater (90 seats)

Police Sub-Station

Park and Recreation Headquarter Offices

Support Spaces

Program Library:

Book Depot, Information, Circulation, Reference, Periodicals, Reading, Quiet Study and Story-Telling Areas, Community Room, Computer and Training Rooms, Offices

Summary:

These two projects are a result of collaboration between City of San Ramon, Contra Costa Community College District, and Private Developers. The 200,000 square foot “Village Center” consisting of College, Community Center, Library, and Child Development Center provide services to the residents of the largest in Contra Costa County housing development (11,000 new housing units). The architecture of the Center is meant to enrich the life of the local community while blending and complementing the character of the surrounding urban structures.

Credits:

Graphic materials presented here are mine unless otherwise noted. PV

Library on tBP’s site