The Marine Mammal Center, National Parks Service Golden Gate National Recreation Area Marin Headlands, California Noll & Tam Architects in association with Scott Dennis Architect is designing The Marine Mammal Rescue Center, a non-profit research teaching and rescue hospital that rescues and re-habilitates over 600 animals annually. Located on a former Nike missile silo site in Fort Cronkhite; the program includes a Research Laboratory, Veterinary Sciences Functions, Animal Food Preparation, Outreach Classroom, Interpretive Exhibits, Retail and Administrative Spaces totaling about 18,000 square feet of new indoor construction and another 7,000 adaptive-reuse of existing structures. The outdoor program includes more than 3- dozen shaded pools, animal holding pens, triage areas and education program areas. The corporation yard and an existing silo accommodate the Life Support Systems necessary for re-cycling the 250,000 gallons of water used in the pools. The environmental mission of the Center has inspired sustainable design ideas including the adaptive re-use of existing structures, modernized water- reclamation systems, photovoltaic solar panel shade structures, radiant floors, and natural ventilation. < Previous ProjectNext Project >