Uncommon Spaces
for the Common Good

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Science and Animals
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OUR UNCOMMON NATURE DEFINES US AND UNITES US, AND DOES SO IN A WONDERFULLY MEANINGFUL WAY.

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SFUSD Buena Vista Horace Mann Community School

Buena Vista Horace Mann secure courtyard with garden beds in San Francisco

Leadership Public Schools Hayward
Exterior view of students walking toward the school building through park like setting
We have a passion for architecture and a keen sense of empathy.

Urban Tilth North Richmond Farm
Proposed learning center view

Merritt College Horticulture Complex

Specimen garden with workshop building at Merritt College Horticulture Complex

Portola Branch Library
Library entry corner with glazing and warm interior light

UC Berkeley Career Center
Interior entry corridor with branded wall graphics

Daniel Webster Elementary School

Exterior view of main entry

The Marine Mammal Center
Main entry at dusk
We are mild-mannered in meetings and audacious in our art.

San Pablo Community Center
Community Center exterior with evening lighting and public plaza

Hayward Library & Community Learning Center
Main entrance of the library at dusk, with warm interior lights glowing through large windows.

Learning by Doing

Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital
Entry view of Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital, wood‑clad façade set against a grassy hillside.

Zoo Atlanta Upper Zoo Expansion
Tiger Exhibit Concept at Zoo Atlanta

Center for Liberal Arts
College of Alameda Center for Liberal Arts Building

Since 1992, Noll & Tam Architects has designed uncommon spaces for the common good from our home in Berkeley, California. We design sustainable, inclusive libraries, civic buildings, educational facilities, workplaces, and spaces for science and animals.