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YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
Teens were the heart of this process, and a YMCA teen task force was actively engaged in all aspects of design and planning. The result was a design for the adaptive re-use of a former PG&E payment center across from Berkeley High School into a teen-friendly and teen-focused center that is vibrant and colorful—reflecting its youthful energy.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED
“Ultimately, the teen center is more than a gesture to the needs of youths, or 8,000 square feet of sustainable design. It shows that when considering the fate of obsolete buildings, there’s an alternative . . . Noll & Tam pushed the envelope, literally. Sometimes that’s the best approach to take.”
John King
Details and Team
Berkeley, CA
Location
13,500 SF
Size
$5.2M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified
Sustainability
Pankow
Contractor
IDA Structural Engineers, Inc.
Structural
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Civil
Anthony Bernier, Ph.D.
Youth Program Consultant
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
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Pankow
Contractor
IDA Structural Engineers, Inc.
Structural
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Civil
Anthony Bernier, Ph.D.
Youth Program Consultant
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
Berkeley, CA
Location
13,500 SF
Size
$5.2M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified
Sustainability
Teens were the heart of this process, and a YMCA teen task force was actively engaged in all aspects of design and planning. The result was a design for the adaptive re-use of a former PG&E payment center across from Berkeley High School into a teen-friendly and teen-focused center that is vibrant and colorful—reflecting its youthful energy.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED
“Ultimately, the teen center is more than a gesture to the needs of youths, or 8,000 square feet of sustainable design. It shows that when considering the fate of obsolete buildings, there’s an alternative . . . Noll & Tam pushed the envelope, literally. Sometimes that’s the best approach to take.”
John King