Sierra Madre Recreational Center
The recreational center renovation for the City of Sierra Madre brought much needed upgrades to the community building, including air conditioning the previously unconditioned space, electric vehicle...
The recreational center renovation for the City of Sierra Madre brought much needed upgrades to the community building, including air conditioning the previously unconditioned space, electric vehicle chargers, ADA restroom upgrades, and a host of audio/video capabilities for meetings and public gatherings.
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New Design Charter School
The existing three-story building was previously occupied by medical office spaces. Now it is home to a campus for the New Design Charter School, with classrooms, offices, outdoor activity areas, and detached prefab classroom buildings.
The existing three-story building was previously occupied by medical office spaces. Now it is home to a campus for the New Design Charter School, with two stories of classrooms, a top floor for administrative use, outdoor activity areas, and detached prefabricated classroom buildings. LRA provided complete MEP engineering for this exemplary adaptive reuse project.
LRA is proud to have been a part of many New Design's construction projects. In addition to the campus at on Avalon, the main downtown campus has expanded to include more classrooms and a remodel and addition to the administrative facilities. Currently, renovations to an unoccupied church and Sunday school in Los Angeles, will transform the buildings into more classrooms for the growing organization.
RAH Industries
Once the home of the Daily News, RAH Industries now occupies the 180,000 square foot building in Valencia, CA. The design included an extensive electrical distribution system to serve the hundreds of CNC machines, tubing benders, sheet metal working equipment, welders, and inspection stations.
Once the home of the Daily News, RAH Industries now occupies the 180,000 square foot building in Valencia, CA. The design included an extensive electrical distribution system to serve the hundreds of CNC machines, tubing benders, sheet metal working equipment, welders, and inspection stations. The wastewater system featured a dedicated collection system and clarifier for safe processing of machine waste water.
Getty Museum Improvements
Maintenance and alteration of the infrastructure of the campus requires a small army of facilities personnel, architects, engineers, and contractors. LRA is proud to have been a part of the museum's ongoing improvements, including expansion of their cold storage and upgrade of the network operations center.
The Getty Museum is akin to a small city. Maintenance and alteration of the infrastructure of the campus requires a small army of facilities personnel, architects, engineers, and contractors. LRA is proud to have been a part of the museum's ongoing improvements, including expansion of their cold storage and upgrade of the network operations center.
The network operations center upgrades included replacement of the main server room’s uninterruptible power source (UPS). Phasing was designed into the replacement process to minimize downtime in this 24/7 facility.
Ganahl Lumber Pasadena
A showcase in adaptive reuse, this retail location and indoor lumber yard took the place of a former GM dealership and service center.
A showcase in adaptive reuse, this retail location and indoor lumber yard took the place of a former GM dealership and service center. LRA provided complete MEP engineering to transform the existing dealership.
The building was previously unconditioned; adding air conditioning to the retail store meant meeting the performance requirements of Title 24. Despite the limitations of the existing envelope, the project exceeded Title 24 compliance by almost 15% better than standard, all while keeping the HVAC installation costs as low as possible.
Photo credit: Onyx Architects
