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Hello, Sunshine! Platt/Whitelaw Architects Helps SDUSD Schools Go Solar

December 21, 2020 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, LEED ap BD+C At Platt/Whitelaw, we’re helping empower schools in more ways than one. While school design and modernization have long been part of our work product, some recent San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) directives have us literally powering schools. As of September 2020, 7,332 K-12 schools throughout the nation […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: California, Climate mitigation and adaptation goals, Energy savings, K-12 schools, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Sage Renewable Energy Consulting, San Diego Unified School District, Sandra Gramley, SDUSD, solar energy, Solar installations, Solar panels, Solar power

Rick Strickland Promoted to CFO of Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.

December 10, 2020 By admin

Congratulations to Rick Strickland, who has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Platt/Whitelaw Architects. His duties include management of all financial and human resources activities. He previously served as our Chief Financial Manager. Rick joined Platt/Whitelaw over six years ago after working as Controller for another San Diego-based architecture firm for seven years. “We’re […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: CFO, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Richard Strickland, Rick Strickland

Water Works: Blending Design and Function to Bring Water to Communities

October 20, 2020 By admin

At the heart of all architectural design projects is the combination of function and design…or how to make a building design look good while serving a specific purpose. Most people don’t think much about how water arrives to their faucet, but the facilities required to make this happen account for a good portion of Platt/Whitelaw’ […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architectural design, building design, Desalter, Naveen Waney, pure-water project, sustainable, Thomas Brothers, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment plant and water reclamation

Unique Design Considerations for Temporary Homeless Shelters

October 9, 2020 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, LEED ap BD+C & Keiko Newton Our moderate climate and high cost of housing result in San Diego grappling with a large homelessness problem. A 2020 count found nearly 5,000 people experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego. Platt/Whitelaw has been helping both the City of San Diego and the […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Alpha Project, Community, homeless shelter, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, project, San Diego, San Diego Housing Commission, Sandra Gramley, Veterans Village

Decarbonization Succeeds Net-Zero-Energy as Sustainability Goal

August 24, 2020 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C As little as a year ago, zero net energy dominated the discussion in sustainability circles. In architecture, that means designing or retrofitting buildings to produce at least as much energy as they consume. Since that goal was based on solar energy supplied by roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels, […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, buildings, decarbonization, design, energy, net-zero-energy, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, PV panels, Sandra Gramley, solar energy, sustainability

Integrating Art into Public Spaces to Engage, Enhance and Inspire

July 15, 2020 By admin

By Naveen Waney and Sandra Gramley, Principals at Platt/Whitelaw Architects A percentage of estimated construction costs for new buildings are required by many public agencies to be set aside to integrate public art. This can be at the federal level, like the General Services Administration, or the local level, like the City of San Diego […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Art, buildings, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, public agencies, Public Spaces, Sandra Gramley

Pandemic Brings Changes to Everything from Offices to Apartments

July 1, 2020 By admin

San Diego Business Journal, June 22, 2020, By Ray Huard: Sandra Gramley, co-principal of Platt/Whitelaw  Architects in North Park, said now “is a time to reflect because we don’t have the answers.”  “As we go forward, I think mostly about flexibility,” Gramley said. https://www.sdbj.com/news/2020/jun/22/pandemic-brings-changes-everything-offices-apartme/

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Pandemic Design, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, San Diego Business Journal, Sandra Gramley

Adaptability Keeps $8 Million Project on Schedule

July 1, 2020 By admin

San Diego Business Journal article, April 12, 2020, By Ray Huard: “Designed by Platt/Whitelaw Architects of San Diego, the project includes construction of a new 2,045 square-foot administration building for park staff, renovation of an existing 1,960 square-foot general store with the addition of an 800 square-foot kitchen, and construction of a 4,664 square foot […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, San Diego Business Journal, Santee Lakes

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