KTU+A

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San Jose Christian College, renamed William Jessup University, is the first evangelical Christian college situated between Fresno and Redding, California. The 128 acre modern campus was originally a part of the Herman Miller furniture manufacturing plant designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. Later, Russ Taylor of the Taylor, Teter Group in Fresno, California developed the award-winning campus redesign. KTU+A was hired to design the preliminary landscape architectural drawings for its retrofit and expansion which included on-campus housing, a student dining center, and additional athletic and music facilities.

 

Client: Taylor Teeter Group
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Key Personnel: Kurt Carlson

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The San Diego Medical Examiners project will include a 84,000 s.f. facility at 2 stories tall, with 3,000 s.f. , storage building, parking for approximately 150 cars, one main entrance to lobby, one secondary entrance, outdoor courtyard and associated landscape concepts for accent and continuity. KTU+A designed the overall master landscape plan and construction drawing package. The landscape was to provide a sustainable design of shade trees, permeable materials, decomposed granite, drought tolerant plant materials and a low precipitation type irrigation system of bubblers, drip and spray heads. A courtyard feature was provided for employees with seatwalls and enhanced paving.

 

Client: Harley Ellis Devereaux
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Bike and Pedestrian Promenade, Sesame Play Area

 

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KTU+A prepared basic facilities requirements for NAVFAC in Naples Italy.

 

Client: NAVFAC Atlantic, GSIPT
Status: Complete
Completion Year: 2008
Key Personnel: David Leonard, Sandra Swaner-Carmona

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KTU+A's scope included field investigations, workshop facilitation, analysis and recommendations for 15 locations. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the public safety infrastructure including ATFP, public safety and physical security (fire, police, port and landside security). It included a review of the existing vulnerability assessments, installation-wide assessments of asset criticality and prioritization of vulnerabilities, alternative solutions, and implementation strategies, macro-level recommendations for ATFP countermeasures, and prioritization of recommendations.

 

Client: NAVFAC Southeast
Status: Complete
Completion Year: 2005
Key Personnel: David Leonard, Sandra Swaner-Carmona

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KTU+A conducted field investigations, workshop facilitation and analysis of the community support/MWR infrastructure at 13 locations in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean to recommend an implementation plan that meets all regional and activity program objectives.

 

Client: NAVFAC Southeast
Status: Complete
Completion Year: 2004
Key Personnel: David Leonard, Sandra Swaner-Carmona

Project Description:

"KTU+A is providing landscape architectural services for the renovation and expansion of the Desert Diamond Casino on lands of the Tohona O’odham Nation. The complex includes a casino, and 200-room hotel with banquet and conference facilities, a childcare center and a gymnasium. The overall landscape design intent is to create a visual extension of the Sonoran desert with earth tones of crushed rock mulch, Catalina boulders and native Sonoran plant materials. Icons and images of the Tohono O’odham culture will be incorporated into the landscape elements, including the water features, paving and site furnishings.

A three-part water feature representing the natural water sources found in the three desert environments will flank the entrance to the casino: the mountains; the foothills; and the desert floor. Wildlife sculptures will be incorporated into the water features to add a sense of scale and emphasize the surrounding desert environment.

The hotel entrance will highlight a unique water feature resembling a Tohono O’odham “Man in the Maze” basket with water flowing into the center. The area surrounding the basket fountain will be encircled by eleven evenly spaced Saguaros alternating with eleven thematic bollards and decorative bands representing the eleven districts of the Tohono O’odham culture."

 

Client: JCJ Blackman
Status: Complete
Completion Year: 2007

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Community Plan; Master Plan; Family Housing Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan; Base Exterior Architecture Plan; Traffic and Parking Study

 

Client: NAVFAC Southwest
Status: Ongoing
Completion Year: 2009
Key Personnel: John Holloway, Sandra Swaner-Carmona

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KTU+A prepared concept development plans for operational and facility requirements in support of MV-22 squadrons at five installations in California and Arizona. Programming requirements, site plans, operation layout, and airspace issues were analyzed and reviewed. A summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative basing scenario was also prepared.

 

Client: NAVFAC Southwest
Status: Complete
Completion Year: 2008
Key Personnel: Michael Singleton

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The JIEDDO Study included an evaluation of assets and the development of requirements for JIEDDO Army (Fort Irwin), Navy (Indian Head NSWC), Marine Corps (MCAGCC 29 Palms), and Air Force (Lackland AFB) COEs. KTU+A conducted analysis and developed concepts that addressed current and projected mission requirements. KTU+A coordinated with each Installation to ensure the proposed actions fit within the existing master plans. The project also included the development of six DD1391 MCON documents.

 

Client: NAVFAC Southwest
Status: Ongoing
Completion Year: 2009
Key Personnel: Sandra Swaner-Carmona