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Orange Memorial Eco Park Springs Up in South San Francisco
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The pavilion sits at the center of a 21-acre park surrounded by a soccer field, basketball courts, a playground, and a picnic area. Designed for various activities and capable of hosting multiple activities at once, the pavilion is set up for educational or cultural programs, community events, and parties. The building is composed of two elements – an airy, light-filled space for activities, and a stone building that houses a kitchen, offices, bathrooms and storage. Cedar beams form the cantilevered roof of the open floor plan activity room, with floor-to-ceiling windows to bring in lots of natural daylight.
As far as sustainable design, the project was sited away from an existing Magnolia tree grove and oriented to take advantage of the sun. Large roof overhangs and sun shades keep the building cool during the summer while providing ample daylighting, while the roof has a cool coating to reduce heat gain. Bioswales located on three sides of the building collect and treat stormwater runoff, and low-VOC materials, sealants and paints were used to improve indoor air quality. The building’s energy performance is 16% better than California energy code, and CO2 sensors monitor the air to provide good indoor air quality.
Orange Memorial Park in South San Francisco is a new recreational venue for area residents that includes a soccer field, a picnic area, basketball courts, a playground, and other outdoor amenities in addition to a brand new recreation building. Designed
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Orange Memorial Park is a 21-acre urban park filled with a soccer field, basketball courts, a playground, a picnic area, and a recreational pavilion.
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The pavilion was designed by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects to house a number of different activities inside.
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Sustainably designed and built, the park was sited in the center to avoid an existing Magnolia tree grove and oriented to take advantage of solar passive design.
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Large overhangs and sun shades protect the interior from the hot summer sun, but still let in ample daylighting.
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The building is composed of two different volumes. The first is the open, airy, and light-filled pavilion with a timber beam roof, and behind it is a square volume clad in basalt that houses offices, kitchen, storage and bathrooms.
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The pavilion was left with an open floor plan in order to be a flexible space for education activities, cultural programs, and community and private events.
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Stained concrete floors keep material use to a minimum and provide a non-toxic flooring option.
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Light from outside streams in through large windows in the pavilion and reaches all the way back into the rest of the building.
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The building also features bioswales to collect stormwater runoff, a cool roof to minimize heat gain, and energy-efficient design.
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The Pavilion is composed of two volumes: a large activity room, and service rooms in the back.
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Orange Memorial Park includes many outdoor recreational amenities for area residents.
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