New Newport Beach Civic Center and Park Aiming for LEED Silver

Within four months, <a href="http://www.bcj.com">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson</a>’s new <a href="http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/109.html">Civic Center and Park in Newport Beach</a>, California will be mostly complete. This project will feature a new City Hall, a 17,000-square-foot expansion of the existing library, a 450-space parking garage, and a new 17-acre park. The site of the project is located on two parcels bordered by MacArthur Boulevard and Avocado Avenue. And the project is under budget: the current cost estimate is about $128 million for all the project components -- down from the original estimate of $131.4 million.

The new civic center's roof will feature a rhythmic, wave-shaped structure.

Outside of the entrance to the City Hall will be a civic lawn that will become the communities meeting area for outdoor events. Read more: New Newport Beach Civic Center and Park On Schedule for LEED Silver | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The new 17-acre park will become the city of Newport’s fifth largest park.

The new City Hall building has been designed by BCJ, engineers ARUP, and landscape architects Peter Walker &amp; Partners.

The landscaping at the new civic center will include extensive wetlands habitat.

The new civic center will include a new City Hall, a parking structure, an expanded library, and a park.