I saw this on Dezeen, a wonderful blog on contemporary architecture that details current vernacular construction very well. This community center in Yountville, CA (with photos taken by David Wakely) was designed by Siegel & Strain Architects. The site is 2.5 acres, is located just off of Yountville's main collector street, and consists of a 10,000 square-foot building which houses community needs, such as library space, multipurpose rooms, teen centers and other meeting spaces.
What I love most about the design is the central lighting, that plays effortlessly off of the unique beam-truss work. There is a wonderful dispersion of soft natural daylighting in this multipurpose room (80 ft. by 50 ft.), and that helps conserve energy in the facility. This building successfully targeted and received a LEED Platinum rating from USGBC because of this bold and smart decision early on in the schematic design phase.
Large wooden barn doors bookend the gymnasium. The door panelling is consistent with with the ceiling panelling, both of which provide additional acoustical buffering.
Roof-mounted photovoltaic laminates on the new and existing buildings supply energy. Water-conserving plumbing fixtures, harvested rainwater, drip irrigation, subsurface irrigation, and drought-tolerant native plants further reduce water use. The existing parking lot was regraded to slope naturally so that rainwater could be harvested in a bioswale. Overall, site design reduces storm runoff by 40% over preconstruction conditions.
Overall, this is a quality design project that neither focuses too strongly nor too narrowly at building a sustainable structure and resourceful enclosure. You can view Siegel & Strain Architects' work here.
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