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South San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2015
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Group 4 collaborated w/ an affordable housing developer on a feasibility study and early concepts to transform an existing @SantaCruzMETRO bus tarmac into a transit oriented development to support the southern extents of METRO's service area & address critical housing shortages.
Our team balanced transit, civic, + housing considerations to produce a vibrant vision which ultimately resulted in $39 MILLION being awarded to METRO💰 Read more about his exciting project in pre-development here: g4arch.com/portfolio/watsonv…
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🚨 California library leaders + professionals!! 🚨 Are you heading to the @CalLibAssoc Conference in Sacramento this weekend? Visit our blog for more info on a couple of sessions that Group 4 will be hosting during this year's conference: g4arch.com/2023/06/01/librar…
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Friday @ 8 PM: “Library Dreams, Nightmares, and Wild Tales” – an interactive and fun session celebrating the wild and often hilarious stories that library professionals’ psyches conjure after a long day doing library work. cdmcd.co/v94nPb @aclib @SDPublicLibrary
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Group 4 staff toured the job site of our new Recreation + Aquatic Center for the @CityofSanBruno yesterday. Getting out of the office after a 3-day weekend just felt right….
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Watch @abc7newsbayarea highlight an exciting Group 4 + @SWAgroup + @BKF_Engineers collaboration w/@CityofSanJose to vision & conduct preliminary layouts for re-capturing San Pedro Street in San Jose for pedestrian use.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=RC4_tsET…
Group 4's David Schnee w/fellow program facilitators from @spokanelibrary + friends old and new during the launch of @nextlibrarycrew Festival in Aarhus!
Attending #NextLibrary ? Join our session "CREATE A PLAYFUL WINDOW INTO THE WORLD" Tuesday morning, details are linked below.
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"Increasingly, libraries are building community services into their operational models. As arguably the most public of public spaces, libraries are open to — and used by — people of all backgrounds. Unlike parks, libraries are comfortable for extended visits year-round."
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From @VitalCityNYC's "Books Are Only the Beginning", which highlights libraries leading the charge for innovative spaces and service models to address challenges in their community — including past G4 + @IntegrusArch client & collaborator @spokanelibrary. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/re…
Hope your Easter is as fun as Group 4's community engagement in Newark (CA) last weekend! We are currently working on a master plan for the city's facilities & enjoyed hopping 🐰 over to Newark to connect with residents on their vision for the future of their community spaces.
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(1/2) "To see the concentration, curiosity and peace on faces lit by words is to know...that libraries are the beating hearts of our communities. What we borrow from them pales in comparison to what we keep.”
nytimes.com/2023/02/14/books… via @nytimes
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Two of our favorite past collaborators —@oaklibrary + @AustinPublicLib —make appearances in this timely essay. Group 4 worked with each exemplary system on facility plans + engagement & design for @oaklibrary's 81st avenue branch.
Why do you love your local library?
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In-person community engagement is in full swing at Group 4! Our team pulled together to build our signature mobile design studio boards for regional community engagement events as part of our master plan for @saclib.
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Group 4 and @saclib received great ideas and input from the community at the first two events last week and are looking forward to another four events coming up in the coming weeks!
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“We are all about using design to create social and environmental positive impacts." - David Schnee, Group 4 Principal
Read more about Group 4's recent projects for @spokanelibrary's dynamic Central & Shadle branches in @LibraryJournal's Design Issue!
libraryjournal.com/story/des…
LibraryForward, a division of Group 4, is pleased to team up with Forte Architects to bring national library experience with local architectural excellence to the @NCWLibraries Reimagining Spaces Project.
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The project will improve FFE, shelving, staff space & storage, ADA compliance & accessibility, interior finishes, + more for 27 of the 30 branches. Staff & community input will drive the scope of improvements for each branch.
Read more via @Wenatcheeworld: wenatcheeworld.com/news/ncw-…
Group 4’s Thanksgiving holiday started off with news our team is grateful for and thrilled to share. Last week, Foster City’s City Council unanimously approved of the hiring of Group 4 for the City’s redesign and replacement of the local community center.
smdailyjournal.com/news/loca…
This is an exciting opportunity for the community, City leaders, & City staff to realize their vision for a vibrant, functional, & multi-generational recreation center that will be the heartbeat of the community & serve the City for generations to come. Story via @smdailyjournal.
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Yesterday, Group 4 Principal Jonathan Hartman took part in a panel to lead discussions during @sustainablesmc's launch event for the 2022 Indicators Report, “Building Electrification in San Mateo County”, hosted at @genentech's SSF campus.
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Group 4 is thrilled to sponsor this forum & to dive into these critical discussions during #ULCForum2022. Let us know if you will be in D.C, we'd love to connect & discuss Group 4's experience and how we understand library design in the context of preserving democracy.
In less than 2 weeks, #ULCForum22 will bring together leaders from libraries across the U.S. and Canada to connect about libraries as central community pillars for preserving democracy. This event would not be possible without our generous sponsors, like @group4arch — thank you!
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Love to see it @spokanelibrary!! 😍
“Whoever created these play stations clearly studied children’s needs. He played non-stop for an hour and 20 minutes. Great play on a rainy day!”
Huge shoutout to @LuciCreative, Ravenswood Studio Inc., @IntegrusArch, & @group4arch for their work on these imaginative playspaces!
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Can't wait to see some old friends and make plenty of new during #ULCForum22, and to discuss critical issues facing the future of public libraries. Stay tuned for more details from Group 4 and follow
@UrbanLibCouncil for updates on on the conference & registration options.
🚨Don’t miss out! Register now for ULC’s Annual Forum to learn how to preserve democracy and cultivate the future of libraries as a central pillar within our communities. #ULCForum22
📍 @dcpl
🗓 Nov. 16-18
🙏 @group4arch for the support!
RSVP: buff.ly/3Dg8FJ7
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Come say hi to us at the @CCFCFacilities conference! This year, we're celebrating our Project in Design Award of Honor for @CollegeofMarin Integrated Learning Resources Center 🎉 Congrats to our collaborators @HMCArchitects!
Read about the @CollegeofMarin Integrated Learning Resources Center here: g4arch.com/portfolio/college…
So exciting to see our friends from @lexpublib & partners on the project @EOPArchitects joined by members of the community to watch the groundbreaking for the new Marksbury Family Branch Library (formerly Village Branch)!
Read more about the vision which provided momentum and is helping guide this innovative and critical project for one of Lexington's most diverse communities: g4arch.com/libraryforward/
Roll out for the newly reopened Scotts Valley Library! Now the outside of @SantaCruzPL’s roller-rink-turned-library is as enticing as the interior. Learn more: g4arch.com/2022/08/16/scotts…
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READ: @MetropolisMag highlights the adaptive reuse collaboration b/w @multistudio_ & @group4arch to transform a big-box grocery store into a flexible, community-driven, & environmentally connected library for @OlatheLibrary.
metropolismag.com/projects/l…
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