The ACE Charter School proposed to develop a new middle school campus at 625 South Sunset Avenue in San Jose on a 1.94 acre site adjacent to Cesar Chavez Elementary School in the Mayfield neighborhood. The site was a portion of surplus land owned and leased from Alum Rock Union School District (ARUSD).
The project consisted of the construction and operation of a school campus consisting of approximately 22,080 square feet of building space in 18 classrooms, an administration building and associated parking. There were plans to build a multi-purpose room in the future, contingent on a future capital campaign to commence in 2012. All of the buildings, except the future multi-purpose building, were prefabricated modular buildings.

HMH worked with Perkins + Will Architects on the San Jose Regional Medical Center. The project is a new four-story, 150,000 square foot in-patient hospital building. The design is anchored by an interior/exterior wall that begins at the front of the building, travels through the building, and extends to the main space, the central courtyard. The wall creates an exciting experience for those walking through the space and those viewing from patient rooms below.
HMH’s scope of services includes civil engineering and landscape architecture, project programming, design development, construction documents and construction administration. HMH designed approximate 2,000 feet of sanitary sewer to provide for the hospital facilities and upgrade the City system. We also provided all of the topographic surveying and construction staking.
Our landscape design included a large specimen oak tree that sits at the center of the courtyard and anchors a gathering patio where one can go outdoors to get fresh air in a simple and relaxing environment. The planting scheme encompasses drought tolerant planting while providing tactical and textural interest for hospital guests. HMH also provided stormwater compliance services for the project.
This expansion included 139,000 square feet for Phase I and 106,000 square feet for Phase II. Public improvements for the hospital expansion included roadway widening of Jackson Avenue, utility relocation, signal modifications, striping, signing and landscaping. The surveying services included field surveying as well as preparation of a lot-line adjustment and parcel map. HMH supported the PD Zoning and PD Permit process as well as the approval process from OSHPD, prepared construction documents, and provided construction staking.

The Harker School’s brand new athletic center is a 33,000 sq-ft facility which features a 12,000 sq-ft gym, athletic training room with advanced hydrotherapy unit and spacious team rooms. The additional expansion of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center features a 450 seat theater with fly loft and hydraulic orchestra pit, state of the art scene shop, and musical/theater classrooms. The landscape design incorporates a few sustainable practices, such as enhancing water quality, conserving water, and reducing heat island effect.

*Photos provided by The Harker School