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CHINO, CA— – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced that construction is complete on a new two-story administration building for the Chino Valley Unified School District. Ware Malcomb provided architecture, interior architecture and design, and branding services for the 60,000 square foot build-to-suit project located at 13461 Romona Ave. in Chino, CA.
“The new facility will serve as a larger and much more updated administrative headquarters for the district,” said Tom Myers, Principal, Ware Malcomb.
Ware Malcomb’s interior architecture and design team focused on classic aesthetics that complement the school’s colors while introducing pops of color, neutral colors, and accent paints. The building’s ground floor design incorporates public-facing uses, including a secure lobby, a board meeting room with dais seating, training rooms, conference rooms, an IT and server room, a coffee bar and break rooms.
“This new headquarters aligns with the district’s goals of continued growth and supporting the students and local community,” said Analisa Olson, Director, Interior Architecture & Design for Ware Malcomb.
The ground floor also includes a test kitchen for the district’s Nutrition Services department to develop new recipes to serve in its school locations, with district employees serving as test subjects. The building’s upper level accommodates office space and facilities for the district’s business services, student support services, attendance, special education, curriculum, technology, communications, facilities, human resources, and other departments.
Ware Malcomb’s in-house branding services included planning, design and coordination of the exterior building and ground-mounted identity signage, entry and interior lobby branding, as well as office, room and workstation identification. Site design and development for the concrete tilt-up office building included an amenity patio, generator system for emergency backup power and separation of public and employee parking.
General contracting services for the project were provided by Xebec Building Company. Chino Valley Unified School District partnered with Xebec Building Company to develop the project on district-owned land. Xebec is a commercial real estate design & build construction firm based in Seal Beach, CA.
