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Polaris initially contacted Facilities by Design for space planning a basement conversion. They wanted to convert the existing conference room, which was dark, lonely, and underutilized, into workstations for at least four employees. When we first set eyes on the space, we saw a dark and lonely area measuring just 429 square feet — too

The VIP office is located in an old 1920’s house, which hadn’t been upgraded in about 20 years. The owner was working on hiring another employee and reached out to us for help with design and space planning. She needed to expand her office while staying within the current space. The office was already crowded

The County of Napa’s Health and Human Services Agency is moving about 440 county employees to a new campus they call “South Campus,” a massive complex with four buildings in total. When the county purchased the buildings, it inherited all of the furniture owned by the previous occupants. Working in conjunction with TLCD Architecture, Facilities

The historic Carithers building was damaged during the 6.0 earthquake that struck Napa on August 24, 2014. This building is home to the County of Napa’s District Attorney, …

When a powerful earthquake struck the North San Francisco Bay Area in August 2014, it caused widespread damage across the southern Napa Valley, including the County of Napa’s …

Facilities by Design helped complete a remodel and reconfiguration of this existing space in Marin County. The building located at 20 North San Pedro Road in San Rafael enclosed approximately 25,000 sq ft throughout 2 stories including an extensive Law Library. The office space was primarily for the Health Services Admin team with additional private

The Pickleweed Park Community Center is located in San Rafael, California. The community center serves as a hub for after-school programs and recreation events. The City of San Rafael approached us with a need to find replacement carpeting for the hallways and classrooms as their existing carpet had worn greatly over the years. The trick

Upon getting a grant for an office expansion the Marin Agricultural Land Trust enlisted the help of Facilities By Design to determine how the money could best be used. The building was an small Victorian house in the town of Point Reyes Station which could no longer accomodate their staff and needed an architectural expansion.

Facilities by Design provided space plans for this 25,000 sq ft 2 story building that was going under a complete rehabilitation brought on by the need for updated HVAC and cabling needs. The plans created complied with County guidelines and met with the need to update to meet current ADA requirements. Once complete Paula worked