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View of Palo Alto California Avenue Parking Garage entry with terracotta vertical screen system, precast panels, and exposed steel beams, car exiting and pedestrians walking along the sidewalk
Palo Alto California Avenue Parking Garage

A Daily Routine, Elevated

Project Location

Palo Alto, CA

Area

213,800 SF, 636 parking stalls

Award

2021 Project of the Year, American Public 91ÌƲ®»¢s Association Silicon Valley

Completed

2020

Designed to be more than just a parking garage, this six-story structure prioritizes the pedestrian experience with elements that blend the ordinary and extraordinary. Unique features include a grand exterior multi-story stairway and a reflective abstract tile mural. The façade system uses a dynamic arrangement of terracotta screens. The result is a lively, light-shifting pedestrian experience that elevates an all-too-often mundane building type.

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91ÌƲ®»¢|RDC worked with the City of Palo Alto over several years to plan, locate, and design the new City of Palo Alto Public Safety Building. To compensate for the parking lot now occupied by the PSB, the project includes the design and construction of the new stand-alone 636-stall California Avenue Parking Garage. Planter beds and built-in benches flank the street-side lobby. Accessible covered bike parking provides a pleasant spot for commuters to lock up their bikes.

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