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Calabasas Civic Center Calabasas, California
The City of Calabasas is a unique jurisdiction and its citizens are committed to maximizing the quality of life in their community and the surrounding region. Located within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and adjacent to the City of Los Angeles, the City has continually sought to protect its natural environment and find innovative ways to enhance community life. The City’s new Civic Center and Library project, designed by Robert A. M. Stern, is essential to their general plan. Epstein’s role on the design team was to provide space planning and interior design services, including furniture, fixtures and equipment, for the project.
The arcaded library and city hall are contemporary interpretations of the Mediterranean style architecture prevalent in Southern California, and are sited informally to create a variety of outdoor spaces, including a grove of olive trees, a civic plaza, and an amphitheater, that together will form the public heart of Calabasas.
The City Hall contains a two-story, 26,000 square-foot Council Chamber, seating 125, which is the focal point for city activities. It combines traditional wood paneling, beams, and decorative lighting with up-to-date audiovisual and communications systems. The City Hall also includes a public counter for day-to-day interaction with local government, as well as offices for elected officials, the city manager, department heads, and workplaces for city staff, all infused with natural light and a close connection to the outdoors.
The Library has a tall central hall, with clerestory windows illuminating the center of the large one-story, 28,300 square-foot space. Together with traditional library functions, the library contains an acoustically refined 200-seat multipurpose meeting room. Underground parking accommodates 230 cars.
One of the project goals established by the City of Calabasas is achieving a LEED Gold rating. Some of the sustainable targets identified by the Design Team are: water efficiency, use of renewable energy, CFC reduction in HVAC equipment, construction waste management, daylighting, 20% of materials produced locally, materials with at least 10% recycled content, certified wood, and low-emitting paints, carpets, adhesives and sealants for indoor air quality. Since the new Library is a joint program with the Las Virgenes School District, Epstein proposed including a youth educational program about ‘green’ design to add points for a LEED Gold rating, and help provide for the City’s future quality of life.
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