Pleasant Hill Library

General Contractor
BHM Construction

Tony Franceschini
Project Executive

Seamus Dooher
Project Executive

Phil Stenson
Project Manager

Aaron Renne
Project Manager

Mike Burke
Project Superintendent

Chris Bryson
Project Superintendent

John Beigarten
Project Foreman

Mike Flewell
Project Engineer

Ankur Khandelwal
Project Engineer

Construction Manager Swinerton Management
& Consulting

Civil Engineer
Sherwood Design Engineers

Structural Engineer
Rutherford + Chekene

MEP Engineers
Introba 

Technology/Security
Introba   

Landscape Architect
Einwiller Kuehl
Landscape Architecture

Library Consultant
Margaret Sullivan Studios

Lighting Designer
Auerbach Glasow
Architectural Lighting

Acoustical
Salter, Inc.

Graphics & Signage
Etsuki Creative

Fire & Life Safety
The Fire Consultants, Inc.

Specifications
Vivian Volz Architectural Specifications

Waterproofing Consultant Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Cost Estimating Consultant
TBD Consultants

Geotechnical Engineer
Engeo

Hydrological Engineer
HDR/Wreco

Electrical
Long Electric Co.

Lighting Representative
ALR, Inc.

Lighting & Shade Controls
Lutron

Ceiling & Wall Finishes
George Family Enterprises, Inc.

Drywall & Framing
Ironwood Commercial Builders, Inc.

Steel
Kwan Wo Ironworks Inc.

Glazing
AAC Glass, Inc.

Motorized Windows WindowMaster Control Systems, Inc.

Painting
Mastria, Inc.

Security
Convergint

IT/AV
McMillan Data Communications

Mechanical
Bay City Mechanical

Plumbing
Dinelli Plumbing, Inc.

Roofing
Apex Mechanical, Inc.

Excavating, Paving
& Grading
Ghilotti Bros, Inc.

Landscape
RMT, Inc.

Carpet Tiles
Bentley Mills

Terrazzo
Terroxy Resin Systems 

Sheet Vinyl Flooring
Altro

Ceramic Floor Tile
Daltile

Linear Wood Wall Grille
Rulon

Acoustical Wall Panels
Softwalls, Inc.

Ceramic Wall Tile
Daltile

Felt Wall Covering
DesignTex

Millwork Wall Panels
Columbia Forest Products

Concrete Wall Panels
TAKTL

Cedar Siding
Timber Pro UV

Fence Infill Panels
McNichols

Wood Ceiling
Rulon

Acoustical Gypsum
Board Ceiling
Vogl

Stretched Fabric Ceiling
WhisperWall

Metal Baffle Ceiling
Gordon Finmate

Felt Ceiling
Hunter Douglas

Acoustical Ceiling Tile
Armstrong

Exposed Structural Steel
Tnemec

Exposed Structural Metal Dovetail Decking
Verco Deck

FF&E

Makers

Contract Furniture Manufacturers
Hightower
Andreu World
Artek
Gieger
Arper
Hay
Herman Miller
Igloo Play
Eqiparc
MMCITE
corral usa

Contract Furniture Dealer
Pivot, Inc.

Library Furniture Dealer
Ross McDonald Co., Inc.

Library Furniture Manufacturers
Estey
Worden
TMC Furniture

Sculptural Log Objects
Evan Shively
Arborica

Donor Wall
Nao Etsuki
Etsuki Creative 

Graphic & Pegboard Panels
Colortone, Inc.

Donor Wall Fabrication
Thomas Swan Inc

Custom Millwork
Acosta & Sons Inc

Ball Wall
Science Kinetics

Custom Furniture
Creative Wood

Shelving & Cabinetry
Gamma Cabinetry

Linear Fixtures
Vode Lighting

Concrete Seat Bollards
QCP

Monument Sign Fabricator
Concreteworks

Engaged by the City of Pleasant Hill to create its first civic building in many years, we were asked to design a 21st century library, where all ages would feel welcome and encouraged to learn, create, and explore. With a construction budget of $25 million, the City’s objective was to create a ‘signature building’ with an enduring design – timeless, flexible, and well-constructed.

The main entrance is marked with expressive columns and a pitched roof canopy. Once inside, the Welcome Area houses custom maple display tables, a dichroic glass donor wall, and a built-in niche for self-checkout stations. The dramatic sloped wood ceiling and exposed steel structure pull visitors into the main hall, toward the circular information desk.

A main project driver was the desire for flexible space that could adapt to changing needs and uses over time. At 55-feet wide and 200-feet long, the free span central hall provides ample capacity for diverse offerings and allows easy reconfiguration of the

book stacks should programmatic needs evolve. A south-facing clerestory, combined with large circular skylights, allows natural light to flood the interior. Movable furniture subtly delineates zones tailored to youth, teens, and adults, while bringing pops of color to the interior. Linear maple ceiling panels within the expressed steel structure provide warmth and optimized acoustics, while giving a clean, contemporary framework for the variety of activity within. Three cedar-clad pavilions off the main hall provide intimately scaled spaces for a makerspace, story lab, and quiet reading room.

The all-electric, highly energy-efficient design is targeting net-zero carbon certification, and provides radiant heating and cooling, natural ventilation, and a rooftop photovoltaic system. Since completion, the Pleasant Hill Library has met the City’s lofty goals as a community gathering space that sparks imagination, fuels potential, and connects people with ideas and each other.