Uncommon Spaces
for the Common Good

Hayward Library and Community Learning Center Half Moon Bay Library Age Well Center at South Fremont patio view Hayward Library and Community Learning Center Oakland Zoo California Trail! Capitola Library College of Alameda New Center for Liberal Arts

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OUR UNCOMMON NATURE DEFINES US AND UNITES US, AND DOES SO IN A WONDERFULLY MEANINGFUL WAY.

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THE IMPACT OF THE BUILDING DOESN’T JUST STOP AT THE EDGE OF THE OUTSIDE WALLS.

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Peabody Elementary School
Two-story classroom building with bold red, yellow, and blue accents; students use exterior stairs and walkways.

Felton Branch Library
Children’s area in a library with wood ceiling, hanging lights, and colorful glass butterfly sculptures overhead.
We have a passion for architecture and a keen sense of empathy.

Jane Gray Research Greenhouse
Exterior view looking into greenhouse plantings

UC Berkeley Mudd Hall
Modernized lobby with mezzanine connections and exposed concrete

De Anza College Advanced Technology Center
Exterior view of Advanced Technology Center

Tang Center Renovation
Reception desk view

North Portland Carnegie Library Renovation and Expansion

North Portland Library renovated historic interior with circulation desk in Portland, OR

Berkeley Central Library
Historic reading room
WE CELEBRATE THIS IN EVERYTHING WE DO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

David Rumsey Map Center
Map center view toward office

New Center for Liberal Arts
College of Alameda Center for Liberal Arts Building

Lafayette Elementary School

Oakland Children’s Zoo
Oakland Children’s Zoo goat/sheep barn exterior

Capitola Branch Library

UCSF Health Sciences Renovation
Open research lab with bench workstations

Since 1992, Noll & Tam Architects has designed uncommon spaces for the common good from our home in Berkeley, California. We design sustainable, inclusive libraries, civic buildings, educational facilities, workplaces, and spaces for science and animals.