YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
A teen-led project in downtown Berkeley creates a positive impact
Teens were the heart of this process, and a YMCA teen task force was actively engaged in all aspects of design and planning. The result was a design for the adaptive re-use of a former PG&E payment center across from Berkeley High School into a teen-friendly and teen-focused center that is vibrant and colorful—reflecting its youthful energy.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED
“Ultimately, the teen center is more than a gesture to the needs of youths, or 8,000 square feet of sustainable design. It shows that when considering the fate of obsolete buildings, there’s an alternative . . . Noll & Tam pushed the envelope, literally. Sometimes that’s the best approach to take.”
John King
San Francisco Chronicle
Details and Team
Project Details
Berkeley, CA
Location
13,500 SF
Size
$5.2M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified
Sustainability
Team
Pankow
Contractor
IDA Structural Engineers, Inc.
Structural
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Civil
Anthony Bernier, Ph.D.
Youth Program Consultant
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
Team
Pankow
Contractor
IDA Structural Engineers, Inc.
Structural
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Civil
Anthony Bernier, Ph.D.
Youth Program Consultant
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
Project Details
Berkeley, CA
Location
13,500 SF
Size
$5.2M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified
Sustainability
Teens were the heart of this process, and a YMCA teen task force was actively engaged in all aspects of design and planning. The result was a design for the adaptive re-use of a former PG&E payment center across from Berkeley High School into a teen-friendly and teen-focused center that is vibrant and colorful—reflecting its youthful energy.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED
“Ultimately, the teen center is more than a gesture to the needs of youths, or 8,000 square feet of sustainable design. It shows that when considering the fate of obsolete buildings, there’s an alternative . . . Noll & Tam pushed the envelope, literally. Sometimes that’s the best approach to take.”
John King
San Francisco Chronicle
Projects and Staff
Alyson Yarus
Janet Tam
