Feb 8, 2024 · The historic Gregory Bateson Building, known for its groundbreaking sustainable architecture, is being preserved and restored via the progressive design-build delivery method.

Filling a block in midtown Sacramento, a district dominated by state government buildings, the Bateson Building is a pioneering low-energy office block for Californian state employees.

The Gregory Bateson Building Renovation will address building wide MEP infrastructure, fire-life safety, accessibility, exterior façade, water intrusion, and vertical transportation deficiencies; remove hazardous materials; repair water damaged building components; replace interior finishes that are at the end of their useful life; provide a ...

“In Sacramento, the capital of California, a new midtown government administration building, designated ‘Site 1-A’ during design and construction from 1977 to 1981, was named at its opening ceremony for anthropologist and cyberneticist Gregory Bateson.

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Sep 27, 2016 · By examining the Bateson Building and the moment of which it was a part, this article explores some origins of sus-tainability, before it became normative as a technically veri-fiable, market-oriented response to environmental concerns integrated into building production.

The Gregory Bateson Building in Sacramento, California is the flagship of the Energy Efficient Office Building Program (the first of its kind in the nation) initiated by Sim Van der Ryn during his tenure as California State Architect.

The project will address building-wide mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) infrastructure, fire/life safety, accessibility, exterior façade, water intrusion and vertical transportation deficiencies; remove hazardous materials; repair water-damaged building components; replace interior finishes that are at the end of their useful life ...

Jun 1, 2015 · But for a community of ecological designers in California, the building was a showcase for ecological architecture broadly conceived—reducing energy consumption, encouraging social interaction, and trying to revive the midtown area of the State Capitol.

Designed to maximize human contact with the outdoors, no desk was placed more than 38 feet from natural light. The Bateson Building was designed around a central, four-story atrium, what architect Michael Bednar called "an indoor plaza and employee lounge."

Nov 26, 2014 · I believe it is accurate to say the Bateson Building was the first major public building after 1973 to achieve major energy savings. It was built for the State of California, in Gov. Jerry Brown's first term.

Gregory Bateson Building was designed and constructed with an emphasis on energy conservation and improved amenities, with many pioneering energy conservation features including solar panels for water heating, large canvas

The Bateson Building, designed by former state architect Sim van der Ryn, is an innovative office building owned by the State of California. The building is an exceptional example of environmentally-oriented civic architecture with features including canvas sunshades, skylights with operable louvers; thermal mass; and an energy control system.

On the interior, the 150’ x 144’ atrium is immediately identified as the building’s premier feature. Topped by enormous angled clerestories punctuated by north-facing skylights, the space is gracious and flowing.

Dec 1, 2016 · Focusing on the Bateson Building, designed by State Architect Sim Van der Ryn and his team to be the world's first large energy-saving, climate-modulating building, Simon Sadler traces the ambition of the first Brown administration to reinvent the state as a unified ecology founded on New Age principles, notably those drawn from the second ...

May 31, 2024 · The Gregory Bateson Building Renovation is a 4-story, 308,000 sf renovation Department of General Services (DGS). The project is currently in the Progressive Design-Build Phase with construction to start Fall of 2022.

Oct 1, 2019 · The Gregory Bateson Building is located at 1600 9th Street in downtown Sacramento, California (Figure 1-1). The four- story building occupies a full city block (approximately 2.5 acres) owned by the State of California, bounded by 9th

Focusing on the Bateson Building, designed by State Architect Sim Van der Ryn and his team to be the world’s first large energy-saving, climate-modulating building, the article traces the ambition of the first Brown Administration to reinvent the state as a unified ecology founded on New Age principles, notably those drawn from the second ...

The Bateson Building fundamentally evokes one of the long-standing missions of modern architecture and urbanism to organically integrate “work, place, and folk.”

Mar 28, 1988 · California appears to have learned an important lesson after problems developed in the Bateson Building, the state’s first official energy-efficient building. When it opened in Sacramento in...