Twisted Vine Wine Bar

Blog by Ashley Wetterstrom Front Entrance Step into another world at the Twisted Vine wine bar and store in downtown Fullerton, California.  The space is located on Commonwealth Ave between Harbor Blvd and Malden.  Owners Chris and Jessica Castillo opened the doors of their marvelous wine bar in October, 2006.  You can stop by to purchase wine, Belgium beer and accessories or stay for a delicious dish paired with incredible wine.  Designed by the Castillos, the Twisted Vine exemplifies elegance through simplicity.  The existing space was used as a storage room for the neighboring Ace Hardware...

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Environmental Nature Center, Case Study #2

By:  Kacey CuratolaGradually developed out of the need for  a natural place for students to be able to learn about “real nature” , the ENC or the Environmental Nature Center arose.  The seedlings for what was to become a Platinum LEED certified building were planted in 1972 when what was once a dumping area and a hodge-podge of miscellaneousness was thought to be capable of being something beautiful, educational, and native.  Due to a small budget, Robert House, coined the term patience as being the main reason success was achieved.Located at 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, Ca, the Environmental Nature Center was created...

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LA Fitness Total Gym, Mission Viejo, Ca

By Adriana Doberstein and Zenna Jenaldi We started this project with a hypothesis; a health club can be built with sustainability in mind! This project was a very interesting choice. We needed to find a facility recently built and verify if the materials chosen to build it were eco-friendly and sustainable. This was our challenge, one that we were eager to test. The one chosen was the LA Fitness Facility located in Mission Viejo, Ca.  Its opening day was September 17, 2011. About LA Fitness Founded in 1984, LA Fitness is one of the fastest growing sports club chains in the United States and presently has over 360 locations in 21 states...

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The Depot Walk, City of Orange

By:  Nancy Ayala & Megan Balderrama Our Case Study research was on The Depot Walk which is located in the City of Orange. The Depot Walk project was created by USGBC chapter which adopted many of the sustainable green building and development practices by using a variety of recyclable and renewable products and makes it more eco-friendly to the environment. USGBC used the idea of using five key areas of human and environmental health in these apartment lofts which include: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. The Depot Walk is LEED certified homes which...

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Eames House or Case Study House No. 8

By:  Megan Chupco  The Eames House was conceptually designed, created, and built by Charles Eames.  The house is designed on a 150 foot cliff side in Pacific Palisades overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is designed to withstand the moist environment.  When developing the building they wanted to keep nature in mind, there theory was “1. Not destroy the meadow, 2. Maximize volume from minimal materials.”  They developed the residential building in an area surrounded by eucalyptus trees.  The construction used a variety of materials from a concrete foundation to glass, stucco, wood, and metal for the walls and an asphalt...

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Medical Office-Burnham USA

By:  Andrea Lucks CollinsMedical Office Burnham USA 1731 Santa Ana AvenueCosta Mesa, CA 92627949.760.9150 I researched a local medical office that is being constructed in Costa Mesa, CA.  It is a single tenant first floor medical office building with 2,200SF. The property is currently undergoing building and landscape renovations. Burnham USA’s executive management team are experts in all phases of commercial real estate including construction, leasing, and management. The team offers to each project a full spectrum of real estate capabilities including market research, acquisitions, planning, development, finance, construction...

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The Crossing, Costa Mesa California

The Crossing, Costa Mesa CaliforniaBy Jaytee Salas & Lacey Gonce Photo Credit- John EllisThe Crossing is a non-denominational Christian church that is anything but traditional. Although the church has been around for over 24 years, their new location on Newport Blvd. & Victoria Street was completed in spring of 2011. Our first impression of the exterior is that it is very modern with steel & aluminum finishes, bright complimentary colors of blue & orange, and roll up garage doors along one side. It is very different from a “typical” church with high cathedral ceilings & stained glass windows. Once you are inside the courtyard...

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