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FAIRFIELD
MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA
Located off of busy Interstate 80 on a five-acre site, this multimodal transportation center on a largely undeveloped tract of land outside downtown Fairfield serves as a transfer hub for local, inter-city and commuter buses as well as a park-and-ride facility for carpools and vanpools. The center includes a 400-stall mixed-use parking structure containing a telecommuting center, an 11,000 square-foot office building for transit agencies and retail, and ten covered bus bays.
Concrete masonry block was used at the office building and at the parking structure in a combination of split face and precision block in a warm base with accent colors. The design’s extensive use of concrete masonry block appeals to the economic reality of public construction, while expressing a forward looking design aesthetic that blends elements of industrial with organic. The transit office building and the parking structure in particular, is remarkable for taking full advantage of the strength, durability and sculptural possibilities of concrete masonry block. The unmatched ability of concrete masonry units to resist wear and tear advances the goal of providing a long-lasting facility with a significant role that will increase in importance as the region continues to experience rapid growth.
ARCHITECT:
Gordon H. Chong & Partners
130
Sutter Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
Pauline
Souza, AIA
Associate Partner
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
Walker
Parking Consultants
Structural Engineers
OWNER:
City
of Fairfield
Department of Public Works
