August 2024
AVRP Studios
AVRP Studios, an architectural firm based in East Village, has designed a Mission Valley training center for utility workers that is meant to be a prototype for similar projects that strive to be net zero energy.
"What makes this unique is it's really a benchmark project from a sustainability standpoint," Chris Veum, a partner and president of AVRP Studios, told the San Diego Business Journal. "We're taking this approach to other buildings as well."
The $16 million center is designed to provide all of its own energy and water for landscape irrigation - designs that make it LEED gold certified and net zero.
Totaling 18,000 square feet, the center includes two structures that come together with a courtyard in the middle. AVRP design elements are easy to spot.
About AVRP Studios: Celebrating 45+ years of creativity and achievements, the firm and its principals have earned more than 150 design awards, including multiple Gold Nugget Grand Awards from PCBC, a list that includes Grand Awards in 2023 and 2022. AVRP originated in 1976, when Doug Austin began a small design firm out of his home. Today, the firm has designed numerous iconic projects both domestically and internationally. The firm’s project types include urban infill, mixed-use, housing, education, corporate office, multigenerational space, healthcare and more. The firm is led by three principals: Douglas H. Austin, FAIA, LEED AP, MAIBC; Christopher T. Veum, AAIA, IIDA; and Randy Robbins, AIA, LEED AP. Visit www.avrpstudios.com to learn more.
