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The third issue of Design Architect Magazine has arrived!
This magazine highlights recent projects by SDG Architecture + Engineering as well as editorials by the firm’s Principals, Associates and Project Managers. In this issue we focus on an exciting, lodge style, custom home in a magnificent setting, outline key issues involved in the commercial tenant improvement process and the residential remodel process, and discuss the civil engineering topic of C.3 Stormwater Management. Please contact our office at (925) 634-7000 for information on how to receive your copy.

SDG has won the 2009 MetalMag Architectural Award for its design for the Delta Fence Office and Warehouse. MetalMag will be showcasing this project in their May issue.
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Architect: Keeth Lichtenberger, Design Principal

SDG Architecture + Engineering is proud to announce that Lance Crannell AIA has recently been LEED accredited by the US Green Building Council. He has been an advocate for sustainable and green design practices for years. With his most recent accomplishment, he will continue to provide this valuable service to our clients. Lance Crannell is an Associate with SDG. He designs and manages several residential, commercial, industrial and educational projects in the office as well as heads SDG's Digital Media Group.

SDG is proud to announce the release of its second issue of Design Architect Magazine. This magazine highlights recent projects by SDG Architecture + Engineering as well as editorials by the firm’s Principals, Associates and Project Managers. The articles in this issue include: Mixed Use Developments, Vacation Home Design, Green Design, and a Focus article on Industrial Buildings. Please contact our office at (925) 634-7000 for information on how to receive your copy.

The Steakhouse Restaurant and Retail Village is a collection of small pedestrian-scaled vernacular structures accented with trellises and porches. The buildings are connected by an enhanced meandering hardscape of different materials and lush landscape tying into the fabric and circulation of the surrounding neighborhood. Fenestration, detailing, a variety of materials, and lighting are all designed seamlessly together to provoke the feeling and impression of a historic, quaint, and timeless experience.

SDG Architecture + Engineering recently added a new Civil Engineering and Land Surveying department to our firm. We are excited to have Kevin Nickolas, PLS and Steve Hunn, both formerly of Centerline and EC3, heading these services. The services provided by this new department include: Land Surveying, ALTA Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Tentative Maps, as well as a full compliment of Civil Engineering services. This provides our clients with all the professional Architectural and Engineering services required to have their projects designed and entitled through the local jurisdiction.

SDG is proud to announce the release of its first issue of Design Architect Magazine. This magazine highlights recent projects by SDG Architecture + Engineering as well as editorials by the firm’s Principals, Associates and Project Managers. The articles in this issue include: CBC Code Update, Density and Design, and a focus article on a new Steakhouse Restaurant. Please contact our office at (925) 634-7000 for information on how to receive your copy.

The Garré Winery Event Center is a major addition to the campus of the Garré Winery at the corner of Tesla Road and Greenville Road, Livermore, CA. The center will provide a dining room and banquet facility to the tasting room, cafe and other amenities already found at the winery. The site area is approximately 1.9 acres within a property of 22 acres with pathways through the vineyard connecting the new facility to existing facilities. Site engineering involves grading and drainage including balanced earthwork, truck maneuvering studies, frontage traffic improvements, and utility connections. The largest challenge proved to be minimizing the visual and cost impacts of meeting rural area fire protection requirements. The event center is to be located between vineyards in an area surrounded by lands that have been dedicated to the Tri-valley Conservancy as perpetual agricultural easement. Site work proposes to maximize infiltration by using permeable surfaces wherever possible, and directing runoff to the surrounding vineyard areas with no direct connections to a storm drain system. Landscape irrigation will be minimized by incorporating the vineyard environment into the atmosphere of the center, with only accent landscaping being added. Construction materials such as pavement base rock and aggregates will consist primarily of recycled materials.