FORESTVILLE, Calif., August 13, 2018 - West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Performing Arts Center at El Molino High School. Designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, the 9,000 square-foot facility is the first of its kind for the high school and will be used for school arts productions, assemblies and presentations, as well as being available to the community.

Santa Rosa, Calif., July 31, 2018 - Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA), a premier master planning, design and construction administration services firm for K-12 education facilities, has elevated Andy Dale to the position of associate from project manager.

QKA’s Folia building solution, developed with partners Blach Construction and Gregory P. Luth & Associates, was included in the San Francisco Business Times’ article, “The prefab revolution comes to commercial construction.” The article cites cost and time saving benefits as driving factors of the rising popularity of prefabricated structures, explaining how Folia has found success in the K-12 market, saving school districts millions of dollars and cutting construction time in half.

QKA Principal Aaron Jobson dives into four areas in which Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria provide guidelines and accountability for school designers. Featuring the recent completion of Cupertino High School’s new classroom and science lab buildings as a case study, he explains how the project is on track to meet CHPS Designed Certification, featuring daylighting, views, sustainable materials, and high-performance lighting and mechanical systems.

QKA Principals Aaron Jobson and Mark Quattrocchi offer an overview of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, a credentialing organization providing design and building professionals with clear guidelines and tools to implement strategies that improve student health and achievement and conserve resources and protect the environment. Read the full article, including examples in using the credits and criteria, published in School Construction News.

QKA welcomes John Dybczak to the firm’s executive leadership team as principal, the fifth in our more than 30-year history. We also congratulate Kevin Chapin on his elevation to associate, and Eve Eppard, Lyanne Schuster and Avian Soupholphakdy on their promotions to project managers.

Congratulations to QKA Principal Aaron Jobson on this prestigious industry honor! Each year ENR California honors 20 exceptional young professionals who bring energy and innovation to their industries and communities. The youngest partner in QKA’s history, Aaron is heralded for his forward-thinking and sustainable education design philosophy.

QKA Principals Aaron Jobson and Steve Kwok were interviewed for a Press Democrat piece on the efforts and progress of Homes for Sonoma, a group of volunteer architects and builders formed after the October 2017 wildfires to jump-start rebuilding efforts. Homes for Sonoma’s goal is to design and provide short-term housing for fire victims, while also easing the shortage of affordable housing in the North Bay.

The QKA-designed NGL Academy transformed a former Santa Rosa office building into a 6,000 square-foot nontraditional high school campus, utilizing a variety of interconnected learning spaces to support an array of learning styles, including student-driven exploration.

QKA is proud to announce that we have now opened our second office location in downtown Pleasanton led by Firmwide Chief Operating Officer David Hansen. The Pleasanton location conveniently allows for greater accessibility to QKA’s many East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay design clients and projects.