Responsible design was a key factor for Vans during the process of building out their current home base. This project included shell and core upgrades and tenant improvements in an existing 179,000 SF commercial office building. The building is far more efficient than a typical Title 24 building- achieving 95% energy savings over the 2005 California Energy Code used as the LEED standard at that time. The project earned a LEED Platinum certification scoring 118 points, while the range for a Platinum Score is 80-110. In addition to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services, tk1sc also provided low voltage systems design, commissioning, and LEED administration services for this project.

This project included amenity improvements for the MetLife Investments office at 655 West Broadway in San Diego. The scope of work included adding the amenity deck at the 6th level and bleachers between the 6th and 7th levels, including an accessible lift for the upper 7th level bleacher deck, new office tenant improvement, and unisex toilets at the 6th level. In addition, the ground level includes a new coffee shop, boardroom, shower/locker rooms, restrooms, bike storage, and smoking area.

A start-up virtual reality developer takes its new home on the first floor of a1970s office tower. Given the company's virtual product, an effort was made to accentuate the "real" in the working environment and inspired the design team to use cutting-edge technology. The concrete corbelled ceiling and the office HVAC, electrical, and network systems are exposed and highlighted, providing an industrial aesthetic. Wall surfaces and doors are heavily textured, with the lighting designed to accentuate these elements. Given the digital nature of the workforce's tasks, we carefully considered lighting control, allowing fully dimmable options for direct and indirect illumination. Light is focused on the work surfaces, letting the walls fade back not to washout the multiple TV monitors. With limited fixture types throughout the project and all the fixtures being 100% LED, maintenance is minimized. Interior Architecture was done by Bolette N. Albertsen, with full mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology services by tk1sc and lighting design bystudioK1.

As its first flexible workspace on the west coast, Hana offers 62,000 square feet of turnkey co working spaces, private offices, and on-demand meeting rooms within Park Place, the landmark mixed-use campus in the heart of Irvine. Hana provides co working and office space for solo professionals and high-growth businesses to thrive. The project team designed a high-density flexible workspace office tenant improvement to meet the owner's needs of flexibility, privacy, and upscale amenities for short-term office solutions. Providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and lighting design services on this project, tk1sc designed solutions to meet the unique needs of this type of environment.

Monster Energy's new six-story, 142,000 square foot headquarters houses 500 workstations and 175 private offices. It also features a creative "test lab" for employees and athletes to sample new beverage products, VIP areas, conference room seating on each floor, and design elements and graphics throughout the building that reinforce the Monster brand. tk1sc provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, voice/data cabling design, access control, security camera system design, data center design, with StudioK1 providing lighting design. This project showcases all of tk1sc's design capabilities.

Airborne Systems is a world leader in military parachute design, manufacturing, and training. They tasked tk1sc with providing full-service MEP engineering and commissioning services for their new office, warehouse, and manufacturing space. Located in Santa Ana's Alere's Orange County Industrial Center. This 159,163 Square Foot space provides Airborne System enough space to operate. The intention for this space design was to create a better connection between the front office and the manufacturing floor that blurs the lines between the two functions. This space's open ceiling concepts allowed us to show off our design work while adding to the overall rugged and industrial feel of this space.