Alton
David A. Lee . Architects
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Contents
Resume of David A. Lee, Principal
Current Project Reports for Review
Contact
Information
Firm History
Founded
in 1974, the firm is the continuation of the practice of Alton Lee, who for the
previous 27 years was an associate and principal in the firms of Spencer &
Ambrose, Spencer & Lee and Spencer, Lee & Busse. David Lee became an equal partner in the firm
in 1978. Alton Lee retired as a partner
at the end of 1988, but continued his services to the firm, acting as a
consultant on special projects until 1994.
The firm provides master planning, architectural and interior design
services to corporate, institutional and governmental clients.
The
experience of the firm encompasses a broad range of building types including
public, commercial, industrial, institutional, and educational buildings,
single and multi-family housing, museums, visitor centers, facilities for
recreation, and historic restoration and reconstruction.
The
size of the firm has remained small (4-10 employees) intentionally, so that the
principals can give clients their individual attention. Nevertheless, the firm has designed projects
up to $80 million in construction cost. Because of the active participation of the
partners and the strong staff which assembled over the past 22 years, the firm
has earned a reputation for good design, concern for clients' needs,
thoroughness, and attention to detail.
The
firm has a long-standing relationship with
In
1986 Alton S. Lee and David A. Lee again began providing design and planning
services to the University. Since that
time they have participated in over 100 projects ranging in size from $30,000
to $8,000,000 in construction cost.
These projects have included housing repair and alteration projects,
laboratory remodelings, a new housing maintenance facility, seismic
strengthenings, and the master planning and design of studios for the art
department faculty.
Projects
of note completed since the present firm’s creation in 1974 include the
California State Railroad Museum; Maswik Lodge, El Tovar Hotel exterior
restoration, and Employee Housing at Grand Canyon National Park; an aircraft
paint facility at NAS Alameda; and master plan and design documents for 835
units of new and 832 units of rehabilitated Bachelor Quarters at NAS Lemoore,
completed as part of the recent base realignment and closure program.
Resume
David
A. Lee, Registered Architect
Principal,
An architect experienced in planning, design, project
management, production of construction documents, construction support, and the
coordination of the various disciplines in the production of contract documents. His primary professional experience is in
governmental, institutional, industrial, and recreational work. Recent experience has included earthquake
repair and seismic bracing of numerous types of buildings, and the design of
data processing, industrial shop, laboratory, aircraft maintenance, military
and university housing and food service facilities. Other experience includes museums, visitor
facilities in the national parks, and historic restoration and reconstruction
projects. Now a sole proprietor, he has
been a principal of his firm since 1978.
Registration:
NCARB No. 48,655
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, with Great Distinction, Architecture,
1969
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design,
1974
Representative
Projects
National Park Project Experience:
- 120 Guest rooms, Maswik
Lodge,
- Lodge building,
including cafeteria, bar, gift shop, and registration desk, Maswik Lodge,
- 150 Employee apartments,
commercial laundry, and laundromat,
- Fire station and two
ranger residences, Clover Creek, Sequoia National Park, California.
Museums
and Historic Restoration/Reconstruction Experience:
- History Building,
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.
- Reconstruction of the
Central Pacific Passenger Depot and Big Four Building, California State
Railroad Museum, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, CA.
- Reconstruction of the
Officials' Barracks and Old Kitchen, Fort Ross State Historic Park, CA.
- Reroofing of three wings
of the historic Del Monte Hotel Building, Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, CA.
- Exterior restoration of
the El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ.
- Freighthouse and
Restroom Building, Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad,
Felton, CA.
Housing
Project Experience:
- Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan for bachelor quarters and administrative neighborhoods
at NAS Lemoore, California.
- 825 Units of new BOQ and
BEQ apartments, NAS Lemoore, California.
- $42,000,000 of BEQ
repair and modernization projects, NAS Lemoore, California.
- Renovation and capital
improvement project for Wilbur Hall, Stanford University.
- Repair and modernization
of five row houses, Stanford University.
- Modernization of six BEQ
Towers, 252 rooms, Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
- Remodeling of BEQ
Building 259 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
- Remodeling of kitchens
in 278 townhouse units at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
- Study of the renovation
of 310 apartment units at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
Industrial
Project Experience:
- Aircraft Paint and
Finishing Hangar for the Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP), Naval Air Station,
Alameda, California.
- Material Engineering
Laboratory for NADEP, NAS Alameda.
- Covered Aircraft
Washrack for Beale AFB, California.
- Airframes Shop, Naval
Air Station, Lemoore, California.
- North Waterfront Work
Facility, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California.
- Hazardous &
Flammable Materials Warehouse, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California.
- Studies for addition of
Cooling Tower No. 4, Central Heating and Cooling Plant, Stanford
University.
Seismic
Retrofit and Repair Experience:
- Seismic design study and
cost estimate for remodeling and seismic bracing of Terman Annex,
Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University.
- Seismic strengthening
and remodeling of Columbae House, Stanford University.
- Earthquake repairs to 8
residence halls following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Stanford
University.
- Earthquake repairs to 6
row houses following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Stanford University.
- Seismic bracing and
addition to lecture hall at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
- Remodeling and seismic
bracing of BOQ building at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. The
building is a portion of the historic Del Monte Hotel.
- Study and preliminary
design for seismic isolation of the thirteen story City Hall building,
Hayward, California.
- Seismic bracing of Steam
Plant, Building 10, Naval Air Station, Alameda, CA.
General
Project Experience:
- Over 150 repair and
remodeling projects at Stanford University during the past 16 years. These
projects include artists' studios, classrooms, laboratories, maintenance,
housing and food service facilities.
- Data Automation
Facility, Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California.
Residential Project Experience:
- Tucher Residence,
Kirkwood Meadows, California.
- Layman-Lee Residence
(straw bale construction), Westcliffe, Colorado.
Project Photos
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Artists'
Studios - |
Artists'
Studios - |
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Maswik Lodge -
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Row
House Residence - |
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Bachelor
Quarters - NAS |
Aircraft
Paint Facility - NAS |
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Tucher
Residence - |
Tucher
Residence - |
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Layman-Lee
Residence – |
Layman-Lee
Residence – |
Current
Project Reports for Review
There
are no current reports for review.