<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> St. Joseph's Parish

ST. JOSEPH BASILICA AND ST JOSEPH NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
Alameda, CA

Client
St. Joseph Notre Dame High School

Scope
Master Plan

Cost
$11.2 million

Completed
2000 (Master Plan)

The Master Plan calls for the addition of a performing arts facility, enlargement of the high school gymnasium, the addition of classroom space by adding a story to two buildings, and reorganizing the site for more efficient use.

PROJECT DETAILS

St.Joseph's Parish in Alameda has a membership of 1750 families and serves about 1800 people at regular weekend services. The nine buildings are a mix of modern and historic, including three landmark buildings. St Joseph's Basilica,Rectory,Convent and Parish center, St. Joseph's Elementary School (300 students),and St. Joseph Notre Dame High School(600 students).

The need to define and resolve the needs expressed by several different voices on campus as well as from the surrounding neighborhood was a primary challenge.The high school retained Muller & Caulfield to help create a vision for the physical growth of their school as well as the entire parish campus of three city blocks.The Parish Master Planning Commitee was enlarged to represent the diverse interests of the three components of the Parish (Church, High School and Elementary School).Our issue-based design process provided form and structure for the client group, giving each participant maximum input in a minimum amount of time.

It quickly became obvious that the Parish needed to nuture their relationship with the neighbourhood and the City of Alameda in order to obtain the necessary approvals.

We helped them set up a series of meetings as well as advising them about contacting key individuals.We initiated the Planned Development process with the City to gain approval for the $11,200,000 modernization to be implemented over the next ten years.