City College of San Francisco unveils its $80 million 156,000 Sq ft. state-of-the-art Community Health and Wellness Center.
The three-level athletic and health complex replaces existing facilities currently housing the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The Wellness Center, a state-of-the-art facility for City College of San Francisco, serves as a gateway to the school's Ocean Avenue campus. Incorporating porcelain stone tiles supplied by the San Francisco office of SpecCeramics Inc., the projects designers K2A Architecture + Interiors Inc., provided a very sustainable material that truly compliments the LEED certified buildings exterior façade as well as interior lobby walls.
‘Quality Quarts Series’ Porcelain Tile Interior Entry Wall - ( Photo by Luke Thomas Fog City Journal.com )
The rich gold colored tiles used in the project where Manufactured by the Italian porcelain house of Ceramiche Caesar . The through body, rectified 12” x 24” tiles are extremely dense and provide excellent long term performance. Bob Greer the northern California director of sales for SpecCeramics mentioned that “Over 15,000 square feet of the Quality Quartz series large format porcelain tiles were used on the project”. Designed to consolidate the requirements of physical education programs with those of the men and women's athletic departments, the new center successfully relocates many diverse program elements into one building.
‘Quality Quarts Series’ Porcelain Tile Façade - ( Photo by Johnny E. )
The building provides a spacious new home for team athletics, the dance program, physical education, and martial arts. The Wellness Center also includes an aquatics center, the first in City College's history.
 Quality Quartz tiles by Ceramiche Caesar are part of the SpecCeramics Quick Ship Program .
About K2A Architecture + Interiors Inc.
There is no K2A style; every project we undertake has its own solution based on the site and out client's program. We don't have a signature look, but we do have signature results: satisfied clients. K2A is a full service architecture and interior design firm located in San Francisco's Potrero Hill District. Founded in 1990, with a current staff of 20, K2A has established a reputation for successful design projects on difficult sites, with tight budgets and aggressive schedules. www.k2architects.com
About SpecCeramics Inc.
Since 1986 the staff at SpecCeramics has been dedicated to providing top quality products and services to the commercial construction and design community. Our porcelain and ceramic tiles will enhance the look and value of your project they are beautiful, unique and always meet your budget and exceed your expectations.
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SpecCeramics provides the right tile for projects of all sizes and types. The final choice was a 12” x 24” rectified porcelain tile in a warm tone to compliment the quartz countertop and minimalist cabinetry. The large tiles with small grout joints provide a continuous and unobtrusive feel to the room. 