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San Jose-Santa Clara Digested Sludge and Dewatering Loadout Facility
San Jose-Santa Clara Digested Sludge and Dewatering Loadout Facility
San Jose, CA, United States
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San Jose-Santa Clara Digested Sludge and Dewatering Loadout Facility
San Jose, CA, United States
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Type
STATUS
Under Construction
YEAR
2025
SIZE
500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
BUDGET
$50M - 100M
The San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) has operated for over 60 years. The new Digested Sludge Dewatering and Loadout Facility will serve the larger campus across from the RWF and repurpose biowaste. MWA provided the planning and architectural design services for this progressive design-build project, including site investigation and analysis, space programming, detailed design, and construction support.
The facility will feature a striking yet functional composition, revealing the dewatering process equipment and structure. The new facility provides an opportunity to create a landmark civic identity along the main entry road to the RWF. Exterior design elements intentionally work together to create a modern industrial aesthetic.
The design utilizes a material palette that helps define the public-facing support areas from the private process areas. While not a publicly accessible facility, the entry is oriented toward the main roadway and features channel glass along the second-floor façade and primary stair, allowing daylight into the support spaces. On the north façade, translucent polycarbonate wall panels provide ample daylight to the process mechanical space and express the structural elements. In addition, the exposed structural components along the back half of the facility visually reinforce the industrial process equipment within.
The distinction between support areas and process areas continues throughout the second-floor interior. The second-floor interior features a process facility with staff support spaces, including a lobby, clean office zone, print area, break room, and an operator’s lab. Designers selected interior finishes to embrace the industrial aesthetic while providing a comfortable space for staff. Within the common spaces, these finishes complement the structural elements and integrate mechanical systems into the design.
The ground floor includes support spaces, a control room, a maintenance shop, a janitor’s closet, and an elevator. Additionally, a gender-neutral locker room, shower, and truck restroom are on the ground floor.
The facility will feature a striking yet functional composition, revealing the dewatering process equipment and structure. The new facility provides an opportunity to create a landmark civic identity along the main entry road to the RWF. Exterior design elements intentionally work together to create a modern industrial aesthetic.
The design utilizes a material palette that helps define the public-facing support areas from the private process areas. While not a publicly accessible facility, the entry is oriented toward the main roadway and features channel glass along the second-floor façade and primary stair, allowing daylight into the support spaces. On the north façade, translucent polycarbonate wall panels provide ample daylight to the process mechanical space and express the structural elements. In addition, the exposed structural components along the back half of the facility visually reinforce the industrial process equipment within.
The distinction between support areas and process areas continues throughout the second-floor interior. The second-floor interior features a process facility with staff support spaces, including a lobby, clean office zone, print area, break room, and an operator’s lab. Designers selected interior finishes to embrace the industrial aesthetic while providing a comfortable space for staff. Within the common spaces, these finishes complement the structural elements and integrate mechanical systems into the design.
The ground floor includes support spaces, a control room, a maintenance shop, a janitor’s closet, and an elevator. Additionally, a gender-neutral locker room, shower, and truck restroom are on the ground floor.
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