West Valley College New Kvamme Planetarium
Saratoga, CA
New construction of a 3,600sf state-of-the-art planetarium building at West Valley College. Highlights include an interactive exhibit hall, with rotating astronomy exhibits, projector lift assembly, and a concrete roof deck with an observatory that features architectural metal wall panels on all building elevations and a custom door entrance. At the heart of the planetarium, is a uniquely suspended 41’ diameter domed theater, where visitors can recline in 84 canted seats. The building consists of a concrete foundation with CMU primary shear walls and structural steel support framing.
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