| Indian Cultural Center Yosemite National Park, CA

Siegel & Strain is working on the design for the new Indian Cultural Center in Yosemite Valley. The site for the new center, near Yosemite Lodge, is within the historic Wahhoga Village site, inhabited by the Southern Sierra Miwuks for 3,000 years, until the late 1960’s. The last remaining historic cabin from the most recent era of habitation will be returned to the site. A new Community Building for the Native American Community will be built along with a ceremonial Roundhouse, a sweat lodge, traditional shade structures, and traditional bark houses.

| Mono Lake Outdoor Education Center Lee Vining, CA

We are currently developing a master plan for the Mono Lake Committee’s Outdoor Education Center at a site near Mono Lake. The center will serve school groups and community groups from around the state who come to learn about the unique Mono Basin ecology and the effects of water use on this and other ecosystems.

The center includes a dining hall, classroom, administration building, bathhouse and bunkhouses. The project places a strong emphasis on water conservation, which will be reflected in plumbing fixtures, minimal landscaping, on-site wastewater treatment, and rainwater harvesting. This conservation ethic will be carried out in other aspects of the project such as efficient use of building materials, overall energy efficiency, and producing power on site with a photovoltaic system. The project will seek a LEED™ rating.

| Visitor Contact Station and Maintenance Building Pinnacles National Monument, CA

Siegel & Strain and the National Park Service Architects are designing new facilities for the west side of Pinnacles National Monument, including a visitor center, entry station, and maintenance facility. The entire project is off the grid and will be fully powered by a photovoltaic system. The buildings will be resource and energy efficient, and are designed to fit into the landscape.

| Habitat for Humanity - Affordable Multifamily Housing Livermore, CA

In the spring of 2000 the City of Livermore and an alliance of faith organizations contacted East Bay Habitat for Humanity about building homes as a joint project in Livermore. Siegel & Strain was hired to insure that sustainable features would be integrated into the design. 23 new 3 and 4 bedroom homes are set around a landscaped common in the center of the site. The project is designed to be a model of affordable sustainable design for Habitat and the City of Livermore.

| California Vipassana Center North Fork, CA

This center for the study and practice of the Vipassana meditation technique, designed in collaboration with Greg VanMechelen, is designed to provide optimal privacy, quiet, and thermal comfort for practitioners. New buildings aim to preserve the natural serenity of the setting in the Sierra foothills and to minimize energy and material consumption while reducing the impacts on the delicate site habitats. The primary structures for meditation, Dhamma Hall, Pagoda, and teacher interview room, adhere to Burmese traditions in their orientation and spatial configuration, yet use local forms and materials.

Green / Sustainable Design

| Jerusalem Grade Retreat Lake County, CA

This 1,450 s.f. Lake County house is sited amongst mature oak trees and along a rock outcropping. The house, primarily a weekend retreat, is organized into a living pavilion and a sleeping pavilion, linked by a dog trot. The primary thick wall system is comprised of wood post and beam with straw bale infill while the secondary thin wall system is constructed of wood frame. Construction drawings have been completed and are awaiting final contractor bids prior to building start.