Moniz Architecture

Had the privilege of touring the new Sacramento County Courthouse under construction, hosted by Lisa Ouellette, Sr Construction Project Manager of AECOM. In the group on the roof: Ivy Glasgow Architect, Janet Cornelius Retired Chief Sacramento County Architectural Services Division; Lisa Ouellette, and Alicia Moniz. The top of the Robert Matsui U.S. Courthouse and the Sacramento River beyond. A view of the SMUD Station G Control Building on the northeast side below.

SMUD's game time light-the-beam video!
https://www.facebook.com/mysmud/videos/211862334926028/

SMUD goes purple to celebrate the Sacramento Kings' playoff run, lighting up its new downtown substation. Building facade and walls designed by Moniz Architecture.
https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/About-us/News-and-Media/2023/2023/SMUD-goes-purple-to-celebrate-the-Sacramento-Kings-playoff-run?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=0b043e26-8f1e-42af-80e5-58ff6c5623a2

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SMUD Station G is awarded Best Infrastructure Real Estate Project of the Year by the Sacramento Business Journal.

Best Real Estate Projects: SMUD Station G Control Building - Sacramento Business Journal We're introducing our Best Real Estate Projects for 2021-2022. This is the top infrastructure project.

SMUD Station G is a new electrical substation on a 1.3 acre urban in-fill site in downtown Sacramento. Moniz Architecture designed the Control Building facade, and the sculptural panels on the protective perimeter wall around the site. It’s adjacent to the historic Station A, which has operated since the 1940s.
Because of its location on an urban parcel, SMUD made significant efforts to make the design of the substation a pleasing element of the streetscape. This substation includes a fifty-foot-tall control building that abuts the public walkway. The design of this building incorporates a playful and illuminated façade that enlivens the intersection. The protective perimeter wall features massive sculptural panels that provide interest around the entire site.
Two sides of the site have dedicated areas that will be developed as urban parklets in the future.
Moniz Architecture collaborated with Sestak Lighting for the design of specialty exterior lighting.
Moniz Architecture began work on the project in 2010 when we were contracted to make improvements to SMUD’s existing historic Station A. The project evolved and expanded to the adjacent Station G site. Moniz Architecture became a subconsultant to Black and Veatch, the engineer for the new station. Roebbelen Contracting became an integral team member in making the project vision a reality. SMUD’s dedicated team followed through with implementing their commitment to the project vision.