CUBBERLEY CO-DESIGN

Project Information

Why does it need a Master Plan?

What are the goals of the Project?

About the Cubberley Site

Cubberley is a valuable asset to the community and to the School District. The buildings on the site are coming to an end of their functional life and it is time for new facilities to be planned so Cubberley can continue to serve the community in the long-term. The master planning process will study ways that the site can provide new and improved facilities for the programs at the Cubberley Community Center while also planning for future school use on the site.

The ultimate goal is to create a flexible and adaptable master plan for the Cubberley site that accommodates the short-term, medium-term, and long-term needs of the School District, the City, and the community at large. The master plan will illustrate future facilities on the site, demonstrating both form and function. It will include a phasing plan that will show the order of construction and demolition that will best accommodate program continuity. If successful, the School District and the City will adopt the plan and cooperate on plan implementation.

The Cubberley site is 35-acre site near the southeastern border of Palo Alto and is the last, largest parcel of publicly-owned land in the City that has a near-term opportunity for redevelopment for community benefit. The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) owns 27 acres of the site, and the rest is owned by the City of Palo Alto.

The site was home to Cubberley High School from 1956 to 1979, when it closed due to declined school enrollment. In 1990, the site reopened as Cubberley Community Center. The City operates Cubberley through a lease agreement with PAUSD. The Center is home to over thirty permanent tenants and provides hourly rental space for special events. The programs at the site include early childhood education, artist studios, three dance studios, language classes, martial arts, sports, health services, and many other programs. These service-providers depend on Cubberley for its affordable rents and the benefits of having other community programs and rentable spaces nearby.

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ROOM NUMBERAcme Education CenterArt of LivingArtist’s StudiosAvenidasBrainVyneCalifornia Law RevisionCalifornia Pops OrchestraCardiac therapy/Heart for LifeChildren’s Preschool CenterChinese for ChristCity of Palo Alto - OESCubberley Center OfficeDance ConnectionDance MagicDance VisionsFriends of the Palo Alto LibraryGenius Kids (Karer CDC, LLC)Good Neighbor MontessoriHua Kuang Chinese Reading RoomPalo Alto Historical AssociationPalo Alto Humane SocietyPalo Alto Chamber OrchestraImagintion SchoolIvy Goal EducationLiving Wisdom SchoolMake XMelody’s MusicMinority ProjectPalo Alto Soccer ClubRanger TaekwondoREACHSilicon Valley KarateStanford Soccer ClubZohar

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Service Providers who rent space individually:Dutch School Silocon ValleyMuseo Italo AmericanoPAUSD - Adult Courses

A-2,3,6,7O-1D-1 H-1 H-6 M-2 M-3 M-4 G-6 L-6 G-1 G-2 G-4 (same as cardiac therapy)N-1 (Ballroom Dancing here on Fridays. 2 basketball courts.)AmpitheaterTheater

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Current Tenants: Acme Education CenterArt of LivingArtist’s StudiosAvenidasBrainVyneCalifornia Law RevisionCalifornia Pops OrchestraCardiac therapy/Heart for LifeChildren’s Preschool CenterChinese for ChristCity of Palo Alto - OESCubberley Center OfficeDance ConnectionDance MagicDance VisionFriends of the Palo Alto LibraryGenius KidsGood Neighbor MontessoriHistoric SocietyHua Kuang Chinese Reading RoomPalo Alto Historical SocietyPalo Alto Humane SocietyPalo Alto Chamber OrchestraImagination SchoolIvy Goal EducationLiving Wisdom SchoolMake XMelody’s MusicMinority ProjectPalo Alto SoccerRanger TaekwondoREACHSilicon Valley KarateStanford Soccer ClubZohar

Existing Site Plan

What will the process look like?

How did this project come about?

Community members came together to form the Cubberley Community Advisory Committee in 2012 to study the current conditions and the future opportunities at Cubberley. In working groups dedicated to School Needs, Community Needs, Facilities, and Finance, the committee engaged the City, the School District, and Cubberley tenants to analyze possible outcomes for the site. Their final report recommended that the best outcome would be for the City and the School District to come together to commission a master plan that accommodates the needs of the community center and a potential future school, with potential for shared-use facilities.

The City and School Board have done just that. After an 8-month long Request for Proposals process, the City and School District jointly selected and hired Concordia to lead the master planning process.

Concordia will work with the community in a “Co-Design Process.” This will entail four, iterative community meetings where community-members will work together to identify needs, propose opportunities, discuss options, and generally guide the master-planning process towards win-win solutions. At each meeting, participants will engage in one to two activities designed to gather pertinent information and perspectives on key project decisions.

The first meeting, planned for September 27th at the Cubberley Pavilion, will focus on community assets, needs, goals, and ideation about the future program and potential joint uses. At the second meeting, participants will work to evaluate program options and hone in on the program vision for the site. The third meeting will focus on site design, and the look and feel of the buildings on site. At the fourth and final meeting, participants will evaluate and respond to the draft master plan. Following this meeting and concurrent plan review processes, Concordia will revise the plan and deliver the final master plan for the site.

See the following page for the process timeline.

Example community meetings activities

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ROOM NUMBERAcme Education CenterArt of LivingArtist’s StudiosAvenidasBrainVyneCalifornia Law RevisionCalifornia Pops OrchestraCardiac therapy/Heart for LifeChildren’s Preschool CenterChinese for ChristCity of Palo Alto - OESCubberley Center OfficeDance ConnectionDance MagicDance VisionsFriends of the Palo Alto LibraryGenius Kids (Karer CDC, LLC)Good Neighbor MontessoriHua Kuang Chinese Reading RoomPalo Alto Historical AssociationPalo Alto Humane SocietyPalo Alto Chamber OrchestraImagintion SchoolIvy Goal EducationLiving Wisdom SchoolMake XMelody’s MusicMinority ProjectPalo Alto Soccer ClubRanger TaekwondoREACHSilicon Valley KarateStanford Soccer ClubZohar

L1, FH, C2-C7D7E, F, U wingsI building (upstairs), B4, B5D5D2D3G8, G5T1I building, �rst �oorD4T2L5 and J1-J4J6L3G9, H4, R, QA4, A5K3, K4H4K7B7M1B2, B3, B6D6K5V1 K6 and V2N1J5J7P1-P4G7M7L4

Service Providers who rent space individually:Dutch School Silocon ValleyMuseo Italo AmericanoPAUSD - Adult Courses

A-2,3,6,7O-1D-1 H-1 H-6 M-2 M-3 M-4 G-6 L-6 G-1 G-2 G-4 (same as cardiac therapy)N-1 (Ballroom Dancing here on Fridays. 2 basketball courts.)AmpitheaterTheater

A-2,3,6,7AuditoriumClassroomLectureActivityMusic RoomMeeting RoomMeeting roomDance StudioDance StudioGym AGym BGym Activity RoomPavilionAmpitheaterTheater

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PHASE 1

PREPARE AND LEARNConcordia will develop the work-plan, including stakeholder and community engagement plan, review all relevant information and plans, conduct initial stakeholder outreach, and evaluate community assets and needs.

PROGRAMThrough the Co-design process, Concordia, the School District, the City, and the community will establish the vision and goals for the project, explore program options and joint use possibilities, create three program scenario diagrams, and then hone in on a preferred program scenario for the site.

PHASE 2

DESIGNBuilding on the program phase, the design phase will focus on conceptual design options to accommodate the program and fit contextually within the neighborhood, ultimately arriving at a preferred design option.

DOCUMENTConcordia will draft the Cubberley Master Plan Report based on the chosen conceptual design.

COMMENTThe draft document will be reviewed by the community at Meeting 4 and by the City and PAUSD Commissions, and other relevant Boards and Councils.

FINISHConcordia will integrate all comments into the Final Cubberley Master Plan. The plan will serve as the basis for architectural design.

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Community Meeting 1 September 27thVision, Goals, and Program

Community Meeting 3 January 24thDesign Scenario Development

Community Meeting 4 May 9th Review Draft Master Plan

Community Meeting 2 November 1stHoning the Program Vision

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Process Timeline

All meetings will take place at 7pm at the Cubberley Pavilion