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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 5, 2006
SUBJECT:
Dublin Gateway Medical Center - Public Art
Report by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
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Aerial View of Development
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Artist's Other Works
Proposed Sculpture "Alamilla"
Site Location of Sculpture
RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive Presentation from Staff
Approve artwork or provide alternate direction
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: Dublin Gateway Medical Center was approved by the Planning
Commission in January 2005 and is located on the corner of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road,
within a portion of the Dublin Corporate Center (formerly known as the Koll Corporate
Center). Attachment 1 provides an aerial view of the development. Dublin Gateway is a medical office
complex totaling 178,000 square feet. The project will be built in phases. Phase I includes a three-
story, 62,300 square foot Wellness Center and a three-story, 57,700 square foot medical office
building. Both buildings are connected on the ground floor by a pedestrian walkway. Surface parking
will serve Phase I of the project. Phase II includes a three-story, 58,000 square foot medical office
building at the corner of Dublin Boulevard and Glynnis Rose Drive and a four-level parking structure
along Koll Center Drive. The focal point of the project is the circular pedestrian plaza located at the
corner of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road (Attachment 2). The plaza will be defined by a low
fountain wall and palm trees along the outer ring. A partial ring structure along the inner-ring of the
plaza brings the scale of the three-story buildings down to the pedestrian level. Enhanced paving within
the circular plaza creates a decorative look to the space which will be highlighted with the placement of
public art in the center.
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COpy TO: Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission/Triad Partners, Inc.
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As a condition of construction, the City Council required the developer, Triad Partners, Inc., to include a
public art element in the project. The developer has selected California artist Archie Held to create the
artwork for the project. Staff and representatives for the developer met on several occasions to discuss the
design for the artwork.
Mr. Held who hails from Point Richmond, California, received both an Undergraduate Degree in Painting,
Sculpture and Graphic Arts, and a Graduate Degree in Sculpture from UCLA, graduating in 1980. He
specializes in stainless steel, bronze, stone and water elements. Mr. Held has completed over seventy
pieces of indoor and outdoor sculpture that have been installed both nationally and inter-nationally. Some
of his many significant permanent works of sculpture include installations at W.W. Grainger World
Headquarters in Chicago, University of Science and Arts in Oklahoma, the Hyatt Regency in Arizona, the
Bellagio Casino in Nevada, the Sky Tokyo Club in Japan, SCSI Corporation in Australia, and Midway
Trading in Canada. Some local installations include sculptures at Vi chon, Robert Mondavi and Beringer
Wineries in Napa, Chevron - Texaco Headquarters at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, Sacramento City Hall,
and Avalon Towers in San Francisco. Attachments 3-5 provide examples of other works by the artist.
Mr. Held has proposed a sculpture entitled "Alamilla" (Attachment 6). The form is symbolic of strength
and growth. The addition of water, an ancient symbol for cleansing, healing and rebirth, make this an ideal
symbol for a health care building. The name is in honor of Dublin's historic Alamilla Spring, which has
long served as an oasis for weary travelers.
This bronze and stainless steel sculpture will stand 16 feet tall and 9 feet wide at the top. The sculpture
pool will be 18 feet in diameter and will provide over 56 linear feet of seating in the front plaza. The piece
will be fabricated from sheets of stainless steel and bronze. Six of the bronze panels will be hand textured
and given a medium bronze patina. The stainless steel will have a hand grained finish, resulting in soft
reflective surfaces. The location of the artwork will be in the center of the circular outdoor pedestrian
courtyard, at the southeast corner of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road (Attachment 7).
On August 10, 2006, the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission reviewed the artwork and unanimously
recommended approval by the City Council.
RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of Staffthat the City Council receive the
presentation by Staff and representatives of Triad Partners, Inc. Following the presentation, it is
recommended that the City Council approve the artwork or provide alternate direction.
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