W+P Takes Home Multiple Awards

Sac Business Journal - Annual Best Real Estate Project Awards: Williams + Paddon was a big winner on September 21st, receiving two Best Real Estate Projects awards from the Sacramento Business Journal. The awards breakfast was held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento, and on the same day, the publication’s special supplement honoring the region's best real estate projects was published. Here's the skinny on the projects awarded... San Juan...

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Two Visits to NYC

World Trade Center - Then and Now: We visited New York City in August 2006 to check out colleges. Typical tourist, I was taking tons of pictures, always looking up at the skyscrapers. But in a city filled with skyscrapers, the most awe-inspiring moment for me was arriving at Ground Zero and immediately feeling the absence of buildings. There was a stillness there that was unique in this busy city; people walked beside an open weave fence in silence,...

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Rediscovering the Art of Wood Construction

Back to Basics in China: W+P’s first project in China is nearing completion! We designed three small tea pavilions for a corporate client. They will serve as hospitality spaces for entertaining VIP guests that consist of international, high-level government officials and Fortune 500 companies. Hospitality is invaluable for this high tech company. In Chinese culture, the Tea Ceremony is a cultural activity to express friendship and gratitude...

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Summer is in the air... Or is that construction I smell?

Summer School Construction: I’m not so old that I don’t fondly remember my childhood summers–a relaxing time off from the hustle of school work and related responsibilities and an opportunity to partake in the beautiful outdoors, good friendly fun and family events… but those summers are now just a figment of my imagination. As an architect focused on educational environments, summer time is one of the busiest times of the year. Our education clients...

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UPDATE: New ADA Standards Taking Effect

Staying On Top of ADA & CBC Accessibility related issues and items are a growing concern for property owners and tenants. Having a compliant facility and staying on top of both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California Building Code (CBC) requirements are critical to avoid increasing complaint letters and lawsuits. In March 2012, the 2010 ADA Standards took effect. These standards contain significant changes, some of which created...

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W+P Tech Guy Assignment No.1 – Baby Monitor

Preparing for my first born baby: For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jeff Navarro a.k.a. “office tech guy #2.” (tech guy #1 being our I.T. manager).  I keep CAD, Revit and the like running smoothly in our office as well as work on various project in the office.  With that, I’m also a technology junky; what’s new, what’s hot, megapixels, terabytes… speed, speed, speed!  Now, I rarely have the opportunity to put my addiction...

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Newest Addition to the W+P Family

Because we love her so much: We wanted to make sure everyone knows our new Business Development Manager - Tracy Librea-Asunto. Don't let her sweet temperament and perfect pearly white smile fool you... she's a lean-mean-marketing machine. When she's not whipping W+P into shape, you can find her rangeling the likes of her 3 boys... (husband included). Meanwhile back at the office, (as W+P's offical cat-herder), she's performing marketing miracles,...

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