KMA will begin designs for the 30,000 square foot, $6.5 million project to meet LEED® Gold certification. In addition to energy efficient features, the single story structure will include high bay doors, a full-length loading dock along the north side, CMU bearing walls and a steel roof. Designs will allow the option for NAVFAC Southwest to expand the building to 90,000 square feet in the future.

"The new warehouses are being built to replace existing buildings that were constructed before WWII," said Robb Walker, principal at KMA Architecture & Engineering. "Our design incorporates the latest in sustainable features and provides for maximum functionality, flexibility, and future expansion of the facility."

The KMA team consists of Walker, design project manager, and Ilia Voronchihin, project architect. David Purtee of Balfour Beatty Construction is the project manager.

Other members of the design team are: Burkett & Wong, Structural and Civil Engineers; EPI, Electrical Engineers; Abbott Engineering, Mechanical & Plumbing Engineers; Veltre Engineering, Fire Protection Engineers; Geocon, Geotechnical Engineers; Southwest Interiors, Interiors; and Teshima Design Group, Landscape Architects.