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5300 Venus Drive Fairfield California  94534

Gerald “Chip” Nilsen, Architect

Welcome to Nilsen Architecture.  We design the built environment to suit our clients' desires and not ours.

With over 25 years of design experience, stretching around the world on a wide variety of projects we are ready to listen.

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, we provide personalized design services utilizing state of the art technologies while working closely with local city and county agencies to meet our clients' goals and dreams.  Over the years, Nilsen Architecture has fostered a very strong loyal client base.  We have earned a reputation for listening to and working with our clients to meet their objectives.

Education:      Bachelor of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley

                          Graduate Study, Oslo School of Architecture, Norway

Experience: Residential

Americana Towers, Cupertino, CA. - Two 14-story, 300,000 s.f., 238 residential units, 140,000 s.f. parking structure

1010 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.  - 23-story tower, Luxury Condominiums

2957 Jackson, San Francisco CA  - Remodel  (Conversion Apartments to Condominium)

308 Presidio Street, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel (Apartments)

139-145 Jasper Place, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel (Apartments)

85 Koch Road, Corta Madera, CA  - New Residence

Baldauf Residence, San Francisco, CA  Remodel

Torney Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Historic Remodel, (Bakewell & Brown)

Crocker Residence, Capitola, CA  - Historic Remodel,  (Unknown)

Moe Residence, Point Richmond, CA  - Historic Remodel,  (Polk)

Peterson Residence, San Rafael, CA  - Remodel

Nazzel Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel

Berkowitz Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel

Trafton Residence, Hillsborough, CA  - Remodel

Ratiani Residence, Tiburon, CA  - Remodel

Griffith Residence, San Mateo, CA  - Remodel

Shickle Residence, Sausalito, CA  - Remodel

Kadourhe Residence, San Ramon, CA  - Remodel

Nashashibi Residence, Los Altos Hills, CA  - New Residence

Herschleb Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel

Eden Residence, Healdsburg CA  - New Residence

Kaus Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel

Settlemier Residence, San Francisco, CA  - Remodel

Hardwick Residence, San Rafael, CA  - New Residence

Experience: Commercial and Institutional

Stanislaus Recovery Center, Ceres, CA, - Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Treatment Center.

Stanislaus County Capital Projects, Modesto, CA, - Child Support Services Tenant Improvements, Grand Jury

Tenant Improvements, Public Defender Remodel, Clerk Recorder Remodel

Cisco Systems Corporation Campus, Dublin, CA 500,000 s.f. campus

AmericaOne, America’s Cup XXX , New Zealand, - Compound facilities.

BMW Oracle Racing, America’s Cup Challenge, Ventura, CA.  - Compound Facilities

Contract Center, San Francisco, CA  200,000 s.f. - Addition to existing design center

Palace Square, Los Angeles, CA  2,000,000 s.f. - Renovation

Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 120,000 s.f. - Exclusive retail complex

Sun Microsystems, Newark, CA Phase II of 635,000 s.f. - Campus

Oakland Federal Building, Oakland, CA 1,000,000 s.f. - Office building

Kookmin Bank Headquarters, Seoul Korea, 1,580,000 s.f. - Corporate headquarters

Silicon Graphics Corporate Campus, Mountain View, CA  750,000 s.f. - Interiors.

Silicon Graphics European Manufacturing & Headquarters Facilities, Switzerland  235,000 s.f.

3Com Corporation Campus, Santa Clara, CA  500,000 s.f. - Corporate campus

Two Embarcadero Center West, San Francisco, CA  250,000 s.f. - Historic Renovation of Federal Reserve Bank

1333 N. California, Walnut Creek, CA  150,000 s.f. - Office/retail

Tinsley Island, Stockton, CA – New Bath House

404 Mendocino Street, Santa Rosa, CA  Tenant Improvements

Corporate Center Parkway, Santa Rosa, CA  - Tenant Improvements

Meeker Vineyard, Healdsburg, CA  - Winery

Experience: Theater

Warner Brothers International Theaters Co., Moscow           

City Cinema, Moscow, Russia

Warner Mycal Theaters, Utazu, Japan

Warner Mycal Theaters, Kuwana, Japan

American Multi-Cinema (AMC), Hakata, Japan

Experience: Health-Care

Memorial Hospitals Asso., Memorial Medical Center, Modesto, CA

ER/Radiology Film File Storage

ER/CT Scan and 8 Bed “Big Room”

Memorial Hospitals Association, Los Banos, CA

Imaging Addition; new 2500 s.f. imaging and waiting room addition

CHW, Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA

Emergency Department/Direct Observation Unit Remodel; new 8 bed 2500 s.f. patient area

Radiology Room Equipment Replacement

Labor/Delivery Remodel; 2500 s.f.

CT Scan Equipment Replacement

Chiller Replacement Project

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA

Nursing Unit Support Space Remodel

Emergency Department-Child Support Services, Main Level

Emergency Department Study

Sacramento Heart, Sacramento, CA  CT Scan Project

Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA  Addition and renovation – trauma center/ambulatory care center

Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA 200,000 s.f. Acute care hospital.

Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA 100,000 s.f., 5-story addition to existing hospital

Tahoe Forest Hospital, Truckee, CA  31,000 s.f. Addition and 20,000 s.f. of renovation

Experience: Planning

Majorstue Master Planning Study, Oslo, Norway

Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento, CA

Master Planning Study for Sacramento City Hall

Saint Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA. Master Planning Study

Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA. Master Planning Study

Treasure Island Sailing Center T.I.S.C., Treasure Island, CA.  Master Planning

Experience: Competitions

Wan Xiang International Plaza, Shanghai, China

Seoul International Airport, Seoul, South Korea

Awarded Competitions

JINRO Towers,  Mixed Use 250,000 sq./meter, Seoul, Korea

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, 150,000 sq./m, Shanghai China

Kookmin Bank Headquarters, 1,580,000 sq./ft., Seoul, Korea

Windows 95 Launch Design Challenge, Microsoft Corp., Seattle Washington

Awards:

Personal involvement in design of projects receiving major design awards (1985-2008)