Eric S Robinson

eric s robinson architecture
Eric S. Robinson, AIA

Principal
California Licensed Architect # C 009742
New York Licensed Architect # 030014-1
Georgia Licensed Architect # 28139
Nevada Licensed Architect # 5219
Profile
Though his career has led him to places as different
as the Arizona desert and New York City, Eric Robinson’s
work is unified by his passion for creating architecture
that resonates with place and purpose. His keen
technical imagination and considered approach to
materials are revealed throughout his portfolio, which
includes custom residences, corporate offices, and
cultural institutions. Whether using simple materials to
poetically respond to an intense climate or integrating
technical infrastructure into a refined space, he strives
to find the beauty that emerges from honest, simple
design solutions.
Before joining Melander Architects in 2002, Eric worked

with Will Bruder+Partners, Arizona, Smith and Thompson
Architects in Manhattan, and Cho Wilks Benn in
Baltimore. At Melander Architects his design agility has
contributed to award-winning projects in San Francisco:
the California Academy of Sciences Transition Facility
and new offices for the editing company Filmcore.
Eric attended Columbia University, earning an AB in

Architecture, graduating Cum Laude, and Master of
Architecture, completing additional graduate studies at
the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in
Switzerland. He is a registered architect in California,
New York, Georgia and Nevada. His work has been
featured in Dwell, Architectural Record, Contract, and
the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and in 2007,
California Home & Design and The San Francisco
Business Times recognized Eric as an emerging talent in
the architecture industry.
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Filmcore
Location: San Francisco, California
Project Data
Client: Ascent Media
Program: New Post-Production Editing Offices
Size: 8,600 square feet
Budget: $1,250,000
Phase: Completed Spring 2006
Filmcore, a Los Angeles-based post-production

editing and distribution company, approached
Melander Architects in late 2005 to assist them in
designing new offices for their San Francisco
group. Filmcore asked Melander to develop a
cost-conscious design which would facilitate
communication between their editors and staff
while creating a residential-feeling environment
within which to host their clients. Additionally,
Filmcore asked that the design maximize natural
light while highlighting the raw charm of their new
industrial loft space.
To accomplish these ends, Melander employed

three key components: 1) an open, "living loft" to
encourage casual interaction among staff and
clients; 2) a continuous wall of translucent sliding
glass doors and fixed panels to provide privacy
for the editing rooms along the north perimeter
wall while allowing light to enter into the "living
loft"; and 3) an abundance of residential furniture,
built-ins, and incandescent lighting to create the
feeling of a home rather than an office.
In 2007, Filmcore was awarded a Northern

California Chapter IIDA Honor Award
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California Academy of Sciences
Project Data
Client: California Academy of Sciences
Program: Transition Museum & Research Facility
Size: 217,000 gross square feet
Budget: $ 13,500,000
Phase: Completed 2004
On the 150th anniversary of their founding, as part of
the construction of a new facility on the site of their
current building, the California Academy of Sciences
hired Melander Architects to help them find a five-
year temporary home. Our office and the Academy
analyzed five different building sites in San Francisco
before selecting a building in the South of Market
District to house the Academy's Transition Museum &
Research Facility.
Within the 217,000-square-foot, seven-story facility

the Academy's broad range of functions include a
world-class public aquarium, exhibit and teaching
spaces, a café, a retail store, a research library,
laboratories, collection storage facilities, and
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o ff i c e s . D u e t o t h e c o m p l e x
grouping of uses, the hazardous nature of some of
the collections, and the stringent requirements of the
curators and scientists, M e l a n d e r A r c h i t e c t s
organized and managed a multidisciplinary team
of specialists, including mechanical, structural,
and fire-protection engineers, exhibit designers,
aquarium designers, code expediters, and exhibit
fabricators. With the opening of the facility in the
Summer of 2004, the California Academy of Sciences
represents Melander Architects' largest and most
complex project to date and was awarded a San
Francisco Chapter AIA award in 2007.
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St. Regis Sales Center
Project Data
Client: The St. Regis Hotel
Program: Residential Condominium Sales Office
Budget: $ 218,000
As part of a project to build a luxury residential tower

adjacent to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
the St. Regis Hotel hired Melander Architects and the
interior design firm, The Wiseman Group, to design their
condominium sales office.
The new sales office is located within an existing long,

thin storefront space. The scheme organizes along an
existing exposed brick wall and creates a gallery-like
promenade in which architectural models and color
renderings of the condominium tower are presented to
prospective buyers. Three private sales offices are set
adjacent to the gallery space to facilitate access to the
models and renderings. Generous glass clerestories
within the offices create a sense of openness while
translucent glass panel walls ensure privacy. Spare
detailing is employed to heighten the impact of the rich
material palette. Panels of walnut plywood, beechwood
floors, and drywall plaster all combine to reinforce the
sense of luxury and quality associated with St. Regis.
Glory Chen Shoes
Project Data
Client: Glory Chen Shoes
Program: Commercial Remodel
Budget: $ 650,000
Melander Architects was asked to upgrade a two

level store on San Francisco’s Maiden Lane for a
contemporary shoe designer, Glory Chen. The main
requirement was to complete the design and
construction within two and half months, while
avoiding any design moves that would trigger the city's
planning review process. The team met this challenge,
with the store opening in May of 2008.
Glory Chen produces two lines of products. Working

with the client, the architects placed the bolder line on
the ground level where it can be easily viewed from
Maiden Lane. The second, less avant-garde line was
placed on the second floor and accessed by a sky-lit
open stair adjacent to a large wall mural designed by
the client Joy Chen.
Since the shoes and accessories are so unusual it

was determined that a simple white enclosure with
carefully chosen graphic counterpoints would
foreground the product. The focus is on the
product, not the environment.
Ta k a r a S a k e
Location: Berkeley, California
Project Data
Client: Takara Sake
Program: Sake Production Facility Expansion
Budget: $ 6,000,000
Phase: Construction 2008
The 6,500-sf expansion, a free-standing structure set

in the service yard of an existing sake production
facility, makes room for modern equipment and
incorporates two new fermenting tanks with a total
capacity of 33,000 gallons.
To meet the aggressive schedule, Melander Architects

developed a straight-forward, functional form to expedite
construction while simultaneously infusing the project
with a high level of design, including sustainable features,
in order to facilitate the project's passage through the
city's design review process. The new long-span building
is comprised of concrete block with an open web steel
joist roof structure. An east-facing clerestory runs the
length of the building to enhance interior daylighting, and
overtime, climbing vines will cover the south-facing
exterior wall. Immediately adjacent to the new building
stand two 35-feet-tall stainless steel fermenting tanks
supported by a structural armature that allows access
to the tanks from above.
The site was reconfigured and new landscaping and

fencing were introduced to buffer the neighborhood and
create outdoor break areas for employees. Permeable
paving and flow-through planters to treat storm water,
while not required, were well received by the city.
Casey Family Services
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Project Data
Client: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Program: Community Counseling Headquarters
Budget: $ 4,800,000
Phase: Completed 2000 (w/ CWB Architects)
As part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey

Family Services reaches inner-city areas to develop
community-based programs to help strengthen fam-
ilies and provide healthy, nurturing environments
for children.
The project brief called for converting an historic, early

20th century firehouse into a counseling center that
includes offices, classrooms, meeting rooms, a drop-in
daycare center, outdoor play area, and basement
support spaces. The design proposed a two-story,
sky-lit atrium that sets off new construction from old and
maintains the integrity of the original brick structure.
The atrium was conceived as the building's "living
room" and provides a welcoming space for casual
gatherings and more formal meetings.
The client required sensitivity to the scale and massing

of the neighborhood, so the design team preserved and
celebrated the character of the historic building while
introducing a functional, cost-effective, and wholly
contemporary addition.
Casey Family Services' new counseling facility received

an Honor Award from both the Baltimore and Maryland
chapters of the American Institute of Architects.
Park School Math & Laboratory Facility
Project Data
Client: The Park Day School
Program: School Remodel & Addition
Size: 13,000 addition / 14,000 remodel
Budget: $ 3,000,000
As part of a plan to bolster its middle- and upper-

school math and science curriculums, the Park School
called for construction of a single facility to house new
science labs and mathematics and computer
technology classrooms. The program brief required
an affordable building that would take advantage of its
lakefront site, be organized to allow for maximum
flexibility, and provide various opportunities for
informal student gatherings outside the classrooms.
The new facility orients northeast with generous

windows along its lakefront edge. Wide hallways and
a two-story lobby provide ample seating areas for
students. Public areas are outfitted with computer
ports and feature views of the surrounding landscape
to encourage use. Within the building, structural and
mechanical systems are left exposed to allow students
to study the building's component elements. The
interior finishes include durable and economical
materials such as vinyl tile flooring, carpeting,
impact-resistant drywall, and concrete block. The
exterior is composed of sand-blasted block, brick
veneer, and cedar siding to coordinate with the
campus's existing color palette.
C r o o m Vo c a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l
Location: Marlborough, Maryland
Project Data
Client: Prince Georges County Public Schools
Program: New Vocational High School
Budget: $ 9,000,000
Phase: CD’s Completed 1999
In an effort to teach practical skills and encourage self-

esteem in at-risk youths, Prince George's County asked
Croom Vocational High School to provide an alternative
environment to the traditional public high school.
A scheme was developed to takes full advantage of the

rural, eastern sloping site while addressing the pragmatic
requirements of security, material deliveries, and a variety
of classroom configurations. First and foremost, the plan
had to facilitate constant supervision of a student body with
a history of discipline problems.
Composed of a two-story academic wing, a vocational wing,

and a free-standing gymnasium, the complex is a hybrid of
traditional open-campus planning and double-loaded
corridor typologies. An outdoor walkway connects the
academic wing to the rest of the complex as students are
invited to leave the controlled interior and circulate along an
open-sided arcade with views of the athletic fields and
farmland beyond. While the students' sense of autonomy is
set free by this open walk, the proximity of a glass-enclosed
media center allows for close supervision of the courtyard.
Building systems are affordable and durable, and include
sand-blasted and ceramic-faced concrete block, stained
concrete floors, and generous glass expanses opening to
views and sunlight.
1 lobby
4 2 media center
10 11 3 classroom
4 childcare
3
9 5 art studio
6 6 cafeteria
5 teaching kitchen
1 bus drop 8 7
2 parking 8 wood shop
3 service yard 9 hvac lab
2
4 mechanical 12 10 auto shop
1 7 5 courtyard 13 11 gymnasium
6 play-field 12 covered walk
7 sewage plant 6 13 courtyard
14 science lab
15 computer lab
7
2 16 cosmetic lab
5
1
3
1 4
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
15 16
3 14
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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Loyola College Student Center
Project Data
Client: Loyola College
Program: Student Center Addition & Renovation
Budget: $ 19,500,000
The College Center project consists of 50,000 SF

of renovation and a 30,000 SF addition for a total of
80,000 SF over 4 levels.
The program includes a full range of student

related functions, office suites for the
Departments of Athletics and Student
Development, a 400 seat multi-purpose room,
bookstore, food court, coffee house, and reading
room. The new atrium, composed of a three-story
glass wall and the stone facade of an historic
building, connects disparate levels and creates an
interior thoroughfare for students.
The College Center received a Design Award from

both the Baltimore and Maryland chapters of the
American Institute of Architects.
We s t J o n e s S t r e e t R e s i d e n c e s
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Project Data
Client: Jesse Mount Partners, LLC
Program: Condominium Conversion
Size: 8500 gross square feet
Budget: $1,900,000
Phase: Construction 2008
The West Jones Street Residences transform a 19th-

century townhouse and carriage house in downtown
Savannah into condominiums that juxtapose historic and
contemporary elements.
The intention of the remodel was to retain as much

historic fabric as possible, while ensuring that new
elements -- such as kitchens, bathrooms, and staircases
-- are distinctly contemporary in their design. Throughout
both the townhouse and carriage house, original hard
pine floors remain and were preserved and brick walls
were left exposed whenever possible. Although the new
kitchens are contemporary, when they occupy historic
rooms, the design treats the kitchen components more
like furniture, with extensive use of built-ins to make the
distinction between old and new as clear as possible.
The project is taking advantage of historic tax credits and

following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for
Historic Preservation. It is also aiming for certification in
the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design program , although when
historic preservation and sustainability measures
conflict, historic preservation takes precedence.
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Island Residence
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Project Data
Client: Name Withheld at Owner’s Request
Program: Private Vacation Residence
Budget: $ 1,000,000
The program brief for this family vacation house
included combining kitchen, dining, and living
spaces into an open plan to allow for entertaining,
creating a master bedroom suite that incorporates
a painting studio and porch, and providing two
additional bedrooms and a flexible space to serve
as both family room and guest room. The owner, a
Savannah native, wanted the house to withstand
the harsh conditions of its oceanside environment
with minimal exterior maintenance.
Flood-zone regulations mandated that the house

be raised at least six feet off the ground. The
client's requirements for parking, generous patio
space, and a pool were accommodated on the
tight lot by raising the house an additional two
feet. Thus elevated, the house sits within a
canopy of shade trees for privacy, while the
spaces below frame views of the marsh and
ocean and form a sheltered breezeway.
The Island Residence has been featured in

national publications, including Dwell, Custom
Home, and The New American House IV.
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G r e e n w i c h Vi l l a g e To w n h o u s e
Location: New York, New York
Project Data
Client: Peter Barbur
Program: Townhouse Remodel
Budget: $2,507,695
A long-standing client hired Melander Architects to

remodel his landmark 1852 Greenwich Village
townhouse. The once gracious home had been
subdivided into rental units and fallen into disrepair
over the past fifty years. The client wished to restore the
building to a single family home with a ground-level flat.
On our first visit, we recognized the house had two

unique assets: a generous private garden to the
north and a patchwork of original parquet floors.
Our design preserves these assets and renders new
architectural elements intentionally spare in contrast
to the home's rich historical details. We chose a
material palette of white plaster walls, white lacquer
and stainless steel casework, and slender walnut
columns on the entry floor. Board-formed concrete,
blued steel & walnut casework, and simple beamed
ceilings complement the exposed exterior party
walls on upper floors.
A white, box-like courtyard with outdoor shower and

folding doors completely opens up the top floor to the
sky and garden, connecting inside to out, bringing in fresh
air and the ever-changing New York light.
Dolores Heights Residence
Project Data
Client: Witheld at owner’s request
Program: Renovation of Private Residence
Size: 3,200 square feet
Budget: $1,000,000
When a debilitating illness rendered a beloved five-level
residence inaccessible, the owners hired Melander
Architects to study ways to integrate an elevator into the
home. Careful analysis found that an existing light well
could accommodate a custom-three-sided elevator while
retaining most of the light well's function and minimizing
the impact on the interior spaces.
The top floor was completely reconfigured to create a

master suite and sitting area to create a strong connection
to outdoor terrace that extends the room. Thoughtful use
of glass allows natural light deep into the home. A "walk-
able" skylight enclosing the light well extends the terrace
while still allowing light to penetrate. Fire-rated glass was
used for the deck's handrail fulfills code requirements
without obscuring light and views. Photovoltaic panels sit
atop the suite.
While the location of the elevator significantly minimized

the impact on the existing structure, the project still trig-
gered seismic improvement requirements. Whenever
possible, the design incorporated grab bars, wheelchair-
friendly circulation, curbless showers, and other accessi-
ble details to allow the couple to enjoy their home fully for
years to come.
We i g a n d C a b i n
Location: Greer, Arizona
Project Data
Client: Robert & Barbara Weigand
Program: Summer Vacation Cabin
Size: 850 gross square feet
Budget: $ 90,000
This 850-square-foot vacation cabin is located in the White

Mountains of eastern Arizona. The clients, a pair of educators
at Arizona State University, wanted a summer retreat where
they could focus on writing and painting.
The program called for a single bedroom, a living

room, and a dining room, as well as a loft that could
accommodate weekend guests or serve as a study. A
strict budget required the design to employ a simple
form, traditional platform framing, and local materials.
Affordable materials such as concrete block, cedar
siding, and raw aluminum roofing are left unadorned
to age in their forest setting. The building's mass and
orientation are designed to take advantage of passive
solar heating and cooling techniques while screening
out views of nearby neighbors.
Wilson Residence
Location: Walnut Grove, California
Project Data
Client: Leslie & Chiles Wilson
Program: Live/ Work Farm Complex
Budget: $ 2,500,000
The Wilsons are a farm family native to the California

Delta region, who wanted to move from their suburban
home to a working farmhouse in the midst of their pear
orchard. The program included a 4,200-square-foot
residence, a 900-square-foot barn, and 1,400 square
feet of living quarters for long-term guests and seasonal
workers. The three structures are set within the
orchard and loosely arranged around a central courtyard,
creating a sheltered ground for family gatherings and
subtly alluding to historic California farm compounds.
The buildings are long and low, with each one looking
back on the others across the open courtyard. They
speak an understated farm vernacular composed of
simple forms, natural materials, and finely crafted
details. Spartan concrete floors and corrugated steel
roofs mix with cool stucco plaster and warm fir windows
for an effect that is both rural and modern.
Melander Architects was honored to have inherited

this project at an early phase from our friend, the late
architect David Morton. In developing and executing his
schematic design, it was crucial to both the Wilsons and
our office that David's vision be respected. In the end
we feel we have created a project where our voices and
David's blend to speak in harmony.

Eric S Robinson

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Eric S. Robinson, AIA

Before joining Melander Architects in 2002, Eric worked

Eric attended Columbia University, earning an AB in

Filmcore, a Los Angeles-based post-production

To accomplish these ends, Melander employed

In 2007, Filmcore was awarded a Northern

Within the 217,000-square-foot, seven-story facility

As part of a project to build a luxury residential tower

The new sales office is located within an existing long,

Melander Architects was asked to upgrade a two

Glory Chen produces two lines of products. Working

Since the shoes and accessories are so unusual it

The 6,500-sf expansion, a free-standing structure set

To meet the aggressive schedule, Melander Architects

The site was reconfigured and new landscaping and

As part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey

The project brief called for converting an historic, early

The client required sensitivity to the scale and massing

Casey Family Services' new counseling facility received

As part of a plan to bolster its middle- and upper-

The new facility orients northeast with generous

In an effort to teach practical skills and encourage self-

A scheme was developed to takes full advantage of the

Composed of a two-story academic wing, a vocational wing,

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

OPEN CAMPUS DOUBLE-LOADED HYBRID

The College Center project consists of 50,000 SF

The program includes a full range of student

The College Center received a Design Award from

The West Jones Street Residences transform a 19th-

The intention of the remodel was to retain as much

The project is taking advantage of historic tax credits and

Flood-zone regulations mandated that the house

The Island Residence has been featured in

A long-standing client hired Melander Architects to

On our first visit, we recognized the house had two

A white, box-like courtyard with outdoor shower and

The top floor was completely reconfigured to create a

While the location of the elevator significantly minimized

This 850-square-foot vacation cabin is located in the White

The program called for a single bedroom, a living

The Wilsons are a farm family native to the California

Melander Architects was honored to have inherited

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