Pleasant Hill Civic Center Fountain and Plaza Rehabilitation
The Civic Center was designed by Charles Moore FAIA and Urban Innovations Group/Fisher Friedman Architects in 1991. The civic complex is organized around a small lake and the fountain is the City Hall centerpiece. After 30 years of use and wear & tear, the City of Pleasant Hill retained Robert Nebolon Architects to provide conceptual design services to refurbish the public civic plaza area, the fountain tile, re-imagine the fountain plaza layout, and provide a 5 year plan to re-design the landscaped areas on the entire 1 square block area. The design is a collaboration between Robert Nebolon Architects and Kevin Keim, Director of the Charles Moore Foundaton
A new landbridge divides the two water systems and also connects the fountain plaza to the under-used north lawn area which will be come a dense landscape screen. Water displays in the lake and koi pond will be restored and additional fountain and lake lighting will be provided. The single-water systems is now split into two separate systems—each with their own filter system—part of the lake will become a koi pond. CMS Collaborative Inc, the water display consultant, was retained to review the existing water and fountain system and create a modern efficient system to keep the water features attractive and to minimize annual maintenance costs to the City. In March 2024 RNA was retained to prepare the Construction Documents. The improvements should be complete by Summer 2025. #robertnebolonarchitects #criticalregionalism