Landmark Square
Location
Clovis
Sq. Ft.
46,410
Year Completed
2023
Construction Partner
AMG and Associates
Landmark Square is a collaborative project that brings together the County of Fresno and the City of Clovis. The project, envisioned as a new civic hub in Old Town Clovis at the intersection of Clovis Avenue and 3rd Street, features a new Senior Center and Transit Center operated by the City of Clovis. This civic investment replaces outdated facilities and provides for programming to meet the needs of the entire cross-section of the community. PHA was selected by the City of Clovis in 2016 to master plan the project and design the Senior Center and Transit Center, as well as the surrounding site work. The County will design and construct the library according to the overall site Master Plan as envisioned by PHA.
The 29,000-square-foot Senior Center provides space for various activities such as art, yoga, dance classes, a wellness room, meeting rooms, a billiards room, and plenty of places to socialize. A large multi-purpose room and kitchen supports daily lunches and programs and is also available for other community and private events. The 7,200-square-foot Transit Center serves as the hub for the City of Clovis Transit Department and features administrative offices, ticket sales spaces, waiting areas, and a large community room.
In the 19th century, lumber from the Sierra Nevada was transported by flume to be milled in what is now the City of Clovis. For nearly 100 years, the Landmark Square site was occupied by the Clovis Lumber Yard. Heralding the role of the lumber industry that helped launch the City of Clovis, the architectural character of this project was carefully conceived to embrace and respect the role of lumber and the craft of carpentry. Gently undulating roofs supported on laminated wood “pinched” columns detailed with galvanized steel connections establish a warm, friendly, and unpretentious atmosphere. Exterior walls are clad in treated cedar and repurposed corrugated metal roofing panels from the original lumber yard structure. Program, form, material, and detail come together to create buildings that are contemporary expressions of the times in which we live while respecting the history of the place where we live.
