Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Oct 13, 1996

HEALTHCARE / COMMERCIAL

Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

ROLE: Architect
CLIENT: Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board

Over 40 years ago, the “Kupuna Council” (Elder) of the Wai`anae community recognized a need for healthcare services within the community. Over the years, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) has grown from being more than just a place where one comes to see the local doctor. Today, this building project represents the vision of the Kupuna and the community. Through the guidance of WCCHC’s leadership, the design incorporates native Hawaiian healing, cultural education, practices, and traditions through native healers working in conjunction with other healthcare providers to honor the community’s traditions. This building represents the vision of the Kupuna and the community. The community has responded by taking ownership and pride in their community healthcare center.

The building materials, details, and artwork subtly reflect various local themes. Glass partitions with integrated wave patterns represent the water that integrates with the land (`aina) represented by the dark wood floors. The purple color of the Popolo berry is the basis of the theme in Pharmacy. The Popolo berry is used within the native Hawaiian community for its medicinal value much like the medication developed in the Pharmacy. The sloping roofs were designed twofold – reducing the massing from the highway and following the slope of the land that respects the pu`u (peak) on which the building is located. Finally and more importantly, illustrating how the building connects the mountain and ocean, the sloping roofs and the large glass walls allow the outside in were based upon the Kupuna Council’s request to show how the native Hawaiian community looks to the ocean and the land (moana ame ‘aina) for its healing remedies. 

Pacific Buddhist Academy

Pacific Buddhist Academy

Jan 30, 1995

CIVIC AND CULTURAL / EDUCATION

Pacific Buddhist Academy

ROLE: Planning, Architect of Record, Interior Design, Construction Administration
CLIENT: Pacific Buddhist Academy
PROGRAM: 2-story, 10,800 SF, classrooms, lab, multi-purpose rooms, and Tea Room
PHOTOGRAPHY: Andre Brizzi
Pacific Buddhist Academy (PBA), was founded in Hawai`i in 2003, and by 2010 the academy outgrew its current location. With a goal to double its student population and continue to provide high-quality education, a larger facility was built to align with PBA’s mission and values.

As the first Shin Buddhist high school to open outside of Japan, and the first accredited Buddhist high school in the United States, PBA embraces Buddhist values, while at the same time seeking a diverse student body. PBA’s core mission is to educate students through enlightened learning and peace practice, so that they may become active members of their community. RIM and the design team created a flagship facility that embodies PBA’s core values and provides a space for students and teachers to grow and flourish.

KIRC Administration Building

KIRC Administration Building

Oct 31, 1994

COMMERCIAL / CIVIC AND CULTURAL / EDUCATION

KIRC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

ROLE: Design Architect
CLIENT: Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC)
PRESS: KIRC Unveils Plans for New Center
A Voyage of Design
RIM provided concept designs for KIRC to use to receive financing and approvals. This 20,000 SF facility is designed with the Hawaiian culture as a centerpiece, complete with central community spaces, a cultural museum and collaborative office spaces. The building will facilitate educational, administrative, exhibition, and operational functions associated with the island of Kaho`olawe, along with activities supporting Native Hawaiian cultural practice. Specific uses within the proposed center include offices, a historical and interactive exhibit about Kaho`olawe Island, meeting spaces, classrooms, a visitor center, gift shop, and café. The proposed project will also include the development of an outdoor performance/gathering area, plant nursery, exterior interactive exhibits, parking and related improvements.
Matson Administration Office

Matson Administration Office

Jan 31, 1993

COMMERCIAL

MATSON ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

ROLE: Architect of Record, Interior Design, Construction Administration
CLIENT: Matson
PROGRAM: 3-story, 15,956 SF, administration offices and support space
AWARD: 2017 GCA Excellence in Construction Merit Award

RIM’s client, Matson, is committed to providing superior reliability for more than two decades to the community of Guam. To better serve their customers, Matson decided to build a new headquarters, based in Anigua, Guam. RIM worked closely with Matson and the general contractor to design a building that would reflect their history of providing transportation to the Pacific since 1887. The inspiration came from Hawaiian Plantation Architecture, and the structure resembles stacked shipping containers. With sustainability in mind, sustainable features include energy efficient systems, low-e tinted glazing, recycled materials, and low VOC materials.