Corporate Yard Facility

Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (LACSD)

Artist's rendering of a modern school building with modern architecture, trees, and people standing and talking outside under a partly cloudy sky.

Civic/Municipal

Corporate Yard Facility

Project Overview

The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (LACSD) engaged SGH Architects to design a new Corporate Yard Facility that serves as a centralized hub for essential operations. Strategically located in the center of the District’s service area, the facility consolidates personnel, equipment, and materials that were once dispersed across multiple sites. This unification not only improves efficiency but also reduces response times and strengthens the District’s ability to deliver reliable, high-quality services to the community.

Location
Blue Jay, California

Services Provided
Full Architectural Services

Principal in charge
Michael J. Stephens, AIA, NCARB

Size
15,000 sf

Practical and Purposeful Design

The design approach emphasizes both practicality and context, using a straightforward structural system and cost-effective building envelope to maximize functionality and long-term value. Key site features, including bulk material storage, fuel storage, and extensive equipment parking, further enhance the efficiency of daily operations.

Beyond routine use, the facility is equipped to serve as a central command post during emergency events, providing resilience and preparedness for the District and the community it serves.

A modern commercial building with trees, parked vehicles, and a person walking, under a partly cloudy sky.

Modern public building with a beige and red exterior, a glass entrance, trees with yellow leaves, and three people talking outside.

Rendering of a modern school building with people standing outside, some trees with yellow leaves, and a bright blue sky with clouds.

Night view of the LA County Superior Department building with illuminated sign, trees, parked vehicles, mountains in the background, and a starry sky.

Mixed real and sketch-style illustration of a modern building with a parking lot, yellow pickup truck, and trees with autumn foliage under a partly cloudy sky.

Specialized and Flexible Spaces

Inside, the Corporate Yard Facility accommodates a wide range of technical and administrative functions. The program includes a mechanics shop, maintenance shop, administrative offices, SCADA monitoring, and a multipurpose training room adaptable for meetings and staff development.

This variety of spaces ensures that the District’s teams have the tools, technology, and environments they need to operate effectively in both day-to-day and extraordinary circumstances.

With its modern, durable, and highly functional spaces, the new Corporate Yard Facility not only meets the District’s operational needs today but also positions LACSD to serve the Lake Arrowhead community with resilience, efficiency, and reliability well into the future.

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