We are a full service architectural design and planning firm based in Los Angeles, CA. Our project team brings with it 30+ years of design, engineering, and construction experience on various types of projects including corporate and telecommunications headquarters, banking centers, housing, and our current emphasis on K-12 educational projects.

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Franco Architects has long recognized the need for buildings to be energy efficient both from a cost savings and an environmental standpoint. Our schools always incorporate a standard set of green features, often including:

  • Finishes with recycled content

  • Drought tolerant landscaping

  • Irrigation systems that include xeri-bubblers, Smart Dial Control systems, and rain sensors

  • Highly reflective roofs

  • Locally sourced materials

  • Low-E windows and skylights for daylighting

  • External shading devices to reduce solar heat gain

  • Energy efficient lighting

  • Local HVAC Controls and units for each classroom

  • Motion/daylight sensors in occupied spaces

  • Low-flow restroom fixtures & metered faucets

Specialty Features:

On a number of recent projects we have had the opportunity to incorporate special green features including:

  • "Living" green walls that visually enhance the exterior while shading window openings and/or building facades to reduce solar heat gain. These walls are typically constructed of wire screening material planted with a variety of perennial vines.

  • Green Roofs which are partially covered with vegetation that help reduce the heating/cooling costs for the buildings while visually enhancing roofs viewed from upper level spaces.

  • Solar panels when the budget permits. Where incorporated, solar panel arrays directly contribute to the school's energy needs.