2024-11-23T04:48:46-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150427424/rafael-pelli-and-gruen-associates-push-to-restore-father-c-sar-s-masterwork-san-bernardino-city-hall-after-52-years Josh Niland 2024-05-13T17:21:00-04:00 >2024-05-14T13:33:29-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a04eae6619103e78c6933dbd544217f1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>C&eacute;sar Pelli was a rising architect when he got the job of designing a new City Hall for San Bernardino. [...] a push is on to renovate City Hall and restore it to use. The lead architect: Rafael Pelli, son of C&eacute;sar Pelli. [...] &ldquo;The idea is to preserve what&rsquo;s great about it and make it better,&rdquo; Pelli said of the building. &ldquo;The bones of it are very good. We just need to bring it forward.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Chief of among the estimated $60 million renovation tasks is the work of replacing the building&rsquo;s over 6,000 original windows, which <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1883512/rafael-pelli" target="_blank">Rafael Pelli</a> says will now be double pane for improved insulation against the heat. The City of San Bernardino, California, shut down operations in the building in 2017 due to seismic concerns. The design features an early version of the same glass curtain facade solution later used in the <a href="https://archinect.com/pelli-clarke-partners/project/red-building-pacific-design-center" target="_blank">Pacific Design Center</a>. As the <em>San Bernardino Sun</em> reported, a decision to finance the expected four-year restoration could come as soon as late May.</p>