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About Us
“Our experience with the RLS team has proven that apartnership can be formed with like minded consultants,bringing the highest level of professionalism and service to the design process, resulting in a 10 yearworking relationship on Finance, Technology andEntertainment companies.”
– Michael Garcia, Principal, Garcia + Francica Architects
[ tech • no • lo • gy ] The practical application of knowledge.
RLS develops creative, cost-effective, and lasting designs for Data Centers, Voice / Data /Video Networks, Audiovisual Systems, and Media Facilities.
For over 25 years, we have provided our Clients with solutions for systems and infrastructure that employ a mastery of technology with technical program management to achieve successful project implementation. Combining expertise in program management, powerful budget modeling, detailed construction documents,and thorough construction administration, we incorporate technology designs intobuildings that help our Clients' operations to succeed.
We work for building architects, corporations, entertainment companies, educationalinstitutions, and government. Our portfolio includes Data Centers, Broadcast Radio and TV Facilities, WebCast Studios, Distance Learning Centers, Film Screening Rooms,Labs, Corporate Campuses, Universities, Government Institutions, and most other facilities that house bipeds and inanimate objects.
Expertise
“RLS was a true partner to my IT group and facilitiesteam. They not only had a superb understanding oftechnology and the construction process, but they were our advocates to the rest of the design and construction team.”
– Lee Hsiao, Information Services Manager, Namco
Technology Program ManagementOur command of technology and the construction process keeps both “green field” and“fork-lift upgrade” projects on track, on budget, and aligned with strategic goals. We providegoal definition, cost control, competitive vendor selection, and implementation oversight.
Technology InfrastructureOur infrastructure expertise encompasses over 30 million square feet of structured wiring systems and numerous Data Centers. If your project involves voice, data or video, chances arewe’ve probably designed something just like it.
Network DesignWe design powerful, secure, and resilient voice, data, and video networks. We develop tools thataid our Clients in evaluating the functional and cost benefits of emerging technologies such as VoIP telephony, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and wireless networks.
Audiovisual SystemsOur 25 years of experience enables us to provide unbiased recommendations aligned with yourrequirements. Our portfolio includes Auditoriums, Conference Rooms, Libraries, Theaters, andDistance Learning Classrooms.
Media FacilitiesWe integrate all aspects of facilities design – acoustic and architectural design, power distribution, HVAC, lighting design, and low voltage cabling design. We have designed hundreds of Recording Studios, Radio Stations, TV and WebCast Studios, and Video PostProduction Facilities that exhibit predictable performance.
Broadcast KKSF, KYLD, KMEL, K101, KCMG, KPIX Newsroom, KTEHPublic Television Digital Systems Upgrade, NetAppWebCast Studio & Demonstration Facility, UC BerkeleySchool of News & Journalism
CivicState of California San Francisco Civic Center Complex,County of Alameda Server Room, Mystic SeaportTechnology Standards Consulting
Corporate CampusLucasfilm’s Letterman Digital Arts Center, FranklinTempleton Bay Meadows HQ, Intuit Mountain ViewCampus
Data CentersAboveNet, BroadVision, Barnes & Noble (bn.com),Lucasfilm Ltd., NetObjects, Fair Isaac & Company
EducationSFSU Campus Technology Infrastructure Upgrade, SanFrancisco School District Technology Master Plan,Stanford University Wallenberg Center for Learning
EntertainmentESC Entertainment, Disney Vacation Club PresentationCenters, ABC Executive Conference Center, Namco USHQ Facility
HealthcareSt. Francis Memorial Hospital Technology InfrastructureUpgrade and Surgery and Emergency Departments,Hospice of Marin Corporate HQ, Contra Costa HealthServices Data Center, UCSF Parnassus CampusTechnology Study
Mid & High RiseWells Fargo Bank 33-story Corporate Offices & Server Room, Adobe Systems Worldwide HQ,Microsoft Silicon Valley Corporate HQ, Sony NorthwestOperations Center
ReligiousSan Francisco Chinese Alliance Church, CommunityPresbyterian Church of Cupertino, Ephesians Church of San Francisco, Saint Beulah Church of SanFrancisco, San Francisco Christian Center, SonomaChristian Church
“Their rigor, experience and professionalism provided significant value... I would nothesitate to recommend RLS toother Companies and look forward to working with themagain in the future.”
– John Koenig, Former CIO ofLucasfilm and Current Director of Technology for LawrenceLivermore Labs
Select Projects
Highlights
Client: Lucasfilm Ltd. Location: The Presidio, CA
Renderings: View by View
Located in The Presidio National Park, the four-building, nearly one millionsquare foot Letterman Digital Arts Center showcases RLS' multi-disciplinarytechnology expertise.
As Prime Technology Consultant on the project, we managed the planningand design of multiple technology systems. Our involvement encompassedconducting needs assessments, complete design, preparation of constructiondocuments, bidding and procurement, construction administration, andcommissioning.
We developed an extensive Technical Program Document, created and maintained a detailed consolidated IT budget, and facilitated a competitivevendor selection process which ultimately affected a significant cost savingsto the Client. In designing the network we also helped the Client make keytechnology and critical procurement decisions.This effort included the reviewof VoIP, TDM/PBX telephony, 10 Gb Ethernet, and the use of Wireless LAN technologies in a security-sensitive environment.
Our scope included:
• Structured Wiring System• Data Center• Audiovisual and Broadband Systems• WebCast Studio• Converged Voice over IP/ Data / Video / Wireless Network
Letterman Digital Arts Center
Client: Namco Hometek Location: Santa Clara, CA
Highlights
Working with Garcia + Francica Architects, RLS was selected as the PrimeTechnology Consultant for the A/E Team tasked with designing the new headquarters facility for this Interactive Video Game Engineering company.The facilities included several “technology intensive” spaces, such as a ServerRoom, IDF spaces, Labs, and Multimedia Conference Rooms.
RLS provided design, consulting and project management associated withthe Server Room, Structured Wiring System, Voice and Data Network, andAudiovisual Systems. Our work also included the creation of a TechnicalProgram Document, RFP preparation for a Converged Network featuring fullVoIP implementation, administration of the Vendor selection process, andconstruction administration of all technical components.
The Audiovisual System featured various rooms that included Crestron control of numerous AV sources, computer interfaces, multiple gaming consoles, motorized projector lifts, and 7.1 surround sound. Room typesincluded conference rooms, development lounges, a boardroom, and two reception area lobbies with custom curved projection screens utilizinggeometric corrective projectors.
Namco US Headquarters
Client: BroadVision Location: Redwood City, CA
Highlights
BroadVision’s corporate headquarters, located within the Redwood ShoresDevelopment, encompasses nearly 600,000 square feet of high-technologyoffice space. RLS fostered BroadVision’s mission by providing design andinstallation oversight for a new voice / data cable plant and infrastructure net-work systems.
Additionally, RLS was responsible for design and specification of all buildingAudiovisual systems (a 1.8 million dollar budget), and a new WebCast StudioFacility supporting BroadVision University and Corporate Communications.
Complete scope encompassed:
• Voice / Data Cable Plant Design and Specification• Data Center Design• PBX Center Design• Main Network Distribution Center Design• WebCast Studio Supporting BroadVision University• Audiovisual and Broadband Systems • Construction Administration and Installation Oversight
BroadVision Worldwide Headquarters
Highlights
Client: Sony Corporation of America Location: San Jose, CA
As a testimony to the lasting value of our technology solutions: In 1991 wedesigned all of the building technology systems within Sony’s 650,000 sq. ft.facility and brought fiber to the desktops of nearly 3,000 users. Over a decade later, this infrastructure is still in place and has served a myriad ofadvancements in technology.
Scope Encompassed:
• Building cable tray and cable routing design• Communications cable plant design for 1400+ voice / data stations• Audiovisual Systems design consulting for 10,000 sq. ft. Conference
Center, including video conferencing room and systems• Building MATV and AV systems design• Signal distribution, lighting design, and custom control software
for the Employee Electronics Store• Off-air signal distribution for the Consumer Service Center• Design of Security Systems control console• Complete construction documents for an Audio Lab/ Studio
Sony Northwest Operations Center
Highlights
Client: Stanford University Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stanford’s James H. Clark Center is home to the experimental Bio-X Program,which connects biology and medicine by allowing scholars from theBiological Sciences, Engineering, and Information Technology disciplines toperform collaborative research in one facility.
This forward-looking program demanded a facility that would utilize the bestof today’s technology to engender interdisciplinary learning. RLS supportedworld-renowned architect Foster & Partners by creating integratedAudiovisual systems that complement the award-winning building design –and that ultimately help academics share information efficiently. In essence,RLS designed systems that blended with the architecture and exceeded client expectations for performance.
The project involved the construction of three, 3-story buildings comprisingthe Clark Center. Our effort on the project encompassed the integration ofAudiovisual Technology Systems within an Auditorium, Classrooms, Labs,and Conference Rooms.
James H. Clark Center
Highlights
Client: Graduate Theological Union Location: Berkeley, CA
In the words of its President, James A. Donahue, the Graduate TheologicalUnion (GTU) was created out of the belief that "the future of religious renewal and theological education in this world depends on the willingnessof faith traditions to come together in the midst of differences."
GTU's Flora Lamson Hewlett Library is one of the largest theological librariesin the United States, possessing over 410,000 volumes and 285,000 micro-forms and other media. Necessitated by a growing collection and a demandfor current technological resources, RLS was called upon to recommend andintegrate technology systems within the renovated library.
We assisted the GTU in this endeavor by providing new Library InformationTechnology Systems including the design and engineering of:
• Voice / Data Cable Plant Infrastructure• Data Center• Telephone System (including Unified Messaging)• Audiovisual Presentation Systems supporting a Community
Training Outreach Program
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
Highlights
Client: Clear Channel Location: San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA
Following the acquisition of several Broadcast Radio properties within theSan Francisco and Los Angeles markets, Clear Channel Corporation undertooka campaign to consolidate the physical facilities of these properties.
The consolidation not only offered Clear Channel the opportunity to reduceoperating costs by bringing together multiple properties within one physicallocation, but also provided the opportunity to upgrade each station with current digital production and Internet broadcast transmission.
RLS supported Executive Architects Hornberger + Worstell, Inc. by providinginterior architectural, acoustic, and lighting design, as well as technical systems integration for the On Air, News, and Production Studios, and theEngineering areas within each of the stations.
We helped Clear Channel reduce overall operating costs by designing aMaster Engineering Control Room within both the San Francisco and LosAngeles facilities. Since the Master Control Room centralized technical equipment serving the multiple stations located within each of the facilities,a single engineering team could support up to four stations. This enhancedoperational efficiency and overall cost savings.
KKSF, KYLD, KMEL, K101, KCMG
Client: ESC Entertainment Location: Alameda, CA
Highlights
Combining expertise in architecture, acoustics, and systems design, we created the Zion Theater at ESC Entertainment. The Theater is made up of afilm and digital video Screening Room and a Projection Booth.
The Screening Room is used primarily for viewing dailies, work prints, and pre-release 35mm films, such as The Matrix Reloaded, which was produced inthe new facility. We set out to design a space for film viewing that wouldenable special effects designers to view critical elements of their createdeffects in an environment replicating a commercial movie theater.
Not only is the finished product technically suited toward special effectsdesigners with its comfortable seating for 40-50 people and its high qualitysurround sound audio playback, Zion Theater is an ideal stage for presentingESC’s finished product to current and prospective Clients.
Zion Theater
Client: CSU East Bay Location: Hayward, CA
Highlights
Cal State East Bay (formerly known as CSU Hayward) called upon RLS todesign a Distance Learning Center as part of the reconstruction of the LowerMall within the campus library.
Creating a sophisticated Distance Learning Center requires unparalleled coordination between architecture and technology. Camera angles, sightlines, projection image geometries, acoustics, seating, and audiovisual components all must be impeccably integrated.
RLS supported CSU East Bay’s executive architect, VBN, by providing interior architectural, acoustic, and technical systems design for this truly visionarycenter. By creating a 3-dimensional model of the new facility, RLS helped the University’s Director of Distance Learning visualize the educational environment he strove to create.
CSU East Bay Distance Learning Center
Highlights
E-learning, or Internet-enabled learning, is core to Cisco’s philosophy ofdelivering educational content to their employees and their Clients. TheWebCast Production Facility was critical to this mission by creating a methodfor broadcasting live content to the Internet.
RLS was tasked with designing the entire Television Facility, which encompassed four separate Production Control Room / Studio areas, aStudio / Lab, an Edit Suite, an Audio Control Room, a Narration Studio,and a Compression Lab that are all electronically interconnected via a common Master Control Lab. The equipment complement in the MasterControl Lab and Production Control Rooms ensured easy program interchange with other production groups and service bureaus - both internal and external to Cisco.
Working with Devcon Construction, RLS provided architectural and acousticdesign, technical power system consulting, lighting design, and HVAC noisecontrol consulting for this sophisticated facility.
Building 8 WebCast Production Facility
Client: Cisco Systems Location: San Jose, CA
Principals
Randy Sparks
After graduating from SFSU with a degree in Industrial Design, Randy began his career by developing an expertise in acoustics, lighting design, HVAC noise control, technical power distribution systems, and interior architecture. Following his chance encounter and ensuing apprenticeship with JimAugustus (a.k.a Master of Network Infrastructure) he added structured wiring system design to his knowledge base.
As the founder of RLS, Randy has leveraged this interdisciplinary expertise to help constantly position us for the next wave of technology, and the integration of new technologies within architecture. He has been the lead on hundreds of projects over the last 25 years, including the Letterman DigitalArts Center, Wells Fargo Bank's 333 Market Street High-rise, the SFSU Joint Library, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, KKSF, KYLD, KMEL, K101, KITS, KCMG,KTEH, KPIX, Cisco Internet Broadcast Studios, and other technically complex facilities.
Jim Augustus
Ever since that "chance encounter" with Mr. Sparks in 1991, Jim has been the principal designer of over 30 million square feet of technology infrastructure.Using science and his wits, Mr. Augustus has gained a reputation for playing the role of MacGyver on many of our more complex projects. He seems to beable to provide creative solutions to almost any challenge we come across.
In his prior life, he spent 15 years in integrated circuit design before moving on to DEC's Western Research Lab, working in Ethernet Development. He usesthis expertise to design and oversee the installation of world-class industrial computing infrastructure.
Jim's portfolio includes infrastructure and Data Center design for the Letterman Digital Arts Center, Sony's Northwest Operations Center, and the AdobeWorld Headquarters in San Jose. When he's not thinking up new ways to effectively deliver photons and electrons, Jim hangs out at the Yosemite SugarPine Mountain Railroad where he is the Chief Engineer.
Clients
A&E Architects : ABC – American Broadcasting Company : Adaptec : Adobe Systems, Inc. : Air Systems, Inc. : AKG Corporation : Alameda County : Amdahl : American Baptist Homes : Apple Computer, Inc. : AppliedMaterials : Architectronix : Ariba Technologies : Ashby – Wells Design : AT&T : Atalla : Atari, Inc. : Atlanta Productions : Baker & McKenzie Law Firm : Barclay’s Bank : Barrett Group Architecture : Barnes&Noble.com : BARTBAVC : Bay Records : BCCI Construction : BDM Construction : Benham Capital Management : Bentley Company : Bill Burch Productions : Bill Graham Presents : Blake-Drucker Architects : Blue Shield : Bogas ProductionsBorland International : Brayer Elecric : Breene Kerr Productions : Brewer Fraser Holland : BroadVision : Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP : Burton Peek Edwards Architect : C/NET : California Café : California Girl FitnessCalifornia State University, Fresno : California State University, Hayward : California State University, Los Angeles : California State University, Monterey Bay : California State University, San Francisco : California StateUniversity, San Jose : Carrasco and Associates AIA : CAS Architects : Cathedral of Faith : Centerspace Dance Studios : Chadron State College : Chalk Hill Winery : Clear Channel Broadcasting : Channing House : CharlesSchwab : Chevron Corporation : Chevy’s Restaurants : Cine Rent West : Cisco Systems : City Aerobics : City of Cupertino : City of Fremont : City of Santa Rosa : The Coca-Cola Company : College of the RedwoodsCommunity Presbyterian Church : Compaq : Contra Costa Health Services Department : Cotati-Rohnert Park School District : Cushman & Wakefield : Cypress Semiconductor : Darcy, Masius, Benten, & Bowles, Inc. : DelRio Country Club : Dennis Kobza Associates : DES Architects : Devcon Construction, Inc. : Different Fur Recording : Digidesign : DEC : Discovery Bay : Disney : Dominican College of Marin : DPR Construction : EDITEL /SF : Ekona Architects : El Camino Hospital : El Dorado Saloon Nightclub : Ephesian Church : Episcopal Homes : EPRI : ESC Entertainment : Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund : Evolutia : Excite@Home : ExodusCommunications : Fair Isaac and Company, Inc. : Fast Forward Productions : Fee Munson Ebert Architects : Fife's Nightclub : First Baptist Church of Modesto : First Baptist Homes : First Nationwide Bank : Flessing &Flessing : Focused Productions : Foothill College : Forbes.com : Franklin Templeton : Garcia + Francica Architecture : Gary Lee and Partners : General Magic : Gensler & Associates : Genuity : Gerson Bakar and AssociatesGift Center : Globo Brazil : Glory Records : Grand Lake Gardens : Green's Restaurant : Greg Choy Architects : GTE : Hank Smith Music : Harmony Stereo : Hathaway Dinwiddie : Healtheon : Henry Kaiser : Hensel PhelpsHewlett Packard : Home Church : Hoover Institute : Horodko Sound Studios : Hospice of Marin Foundation : Hornberger + Worstell Architects : I-Beam Nightclub : IBM : IDEO : IDT : Industrial Light & Magic : IntelCorporation : Interior Architects, Inc. : Interval Research Corp Intuit, Inc. : James Lick Middle School : Jewish Home for the Aged : Jonathan Cain : JP Morgan : K101 Radio : KALX Radio : KCMG Radio : KICU TV : KITS RadioKKSF Radio : KMEL Radio : KPIX TV : KTEH Public Television : KTSF TV : Kwan/Henmi Architects : KYLD Radio : KZST Radio : L&S Hallmark Construction : La Cañada Design Group : Lam Research Inc. : LaSalle Partners, Inc.Lewiston State College Arena : Lexington Group L.L.C. : Live Oak Studio : Long Meadow Development : Longs Drug Stores : Look Model Agency : Los Angeles Unified School District : Lucasfilm Ltd. : LVL AdvertisingMack Architects : Magic Shoppe Studios : Major Ponds Bar : Mancini Duffy Architects : Marcy Li Wong Architects : Mark V Productions : Marriott Corporation : Marty Zwick & Assoc. : McGraw-Hill Interactive : McKessonHBOC : Merle Haggard : Metromedia Fiber Network : Michael Zucker Associates : Michelle Alioto : Microsoft : Mill Valley School District : Minoru Yamasaki Architects : Mirage Hotel - Las Vegas : Monterey Bay AquariumResearch Institute : Moon Recording : Morgan Hill Country School : Morgan Stanley : Motorola : Mystic Seaport : Namco Hometek : NASA National Semiconductor : NBBJ Architects : NetConstruct CorporationNetObjects, Inc. : Network : Appliance: Network Equipment Technologies (NET) : New Life Broadcasting : Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Architects : Nilmeyer/Nilmeyer AIA : NorthPoint Communications : Novell NovocomOnset Venture : Open TV : Oral-B : Oregon Catholic Press : Otari Corporation : OTR Studios : Pacific Bell : Pacific Gas & Electric : Pacific Stock Exchange : PAIX : PDI DreamWorks : PeopleSoft : Peter Buffet : PFAU ArchitecturePhilips : Philo TV : Piedmont Gardens : Pilot Networks : Pizza Time Theatre : Quezada Architecture : Quokka Sports : R+E Architecture : RadioMail : Rancho Cotate High School : Randall Junior Museum : Rearden StudiosReel Grobman : RFI Enterprises : RMW Architecture : Robert Berke Sound : Robert Louis Stevenson School : RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc. : Rudolph & Sletten : Russian Hill Recording : Ryan Associates : SF American Instituteof Architects : S.F. Christian Center : Saint Francis Memorial Hospital : San Francisco Art Institute : San Francisco Chinese Alliance Church : San Francisco Film Studios : San Francisco Foundation San Francisco ProductionGroup : San Francisco Unified School District : Santa Clara University : Santa Rosa Junior College : SAP : SBC Laboratories, Inc. : Scitor Corporation : Second Church of Christ Scientist : Seimens SelectQuote SFPShaklee Corporation : Showplace Square Group : Silicon Graphics : Simco Group : Sing Tao Daily Skidmore, Owings & Merrill : SKS Investments : SMDG Architects : SMWM Architects : Snazelle Films SNP : SodehxoSolectron Corp. : Song Writers Studio : Sonoma Christian Church : Sonoma County Fairgrounds : Sonoma State University : Sony Corporation of America : Sound Storage Records : Southside Church of Christ : SpiekerPartners : St. Beulah Church : Stanford University : State Compensation Insurance Fund : Stein Architects : Steve Dobbins Productions : Steve Perlman : Studio156 : Studio Z : Sun Microsystems : Sunrise PropertiesSuperior Assembly : Suzie Buffett Symmetry Aerobic Studios : Taco Bell Corporation : Tandem Computers, Inc. : Tehiyah Day School : Telluride Studios : The Gap : The Golf Channel : The Pacific Penninsula GroupThe Sound Service : The Stereo Store : The Waterford Group : Theatre On The Square : Thurgood Marshall High School : Time Warner Interactive : TLA Productions : TLCD Architecture : Tokyo TV Trammel Crow Unique Homes : University of California, Berkeley : University of California,San Francisco : University of San Francisco : University of the Pacific : Valley Architects : Valley Credit Union : Varitel : VBN ArchitectsVisioneering Design Company : Warren Simmons : Washington West Hospital : WebTV : Wells Fargo Bank : West Four, Inc. : Wiens/Carlstrom Architects : Winterland : Xilinx : Yoshie's Nite Club : Zwick Architecture...
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