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Aug
13
New Window on Cedar Street
The Sentinel building used to be a long, uninterrupted wall of 10" thick concrete down most of a block of Cedar Street. It had an element of Willy Wonka's factory: what's going on inside? You could see the newspaper's presses through the far window, but other than that all was dark. When Cruzio, Ecology Action and Joe
Jul
08
New Tech Meetup, July 6 2011
Cruzioworks hosted a New Tech Meetup session, attended by many of Santa Cruz's geekiest citizens. The Meetup, headed by David Britton, always has interesting presentations and is a great way to meet other local technologists and see what's going on in town. If you haven't already, join at their website -- it's easy and free of charge. The speakers: Shane
Jun
13
Fiber Internet CeremonyCruzio hosted local dignitaries May 31st to help us celebrate the lighting of Cruzio's new fiber Internet at our downtown headquarters. We were lucky enough to even have the day proclaimed "Fiber Internet Day" in the City of Santa Cruz.
Patch.com's Brad Kava snaps a picture of Peggy
Apr
25
Fiber Night -- and You're Invited! Come celebrate Cruzio's new fiberoptic connection at a party!: ____________________________________________________ On: Friday, May 6th 2011 Time: 7 to 9 pm (If you haven't had a chance to see our new building, nighttime is beautiful! ) Location: At Cruzio's new building, 877 Cedar Street Free food and
Apr
15
Electric Car Charging in Santa Cruz -- At 877 CedarAt Cruzio's new building, 877 Cedar Street, we now have electrical charging stations thanks to our neighbor Ecology Action. Now there is a place to charge your electric vehicle, right in downtown Santa Cruz. Don't yet have an electric car? Have a look at this gorgeous Tesla:
Feb
17
Ribbon Cutting at 877 CedarOn Friday, February 11th, Cruzio and Ecology Action got together to celebrate the opening of our newly renovated building at 877 Cedar Street. Cruzio will be holding another celebration -- open to the public, yes, you are invited -- when we light up the gigabit fiber we've brought into downtown Santa Cruz. The date isn't set yet, but we expect it in late
Nov
30
Colocation in Santa CruzPretty impressive air conditioner in Cruzio's new data center! We'll soon be hosting servers in the space, which will be also be fitted out with gigantic UPS and generator units, as well as an FM200 fire suppression system. ![]()
Nov
30
Finishing the RenovationCruzio is in the final stretch of our renovation project and the building is looking fine. It's on the corner of Cedar and Church Street in downtown Santa Cruz, and we have already started moving in. The coworking space has huge North-facing windows over it — a beautiful, well-lit space. Many windows are openable, providing pleasant fresh air on nice days.
Nov
22
Cruzio's New Building Gets Better and BetterWalls have been framed, sheetrocked and taped. Kind of beautiful to look at the unfinished bones of Cruzio's new office space. Cruzio's offices overlook the well-lit coworking space below. The colocation & data center are also on the first floor, protected by a waterproof membrane in the ceiling. Many steps to producing a space which serves every
Oct
26
Sam Farr Visits Cruzio's New BuildingOur very own Congressman, Sam Farr, paid Cruzio Internet and building partner Ecology Action a visit last week to tour our new building. Cruzio's founder and CEO, Peggy Dolgenos, showed Representative Farr around. He learned about our plans to pull fiber Internet into the building, examined the bones of our forthcoming state-of-the-art colocation center,
Oct
19
Red staircase
Our designer Krissie Olson chose red stairs for our new office space. It's not going to be a typical bland office space...
This report by
Oct
12
We've got wallsNow Cruzio's new building is more than a skeleton. We've got rooms becoming actual rooms, with sheetrock, tape and plaster. It's exciting to see our floorplan fleshed out and becoming 3-dimensional at last. We're impatient to move in, but there's still another month of work to go. Second floor before sheetrock: And after: Check out the interesting
Sep
12
In a silvery forest (of building construction)When the walls in a steel-and-concrete building are framed, it's silver all around. There aren't any walls to block the light, so one room shines into another and another. Kind of sad that it has to get filled in. ![]() ![]() ![]()
Aug
27
Embrace the RockWhen Cruzio and partners won the right to buy the old, gloomy Sentinel Building at auction, the topic came up almost immediately: what to do with the mid-20th-century crushed-rock facade? Although partially hidden at the time by clawlike cypress bushes, the rock was certainly a standout feature. And not in a good way. The color? Rusty red. The texture?
Aug
18
Progress at the Sentinel
The windows are in, the framing is getting done. We are hard at work!
Jun
11
Sentinel Building Goes DiscoAfter much of the roof was removed, it looks like the building is full of stars. ![]()
May
28
Bam! Smash! Rippp! Crash! — the Sentinel Building in DemoThe noise, the big saws and bulldozers inside the building, the piles of broken-up walls and floors — that's what's going on at the Sentinel Building.
May
28
Seeing the Sky Through the Sentinel BuildingAs demolition continues at the Sentinel Building, we can now see right through it.
And sunlight pours into parts of the building where it's never been seen before:
May
28
Matthew Thompson Amid the RubbleThe task of designing the Sentinel Building renovation went to Matthew Thompson, one of Santa Cruz's most talented and influential architects. His approach — preserving the brawny beauty of the mid-century modern building while upgrading its function — won the job for his firm. Here is Matthew dashing through demolished concrete: ![]() And here he is close up:
May
13
Boom! Walls come down at the New Sentinel BuildingThe demolition is happening fast at the New Sentinel building. That means lots of smashing and crashing. We're opening up windows and doors to let light into the once-dour printing plant. Today Shane called us over to watch some walls fall down — doorways will replace them. These are 50-year-old 6" thick concrete walls full of rebar that have been cut
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