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726 Main Street: Hayes Group Architects' adaptive reuse, commercial interiors project received a
2024 Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects San Mateo Chapter.

The adaptive reuse project, 726
Main Street in Redwood City was jury- 2515 El Camino: Sustainability strategies include creating a mixed-used development in a walk-
able community, as well as: increasing renewable energy use through solar panels; maximising
selected for an Honor Award. Hayes daylight use through shallow commercial floor-plates and residential unit depths, skylights above
Group Architects created a striking, the interior residential corridor, and extensive exterior glazing; reducing energy consumption
modern office space—while celebrating through high-performance VRF HVAC systems and high performance façades; and improving
the richness of the historic structure's indoor air quality through MERV-13 filers in HVAC systems.
original character through the integration
of transparency and contrasting
contemporary materials.
726 Main Street was commissioned
by Stormland Group, a premier land
development firm in Silicon Valley. "Our
client, Ed Storm is an exceptional real
estate developer who appreciates modern
architecture and design," states Hayes
Group Architects founder Ken Hayes,
AIA.
The land development project at 2515
El Camino in Palo Alto was jury-selected
for a Citation Award. Hayes Group
Architects entitled the one-acre site for
its previous owner, then worked with new
owner, Huafa Industrial, to transform
the property into a dynamic, mixed-use
development featuring townhouses, retail
and office space, set in a landscaped site
with spaces for gathering, shopping and
relaxing.

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