TLCD Architecture

A milestone worth celebrating! 🎉🍷

This week, Napa Valley College and the College Foundation celebrated the opening of the Donna Altes Hospitality Training Center, completing the Wine Education Complex. The new facility expands education and career opportunities in Napa Valley’s wine and hospitality industries.

The center provides flexible classrooms, a demonstration tasting bar, and event spaces for industry workshops, guest lectures, and educational programs. Students gain real-world experience for careers in hospitality, marketing, management, culinary arts, and tourism.

With the new Hospitality Training Center and the Wine Spectator Wine Education Center, Napa Valley College is now a premier destination for wine education and workforce development.

TLCD Architecture is honored to help create and design transformative spaces that inspire learning, strengthen community connections, and support our region's future workforce.

Special thanks to our valued partners—Midstate Construction Corporation, Brelje & Race, ZFA Structural Engineers, RHAA Landscape Architects, and Kitchell—for their collaboration and dedication throughout every phase of the project.

Congratulations to Napa Valley College, the Napa Valley College Foundation, the Viticulture & Winery Technology (VWT) program, and the entire campus community on this significant milestone!
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Please visit our Wine Spectator Learning Center project page here: https://www.tlcd.com/design/wine-spectator-learning-center
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Special thanks to Santa Rosa Junior College and the MESA Program for hosting Principal Carl Servais as part of their STEM Speaker Series!

Carl shared his journey from a small Midwest town to sunny California, giving students a behind-the-scenes look at his path to becoming a Principal at TLCD Architecture. He also tackled two essential questions: What is architecture—and what it means to be an architect? Through that lens, Carl introduced the idea of the “citizen architect”, someone who uses design to actively serve and shape their community.

We love being part of conversations that inspire future design professionals and build community through shared stories.
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Celebrating the people who make it all possible.

Cheers to our team members marking anniversary milestones in the first quarter of 2026—your talent, dedication, and passion continue to shape TLCD and the communities we serve.
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Sound connects us—to people, places, and everyday moments.

In collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, TLCD Architecture designed a Hearing Aid Center in Redwood City that reimagines the clinical experience—seamlessly blending the warmth of retail with the precision of healthcare.

The result is a welcoming, community-oriented environment that supports hearing evaluations, fittings, and ongoing care, that make essential services more accessible and approachable.

This is what design for well-being looks like.

Explore the project: https://www.tlcd.com/design/kaiser-permanente-hearing-aid-center-redwood-city
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