In the community center, SFMI combines its experience in design of multipurpose room audiovisual systems, building wide structured cabling, public address, broadband distribution and electronic security systems systems together with its extensive background in building acoustics.

In addition to its library work, Smith, Fause and McDonald has enjoyed its role as part of the teams that have designed several of the community centers and senior centers in Northern California, including the following: 

• City of Daly City, War Memorial Community Center & John Daly Library, Daly City, California
• City of Lafayette Library and Community Center, Lafayette, California
• City of Milpitas Senior Center, Milpitas, California
• City of Palo Alto Arts Center Renovation, Palo Alto, California
• City of Palo Alto Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, Palo Alto, California
• City of San Francisco, County Fair Building, San Francisco, California
• City of San Rafael, Pickleweed Library and Community Center, San Rafael, California
• City of San Jose, Roosevelt Community Center, San Jose, California
• City of San Leandro Senior Center and Emergency Operations Facility, San Leandro, California
• City of West Sacramento Community Center, West Sacramento, California
• City of Woodland Community Center, Woodland, California
• County of Sacramento, Swanston Community Center, Sacramento, California
• Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, California
• Levy Family Campus, Los Gatos, California
• Mid-Penninsula Boys & Girls Club, East Palo Alto Club, East Palo Alto, California
• Mid-Penninsula Boys & Girls Club, Menlo Park Club, Menlo Park, California
• University of California, Davis, Student Community Center, Davis, California

Outside of Northern California, SFMI has also been involved in the design of:

• Tucson Community Center, Tucson, Arizona
• City of Mesa Community Center, Centennial Hall