Recently Completed Projects

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The Viterbi Family Vision Research Center provides approximately 100,000 gross square feet of new space for research on various ophthalmologic diseases as well as expanding interdisciplinary collaborations across campus and the San Diego community to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation for vision research. It is located east of Interstate 5 in the Health Sciences East Neighborhood of the La Jolla Campus, just west of the Shiley Eye Institute and adjacent to the Koman Outpatient Pavilion, within the existing academic-medical complex. The facility comprises new space for computational analytics and clinical trial research; wet laboratory (open laboratory space design with dedicated laboratory support) to conduct basic science and clinical trial research; a core laboratory (vivarium); meeting and support space; and a small amount of retail.

Project Details

• Program Manager: Juli Smith
• Executive Design Professional: nbbj
• Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten
• Completd: Winter 2025
• Location: Health Sciences East Neighborhood
• LEED Certification Goal: Gold

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The Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood provides approximately 2,000 new beds for undergraduate students, residential life and administration offices for the newly established Eighth College, general assignment classrooms, meeting spaces, restaurants and retail space for approximately 900,000 gross square feet total. In addition, the project provided replacement parking in a below-grade configuration for approximately 1,140 cars (300 net new spaces).

Public realm improvements included: an enhanced campus entry at the Revelle College Drive intersection; partial realignment of Scholars Drive South (campus loop road); a valet/drop-off zone for the adjacent Theatre District; a transit hub for campus shuttles and public transit buses; an extension of Ridge Walk (a primary north-south pedestrian spine) to the southern campus boundary; and recreation/outdoor wellness spaces located strategically throughout the 11.8 acre site.

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UC San Diego Welcomes Students and Two New Neighborhoods to Campus

Project Details

• Program Manager: Dennis Brown
• Project Manager: Mark Minieri
• Executive Design Professional: HKS & EYRC
• Contractor: Kitchell
• Completion: Fall 2024
• Location: West Campus Neighborhood (south of Revelle College – site map)
• LEED Certification Goal: Gold

Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood provides approximately 1,300 single-occupancy rooms for transfer and upper-division students in response to high demand for below market on-campus housing. The project comprises 580,500 gross square feet in two  22- and 23-story towers, with connected five-story buildings featuring outdoor terrace seating. The project also includes retail, open spaces in two large courtyards and access to canyon trails. Adjacent to the Central Campus station of the UC San Diego Blue Line trolley, Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood is within a five-minute walk of the Gilman Transit Hub, providing extensive public transit options. Pepper Canyon West aims to achieve LEED Gold certification with a full range of sustainability practices in design and operations. Low-flow fixtures and drought tolerant landscaping will save water, while green roofs will increase efficiency by removing heat from the air and reducing temperatures on the roof surfaces. The project also optimizes natural ventilation and daylight to reduce demand for mechanical ventilation and electricity and construction waste is reduced by fabricating some building elements off site.

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• UC San Diego Receives $100 Million in State Funding for New Student Housing
• UC San Diego Welcomes Students and Two New Neighborhoods to Campus

Project Details

• Project Manager: Bryan Macias
• Executive Design Professional: Perkins & Will
• Contractor: Clark Construction
• Completed: Fall 2024
• Location: Pepper Canyon
• LEED Certification Goal: Gold

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As part of a Central Utilities Plant expansion, a new chiller plant was built to provide additional efficient, water-based cooling capacity throughout the campus. The chiller plant is powered by carbon-free electric power and includes two chillers, two cooling towers, associated pumps, piping and all required electrical distribution systems. This new plant, necessary to accommodate campus growth, is located east of Galbraith Hall and south of York Hall.

Project Details

• Capital Program Management Liaison: Amy Hsu
• Executive Design Professional: Mascari Warner Dinh
• Contractor: Whiting-Turner
• Completed: Summer 2024
• Location: Revelle College

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The fire station, a first for the campus, was built as a partnership between the City of San Diego and UC San Diego, with the goal of serving the needs of the growing university, as well as the local surrounding community. The fire station, located near the intersection of Genesee Avenue and North Torrey Pines Road, will enable faster response times and provide vital emergency services that will benefit the UC San Diego community and the many families and individuals who live in the surrounding community. It is approximately 10,500 gross square feet and complies with the City of San Diego Fire Station and UC San Diego construction standards. The new station will accommodate the standard fire station crew of 12 personnel per 24 hour shift and include three drive through fire apparatus vehicle bays, administrative offices, kitchen and dining area, day room, reception/watch room, training room, wash room, exercise room and crew quarters.

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• Fire Station at UC San Diego Approved by San Diego City Council
• UCSD reaches deal with San Diego for on-campus fire station

Project Details

• City Project Manager: Monica Arredondo
• UC San Diego Project Liaison: Worth Archambault
• Executive Design Professional: Miller Hull
• Contractor: Level 10
• Completed: Summer 2024
• Location: Intersection of Genesee Avenue and North Torrey Pines Road
• LEED Certification Goal: The project is designed to meet LEED Silver 4.0 and the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan.
• Website: https://www.sandiego.gov/cip/projectinfo/UCSDFirestation

The project replaced an existing 670 square-foot modular structure with a new larger approximately 1,400 square-foot modular structure. The reserve serves as a base of operations for environmental research activities to analyze and observe wildlife, including training students in a hands-on science and environmental stewardship experience. A range of sustainability practices for design and operations were included in the budgeting, programming and design effort for the project to provide a facility that is environmentally friendly and sustainable. For more project information, visit the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve website.

Project Details

• Project Manager: Megan Francis
• Executive Design Professional: Architects Mosher Drew
• Contractor: DPR Construction
• Completed: Spring 2024
• Location: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

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The Data Science Institute (DSI) relocated from the San Diego Supercomputer building to the Data Science Building, formerly known as the Literature Building, which is afour -story structure, located in Warren College. This building was first occupied in 1990 by the Literature Department which has since moved to the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. Additionally, the Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC) will continue to temporarily occupy a suite on the second floor of this building until it can move to the new Triton Center.

The project scope was to repurpose all four floors of the existing Literature Building as a new space for the DSI. The project included renovation and updating the entire building (interior and exterior), a new conference/meeting space, new building utilities, new landscaping and outdoor areas, DSI branding and signage and accessibility upgrades. Restrooms were also updated and gender inclusive restrooms added.

Project Details

• Project Manager: Rick Lyons
• Executive Design Professional: Kevin deFreitas Architects
• Contractor: Turner Construction
• Completed: Spring 2024
• Location: Literature Building
• LEED Certification Goals: Certified

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The Shiley Eye Institute is a three-story building, constructed in 1991 and located in East Campus Health Sciences neighborhood. The building housed clinical and research space; researchers relocated to the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center.

The Shiley Eye Institute was originally designed to serve 20,000 patients annually; now, more than 100,000 patients are seen at the Institute each year, necessitating the need for additional clinical space. Due to growing patient load, the project converted vacated research and office space on the second floor to clinical space, including exam rooms, imaging areas, utility rooms and clinical support rooms.

In addition to the second-floor renovation, the project included upgrades to building infrastructure and modifications to improve accessibility and path of travel to meet current building codes. A Tier 3 seismic evaluation was completed to determine the required seismic improvements needed to bring the building to a SPR IV or better, in accordance with the UC Seismic Policy. The seismic retrofit updated the rating to  SPR IV. The project also included repair of existing water intrusion problems and a minimal architectural refresh of the building exterior.

Project Details

• Project Manager: Frances Angelborg
• Executive Design Professional: TEF Design
• Contractor: Align Builders
• Completed: Winter 2024
• Location: East Campus

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Located in the Revelle College Neighborhood on the main campus, York Hall is an essential resource for teaching and research at UC San Diego. The project provided seismic improvements to York Hall, a 134,000 square-foot concrete structure built in 1966.

Project Details

• Project Manager: Robert Northrup
• Executive Design Professional: LPA, Inc.
• Contractor: PCL Construction Services, Inc.
• Anticipated Completion: Fall 2023
• Location: Revelle College

Originally built in 1989, Price Center West is located within University Centers at UC San Diego and serves as a central hub for campus dining and services. With a growing student population and aging facilities, Student Affairs University Center identified a need to revitalize the Price Center West dining commons, enhancing the interior and exterior dining areas. The dining experience, capacity and flow integration to the outdoor plaza were essential elements of the project.

This project renovated approximately 7,000 square feet of the interior food court, including common dining space, restrooms and access between Price Center West and East. The second phase renovated approximately 25,000 square feet of the exterior plaza with improvements to circulation, storm water treatment, landscaping and new canopy structure adjacent to Price Center West food court for an enhanced outdoor dining experience.

Project Details

• Project Manager: Robert Northrop
• Executive Design Professional: Reyes Architects
• Contractor: Swinerton Builders
• Completed: Fall 2023
• Location: University Centers

As the campus has expanded facilities over the last several years, campus-wide infrastructure upgrades were necessary to provide adequate water and fire services to create redundancy in our domestic water systems. Construction included demolition of surface improvements, excavation and installation of new domestic water pipe and appurtenances, and replacement of surface improvements. 

Project Details

• Project Manager: Aaron Cooley
• Phase: Construction
• Completed: Spring 2023
• Locations: Northpoint Lane, Ridge Walk, Hopkins Lane (site map)