higher education

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1,000 Sq Ft
Partners: Kevin deFreitas Arch., Emily Desai
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2015

About the Project

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Illustrative Site Plan

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: ?
Partners: N/A
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2013

About the Project

landLAB conducted a series of studies for entry signage options to be located at the University of California San Diego north point entry, at the intersection of north torrey pines road and north point entry drive. The solution is comprised of three 6 foot rammed earth walls that mimic the sloping terrain. Signage lettering will be made of corten steel. The walls are positioned to achieve maximum visibility from all sides of the intersection. The planting concept establishes swaths of low-water use and native California plants, succulents, and groundcovers with a backdrop of mature torrey pine trees to provide a naturalized – yet still somewhat formal – landscape character.

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1 Acre
Partners: OBR Architecture
Client: University of San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: In Progress

About the Project

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Site Plan

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: ? Acres
Partners: Alfredo Azaria Architects
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2010

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Alfredo Azaria Architects, and UCSD Housing and Dining on in the Thurgood Marshall neighborhood at the University of California, San Diego. The facility is located along “Ridgewalk,” the major north south pedestrian spine in the North campus of UCSD, and is surrounded by both student housing and academic buildings. The project features outdoor dining terraces that have been integrated into the sloping site allowing access to an existing open lawn area, providing areas for social interaction, dining and relaxation in the beautiful San Diego climate. The project incorporates sustainable design features including; on site storm water management, low water use native plantings and use of recycled materials.

Illustrative Site Plan

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1 Acre
Partners: UC San Diego
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2009

About the Project

landLAB was hired by UCSD to design the landscape associated with the reconfigured parking lot 405 adjacent to the new Music Building and existing Student services building in the heart of the UCSD campus. With the closure of Myers loop (Town Square pedestrian plaza), much needed handicapped parking needed to be relocated close by the center of campus. landLAB worked collaborated with Snipes-Dye Civil Engineering to grade the sloping parking lot to both accommodate the amount of required ADA parking, while also capturing and cleansing the parking storm water runoff through planted bioswales. Careful attention during the site planning for the parking lot allowed a mature Black Acacia tree to remain in place providing valuable shading to the parking lot, with another mature tree being transplanted to the student services main courtyard directly adjacent to the site.

Site Plan

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1 Acre
Partners: UC San Diego
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2012

About the Project

landLAB was hired by the University of California, San Diego to re-design the main pedestrian entry to the facility off of Ridgewalk, and two courtyards at the existing Social Sciences facility located in the north part of the UCSD campus. Design charrettes with the Urban Studies students and Social Sciences faculty facilitated design direction and programming for the outdoor spaces. The design also focused on planting groupings of native Torrey Pines at key locations to mitigate strong prevailing winds from entering the courtyards through passages in the building. Existing lawn areas that were not actively used were replaced with low water use native plant material along with additional seating for students and faculty to enjoy the beautiful San Diego climate.

Site Plan