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Qualcomm BA Tower & Parking Structure

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Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 8.5 Acres
Partners: Delawie Architecture
Client: Qualcomm
Budget: N/A
Completed: In Progress

About the Project

The overall approach to the BA site is to create discrete landscape typologies which serve both the building and the campus as a whole. Functional areas, such as building entries, roads, drop-offs and pedestrian paths will be treated with sculptural, modern forms supporting the image of Qualcomm as a leader in design and innovation. The periphery bioswale and slope areas will emulate the natural forms and gradients of the native Southern California landscape that surrounds the development. These open spaces will be designed to connect to adjacent Qualcomm sites (both existing and future), ultimately enhancing the cohesiveness of the campus as a whole. The tight spaces between the buildings are conceptualized as a slot canyon or arroyo, and will be planted to maximize the atmospheric and spatial qualities of the architectural design. Hanging vines, shimmering trees and swaying grasses will be used to amplify the dynamic effects of the light and air moving through the space, and could also serve as a storm water garden. The project is being designed to LEED GOLD standards established by the United States Green Building Council.

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December 29, 2015

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Villas at Gower

The Facts

Awards: Westside Urban Prize Award
LEED Rating: Platinum certified
Location: Hollywood, CA, USA
Size: 3 Acres
Partners: Killefer Flammang Architects
Client: Non-Profit Organization
Budget: Non-Profit Organization
Completed: 2012

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with architects Killefer Flammang on Villas at Gower a non-profit transitional housing and community outreach facility in West Hollywood, California. The project includes numerous outdoor garden spaces/courtyards that are programmed for the multi-generational tenants of the project, as well as the staff/counselors that will be operating the facility. The program also includes an indoor/outdoor gallery space for a local artist in residency program, as well as providing gallery space for artists in the surrounding communities. Villas at Gower is certified LEED Platinum facility featuring sustainable design principals including; photovoltaic panels on the roof, low water use native/adaptive planting, and on site infiltration of storm water through a series of planted drainage/infiltration structures.

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September 20, 2015

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Sempra Energy Downtown Headquarters

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Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: .6 Acres
Partners: Carrier Johnson Architects
Client: SDG&E
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2015

About the Project

landLAB is collaborating with Carrier Johnson on the new Sempra Energy headquarters located prominently in downtown San Diego in the ballpark district. The northeastern corner of the site at 8th and Island will be an open urban plaza with fixed seating and an enclosed dining plaza adjacent to the interior dining which will be set back from the street and surrounded by lush shade tolerant planting. A battered concrete planter along 8th avenue will help reconcile the grade change as well as integrate with the interior architecture. The south plaza will be located mid-block on 8th Avenue between the new tower and the existing historic Fire Station to remain. The focal point of the plaza will be a battered, lit water wall centered on the lobby and adjacent pre function space providing a seamless interior-exterior space. The water wall will be flanked on both sides by a continuous battered living wall creating a lush vertical backdrop to the space. The site design incorporates all of the buildings’ storm water into on-structure bioswale planters that serve a dual function of integrated storm water retention, and screen planting for the outdoor spaces.

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North Plaza Plan Enlargement

South Plaza Plan Enlargement

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September 20, 2015

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Qualcomm Pacific Center Corporate Campus

The Facts

Awards: ASLA SD Honor Award 2016
LEED Rating: Gold certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 23 Acres
Partners: BNIM Architects
Client: Qualcomm
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2015

About the Project

BNIM Architects and landLAB are collaborating on the Qualcomm Pacific Center Campus located in San Diego, California. The master plan focuses on the insertion of two new buildings into the existing campus. One new office building and a mixed-use conference, dining, wellness and organic garden, inclusive of a regulation sized soccer field, are being integrated into the existing 9.4 acre campus. The AY building’s interior courtyard features an architectural bioswale that is fed by storm water from the building’s roof drains. The design also incorporates multiple breakout spaces encompassed by native San Diego landscape. Building AZ utilizes green roof technology to create additional usable space for fitness, dining, and other programmed events. The campus design will also integrate a meandering trail system that connects the site with the adjacent naturalized open space in Lopez Canyon. Qualcomm Pacific Center Campus is anticipating a LEED Gold rating from the USGBC.

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September 20, 2015

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Lincoln Acres Library and Community Center

The Facts

LEED Rating: Silver certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: .5 Acres
Partners: Safdie Rabines Architects
Client: City of San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2013

The Facts

landLAB collaborated with Safdie Rabines Architects on a new Community Center and Library for the Lincoln Acres community in southeast San Diego. The new facility will be constructed on the same site as the existing outdated library community center and adjacent playground. The new facility will include: an outdoor dining terrace adjacent to the community center that will be highly programmed by the surrounding community, new play spaces for tots and small children, and needed onsite parking. The project is LEED gold certified, featuring; sustainable low water use native plantings in “arroyo” gardens to filter and treat storm water on site, porous paving in the parking lot, and use of onsite recycled materials for new construction.

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September 20, 2015

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Sharp-Rees Stealy Downtown Wellness Center

The Facts

Selected Projects: Health
Awards: DBIA, Golden Nugget
LEED Rating: Gold certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 2 Acres
Partners: AVRP Studios
Client: Sharp-Rees Stealy
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2013

About the Project

The landscape concept for the new Sharp-Rees Wellness Center is duality; duality of soft textures and crisp architectural lines, a historic site progressive health care, of public open spaces and private healing gardens. The design of the new Wellness Center creates a welcoming health care facility with beautifully landscaped entry ways and waiting areas, green walls and roofs, sustainable site features and healing garden spaces for staff, patients and visitors. The two key landscape features are the 3rd floor green roofs and the Grape Street Healing Garden with the historic Moreton Bay Fig tree. Environmental design principles such as passive solar are integrated into the proposed design: vine covered green screen at the parking garage; vegetated green roofs to shade and cool the building; deciduous trees to shade pavement and architecture. Other sustainable measures are on-site management of storm water at green roofs and at-grade landscaped areas, urban. heat-island reduction by shade structures, canopy trees and vegetated green roofs. Proposed plant species will be drought tolerant, non-invasive species with sensory or medicinal qualities. The site will be drip irrigated to reduce water-loss due to overspray, evaporation and wind.

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Site Features

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September 20, 2015

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SIO Scripps Research Support Facilities

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Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 3.5 Acres
Partners: Architects Roseling Nakamura Terada
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2014

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Architects Roseling Nakamura Terada on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Support Facilities at University of California San Diego aka ‘Seaweed Canyon’ an existing, functioning research, staging and storage facility tucked away in a deep canyon on the UCSD campus. Currently researchers carry out their work in the original Camp Matthew’s Quonset Huts dating back to 1942. Updates to the facility include three new high bay buildings, increased staging areas, photovoltaics, and improved emergency vehicle and tractor-trailer truck access. Storm water will be channeled from the roofs and paved areas and infiltrated in to two large vegetated bioswales. Buildings will be screened and softened by retaining all existing native trees and layering and understory of California native plants. By restoring a little more of the canyon landscape to its original state, and responsible architecture.

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September 20, 2015

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UCSD Rady School of Management Phase II

The Facts

LEED Rating: Silver Certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 44,000 Sq. Ft
Partners: Ellerbe Beckett, HMC Architects
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: $21 Million
Completed: 2012

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Ellerbe Becket and HMC Architects on Phase II of the Rady School of Management in the North Campus of UCSD. Phase II improvements enclose the main palm courtyard with a new building including tiered classrooms and a large auditorium terraced into the hillside. A new vehicular drop-off connects the main courtyard to the proposed north campus housing project and academic expansion to the north, while enhancing pedestrian linkages to the rest of the campus. The design features numerous terraces and breakout spaces for faculty and students to enjoy the beautiful San Diego climate. Native low water use coastal bluff planting contrast the colorful courtyard planting and large open lawn, in the adjacent ‘wedge’ open space to the south. Phase II will be LEED certified and will feature on site storm water management through bioswales and vegetated infiltration areas, that incorporate California native planting.

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UCSD 64° Dining Commons

The Facts

Awards: ASLA SD Merit Award 2016
LEED Rating: Silver certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 32,000 Sq. Ft.
Partners: Studio E Architects
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: $11 Million
Completed: 2015

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Studio E Architects on a redesign for Revelle Café on the University of California San Diego Campus. The new design embraces sustainability as part of Revelle College while embracing the southern California climate by providing a variety of spaces enjoy the outdoor environment throughout the year. In the southern courtyard, porous paved dining areas are shaded by a by a bosque of palo verde trees, while oversized umbrellas provide relief from the sun on a “beach blanket” of rubber play surfacing with lounge chairs. In the northern courtyard, festoon lighting and a landmark outdoor fireplace bring warmth to an outdoor ‘rec-room’ complete with built in ping pong and community tables. Green planting walls are thoughtfully located to define space while creating an interesting edge to the outdoor room. The Revelle café landscape design develops a strong physical and visual connection between concurrent improvement projects at the adjacent Blake and Argo residence halls where landLAB is designing new courtyards and exterior landscaping to create a unified refreshed look for this important crossroads in Revelle College.

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Concept Schemes

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September 20, 2015

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SDSU Zura Residence Hall Refresh

The Facts

LEED Rating: Silver certified
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1.5 Acres
Partners: HMC Architects, BBC, Mallum
Client: San Diego State University
Budget: $23 Million
Completed: 2015

About the Project

landLAB is collaborated with HMC architects and Mallum on the refresh of Zura Residence Hall at San Diego State University. The new design re-imagines one of San Diego State’s oldest residence halls as one of the hippest dorms on campus. Maintaining the existing structure, but reconfiguring and updating the interior to include accessible dorm rooms and facilities, communal study space, smarter room configurations and improved social and kitchen amenity spaces. The refreshed facility will include not only interior upgrades, but also exterior amenities that will meet the demands of today’s students. The exterior design highlights California climate creating a resort feel for student housing. A surfboard wash down and repair station, yoga and fitness lawn, outdoor game area, multiple fire pits and lounge seating and conversion of an existing unused roof deck to the ultimate student hangout space including movie wall, outdoor bbq and kitchen with adjacent dining area, flexible seating for studying or sunbathing, comfortable couches and big cozy chairs to gather in groups around the small fire pits.