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UCSD International Center

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 1.8 Acres
Partners: Blue Motif Architects
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2012

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Bluemotif architects on the new International Center, which is located prominently on the central campus pedestrian spine “Library walk” at UCSD. The design of the International Center is focused on sustainable site planning and design principals, enhancing pedestrian access to the facility and through the site, while keeping the original character of the facility. The new buildings were carefully sited amongst the existing eucalyptus grove, creating new outdoor spaces that enhance interaction of visitors, students and faculty from the surrounding colleges. A series of interconnected indoor/outdoor spaces, each with its own character and identity, are nestled amongst the eucalyptus providing areas for both large and intimate gatherings in a play of light and shade. The design features green roofs, rain gardens, recycled materials and is planned to be a minimum LEED gold facility.

Site Plan

Landscape Typologies

Historic Eucalyptus Grove Preservation

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December 29, 2015

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University of San Diego Master Plan Refresh

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 160 Acres
Partners: Pearson, MW Steele
Client: University of San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2015

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with M.W. Steele Architects and Sue Peerson Planning on updating the masterplan for the University of San Diego. The team sets the road map for the expansion of the campus including new academic buildings, recreational facilities, Campus Student Life Facilities and Student Housing. Coupled with this expansion is a focus on establishing a pedestrian only core, along an integrated plan of major open spaces and pedestrian plazas. The masterplan also includes design guidelines for hardscape panting and irrigation, implementation of bike lanes, implementation of strategies for campus wide turf reduction, connections to native open space and canyons, as well as creation of integrated stormwater management. The final masterplan will be submitted as a CUP submittal to the City of San Diego

Site Masterplan

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December 6, 2015

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UCSD Student Career Services Center

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 6323 Sq Ft
Partners: NA
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2015

About the Project

landLAB was hired for to refresh the existing landscape at UCSD Career Services Center located at the heart of UCSD campus. The overall vision for the site is to preserve the historic eucalyptus grove, enhance the structure’s surroundings and provide a space for students to meet, greet and study while also providing an outdoor space for private dinners and functions. Site features include hangout and dining decks, terraces, and lounge plazas. Sustainable features for the site include pervious paving, California native planting, biofiltration of site run-off and re-use of site salvaged concrete and other materials.

Concept Plan

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October 18, 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.

Site Plan

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September 20, 2015

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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.

Site Plan

Concept Schemes

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September 20, 2015

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UCSD Athena Parking Structure

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 3 Acres
Partners: Studio E. Architects
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: 2016

About the Project

Studio E Architects + IPD and landLAB teamed up for a design-build competition with McCarthy Construction for a new parking structure at the UCSD campus. The objective was a 1200 car parking garage on a thigh site that must incorporate two 250-foot diameter Thermal Energy Storage tanks. Some of the outstanding features include capturing and filtering the storm water runoff through planted bioswales captured in underground storage tanks and overflow funneled into two, 100-foot deep dry wells. Other sustainable features include solar arrays and thermal energy storage (T.E.S.) tanks. The team was the selected winner of 3 design-built teams short-listed for this project.

Site Plan

Site Section

Site Analysis

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September 20, 2015

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UCSD Center for Novel Therapeutics

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: 7.6 Acres
Partners: Perkins+Will, BioMED
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: In Progress

About the Project

landLAB collaborated with Perkins + Will Architects and BIOMED Realty, along with design build partner McCarthy Construction on the new Center for Novel Therapeutic in the science research park on the east Health sciences campus of UCSD. The landscape design of the Center for Novel Therapeutics continues the implementation of the master plan of Science Research Park while providing enhancements to overall campus connectivity, increasing areas of native planting and habitat and providing areas for storm water biofiltration. On the west side of the site a generous landscape area will be developed which extends the feeling of the adjacent canyon into the site. A sinuous accessible path (+/- 4.5%) will negotiate the almost 12 feet of grade change between the road and the building passing through drifts of native trees and drought tolerant planting. Small seating areas defined by concrete seat walls and paved with decomposed granite will give visitors and staff a place to enjoy the open space and views of the canyon to the west.

Site Plan

Site Analysis

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September 20, 2015

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UCSD Body Donor Memorial

The Facts

Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Size: .25 Acres
Partners: N/A
Client: UC San Diego
Budget: N/A
Completed: In Progress

About the Project

landLAB worked with the UCSD planning department to create a memorial in honor of the lives of the people that donated their body to scientific research. The site is meant as a site of commemoration and reflection on lives of the donors but also a tribute to the legacy they leave behind to science, their philosophy and values to their local community and the human race in the universe. Located on the bluffs in La Jolla, California the site offers a loci of points that are interpreted in the design of the memorial as a compass of location of place, passage of time, and philosophy/ spirituality. The vegetation consists of sculptural and ornamental planting local to the coast bluffs of San Diego and Torrey pines.

Site Plan

Site Location & Seasons

Site Features

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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.

Site Plan

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September 20, 2015

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Cal State Fullerton Titan Student Union Expansion

The Facts

LEED Rating: Silver certified
Location: Fullerton, CA, USA
Size: 1.3 Acres
Partners: Steinberg Architects, PCL Construction
Client: CSU Fullerton
Budget: $15,000,000
Completed: 2016

About the Project

landLAB was on the winning Design Build Team with STEINBERG Architect and PCL Construction for the CSU Fullerton Titan Student Union Expansion. The landscape concept for the new student union is to extend the interior architectural space outside into a cohesive exterior environment. To create a flexible, fun, and chill space for daily student activities, chance encounters, studying, dining and/or lounging. The garden amphitheater is a perfect example of the expansion of indoor to outdoor space and provide a special and comfortable alcove within the larger Union space. The new student center will provide a variety of seating opportunities for groups or individuals and flexibility or arrangement for larger campus events. Cast in place seat walls, precast modular seating and freeform benches create a solid backbone for various plaza spaces. Community tables encourage friendly conversation while taller custom bar tops integrate outlets for laptops and devices for exterior flexible study/work space. Bistro style tables and moveable/ stackable chairs allow all students to tailor the space to their needs.