San Diego, CA | 4 stories | 183,400 sq ft

The Structural and Materials Engineering Building is a 183,400-square-foot, 4-story structure housing instructional, research, laboratory, studio, and office space for the Department of Structural Engineering, the Materials Engineering research group, and the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego. The building consists of a laboratory wing with a basement and an office wing that bends to conform to the site. We utilized a cast-in-place concrete slab and beam system and concrete shear wall system for the structure and a combination of cast-in-place concrete, cement plaster, glazed aluminum store front and aluminum sun shades for the exterior.

ARCHITECT

Safdie Rabines Architect (Design) / Miller Hull Architect (Executive)

CONTRACTOR

Mortenson Construction