Judges' Comments
- The jury agreed that this project had a great clarity in program that was reflected in the thoughtful development of massing geometry and the façade. Great attention was paid to the orientation and design of the glazing from both the energy conservation perspective, and the user’s experience within the space. The building was well presented and is an inspiring example of the possibilities for architecture on a Cal State campus.
Project Data:
Completion Date: 3/31/2015
Square Footage: 67000
Building Use: Student and Faculty Support Center
Location: Hayward, CA
Project Description:
The campus and the California State University (CSU) system set ambitious goals of making this 67,000 SF 5-story building an elegant, inviting space and a model of sustainability for the campus and region. The first LEED Platinum project in the CSU system, the building takes advantage of its gateway location and site topography to showcase sustainable solutions on stormwater management, open space, water use and energy efficiency. A Savings by Design participant that meets the 2030 Challenge with an efficient system and envelope design that is 46% better than CBECS baseline and a 147kWh photovoltaic rooftop system design that offsets 24% of the project’s energy use.
The L-shaped building maximizes the usable site footprint by elevating the fourth and fifth floors creating a three-story protected plaza used for a variety of interdepartmental and campus gatherings. Floors 1 through 3 house student programs meeting the needs of the diverse 15,000-student population. Floors 4 & 5 support faculty offices, meeting rooms and administrative functions with an orientation that maximizes the distant bay and hillside views. The project site has a grade-change of 15 feet allowing the north entry and University Welcome Center to be on grade with student parking while the south entry is on grade with the campus mall. The building skin ties the architecture of the surrounding buildings together, providing horizontal, operable window openings that provide views and natural ventilation to occupants. Three distinct concrete panels are used to create the building’s fenestration pattern. The pattern meets the Title-24 prescriptive wall-to-window ratios but looks more open while allowing for ease of changes within. The building skin breaks at the north entry to create a new gateway to the campus from the student parking lot. This area is glazed to allow for additional daylight at the prominent social spaces that are located closely to the main entry. The plaza transitions up into the campus for additional outdoor spaces at the campus level which also combine entries of the existing surrounding buildings. Sustainable features include:
• The building earned a LEED Platinum Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in March 2017, and was a Savings by Design participant with a 33% betterment than Title-24 returning $77,000 in incentives to the campus.
• Of the 2.2-acre site, 73% is open space
• Photovoltaic array power generation-24% of the project’s energy requirements
• Operable windows provided throughout
• High-performance mechanical and lighting systems paired with motion sensors reducing energy loads for both lighting and HVAC
• 100% of stormwater is cleaned and filtered with bio-detention basins before entering back into the aquifer.
• 43% building water use reduction – low-flow fixtures, urinals and dual-flush fixtures
• 52% reduction in potable water use for irrigation – efficient irrigation system and native and drought tolerance landscape design.
• Meets LEED IAQ requirements for construction and post construction
• 88% diversion of construction waste from landfills
• 50% of the materials and products were extracted or manufactured within 500 miles of the site
• Alternate/ public transportation
C.O.T.E. | Committee on the Environment
Submitted By: |
LPA, Inc. |
Design Architect: |
LPA, Inc. |
Associate Architect or Firm: |
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Landscape Architect: |
LPA, Inc. |
Owner / Developer: |
California State University, East Bay |
Engineer: |
Structural Engineer: LPA, Inc. Mechanical/Plumbing: LPA, Inc. Electrical Engineer: LPA, Inc. Civil Engineer: LPA, Inc. |
General Contractor: |
Sundt Construction, Inc. |
Consultant: |
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Photographer: |
Costea Photography, Inc. |
California State University, East Bay, Student and Faculty Support Center
Category
Commercial
Winner Status
- Merit Award
- C.O.T.E. Award