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Best of 2006 Southern California The UC Irvine Natural Sciences Unit II research facility joins two science schools into one eye-catching design. The $40 million, 146,075-sq.-ft. building was shaped into an “L” form and divided into two wings—one fivestory wing dedicated for offices, the other four-story wing designed for lab and classroom space. Dividing the building into two wings allowed the Judges’ Comments university to meet safety requirements and created efficient user flow. The building was further divided to meet the needs of the two science schools—the school of physical sciences is housed on the first and second floors while the school of biological sciences uses the top floors. The fifth floor also includes an outdoor balcony that UC Irvine Natural Sciences Unit II can serve to host biological science events. A single-story High Energy Lab was also part of the project. To minimize its impact to the design, it was built apart from the main research facility. The hinge of the building was designed to serve as a two-story entrance lobby. But besides serving as the lobby, the entrance also provides “Good job of making meeting spaces, lab types.” access to the main stair tower. Each landing of the stair tower is oversized, designed to allow for meeting space and special events. Lab space was designed with smaller windows to allow a controlled amount of light in while offices were designed with larger windows. In the lab space, blackout curtains were installed for 49 California Construction 12/2006 Project Team Higher Education Award of Merit Owner University of California, Irvine Design/Build Architect Carrier Johnson, Costa Mesa Bridging Design Architect Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, Los Angeles General Contractor Hensel Phelps Construction, Co., Irvine Mechanical Engineer GEM Engineering, San Diego Electrical Engineer Korsortum 1, Santa Ana Civil Engineer BFL Owen and Associates, Irvine Laboratory Planner Design for Science, San Marcos Vibration Consultant VSA & Associates, Whittier experiments. The labs were also designed to be movable and flexible. The building exterior is cast-in-place concrete and the base of the building was set in Rosso Verona stone, a red granite. Stainless steel and copper were used as accents around the exterior of the stair tower and canopy elements. The Natural Sciences Building Unit II sits at the edge of the university’s ring mall and it fits neatly into UCI’s master plan.
Best of 2006 Southern California When University of San Diego High School needed to expand, its owner, the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, gave it a new name, a new location and a new look. Cathedral Catholic High School, a $52 million campus, is a 250,000-sq.-ft. educational complex to serve 2,000 students. Built on 55 acres, the high school is comprised of 12 buildings, including a multi-story gymnasium, library and Judges’ Comments fine arts building. Classrooms were outfitted with smart boards while the fine arts building features roll-up doors to allow natural light inside. The school’s football field features artificial turf, full stadium seating and is surrounded by a track. Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego The school’s Catholic identity is reflected throughout the campus. A statue of Saint Joseph is located at the primary entrance, a chapel was built and a meditation garden was built which features religious sculptures. Designed by Architects Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson, the high school was built by Sundt Construction. Sundt provided value engineering recommendations that reduced project costs by 5 percent during construction. The campus was designed to emulate Italian hill town architecture; multi-colored masonry block and colored concrete shapes were used for the buildings. The plazas were created in a similar manner. Using masonry allowed the building’s exteriors to be enhanced without using stucco or metal paneling. The buildings were constructed with reinforced masonry bearing walls with “The Tuscan features are great; a well-executed project.” supporting structural steel floors and roofs. Clay tile roofing was used for sloping roofs. The project was scheduled to allow subcontractors to work independently of one another. For instance, a masonry subcontractor would work on one build- 50 California Construction 12/2006 Project Team K-12 Winner Owner Catholic Diocese of San Diego Architect Architects Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson, San Diego General Contractor Sundt Construction, San Diego Structural Engineer Stedman & Dyson Structural Engineers, San Diego Civil Engineer Lintvedt McColl & Associates, San Diego Electrical Engineer ILA + Zammit Engineering Group, San Diego Mechanical Engineer GEM Engineering Landscape Architect Wallace Roberts & Todd, San Diego ing and move on to the next while the steel subcontractor began work on the first building. The high school was not completely finished until December 2005 but enough work was completed to allow the school to open earlier in the year. The project finished on time despite a number of challenges, including a rainier season than usual and escalating building costs.
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