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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Design Architect and Architect of Record: Studio Gang

Associate Architect: TEF Design

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 8/28/2024
Program type(s): Education - College/University (campus-level)
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 198,000 gsf
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 79,000 gsf
Project substantial completion date: 8/28/2024
Climate zone: 3C
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: Design Architect and Architect of Record: Studio Gang
Associate Architect: TEF Design
Owner’s Representative: Dovetail Construction Project Management
Sustainability Consultant: Atelier Ten
Structural Engineering and Acoustics Engineer: Arup
MEP/FP Engineer MEYERS+
Landscape Architect: Surface Design Inc.
Civil Engineer: Lotus Water
Lighting Designer: PritchardPeck
Wayfinding and Signage: Public Design
Code, Fire, and Life Safety Consultant: Coffman Engineers
Thermal and Waterproofing Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti
Dry Utility Consultant: Urban Design Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company

Project Overview:
Conceived as a creative ecosystem where 34 different art and design disciplines can overlap in one location, the California College of the Arts Campus Expansion provides new art-making facilities, learning spaces, and green spaces for students, faculty, and visitors.

The concrete ground level features indoor-outdoor workshops for intensive art-making practices and fabrication, promoting visibility, accessibility, and interdisciplinary interaction. Above, two mass timber pavilions house classrooms, art studios, and exhibition galleries. The project, which provides healthy, resilient spaces for informal learning, working, and socializing, targets carbon neutrality and net-zero energy and is among California’s first exposed mass timber structures.

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