Design for Integration
CSU San Bernardino sits at the base of the San Bernardino mountains in a unique setting near a seismic fault with blustery and high temperature conditions. The university is ever trying to address this juxtaposition of elements to promote lifelong learning while providing a home for students on campus. The Center for Global Innovation (CGI) is located at the heart of the campus adjacent a major pedestrian thoroughfare and across from the university library. CGI is a LEED Platinum, 70,000-square-foot, three-story building housing classrooms and administration offices for the College of Extended Learning.
The building form responds to climatic conditions and a university directive to integrate a meaningful social experience with academics on campus. By shifting and folding floor plates, the design incorporates a variety of indoor and outdoor social and learning spaces that are shaded and protected from the elements, including a rooftop terrace. Additionally, the design incorporates increased structural strength measures due to the project’s proximity to the San Andreas fault.
The building’s exterior is wrapped in a pleated metal panel system, a modern reinterpretation of the fluted concrete found on campus. Further articulation takes cues from existing surrounding buildings, allowing CGI to reinforce the idea of ‘campus-building’.
Design for Community
The university’s large international student population became the driving force of the design: a global connection. Using inspiration from a typical town square found in any given city around the world, the lobby or global gallery is conceptualized as a gathering space around which the rest of the programmatic elements are arranged. This space acts as a home base for students on campus. With digital screens, writable surfaces and flexible furniture, students can gather in small to large groups to socialize or study in a series of decks on every floor of the facility. The global gallery creates an opportunity for students to embrace and be connected to their campus environment.
Classroom spaces are located on the lower floors for easy wayfinding and campus access, while student services become a destination on the top floor.
Designing for Resources - Sustainability
The LEED Platinum certified project relied on an integrated design approach, where all involved disciplines informed the process, and allowed numerous sustainable design strategies to be introduced including:
• Meets the AIA 2030 commitment with an EUI of 29.2; a 76% reduction over baseline.
• Exceeds Title-24 by 26%
• Optimization of access to daylight with controls, occupancy sensors and meaningful views to the exterior.
• Mixed-mode naturally ventilated lobby with operable windows.
• Energy Star cool roof kept free of mechanical equipment.
• 160kw photovoltaic array on roof; enough to offset 50% of building’s energy use.
• 100% of stormwater collected on site and polished via bioswales.
• Native and water efficient landscaping with 100% reclaimed water for irrigation.
• Dual flush plumbing and low flow fixture reduce building water use by 27% from baseline.
• Integration with campus chilled water loop and energy management systems.
• Use of recycled content and locally produced materials.
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