Student Community Center, UC Berkeley
MRY Architects & Planners / UC Berkeley Capital Projects
This ambitious, student-funded masterplan and building project aims to re-think and revitalize a historic student center. As sustainability is one of the key drivers for the building and landscape design, Atelier Ten is working with the design and university team to implement building-specific and site-wide strategies for meeting environmental goals.
DETAILS
LOCATION: BERKELEY, CA
AREA: 108,000 SQ FT
COST: $80 M
DATE: 2010 – PRESENT
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
BENCHMARKING: LEED
LEED-NC PLATINUM AND CI SILVER TARGETS
Strategy
Currently one of the biggest projects on campus, the renovation of and additions to the Student Community Center include the LEED Platinum-targeted Eshelman Hall and the renovations to MLK, Anthony, and Chavez Halls. Sustainability targets for the project include energy savings 30% below California’s Title 24 requirements; 100% irrigation reduction; and, 100% reduction in operational waste. A comprehensive water management plan includes a large rainwater garden to collect and filter stormwater onsite.
Atelier Ten is supporting the achievement of these goals through design-stage sustainable peer review of the masterplan and building design and renovation concepts, with particular attention being paid to the facades. Atelier Ten is also benchmarking progress through the LEED program.