CSU Sacramento Higher Education AC Martin Quals

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

SELECTED PORTFOLIO HIGHER EDUCATION

FIRM PROFILE

AC MARTIN OVERVIEW

Our goal is to create inspiring environments that positively affect people’s lives. AC Martin’s priority is to be at the forefront of design innovation and technical execution, continually adopting newest and best practice approaches and tool sets, including technological advances, sustainability and informed research. The work we do is based on the fundamental principles that the work we do must respond to the needs of various users, contribute positively to the built environment, and perform strongly in the market. With these in mind, our team is able to achieve collective project success.

STUDIOS

AC Martin has eight in-house studios: Higher Education, K-14, Civic/Institutional, Aviation, Industrial, Multi-Family, Hospitality, and a Special Services Group. These studios handle a diverse range of projects throughout the Western United States, including schools, high-tech research facilities, master planning of communities and campuses, courthouses, mixed-use retail and entertainment, parking structures, high-rise and low-rise, multi-family residential, hotels, as well as city, county, and state office buildings.

OFFICE LOCATIONS & PROFESSIONALS

AC Martin’s longest operating office and firm headquarters is in Los Angeles; other office locations are located in the Bay Area and Sacramento. Additionally, we have teams located in San Diego, Orange County and Central Valley. All together we have more than 170+ architects, designers, and other professionals as part of our firm family.

The quality of our work is determined by the depth of our team. As we continue to build upon our individual strengths through constant personal and professional growth, we continue to strengthen our efforts as a collective. Our handson leadership team is deeply engaged in their projects, ensuring an exchange of ideas at all staff levels creating a potential for limitless innovation. Our group of architects, planners, interior designers, and specialty experts all have strong educational and professional backgrounds.

Founded in 1906, AC Martin is one of the oldest firms in California. With a continuous design legacy that spans more than three generations, the firm is still recognized today as a thought and practice leader in the AEC industry.

PLANNING & PROGRAMMING

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING

As avid planners, we recognize that there is no one-size fits all model or approach. Indeed, we understand that there is an ever-growing need for customization–one that ultimately meets the specific needs of both the student, faculty, and staff who will utilize the space. To arrive at such unique solutions, we use a collaborative, interactive process to withdraw information, validate findings, and develop recommendations.

At each step of the feasibility, programming, and design phases, we bring our educational clients the tools and information necessary to understand everyone’s input and make decisions to move forward. At San Diego State University (SDSU), this included the development of a robust program options scenario matrix, including pros, cons, and cost of each option. SDSU’s AVP of Planning and Development, Bob Schulz remarked about the program options and process, “(AC Martin’s) program decision matrix...remains the most sophisticated decision-making tool I’ve seen in 30 years of capital projects management.”

PROGRAMMING

Our Planning Studio specializes in project pre-design work, focusing on: utilization and optimization studies; campus master planning; project feasibility studies; and facility programming and planning. AC Martin has completed 26 detailed campus master plans in the past 20 years. Such projects have included site reconnaissance and analysis, program development, development strategies, and space optimization-finding the highest and best use for existing and new spaces. In the past ten years, our planning team has completed an additional 40 programming/planning studies for higher education institutions.

DESIGN-BUILD

AC Martin has extensive experience with Design-Build project delivery. Our portfolio includes more than 25 backend Design-Build projects in partnership with general contractors (two of which are UC projects), and eight front-end Design-Build projects consisting of bridging and/ or criteria documents (four of which are UC projects).

The following diagrams illustrate one test fit scheme where the relationships desired between the various program elements are satisfied. The five-story scheme is sized to accommodate two RA clusters on a single floor while also optimizing space for shared residential life and building resources.

KECK CENTER FOR SCIENCE

DESCRIPTION

AC Martin programmed and designed Chapman University’s new Keck Center for Science & Engineering, working with the university to establish the project vision, develop a programming and concept design framework for long-term success, and deliver state-of-the art instructional facilities.

The initial program was conceived as four distinct elements:

(1) A science building

(2) Shelled space for a future Engineering program

(3) Bleachers/amphitheater for the adjacent football field

(4) Underground parking

AC Martin translated this vision into a comprehensive space program and design, reconciling these seemingly disparate elements into a single cohesive solution.

The main facility, completed in May 2018, houses Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular, Biology, General Biology, Food Science, Physics, Computational Sciences, Earth System Sciences, and Math & Computer Science. With so many departments represented in the building, interdisciplinary interaction and collaboration became a key programming and design goal. To achieve this goal, collaborative and gathering spaces are introduced throughout the length of the building, including: a stepped amphitheater which has become the heart of the building; meeting rooms; student gathering spaces; and lounges complete with coffee-making facilities.

One enters the 15,000 SF building from the north into a day-lit two-story space. A wide corridor organizes the building with views through generous floor-to-ceiling glass into the labs. Strategically located integrated display cabinets reinforce the notion of “putting science on display.” Throughout the length of the building, “events” are introduced as collaborative spaces. A stepped amphitheater at the center of the building allows for casual meetings and working, providing connectivity vertically through the building. Each floor has a collection of meeting rooms, student gathering spaces, and lounges complete with coffee making facilities.

“The complexity of this project required that the faculty and administration of Chapman form a strong, dynamic, and nimble partnership with the project team in order to meet [our] needs, and to respond to the rapid growth of science and engineering at Chapman that was occurring duringthe design and construction of the Keck Center. Managing that growth through collaborative, real-time tailoring represents one of the greatest triumphs of the entire project.”

ANDREW LYON FOUNDING DEAN, FOWLER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

PROGRAM FEATURES

• 20 teaching labs/ 25 research labs

• Innovative classrooms that enable learners to move seamlessly between lecture, lab, and team-based experiences

• An active learning classroom for computational and data sciences

• A world-class high-performance computing facility

• Reconfigurable indoor/ outdoor meeting spaces for interdisciplinary collaboration

• 50 faculty offices, dedicated faculty/staff lounge and patio

• An outdoor amphitheater

• A graduate student lounge

INNOVATIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS

Our approach to learning space design is based in evaluation, research, exploration, and application. New active learning classrooms at the Keck Center began by working with the university to understand how they want to teach and students to learn. With an emphasis on cooperative and collaborative learning, we designed two main types of classroom environments.

General, flexible classrooms support a wide variety of pedagogies, including lecture, group work, and class discussions. Flexible furniture allows for the quick and easy reconfiguration of the space while technology around the room perimeter support viewing angles and interactions from all locations.

The computational classroom provides a technology rich environment for the Computer Science department. Here, students can actively work together in groups on their own laptops, sharing content with each other and the whole class.

Outside the classrooms, the building provides a variety of student study and collaboration space, including gathering at the grand stair or finding “nook and cranies” throughout the building for small group work.

SWENSON FAMILY HALL

DESCRIPTION

The Swenson Family Hall of Engineering is located in the Keck Center for Science and Engineering, and is part of the Fowler School of Engineering at Chapman University. The interior architecture project involved the design of a three-story wing, creating a 31,000 SF home to the new Fowler School of Engineering. The design team collaborated with founding dean of Chapman’s new engineering school to program, design, and realize his revolutionary vision for the space. The dean envisioned the wing not only as the campus epicenter for innovative thinking but as an inclusive social hub where cross-pollination of ideas can occur between students and faculty. AC Martin created a multi-functional environment with a series of open, flexible spaces to inspire student exploration, offering a dynamic and immersive learning experience.

Students and faculty of the Swenson Family Hall of Engineering experience a collaborative, immersive and dynamic approach to education in their innovative designed wing. The design provides opportunities for collaboration, reconfiguration, and blurred lines between teaching and research. The lower level is designed to be a collaborative student space traversed by a gallery or “ideation path” connecting to the existing building. The second floor is composed of labs, study alcoves and research pods where students and faculty collaborate. The third floor is dedicated to faculty creative office suites and meeting rooms.

THE

IDEATION PATH

The ideation path is a wide hallway that bifurcates the lower level of the engineering school. This gallery path connects the collaborative student spaces, the dean suite and the fabrication labs through an angular walkway covered in a metal mesh ceiling. The path features views into workspaces and instructional spaces through glassy walls and large operable partitions.

THE SWISS KNIFE ELEMENT

The ideation path is a wide hallway that bifurcates the lower level of the Engineering school. This gallery path connects the collaborative student spaces, the dean suite and the fabrication labs through an angular walkway covered in a metal mesh ceiling. The path features views into workspaces and instructional spaces through glassy walls and large operable partitions.

“These facilities transcend bricks and mortar and set us on a path to actually confirm our capability as an institution and set us on a path toward an incredible future-a future that is being realized every single day. Keck Center will help us create a new generation of problem-solvers, thinkers, and inventors who will contribute to the economic growth of Southern California and make a critical difference to our society.”

DANIELLE STRUPPA PRESIDENT, CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

THE STAIR

The inter-connecting stair is, on the one hand, a functional way to travel vertically but is also a visual attractor for social activity. The lower part of the stair is shaped to encourage students and faculty to sit and chat at the confluence of a main circulation pathway and around the corner from the dean’s suite. The stair is made of sculptural wood shapes at the base and perforated metal at the top. It signifies the intersection of craft and technology. At the second level, the guardrails extend up and the ceiling panels extend down to express verticality. The perforated metal guardrails are supported by a steel armature onto which the handrails are fastened.

The Swenson Family Hall of Engineering has transformed the Chapman campus and fulfilled the dean’s vision of creating not only a campus epicenter for innovative thinking but an inclusive social hub where cross-pollination of ideas can occur.

POST-PANDEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL ENGINEERING LABS

Designed as flexible and reconfigurable spaces, the engineering instructional labs are fit-out with HyFlex audio-visual technology. This includes three cameras focused on the instructor and lab demonstration area:

(1) “back to front” camera, (1) ceiling-mounted document camera, and (1) positioned at the front corner of the room, situated to capture the instructor’s demonstration board / computer. The technology provides a three-fold purpose: record the lab and demonstrations for student to watch later; enhanced display and viewing angles of lab demonstration for all students; and participation of students who had to attend remotely. While Chapman promotes hands-on attendance in instructional labs, the university seeks to provide students’ the flexibility attend remotely when extenuating circumstances dictate.

BUTTE HALL REPLACEMENT: COLLEGE

STATE OF BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES

LOCATION

Chico, CA

COMPLETION

2023 (est.)

SIZE

90,000 GSF (85,200 SF existing, proposed 4,800 SF addition)

COST

$73.0 M

DESCRIPTION

A Design-Build effort from Turner Construction + AC Martin, Inc., this new building creates a bookend for the campus’ east-west connection, with a building massing informed by the scale of the existing surrounding, the programmatic elements, access to daylight, and accommodation of solar panels. The two rectangular volumes are arranged about a three-story interior gallery that provides student gathering space, study areas, and ample access to natural daylight. The primary exterior brick material reflects the campus fabric, with a warmth of wood added to create a welcoming and comfortable environment

Our team to provided the full design and construction services for the new Butte Hall Replacement building. This included a full programming effort to both replace the existing Butte Hall, co-locate several College resources to a common location, and provide much needed new study spaces.

To this end, the building houses (22) general university classrooms, (1) large learning hall, study, and lounge spaces, (5) departmental instructional labs, and office spaces for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. The program includes BSS departments: anthropology, economics, geography and planning, multi-cultural and gender studies, political science and criminal justice, public health and health services administration, social science, social work, and sociology.

Through the programming process, we identified the following goals with the university: maximize space usage, provide active learning environments, create holistic work environments for faculty and staff and support the health and wellness of all building occupants. Additionally, CSU Chico identified sustainable design, net zero energy and improved outdoor environments as priority goals for the project. The new building program and design balances both the space goals as well as the sustainability and site enhancement goals.

PROGRAM PROCESS

Utilization Study: To fully understand Chico State’s uses of the existing Butte Hall, AC Martin conducted a space utilization study, further developing, and analyzing utilization information presented in the facilities master plan. The space utilization study looked at how often classrooms and teaching labs are scheduled; when they are scheduled, and, when scheduled, the room occupancy versus capacity.

AC Martin conducted this space utilization study for all scheduled instructional space located in the existing Butte Hall, including both university lecture space and College of Behavioral and Social Sciences teaching lab spaces. First, the team reviewed the 2017 master plan utilization data. This data was then compared to the Fall 2016, Fall 2017, and Fall 2018 APDB utilization reports. Noting a drop in station occupancy information during Fall 2018, the registrar and project steering Committee recommended using Fall 2018 and Fall 2019 APDB information for the utilization study.

From the utilization study, we were able to conclude:

• Overall, lecture space at Butte Hall met national targets for scheduled use, However, eight classrooms were underutilized. Chico State explored changes to their classroom scheduling that would improve this usage

• Lower station occupancy rates in half of the classrooms indicated a greater variety and more smaller classrooms were needed

• The computer teaching labs had lower scheduled usage and it was found that it could be combined into a single space.

• The ethnographic lab, after meeting department needs, was found that it could be utilized by other BSS departments for similar functions (seminars,discussionbased courses, and meetings).

Course Needs Analysis: Following the space utilization study, AC Martin conducted a course needs analysis to understand Butte Hall’s future classroom and computer lab requirements for the preliminary program. The study involved extracting weekly room hours from the CSU Chico, Butte Hall FA’18 and FA’19 class schedule and organizing the hours based on class capacity & space type.

This information and course needs analysis were brought forward into the new building programming process, helping to inform the final classroom and computer lab program.

PROJECT PROGRAM

University Lecture/Classrooms: New university lecture/ classrooms are used by various disciplines and programs from across the campus. These learning environments are programmed to be flexible and reconfigurable to meet the needs of various program and their pedagogies. Spaces will have flexible furniture, ample writable surface, and the new Hyflex/Chicoflex classroom technology.

Our programming process included a robust exploration of different classroom and lecture hall typologies with faculty, academic affairs, and the registrar’s office. Discussions focused around: post-pandemic functionality and technology, active learning activities/pedagogies, AV capabilities, and layout configurations. Ultimately, the university selected and we provided classrooms which maximize flexibility and smaller-scale active learning activities. This includes a classroom design that maximizes whiteboard surface, projection surface and sight-lines, and natural daylight. Outfitted with Chico State’s new Hyflex audio-visual standard, the classrooms support in-person, hybrid, and synchronous distance learning courses.

University Resources: The new building affords the expansion of open student study space on campus, dispersed throughout the building. The collaborative nature of the new building provides students access to semi-private booths, small group tutoring rooms, and open, informal study areas. Additionally, the new building provides a lactation room, shower, and changing room for building occupants. Lastly, space for food service is included to better serve this area of campus.

College Resources: The College of BSS student success center provides students access to open work and study areas, computer work stations, printing, and spaces dedicated for meetings and make-up exams. The new space more than doubles the size of the existing student success center, allowing for significant expansion in tutoring and advising services. For the college, new meeting spaces and break-rooms are shared by all the BSS department. Additionally, GSEC received a dedicated space with both private and open lounge spaces, and all CLIC facilities moved into the building as well.

Department Instructional Spaces: New teaching lab and supplemental instructional spaces for BSS departments in the building provide flexible, hands-on labs, designed to accommodate evolving educational needs. Each lab is sized

ACTIVE LEARNING SPECTRUM

SIMPLE

INTRODUCING STUDENT ACTIVITY

INTo TRADITIONAL LECTURE

students in short exercises, such as clarification pauses, pair and share, and group discussion.

INTERACTIVE LECTURE

ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT:

Increased instructor-student interaction

Students working in pairs or groups

Class-wide discussion

Survey / Polling

and planned to accommodate department-specific uses. Specifically, the project includes: geography labs, anthropology labs, social work specialty spaces, and political science specialty spaces.

Department Offices: Office space for faculty, staff, and administration are grouped and organized to facilitate more interdisciplinary interaction. To support class expansion, faculty and staff growth are accommodated in additional offices and open workstation environments.

Coming out of the programming effort and implemented throughout the design, the project provides a variety of instructional spaces—all designed to support and promote active learning in some form or another. Tiered lecture halls support both lecture and small group work; flexible classrooms support large group work and discussion; technology-enabled active learning classrooms support collaborative “scale-up” pedagogies.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING: LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH WHILE INSTRUCTOR RETAINS CONTROL OF CLASSROOM

Cooperative learning curriculum typically balances lecture (“mini-lecture”) with group work. Depending on the class this group work may need technology to facilitate student research, work, and sharing. However, many courses only need highly flexible space to facilitate group interactions.

FLEXIBLE PEDAGOGIES

ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT:

Student group work & presentation

“Work at the blackboard”

“Buzz groups” Discussion

Class-wide discussion

Games

COMPLEX

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: “INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT PLACED ON EQUAL FOOTING TOGETHER"2

While there are many terms by which these classrooms have gone by—SCALE-UP, TEAL, etc.—they all seek to create highly collaborative, hands-on environments. They work best when combined with the “flipped classroom”—where lecture is delivered at home, on-line and group work is completed in class.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT:

Hands-on activities and projects

Role playing / Simulations

Group work and discussion

“Student attention span during lecture is roughly 15 minutes.”1 Active learning techniques in a lecture environment seek to break-up the lecture by engaging

COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS

DESCRIPTION

This project is the redevelopment of AMDA’s 2.2-acre campus, located in the heart of Hollywood, into a mixed-use development that includes state-of-the-art academic and performance facilities as well as private residential and commercial development on a portion of the site.

The program will include approximately 770,000 SF of total floor area, featuring:

• Studios

• Large and Small

Recording Rooms

• Sound Stages

• Screening Rooms

• Performance

Theaters

• Black Box Theaters

• Acting Studios

• Dance Studios

• Production Shops

• Offices

• Meeting/Conference Rooms

• Lounges

• Food Service

• Gym

• Health Center

GATEWAY HALL

DESCRIPTION

Gateway Hall provides California State University, Channel Islands with a new “front door” that is a beautiful and welcoming space for both campus and the surrounding community. These spaces provide innovative, environments for learning, interaction, and collaboration. The project consolidates several departments and spaces into a centralized hub - providing a new building and renovated buildings that are intuitive, user-friendly, and easy to navigate.

The program for the new Gateway Hall provides approximately 80,000 SF of renovated existing facilities and new construction. The project will house campus admission, and a new “one-stop-shop” for student services, including financial aid, registrar, and advising. The new building will also house new general classrooms and departmental labs for math, computer sciences, and mechatronics. Lastly, extended university will find a new home in renovated facilities--one that provides a new front door to the community.

The project pulls together programs and occupants from across the campus into an interdisciplinary and integrated complex, putting the student and public community first.

Designed according to the mission style campus guidelines, the new building blends harmoniously into the contextual campus. Gateway Hall will greet all who arrive at the CSUCI campus with its welcoming façade. As a campus built in the Mission style, buildings were sited to define outdoor space. The new Gateway Hall building is sited to maintain that character. At the termination of University Drive, the visual corridor facing south towards the North Quad is preserved by siting Gateway Hall on the west side, in anticipation of a future theater to be located on the east side, and creating a paseo in between the two buildings. The Paseo serves as the main outdoor circulation through the Gateway site and into the North Quad and the rest of the campus. It is envisioned to have a leisurely quality as one moves through the site with Paseo-facing edges that are porous, providing visibility into interior activities. The Paseo has an entry plaza on its north end, giving a sense of arrival to the campus. The renovation of the historic structures gives new life to the old buildings, adapting the previous mental hospital into a welcoming university environment.

PROGRAMMING

The final program for the new Gateway Hall provides roughly 80,000 SF of renovated existing facilities and new construction.

The project house student services, university instructional space, departmental labs, academic workplace, gathering spaces, and extended university. Along with student services and extended university, the program also includes mathematics and computer sciences/mechatronics.

A summary of spaces are as follows: student

ASF, gathering space 3,050 ASF and extended university 4,200 ASF.

UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM SPACE

New university classrooms will be used by various disciplines and programs from across the campus. As general teaching spaces, these learning environments are flexible and reconfigurable to meet the needs of various programs and their pedagogies. Spaces have flexible furniture, ample writable surface, and advanced technology for hybrid learning environments.

The classroom program was informed by three elements:

(1) utilization study and course needs analysis conducted by ACM; (2) small-group, active learning based pedagogies desired by CSUCI; and (3) post-pandemic instruction discussions held through the programming process. As a regional and residential campus, CSU Channel Islands goals post-pandemic are to encourage in-person class attendance and interaction, focusing class time on active learning activities and engagement. This led to a classroom program and design focused around small group work and discussion, including several classrooms with enhanced collaboration technology.

Outside the classroom, a wider variety of student spaces reflect the “new normal” for a student’s time on campus. This

includes “Zoom rooms” for students to participate in on-line course while on campus (in-between in-person courses), quiet rooms to support student health and wellness, and lounge / kitchenette spaces to support commuter students.

DEPARTMENTAL LABS

New teaching and fabrication labs and supplemental spaces for Computer Science, Mechatronics and Mathematics departments provide flexible, hands-on instructional labs, designed to accommodate current and evolving needs. Specifically, the project includes instructional teaching labs for: Math, General Computer Science, Cyber-Security, AV/VR / Game Design, and Mechatronics / Robotics.

GATEWAY THEATER

New university classrooms will be used by various disciplines and programs from across the campus. As general teaching spaces, these learning environments are flexible and reconfigurable to meet the needs of various programs and their pedagogies. Spaces have flexible furniture, ample writable surface, and advanced technology for hybrid learning environments.

The classroom program was informed by three elements: (1) utilization study and course needs analysis conducted by ACM; (2) small-group, active learning based pedagogies desired by CSUCI; and (3) post-pandemic instruction discussions held through the programming process. As a regional and residential campus, CSU Channel Islands goals post-pandemic are to encourage in-person class attendance and interaction, focusing class time on active learning activities and engagement. This led to a classroom program and design focused around small group work and discussion, including several classrooms with enhanced collaboration technology.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

DESCRIPTION

AC Martin provided programming and design services for the Center of Arts, which brings together the disciplines of visual art and music in one facility.

Among the objectives was a desire to enhance the campus environment and to create a place that fosters collaboration and causes student and faculty members to explore and discover their potential and talent. The college is a commuter campus so providing places for students to hang out and gather between classes with other artists, musicians, and faculty members was a planning priority. The building was envisioned as a catalyst to get students excited about their discipline and become aware of facets of art and music they may not have been exposed to previously. One of the main goals was to create a building that reveals the creative process and engages the passerby in that excitement. A fundamental focus was to create studios, classrooms, and rehearsal/performance space that best serves the use; be it a space that is acoustically excellent or an art studio that has lighting that enables the artist to focus on the making of art and not struggling to see what he or she is doing.

The studios and classrooms are on view through generous windows allowing views into the various spaces. On a journey along the “Main Street” you might see jewelry being fabricated, music rehearsals taking place, and graphic design students generating ideas for their assignments. The corridors are designed to be active and to provide places for students to meet casually outside of the studios, encouraging student interaction and collaboration on projects across disciplines.

The center also provides a variety of rehearsal spaces and a music library with individual rehearsal rooms in the lower level. Instrumental instruction is accomplished in the piano studios, and the campus marching band can assemble and practice in the large rehearsal hall located on the first floor. The art spaces

include several graphic design classrooms, a photography studio, film studio, and gallery space for display of visiting artists’ work. The painting and drawing studios on the third floor take advantage of the north-facing orientation with glass starting at floor level and wrapping up and into the sloped ceiling. Large roll-up doors can be opened allowing the classes to spill outside to the terraces located between the studios. The studios are designed so that annoyances such as insufficient lighting are eliminated so the students and faculty can focus on the making of art.

CAMPUS CONTEXT

The center replaces an existing long linear building located deep within the campus. Along the southern edge of the building an enhanced landscaped pedestrian connector replaces a service drive, creating a significant link across campus. At the north is a courtyard designed as gathering space for students with direct access from the main entry plaza and several studios, as well as the black box studio. Entry plazas, located at the east and west clearly identify unique entries to the building and provide well defined space for campus events.

PROGRAM FEATURES

• Black Box Theater

• 88-seat Little Theater

• 225-seat recital hall

• 94-seat lecture hall

• 1,200 SF gallery space

• Art labs and studios

• Music classrooms

• Rehearsal spaces

• Basement-level support spaces

• Studio/labs for cinema, photography, jewelry, drawing, painting, digital, printmaking and sculpture

• Due to the cross-disciplinary functions of the building and programmed space, careful consideration was given to acoustical treatment and separation.

STUDENT SUCCESS BUILDING DPP

DESCRIPTION

AC Martin completed the detailed project program for UCI’s new Student Success Building. The facility brings together a multi-disciplinary group of student support services, academic excellence programs, and student collaboration and study space, all in support of the project’s four-fold vision statement:

Advance Student Success

• Increase student retention and graduation rates

• Provide improved access to support services

Provide a Holistic Wellness Approach

• Support the growth and well-being of students

• Allow student to play active role in developing strategies on their own behalf

Support Educational Excellence

• Foster excellence in teaching and learning

• Implement cutting-edge pedagogical practices

Foster Collaboration

• Unite a fragmented Wellness program in a consolidated, central space

• Catalyze interactions across divisions

Achieving the above goals required a collaborative and interactive programming process-one which brought together programs and departments from across the campus and divisions. Programming workshops included individual department user group meetings, a collaborative session with representatives from each department, and a leadership steering committee meeting. This structure allowed users to: (1) identify and meet their unique needs, (2) explore synergies with other departments, and (3) maximize amount of shared resources throughout the building.

SITE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRAINTS

SITE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRAINTS DIAGRAM, DPP DOCUMENT

Provide / Maintain Vehicular Service Access

The University desires 60' between the Student Success Building and a future parking structure. Final Parking structure size and location to determined by a future project. Design-Build Team to limit Student Success Building footprint to buildable area identified to ensure future setbacks are achievable.

Provide / Maintain clear area (no structures or obstructions) at Crane Access area

Provide / Maintain Vehicular Service Access

Existing Utility Tunnel SSB may be constructed over tunnel; future projects may not.

Assumed Property Line shall be a minimum of 20’-0” from both the SSB and future building to allow for unlimited protected openings

Future Bike Path

Vehicular Service Access Pedestrian Walkway Buildable Area

Site Crane Access

In addition to programming, the DPP encompassed Basis of Design documents, including technical and design criteria and a conceptual test-fit scheme. While one ultimate test-fit scheme is included in the DPP, AC Martin explored a number of site placement, massing, and programming stacking options to establish optimal design strategies and parameters.

Conceptual cost modeling was performed throughout the DPP process, including rough-order-magnitude costing during program development and a full conceptual cost estimate during BoD development. During the DPP process, AC Martin also assisted UCI with both internal approval process as well as external approvals, such as the UC Board of Regents and CEQA process.

Provide / Maintain all existing building and site service access points to other campus buildings

Existing Greenhouse to demolish and remove

Remove and replace existing trees in center of Ring Mall

Ring Mall: Provide / Maintain pedestrian walkway (5% slope max. allowed)

Provide / Maintain fire access roadway as needed to serve both the Anteater Learning Pavilion and the Student Success Building

Baseline Site Area of Improvement

Buildable Area for Student Success Building (UCI approval required for designs that extend beyond buildable area.)

SUMMARY OF SPACES

• Shared Building Resources & Support Spaces, 11,483 ASF

• Division of Pathways, 11,519 ASF

• Academic Testing, 1,601 ASF

• Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation, 8,143 ASF

• Student Affairs, 29,925 ASF

• Graduate Division, 9,041 ASF

• Student Success Initiatives, 7,306 ASF

Total Assignable SF: 79,018 ASF

PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE WITH

Over the past two decades, our higher education professionals have served universities and colleges throughout the country on a variety of programming, estimating, and detailed project programming development, from professional schools and academic buildings to student services and student unions. Our team has extensive experience in programming for academic facilities on a university campus. The projects below represent our most recent programming efforts.

PROJECT SCOPE

DPP and performance criteria for Anteater Pavilion. ACM’s Research Studio helped to push the programming effort towards active learning classrooms (ALC’s). Research, observations, benchmarking tours, and interviews with faculty and students allowed us to collect real-time data, which informed the classroom layout, technology, and design and changed the original UCI program from traditional lectures halls to active learning spaces.

DPP for expansion of the Paul Merage School of Business. ACM led benchmarking field trips and discussed how the design of each facility component will support the school’s pedagogy. DPP consists of site analyses, space/program functional requirements, adjacency/stacking diagrams, systems criteria. Room data sheets and conceptual room layouts, conceptual massing, and cost estimates. ACM also provided conceptual designs/renderings to support the fundraising efforts of the school’s development group.

50,000 ASF I 300-seat auditorium I Tiered case study classrooms I Computer labs

Chapman

CSU, Long Beach College of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts 1 Renovation

CSU, Stanislaus University Union Renovation & Addition

Feasibility study, programming report, and architectural/interior design services for this addition and renovation project including “living room,” multipurpose spaces, admissions office, a new faculty club all creating a “commons” /hub space.

Complete renovation to a 1966 Modernist six-story library with a basement. Student-centric programs including student cultural centers, honors program

Programming and planning study for the renovation of the 1960s Liberal Arts 1 building to house the College of Liberal Arts advising centers, as well as departmental teaching labs and offices.

85,000 SF Design-Build project, garnered in a competition by a partnership with Turner Construction, renovated and expanded the existing union into a state-of-the-art building that brings the campus community together, serving as the central hub of campus—a place where every student can find their ‘niche’. Program includes: food service vendors, conference rooms, lounges and study spaces, bookstore, event center, offices and administrative space.

Programming and feasibility study for a new facility, bringing together College programs from 11 different buildings into a central home. Includes a Student Success Center, Advising, and shared, interdisciplinary research centers and teaching labs.

100,000 SF Design-Build laboratory project, garnered in a competition by a partnership with Clark Construction. Includes engineering teaching labs and flexible research space to accommodate a wide range of interdisciplinary science programs including wireless, biomedical/bio-Engineering, biochemistry and energy research. Also includes specialized shared core labs for viromics, materials science imaging, MRI Imaging, a clean room, an entrepreneurial center, creative design studio “maker space”, associated fabrication shops, primary investigator offices, graduate student and post-doctorate offices, and meeting and collaboration spaces. Certified LEED Gold.

Programming and concept design for a building addition and renovation to house a new student success center and college advising. Using the concept design, the College secured donor fundraising within one month, allowing the project to move forward.

133,000 SF Design-Build housing project with Turner Construction. Includes conference rooms, a 335-seat auditorium with flexible reconfigurable seating, a large pre-function space, a courtyard, a cafe, medical staff collaboration/seminar room, and an array of teaching spaces, administrative offices, and support programs.

UC Irvine Active Learning Classroom Building (Anteater Pavilion)

UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business

University Argyos Forum

CSU, Fullerton Pollak Library Renovation

CSU, Long Beach College of Health and Human Services, Programming

San Diego State University Engineering & Interdisciplinary Sciences Building

CSU Long Beach College of Business Center for Student Success

UC Davis Medical Center North Addition Office Building

PROGRAMMING/DESIGN CRITERIA

AC Martin is currently developing programming, planning and DesignBuild criteria for a new 200-unit multi-family apartment complex for faculty and staff housing at Cal State Northridge (CSUN). Known as the Devonshire Downs Housing Project, the project vision is to promote and enhance faculty and staff retention and recruitment by offering quality, modern housing (apartments) at attainable rates, to strengthen the CSU, Northridge community connection, and provide value through prioritized amenities and design.

Multi-purpose meeting and training spaces, student support services, teaching excellence spaces, open collaboration areas.

Active learning lecture halls, flat floor classrooms, and computer classroom. Tutoring space for learning & academic resource center, and office space for CTS and ILS.

Classrooms, computer lab, meeting space, multipurpose event space, collaborative space, academic offices, peer advising, career services, and student affairs offices.

The design and criteria create residential “blocks” of 40 students and (1) RA, forming a small community for students to connect and identify with. Two “blocks” occur on each floor, creating a “neighborhood” community, which shares living, dining, and laundry facilities. In this way, the building planning supports the development of a variety of scales of community for students.

Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Criteria and Owner’s Rep through CA

Programming Criteria for Design-Build

Phase 1 Master Architect (Owner’s Consultant) for this two-stage DesignBuild project. This project required working closely with the State (DGS) and the user group (Caltrans) to develop programmatic needs and establish design guidelines and performance criteria used for a Phase 2 competition. 600,000 SF/930-car parking structure / Certified LEED Silver

Meeting spaces, large multipurpose space, student lounge & seating areas, study space, and information desk. Office space for admissions and student services.

Programming and feasibility study for a 192,000-SF, 600-bed student housing building for sophomores and juniors that will include staff and graduate student apartments, lounge space, recreation space, a multipurpose room, and housing support functions.

** Project duration includes additional scope for Owner review, program revisions, and to develop fundraising materials.

***Project duration includes Owner-directed building occupant changes and Board of Trustee materials

2 years $172.3M

2 years (design & construction) $12M

12 mos. $143M

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Student Housing South DPP

CSU Fullerton Student Housing III

STUDENT LIFE

Huāxyacac Student Residence Hall San Diego State University

STUDENT HOUSING

AC Martin’s approach to student housing starts with the understanding that housing is a key component of student retention and graduation rates, and thereby, student success. Our viewpoint is based on our awareness of the students’ social, emotional and academic development, national research targeting student success, and retention, and postoccupancy research on our own campus housing projects.

For the past 15 years, AC Martin has continually evolved student housing programming and design, beginning with the freshman-engagement pod-style Phase I Student Housing project at Cal State Northridge (CSUN), Phase II and continuing with CSUN Phase III, Cal Poly SLO South Housing, and SDSU new Huāxyacac Residence Hall. We treat each new project as an opportunity to learn from and improve upon past student housing projects and experiences, leveraging and repeating what works well and refining or replacing that which needs improvement.

RESIDENTIAL STUDIO

The AC Martin Residential Studio has designed and built units throughout the Western United States. It has been consistently recognized as a strong thought and practice leader in the mixed-use/ residential market sector. Our reputation of innovation is rooted in the continual advancement of the design and construction techniques used to push the envelope and capacity of these rather performative residential buildings.

We have a long track record of working with some of the nation’s most reputable developers, such as: Avalon Bay Communities, Holland Partner Group, Mill Creek Residential, and Cityview.

Hillside Dining California State University, Long Beach

Z-shaped rooms offer more privacy and individual space than traditional campus housing and room designs.

HUĀXYACAC HALL STUDENT HOUSING

DESCRIPTION

This new freshman housing complex is a significant addition to San Diego State’s student life program. The building is located on west side of campus on a long and narrow site next to a large ravine and the existing Chapultepec (Chappy) Hall, which houses 650 student beds. The project ties the new and existing housing together with a market, coffee shop, community center, communal kitchen, lounge/ study areas, courtyards, and a plaza that can accommodate food trucks and farmer’s market vendors.

With SDSU’s recent requirement for both freshman and sophomores to live on campus the NSRH provides a focused, age appropriate freshman experience, a “place to call home” for students that will aid in recruitment and support the Universities goals for student success by bolstering SDSU’s retention and graduation rates. The narrow site and poor soils require complex foundations and retaining walls to accommodate the State Fire Marshal access required for serving the new units and maintaining access to the existing Chappy Tower. The project’s program includes: gathering spaces, study rooms; lounges; laundry; common kitchen; community room; collaboration space; administrative pace; support areas; dining facility/food service; and a coffee shop.

The design team maximized outdoor spaces to create attractive and functional areas for socializing, studying and eating. The large shared living room/lounge and recreation rooms are on the ground floor in the covered exterior space between the east and west courtyards. During the hot summer months, these rooms are shaded and protected by the sun. In winter, these spaces are shielded from rain with the reflected light of the white courtyard walls keeping them bright - even on a gloomy day.

BUDGET FRIENDLY CREATIVE STRATEGIES

• The size of double and triple bedrooms was minimized to save space and encourage students to get out of their rooms and meet other students.

• The gender-neutral bathrooms were broken up into four larger bathrooms per floor, reducing piping runs and floor-to-ceiling tile throughout.

• Instead of an expensive dinning all with the required kitchen/ storage/prep spaces, the project features a “Grab-n-Go” market, small “local” coffee shop, and curated food truck courtyard.

• Existing mechanical room was up-cycled and reroofed to create an outdoor dining terrace at the same level as Chappy.

STUDENT HOUSING PHASE II

DESCRIPTION

Building upon the vision and success of the first phase of student housing on the CSU Northridge campus, the second phase of the housing program has been completed by the AC Martin and CW Driver Design-Build team. The new complex consists of 100,000 SF of space and feature 396 beds and spacious recreation and lounge areas including a coffee house—named the ‘Freudian Sip’—as well as study areas and laundry facilities.

Cultivating a campus lifestyle appropriate for freshman students, the new student housing project focuses on community elements within the complex such as a common kitchen, a classroom and learning center, a recreation lounge and multipurpose room, as well as outdoor courtyards with fire pits, barbecues, seating and activity spaces and an extended patio space.

The new housing was designed to provide a variety of open spaces that encourage socialization, and living clusters sized and configured to allow students to become part of a ‘family’ structure where they feel connected and supported. With this project, the university has completed approximately 800 bed spaces—roughly 1/3 of the masterplan goal of 2,500 beds in total.

“The AC Martin team did an excellent job of pulling together our existing apartments and Phase 1 Suites (also by AC Martin) with the Design of Phase 2 Suites using a variety of indoor and outdoor community spaces including a coffee house, 24/7 study lounge, recreation room, classroom and community Kitchen. These facilities built on and around an existing community center and organized new public spaces around recreational, social, administrative, and learning support functions. Phase 2 pulled all our on campus students together with a Village Center. The result is a community that logically and intuitively supports students’ social

acclimation and helps CSUN Student Housing promote goals related to student learning and success.”

TIMOTHY TREVAN DIRECTOR OF STUDENT HOUSING (FORMER) CSU, NORTHRIDGE

THE SUITES AT UNIVERSITY PARK

DESCRIPTION

CSU Northridge built a 400-bed facility specifically designed as freshmanengagement housing for a campus that had previously only had apartment-style housing. Statistically significant results from a behavioral post-occupancy study show that these first-year students have higher Academic, Personal/Emotional and Overall adjustment scores on adaptation-to-college assessment.

The freshman housing at CSU Northridge is organized around a single goal: to have freshmen see and be seen in a comfortable and familiar setting. The Suites at University Park is a gradually-scaled social setting that allows first-year students to adapt to the university experience.

The site design promotes interaction by focusing entrances and activities around a central outdoor space that gives The Suites its own sense of community. The courtyard concentrates activity and energy inward, while keeping visual and physical connections to pathways, dining, parking, pool and campus shuttle as well as the surrounding on-campus apartment buildings.

“AC Martin is very responsive, consistently meeting design timelines and producing high quality documents. Their work on the Student Housing Phase I project met all client scope and quality expectations while coming in under budget. They have worked in partnership with the University and the contractor throughout all phases of the project to ensure best value. The firm’s executive leadership has remained engaged and ensured that appropriate resources were provided to support the project’s success.”

COLIN DONAHUE VP, FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS CSU, NORTHRIDGE

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES & DESIGN STRATEGIES

• Located within dense campus with no new parking added; bicycles and proximity to campus tram reduce vehicle usage.

• Existing parking lot is replaced with building and landscape, increasing natural permeation and reducing the heat island effect.

• A cool roof causes reduction in the heat island effect.

• Native landscaping and large vegetated areas reduce temperature of outdoor micro-climate.

• Sun shades on south-facing walls reduce solar heat gain and energy consumption.

• Exterior wood is resistant to insect and weather decay, extending the life-cycle of the building.

• Interior finishes feature high levels of recycled content.

• Individual temperature controls reduce energy usage.

RESIDENCE HALL IMPROVEMENT

DESCRIPTION

California State University, Long Beach implemented a plan to improve three of its residence/dining halls: Parkside, Los Cerritos and Hillside. These fast-track remodels aimed to “de-institutionalize” the facilities by creating a more upscale, sustainable and home-like atmosphere for students.

Parkside

This 15,500 SF fast-track remodel converted a plain cafeteria-style dining hall into a more diverse and eclectic ‘neighborhood like’ dining experience. Its features include a soup, salad and vegetarian station, a grill station, a pizza oven and a private dining area equipped with a drop-down screen and projector. Wi-Fi is also available, as well as electrical outlets every few feet along the walls, both inside and on the patio.

Our design offers seating areas with different characters and styles— from more communal seating for groups and informal gatherings to individual bar seating for quiet types. There is also an outdoor shaded dining area/lounge to be open 24 hours. Dining areas are differentiated via varied lighting, finishes, colors and ambiance. The idea is to create a “home away from home” for students and provide them with opportunities for gathering, meeting, and collaborating.

Hillside Dining

Hillside is a 12,600 SF tenant improvement project. Work included complete renovation of the interior dining and kitchen facility as well as a new exterior covered patio and open garden. The project is LEED Gold certification.

Los Cerritos Dormitory

Los Cerritos residence hall houses 204 students, with separate floors or wings for men and women. Work included renovation of common bathroom and shower facilities as well as reception, a large lounge, recreation room, study rooms and offices.

LOCATION Long Beach, CA

COMPLETION

2015 SIZE 33,700 SF COST

$3.2 M

RESIDENT AMENITIES

DESCRIPTION

This private mixed-use development located in downtown Los Angeles incorporates 421 units of single and double occupancy—for a total of 1,656 beds—in approximately 509,000 SF. All bedrooms have personal bathrooms, and all units have an open kitchen, dining area and living area.

The ground floor of the eight-story building is designed to accommodate commercial uses, including a bookstore and restaurants. Other resident amenities include laundry rooms, on-site parking, bicycle parking, roof terraces, a business center/ computer room, reception/concierge, reading lounge, fitness center, recreation room and a TV/gaming lounge.

Sustainable Features:

• Storm water filtration system

• Every unit has views to the outside, providing abundant natural light

• White (cool) roof

• Urban Infill Project

SUTTER HALL STUDENT HOUSING &

DINING

DESCRIPTION

The design for CSU Chico’s Sutter Hall employs a “village” concept throughout the site. The four-story design engages two legs of the existing Whitney Hall to create a dynamic and diverse experience for students living in both buildings. The new building creates a vibrant courtyard, giving students who live on the site a unique sense of place. The first-floor program—dining and housing support—promotes the use of the courtyard as a spillover space for interior program functions and provide a variety of programmable uses for the courtyard. The site is a popular pedestrian circulation route for students traveling from University Village Housing north of the main campus to the academic core, so the large number of students traveling through the courtyard charges the space with varying degrees of activity.

The building massing was developed around the concept of a butte. By acting as a “butte” to Whitney Hall, the building gradually steps up in elevation from the southwest to the northeast corner. Varying the massing softens the impact of the building on the adjacent two-story structures, while maximizing the number of beds on the site.

The program for the 114,000 SF facility—66,700 SF of which is housing; 36,400 SF of food service and 9,900 SF of common program space—includes: 110 units (double occupancy for a total of 220 beds); six Residential Advisor Units (for a total of 6 beds ); a bathroom ratio of four students per fixture; full food service at ground level; an entertainment center with seating for up to 126; a lounge and student rooms on each floor; classrooms; meeting rooms; and high-speed internet throughout the building and outdoor areas.

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES & DESIGN STRATEGIES

• Every space has individual thermal control via thermostat and/or operable windows.

• The pre-existing heat island (asphalt parking lot) was replaced with shade trees, permeable pavers and high albedo hard-scape.

• As a dense campus infill project, it provides for 20% vegetated open space.

• 75% of construction waste was diverted from landfills.

• The building uses Green Seal-Certified cleaning products.

• Covered bicycle parking provided for more than 15% of residents.

LOCATION

San Luis Obispo, CA

COMPLETION

2014 (Schematic Design)

SIZE

950,000 SF (Building)

325,000 SF (Parking)

COST

$170.4 M

DESCRIPTION

AC Martin served as the owner’s design consultant for the new Yakʔitʸutʸu Student Housing project at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The design consists of 11 four-five story buildings totaling approximately 950,000 SF and containing 1,400 beds; including two parking structures totaling approximately 325,000 SF.

The buildings are designed—both internally and externally—to create a strong sense of community; the overarching goal of the project was to increase interaction and exchange amongst the residents.

Housing Buildings and Site Design

• Schematic design is based on groups of 50 students with one RA, forming “extended families”. Each “family” has a shared living/study room, located adjacent to students’ path of travel into their clusters in order to attract their attention as they enter and encourage interaction/socializing/group work.

• Clusters are designed as one-and two-level modules to provide spatial variety within the large community and offer a variety of room types for both two and four people. They incorporate a unique alcove design that allows students a variety of ways to arrange furniture.

• Each building has its own outdoor space, easily accessed from the front doors, and provides a green, courtyard, plaza or lawn.

• Site arrangement creates large open-space areas for activities and group events, with circulation pathways that cause residents to continually pass through the most populated areas, increasing opportunities for interaction and exchange.

• A café is situated at the north of the site to activate the site’s central space and create a connection to the existing food service venue across State Street.

UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER RENOVATION & ADDITION

DESCRIPTION

The University Student Center is the hub of campus life and was designed to create a sense of belonging, a welcoming environment, and a safe space for students, faculty, staff, and alumni of this commuter campus to gather. The Student Center provides services and programs that encourage student involvement, ignites campus pride, and enhances student life. In pursuit of this vision, the existing student center (three existing, connected buildings) was renovated and expanded into an 84,500 square foot, state-of-the-art building that is versatile, innovative, progressive, and inviting. Centralizing multiple function spaces including study areas, food service, and event spaces, the center brings the campus community together —a place where every student can find their niche.

The design reduces halls and corridors in exchange for more meaningful gathering and lounge space using every square foot. The intelligent and innovative design of the main auditorium (The Warrior Steps) effortlessly transforms into student lounge stairs when not in use to minimize underutilized space and maximize efficiency. Characterized by modern design and sustainable practices, the program includes:

• Warrior Grill restaurant

• Multiple food service vendors

• Conference rooms

• Lounges and study alcoves

• Bookstore

• Event center

• Offices and administrative space

LIBRARY ADDITION & RENOVATION

DESCRIPTION

AC Martin, in association with Hillier Architecture, designed the new library at California State University, Fresno, home to the largest collection of volumes in California’s Central Valley. The design provided innovative solutions to the existing library’s limited capacity for its rapidly expanding collections.

The 283,000 GSF addition and 80,000 GSF renovation of the university library was a collaborative effort between AC Martin, Hillier Architecture, and CSU Fresno Librarian and President of the American Library Association, Michael Gorman. The team fused their collective expertise to create the “library of the future”, a building that brings together students and residents from the surrounding community.

The library has primarily open floor plans, but incorporates a variety of seating areas, including comfortable places tucked away where patrons can retreat for quiet reading and studying and built-in seating on the grand staircase.

Situated on the central campus adjacent to the Peace Garden, a unique feature of the library is its entirely transparent façade on the north elevation, which allows abundant light into the building while providing a beautiful view of the garden. Extensive use of natural daylight, natural ventilation and the use of recycled products during construction has resulted in a highly sustainable building.

Library experts at AC Martin and Hillier Architecture understood that the “library of the future” must use technology to enhance rather than replace traditional library functions. The technological innovation employed in the new library aids librarians in creating a more efficient system and helps patrons utilize resources more effectively. Technological innovations include embedded microchips for book tracking, advanced cataloging databases to simplify the research process, and compact movable stacks that create more space for the library’s ever-expanding collection of volumes.

The new library is a powerful resource for the University and the surrounding Fresno community. It is a significant landmark that informs the campus plan and shapes the future of California Sate University, Fresno. The fusion of cutting-edge technology and traditional library values has resulted in a facility with the potential to redefine library design.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Chong-Nelson Laboratory California Institute of Technology

LAB EXPERTISE

Laboratory facilities, whether they are constructed for advanced research or for undergraduate science curriculum, are one of the most complex structures to plan and design. They must comply with stringent building codes and certification standards while being conducive to initiating human interaction that allows learning and creativity to foster. AC Martin along with its current staff has worked on many different types of science and technology buildings.

SELECTED CLIENTS

• University of California, Davis

• University of California, Irvine

• University of California, Los Angeles

• University of California, Riverside

• University of California, Santa Barbara

• University of Southern California

• Azusa Pacific University

• California Institute of Technology

• California State University, Northridge

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• California State University, Fullerton

• California State University, Long Beach

• California State University, Los Angeles

• California State University, San Diego

• Chapman University

• House Ear Institute

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles

• Prolacta

• Taconic Farms

• The Aerospace Corporation

• U.S. Department of Energy

Designing a successful laboratory building requires a diverse team of specialists and an understanding that the client plays a major part in shaping its functionality and spirit.

Molecular and Life Sciences Building California State University, Long Beach

Combined Sciences Building California State University, Los Angeles

GLOBAL HSI EQUITY INNOVATION HUB

DESCRIPTION

The Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub focuses on closing equity gaps in STEM degree pathways and inspires historically underrepresented minorities in STEM to pursue high-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The 34,000 GSF Equity Innovation Hub is powered by cutting-edge technology to advance collaboration and interdisciplinary design and research, including labs for engineering, prototype creation, pre-manufacture, and iterative design. Flexible space for interdisciplinary teams to collaborate, innovate, and incubate is included. The project also includes a campus maker-space as well as student showcase space to inspire student curiosity and creativity.

To propel student success, the project includes a next generation student success center, student study and collaboration space, and a P-14 outreach discovery lab to engage middle, high school, and community college students, as well as families to include a whole family outreach approach.

The Hub is uniquely designed with equity as a core design principle. AC Martin led a series of design workshops, meeting with university leadership, an interdisciplinary faculty and staff collaborative group, and a student focus group, to ensure the project design would achieve it’s goals to:

• Be welcoming and approachable to students and the community.

• Highlight & inspire interest in STEM professions, education, real-world applications & technology.

• Ensure diverse representation of historically underrepresented minorities.

• Create flexible spaces & adaptable design.

The project provides a new, modern, state-of-the-art facility, creating a new identity for the College and University at a prominent campus location. Additional site improvements include outdoor gathering and seating areas and hands-on STEM activity areas empowered by technology.

PARKER LABORATORY RENOVATION

DESCRIPTION

This 2,500 SF renovation project provides new biology laboratories and faculty and graduate student offices for Joe Parker, Assistant Professor of Biology in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering at California Institute of Technology. The laboratory will focus on the genetic, genomic, and neurobiological basis of symbiotic interactions in animals. Due to the nature of the Professor’s work, the laboratory will house such insects as roaches, beetles, termites, and ants. Floor-to-ceiling glass between the labs and the corridor puts ‘science on display’ and engages passersby with views of the experiments taking place.

The challenge for this project was to modernize and refresh the space within a budget. Instead of approaching this as a gut remodel, our team worked within the general framework of the existing laboratory, refinishing the original casework replacing/updating the MEP system, and refreshing the common spaces. Details included AC Martin designed super-graphics of the types of insects studied by Professor Parker and his team.

BRAWLEY STEM LAB BUILDING LITHIUM RESEARCH

LOCATION

Brawley, CA

COMPLETION

2025 (est.)

SIZE

43,000 SF

COST

$80 M

DESCRIPTION

The SDSU Brawley STEM Lab Building is located in an area currently devoid of other educational and research options but actively growing with interest related to lithium mining. Located in the Imperial Valley, the 65,000 SF lab facility will house undergraduate science labs, core facilities, and collaborative spaces for public and private partners to work side by side with faculty and students. By addressing the demands of intense science research and incorporating architectural sensibility that acknowledges the low-desert climatic environs and cultural heritage of the area, this project will be a beacon of STEM learning in Brawley. This will double the enrollment of the SDSU Imperial Valley and supply the future leaders of economic and employment opportunities brought in by the development of the county’s Lithium Valley Project.

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY BUILDING

DESCRIPTION

Creating a welcoming academic center for the recently designated Cal Poly Humboldt, our design-build Engineering & Technology Building will serve as a gateway to all polytechnic students, and shepherd them through years of success in the College of Natural Resources and Sciences. The project will include engineering and research labs, maker spaces, and a student success center that incorporates innovative building systems, allowing for future adaptability, improving student retention, and maintaining a uniquely Humboldt feel. The new building will bring engineering and technology education to the forefront, putting science on display and inviting students and the community to observe the polytechnic mission of “learn by doing.” The project will also utilize the latest MEP building systems to be Carbon Net Zero and constructed of mass-timber from locally sourced materials, creating a direct connection with the local industry.

OTHER LAB MODERNIZATION &

RENOVATION EXPERIENCE

TRANSFORMATIVE RENOVATIONS

Caltech has a constant need to renovate and transform research labs (many of their buildings were built in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s) for new primary investigators they are recruiting or for researchers who need to grow their lab groups. AC Martin has completed over a dozen small labs $1.0 - 7.0 M (Biology, chemistry, engineering, optics, robotics, computer science) like this with Caltech. Each lab is delivered quickly (usually in less than six months) using Design-Build teams and lean practices and close collaboration with Caltech’s Facility and Design group. Close collaboration is required on these older buildings with low floor to floor heights. Our design team meets with each primary user to create the design for their own research, office and collaboration spaces. Each lab is a unique design solution that works to showcase the research going on in each group. Caltech trusts that AC Martin can consistently deliver beautiful, functional design, on time and on budget.

The lab aims to understand how IncRNAs control gene expression programs and cell state decisions in the context of mouse embryonic stem cells. The group is an integrated computational and experimental lab that uses and develops computational tools and statistical methods to both analyze experimental data as well as inform their own experiments. The team works together using genomic approaches in conjunction with biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and computational biology; to derive principles of IncRNA mediated regulation of cell state.

The Lab develops computational and experimental methods for genomics. Currently, the lab is focused on the development of single cell sequencing based technologies and their application to RNA biology. The lab addresses computational challenges that involve the analysis of high-dimensional data.

The lab studies the mechanisms underlying evolutionary change, particularly in the context of symbiosis, with a focus on the behaviorally complex interspecies relationships that have evolved within the Metazoa. Rove Beetles are used as the main exploratory system, which embody evolution in the extreme, with dramatic behavioral, anatomical and chemical adaptations for life as social parasites inside ant colonies. One of the main interests is in the core molecular and neurobiological circuitry by which reciprocal signals are exchanged between ant and beetle, fostering their interaction. The lab’s work is integrative, combining genomics and developmental biology with chemical ecology and behavioral neuroscience to explore all facets of the ant-beetle interaction and its evolutionary basis.

Led by Lihong Wang, the lab develops novel biphotonic tomographic technologies for early-cancer detection and functional imaging, using nonionizing electromagnetic and ultrasonic waves. Such waves pose no health hazard and at the same time reveal rich contrast mechanisms.

Led by Karthish Manthiram, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, creates electrically-powered catalysts in which carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water can be converted into a wide range of chemicals and materials using renewable electricity. These molecules act as a source of building block atoms, which can be precisely assembled into more complex molecules. This means that a device which breathes air, drinks water, and takes in solar photons could someday make many of the chemicals that we rely on. The new spaces provides a large lab, directly across from the open plan office and kitchen area, where his researchers will have an inviting and engaging space to interact and create.

The Guttman Lab IncRNA Biology

Division of Biology and Biological Engineering

Pachter Lab

Department of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Parker Lab

Division of Biology and Biological Engineering

Wang Lab Caltech Optical Imaging Laboratory

CIT Manthiram Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Laboratory

Gates-Thomas Lab

Led by Professor Aaron Ames, the lab is devoted to both theoretical and experimental research in bipedal robotics, locomotion, nonlinear and hybrid systems, and prosthetic design . Students can design, build and test robots and prosthetics with the goal of achieving human-like bipedal robotic walking. The main goal of the lab is to translate these walking capabilities to robotic assistive devices.

Mirhosseini Lab will investigate developing and combining superconducting circuits with chip-based phononic and photonic devices . The research group uses optics and semi-conductor wafers to do their work. The approach addresses the unique functional requirements needed to do this research, like providing clean room standards and special amber lighting in the wet labs. In addition, the fundamental rational and linear thinking required for this research and the orderly look of semi-conductor wafers inspires the design of the lab.

This research group studies many-body physics primarily using theory and numerics, with a particular focus on non-equilibrium processes such as transport and quantum dynamics.

A 54,300 SF historic (1945) renovation of lab facility for the departments of mechanical and civil engineering . Interior was fully modernized with five new laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, kitchenettes, 61 offices, lounge/ collaboration areas, patio and an 88-seat auditorium. The exterior as well as interior doors, windows and railings were restored.

Led by Alireza Marandi, this lab is focused on fundamental technological developments in nonlinear photonics through exploring the frontiers of ultrafast optics, optical frequency combs, quantum optics, optical information processing, mid-infrared photonics, and laser spectroscopy. The lab uses state-of-the-art laser systems, micro and nano fabrication tools and techniques, unconventional materials, and numerical and theoretical techniques. While the main goal is experimental realization of novel nonlinear photonic systems, techniques, and technologies, the team also works on advancing the theoretical understanding of these systems as well as applying their solutions to real-life problems.

The Sloan-Kellogg buildings date from the mid 1920’s and were a joint project between Caltech and Southern California Edison for early experiments with electricity. Their last renovation was in the 1960’s and the office spaces and classrooms are dark, un-inspired and outdated. Math is more and more becoming and interactive discipline, but the existing buildings provide little space for collaboration, meeting or socializing among faculty.

The new project dramatically opens up the lobby/entry/stair off of Olive walk, inviting people into Math’s home base. Collaboration“nooks” with lounge furniture and black boards are sprinkled between offices and the third floor lounge has been enlarged, furnished with flexible movable furniture and now benefits from a balcony that overlooks Olive Walk.

Ames Lab

Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering and Control and Dynamic Systems

Mirhossian Lab Quantum Engineering Lab

Minnich Group

Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

Marandi Nonlinear Photonics Laboratory Campus-Wide Space Utilization & Optimization

Sloan-Kellogg Modernization Study

ENGINEERING & INTERDISCIPLINARY

SCIENCES (EIS) COMPLEX

LOCATION San

DESCRIPTION

The future of scientific progress, engineering advances, and medical breakthroughs will require more than pure intelligence and hard work—it will also require people from multiple disciplines to come together and pool their disparate bases of knowledge. San Diego State University’s new Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences (EIS) Complex is designed to be a place for that, with the promise of partnership built into its architecture.

The new building features 17 new lab spaces and research facilities sand clean room, including: Conrad Prebys Viromics Center, the bioengineering wearable devices lab, and the brain imaging center, which houses SDSU’s first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. To enable the interdisciplinary focus of the facility, research labs are all shared and highly adaptable. Mobile benches with overhead utility distribution and modular cabinetry ensure flexible work spaces. Faculty offices and open student workstations are located near the labs, with clear sight-lines that provide a direct visual connection to the ongoing research.

Both the building and AC Martin’s programming/design process brought together three colleges: College of Sciences (including the Psychology department), College of Health & Human Services, and College of Engineering. Through different decisionmaking tools—such as program scenario matrices, clear decision schedules, and design alternate options—AC Martin successfully guided the University and multiple stakeholder groups through an accelerated project schedule, including project completion 30 days ahead of schedule and on-budget.

“The program decision matrix that allowed the campus administration to understand and decide upon a program that displayed dozens of program and cost options into a single A3 report remains the most sophisticated decisionmaking tool I’ve seen in 30 years of capital projects management.”

ROBERT SCHULZ ASSOC. VP OF REAL ESTATE PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

“To help teach valuable entrepreneurial skills and bring collaboratively-developed products to market, the EIS Complex also houses the William E. Leonhard Entrepreneurship Center, an umbrella for the Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad, the idea lab and the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center. Having scientific research, engineering know-how and entrepreneurship and prototyping expertise all under the same roof will make the EIS complex a unique and powerful hub for problem-solving,” Welter said.

Driving Collaboration and Entrepreneurship

Designed to inspire cross-discipline collaboration, the complex contains different types of interactive spaces, including a 2,000 SF student innovation center with fabrication capabilities used by student organizations that specialize in things like robotics, rocketry, and race cars. There are also break rooms and group areas inside and outside where students can gather.

“We really wanted to encourage collaboration and draw people out of their labs, so we provided a lot of enjoyable places where you can get together with others inside and outside. Many of the spaces allow you to plug in your electronic devices and collaborate on chalkboards and writable walls. And all of the glass in the building is writable,” says Shinn.

PROGRAMMING PROCESS & SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT

The Program verification effort included a series of meetings with faculty, staff, and administration to refine the programming document and prioritize and balance the program being considered for the EIS complex. AC Martin, RFD, and Clark Construction spent six full days on campus in three rounds of meetings with faculty, staff, and facilities groups. We were able to meet with each user group at least twice: once to hear what kind of space they needed and to review information previously collected, and again to verify that our current room diagrams were capturing their needs.

Based on user input gathered, we had space requests for a building over 101,000 SF. With a finite project budget, we worked with SDSU to prioritize their space needs to fit them in the budget. We presented SDSU with a series of choices and program scenarios (A-G, shown opposite). Each option had a slightly different program emphasis.

PROGRAMMING PROCESS & SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT

Our design philosophy: We recognize that collaboration space plays an equally important role in active learning. Outside the classroom, study lounges, meeting rooms, and work areas provide students with the opportunity to interact with their peers, providing each other with tutoring help and mentorship guidance.

Indeed, these study and collaboration opportunities with their peers provide a number of benefits for students:

• Students receive more time for individualized learning.

• Direct interaction between students promotes active learning.

• Peer teachers reinforce their own learning by instructing others.

• Students feel more comfortable and open when interacting with a peer.

• Peers and students share a similar discourse, allowing for greater understanding.

We also recognize that a variety of space to support a variety of users is needed. This variety can include: private study carrels, small group study rooms and open collaboration space for larger or noisier groups, technology-orientated group stations, and/or social lounges.

Location of these spaces plays a critical role in their success. Placement adjacent to faculty and staff offices encourages increased interaction between groups. This increased access means students receive direction and guidance sooner, instead of struggling on their own.

Through these student-oriented spaces, a community is developed—one that supports students in their academic and personal success.

GATES-THOMAS LAB MODERNIZATION

& RENOVATION

DESCRIPTION

A historic renovation of 1945 lab facility (54,300 SF) for the departments of mechanical and civil engineering. The interior was fully modernized with five new laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, kitchenettes, 61 offices, lounge/ collaboration areas, patio and an 88-seat auditorium. The engineering faculty had three specific goals:

1. Increase collaboration between faculty and students and research groups;

2. Create a robust building infrastructure to facilitate research into the next 30 years;

3. Create a new image for the Mechanical & Civil Engineering Department at Caltech.

In addition to addressing these critical issues, we saw the potential to enhance the surrounding campus environment, and the opportunity to make the Thomas Lab a vibrant, exciting facility, that reflects the prestige of the research within. The original building was organized around dark, double-loaded corridors. Very little natural light entered the stark hallways, and the look and feel was harsh and institutional. AC Martin’s design introduced a generous two-story entry that connects the historic south facing entry through the building to what was a neglected northfacing courtyard which, has become a new front door for engineering. A new glassy connecting stair at the buildings midpoint draws inhabitants into and up through the building.

This building is certified LEED Gold v4 in the BD+C, New Construction category. As part of the USGBC’s pilot program for this newest version of LEED, the project met a more stringent set of criteria, becoming the first project in California and the first higher education facility in the US to reach Gold under BD+C v4.

“When we attract people here, and we tell them about this culture...it goes a long way, but it’s not enough. We also need the tools that allow them to succeed; that allows them to make those discoveries that will transform the world. And it is buildings like this—the environment that has been created this way—that gives them the confidence and the ability to be able to make those discoveries.”

THOMAS F. ROSENBAUM PRESIDENT, CALTECH

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture

University of Southern California

LICENSE & AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Architect: CA (C31334)

American Institute of Architects

USC Architectural Guild

CSU Standard Manual Rewrite Committee

TRAINING

DBIA Certified Professional Leadership Fellowship with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

Bridgebuilder Generational Training

YEARS AT FIRM 11

CONTACT

danielle.martin@acmartin.com (213) 614-6007

Danielle Martin Spicer AIA, DBIA

Danielle has over 21 years of experience managing and coordinating higher education and institutional projects throughout California. She works closely with the owner, builder, and engineers to ensure that her team provides the best project possible; meeting milestones and budgets, while exceeding project expectations. With more than a decade’s worth of experience navigating complex permitting processes, including the Office of the State Fire Marshall, DSA, Department of Health, her strength lies in coordinating all these entities and making it easy for the team to produce a holistic set of documents. She is a willing and approachable communicator, keeping the team in a positive mindset and motivated to achieve exceptional design.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering & Technology, and Student Housing Arcata, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Remote Site | Laboratory | STEM | Maker Space | Student Life | Student Services

San Diego State University

Brawley Campus Lithium Research and STEM Hub

Brawley, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project Laboratory | Remote Site | Maker Space

Chico State

Butte Hall Replacement College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Chico, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Laboratory | Remote Site | Student Services

Chico State

Butte Hall Renovation Programming

Chico, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Laboratory | Remote Site | Student Services

CSU, Northridge

Student Housing Phase II Northridge California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | LEED Gold | D/B Project | Student Housing | Student Services | Student Life

California Institute of Technology

Lihong Wang Laboratory Renovation

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Karthish Manthiram Lab and Offices

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Hosea Nelson Cryo EM Suite

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

Chapman University

Historic Core Classroom Building

Orange, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Academic Building

Pierce College

Center for the Sciences*

Woodland Hills, California

Education Project | Occupied Campus | Laboratory

Korean Airlines

Wilshire Grand Tower Complex

Los Angeles, California

LEED Gold | Community Engagement | Multi-Phased | Mixed-Use

Judicial Council of California

Madera County Courthouse

Madera, California

LEED Silver | Community Engagement

State of California, Department of General Services

New Natural Resources Headquarters

Sacramento, California

LEED Platinum | D/B Project | Community Engagement

*Prior to joining AC Martin

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture

Metropolitan Research + Design

Southern California

Insitute of Architecture

Diplom-Ingenieur (Master of Architecture)

Technische Universität

Braunschweig, Architecture and Engineering, Braunschweig, Germany

LICENSE & AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Architect: CA (C32820)

American Institute of Architects

TRAINING

LEED Accredited Professional, BD+C

YEARS AT FIRM

CONTACT

satoshi.teshima@acmartin.com

(213) 614-6121

Satoshi Teshima AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Satoshi is an award-winning design leader who strives to create engaging and thoughtful environments that serve communities. He unconditionally embraces collaboration working closely with stakeholders and leading design teams to interpret and distill the vast array of desires and goals set by our clients and communities; the results are very specific, authentic, and highly contextual solutions. With a keen sense of social responsibility, Satoshi believes that well-designed physical environments can enhance one’s well-being, improve learning, and contribute to the overall human experience. In his 20 years of experience, Satoshi has designed complex higher education, healthcare, civic, and student life projects throughout California.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering & Technology, and Student Housing Arcata, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Remote Site | Laboratory | STEM | Maker Space | Student Life | Student Services

Cal Poly Humboldt Craftsman Student Housing Arcata, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Remote Site | Student Housing | Student Services | Student Life

Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo Engineering Building Feasibility* San Luis Obispo, California

San Diego State University

Brawley Campus, Lithium Research and STEM Hub

Brawley, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project Laboratory | Remote Site | Maker Space

CSU, Channel Islands

Gateway Hall

Camarillo, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Academic Building

CSU, Dominguez Hills Center for Science and Innovation*

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

CSU, Dominguez Hills College of Business*

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Academic Building

CSU, Monterey Bay Student Union*

Seaside, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing | Student Services | Student Life

Los Angeles Harbor College Science Complex*

Wilmington, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

Santa Ana College Science Center*

Santa Ana, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

Santa Ana College Health Science Building*

Santa Ana, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

Arizona State University Student Pavilion*

Tempe, Arizona

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing | Student Services

East Los Angeles College

Language Arts and Humanities Building*

Monterey Park, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Academic Building

Pasadena City College

Master Plan*

Carson, California

Cedars-Sinai Innovation Center*

Carson, California Research Facility | Technology | Laboratory

*Prior to joining AC Martin

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Summa Cum Laude)

LICENSE & AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Architect: CA (C38854)

Architecture, Construction, Engineering Mentor Program (ACE Mentors) TRAINING LEED Accredited

Andrea Stalker RA, LEED AP

STUDIO PRINCIPAL, LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, PLANNING, AND RESEARCH

As AC Martin’s Studio Principal for Research and Learning Environments, Andrea contributes years of leadership in guiding a project from the first day of programming to the end of construction administration for innovative and studentcentered educational projects. Andrea has completed over 2.2 million SF of programming, planning, and design work in higher education. Her expertise includes master planning for stakeholders and building design, with special emphasis on user interaction and fostering meaningful communication toward solutions. She leverages her knowledge and passion for teaching and learning to inform the development of nationally recognized, innovative learning environments, both in and out of the classroom. Andrea received her Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona and has been a mentor with the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) Mentor Program for over 10 years, and was recognized with the 2018 Outstanding Mentor Award from the national organization.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

UC Riverside Student Success Center Program and Design-Build Criteria* Riverside, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Occupied Campus | Student Services | Student Life

UC Irvine Mesa Court Student Housing

Expansion, Site Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Program Irvine, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing

UC Los Angeles

Hitch Suites Student Housing Renovation*

Los Angeles, California

CSU, Northridge

Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub Northridge, California

Higher Education Project | DEI Goals | Laboratory | Student Services

CSU, Northridge

Center for Integrated Design and Manufacturing Maker-space

Northridge California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

CSU, Northridge

Multi-family Faculty/Staff Housing, Programming and Design Criteria Northridge, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing | Student Services

Chico State

andrea.stalker@acmartin.com (213) 614-6071

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing | Student Services

UC Los Angeles

UNEX Student Housing, Programming & Planning*

Los Angeles, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Housing

California Institute of Technology

Center for Quantum Precision Measurement

Whittier, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Laboratory

Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering & Technology, and Student Housing

Arcata, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Remote Site

| Laboratory | STEM | Maker Space | Student Life | Student Services

Butte Hall Replacement College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Chico, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Laboratory | Remote Site | Student Services | Maker Space

Chico State

Butte Hall Renovation Programming

Chico, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Academic Building

CSU, Channel Islands

Gateway Hall

Camarillo, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Academic Building

*Prior to joining AC Martin

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts

Architecture

University of California, Berkeley

LICENSE & AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Architect: CA (C35567)

American Institute of Architects

AAa/e Association Board

Member

TRAINING

LEED Accredited Professional

DBIA Certified Professional

CSI CDT (Construction Document Technologist)

CASp (Certified Access Specialist)

YEARS AT FIRM

7

CONTACT

michael.chang@acmartin.com

(213) 614-6013

Michael Chang AIA, CASP, LEED

AP, DBIA

Michael has over 15 years of experience working on expedited large urban projects in the US and abroad, specializing in retail design with emphasis on interior and exterior improvements.

His expertise lies in projects that require tight scheduling while maintaining high client standards and quality control with his responsibilities ranging from program management through construction administration as design and production lead.

Michael leads the Special Services Group which focuses on one-of-a-kind projects that often require specialized management and innovative design and delivery approaches. These projects often involve complex renovation that require buildings to remain partially or fully occupied, or utilize fast track delivery approaches to meet aggressive schedule constraints.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

UC Los Angeles

Salt Water Tank and Facility Relocation

Los Angeles, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Laboratory

Chico State

Butte Hall Replacement College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Chico, California

Higher Education Project | D/B Project | Laboratory | Remote Site | Student Services | LEED Gold Net Zero

CSU, Fullerton

McCarthy Hall Renovation

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

CSU, Fullerton

McCarthy Hall Surge

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

Cal State Fullerton Pollack Library 1st Floor Renovation

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus

CSU, Fullerton

Cultural Resources Centers

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Services

CSU, Fullerton

Pollack Library 4th & 5th Floor Improvements

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus

CSU, Fullerton

Pollack Library 6th Floor Center for Oral and Public History

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus

CSU, Fullerton

Triton Quad and Promenade

Carson, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Student Life

CSU, East Bay

TOCA Elevator Modernization

Hayward, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Student Life

California Institute of Technology

Chong Lab

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Karthish Manthiram Lab and Offices

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Hosea Nelson Cryo EM Suite

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

Pepperdine University

Payson Library Remodel

Malibu, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Student Life

EDUCATION

Master of Construction Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Master of Architecture

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Architecture

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Art History

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

LICENSE & AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Architect: CA (C32533)

American Institute of Architects

TRAINING

DBIA Certified Professional

YEARS AT FIRM 7

CONTACT

jerrold.fox@acmartin.com (213) 614-6157

Jerrold Fox AIA, DBIA

PRINCIPAL

Jerrold has over 20 years of experience working on higher education and teaching laboratory projects in California and Michigan. He is well versed in a wide range of building types and brings substantial experience to projects in both new and renovated spaces. He has served as a Project Manager and Designer on many technically complex projects for prominent biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare and higher education clients. His design and technical expertise, knowledge of building codes, practical experience in the field, and strong commitment to excellent service have helped him to translate many clients’ specialized goals and needs into successfully built projects.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

UC Berkeley Valley Life Science Building

Teaching Laboratory Expansion & Library Renovation*

Berkeley, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

UC Irvine Anteater Learning Pavilion Detailed Project Program

Irvine, California

Higher Education Project

UC San Francisco

Mission Bay Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building*

San Francisco, California

Higher Education Project

San Diego State University

Brawley Campus Lithium Research and STEM Hub

Brawley, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory | Remote Site | Maker Space

CSU, Fullerton

Student Housing Expansion 2020 Programming and Feasibility Study

Fullerton, California

Higher Education Project | Student Housing | Student Services

CSU, Northridge

Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub Northridge, California

Higher Education Project | DEI Goals | Laboratory | Student Services

CSU, Channel Islands

Gateway Theater

Oxnard, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | Student Life

CSU, Channel Islands

Gateway Hall

Camarillo, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Academic Building | Student Life

San Diego State University

Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex

San Diego, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | LEED Gold | D/B Project | Laboratory | Maker Space

California Institute for Technology

Professor Lior Pachter Laboratory

Modernization

Pasadena, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project | Laboratory

Pepperdine University

Payson Library Remodel

Malibu, California

Higher Education Project | Occupied Campus | D/B Project

University of Southern California

Denney Research Building Cellular Systems Biomedical Engineering Lab Los Angeles, California

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

Princeton University

Lewis-Sigler Institute and Carl Icahn Laboratory Building

Princeton, New Jersey

Higher Education Project | Laboratory

State of California Department of General Services

New Natural Resources Headquarters

Sacramento, California

LEED Platinum | D/B Project | Community Engagement

*Prior to joining AC Martin