San Diego, California
The three story urban campus building completes the four-sided Town Square intersection and further strengthens the framework plan of the City Heights Urban Village. The main entry façade consists of a grand portico leading to a two-story atrium that serves as both a circulation system and the “academic yard”.
The corner program at street level – the student-faculty café -- is celebrated by the curved recessed terrace. This shape, and the public space created, is reflected across the street at the library, housing, and retail center.
