Client: San Diego Community College District

194,000 SF

Two new educational facilities were added to the Downtown San Diego’s City College Campus: a 128,000 SF five-story Arts and Humanities building has a below-grade 40-car parking structure and a 62,000 SF new three-story Business Technology building. The buildings have general classrooms for business and humanities, including art studios and computer labs. Faculty offices, and student gathering spaces are provided throughout the Quad including a Student Commons area. There is a Drama Department “Black Box” experimental theater and general performance space. Larger lecture size classrooms are flanking each side of the central courtyard quad. The project creates a new quad at the southeastern portion of the campus that will serve as a key entry link to the campus from the surrounding community. As the executive architect, Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, Inc. (RNT) worked closely with the District and project stakeholders to develop the program consistent with their needs. The project is pursuing LEED Gold certification.