Description: This
multi-component project, to be delivered using the design-build delivery
method (wherein a design-build contractor is hired to provide the design
as well as construction of the project), will effect a renaissance of
the College of San Mateo (CSM) campus. The project includes demolition
of Buildings 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17; these buildings have exceeded
their useful service lives, the layouts of the concrete walls do not
lend themselves to repurposing, and their locations are desirable for
new buildings. Replacement buildings 5, 10 and 15 will be constructed in
the approximate footprints of the existing buildings with those numbers.
The project also includes major improvements to the exterior areas of
the campus.
B5N (new Building 5)
B5N will be the new home for the Workforce programs, including
Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Nursing and Cosmetology, as well as
the new home for Wellness and Aquatics. This location, at the south end
of the campus near the campus entries, is convenient for the community
members who are patrons of these programs. These programs will thrive
and grow in this new building, with state of the art equipment and
adjacencies to each other that will foster interactions and synergy. The
Aquatic Center will be comprised of an Olympic-sized pool and a second
pool for competition warm-ups as well as Adaptive Physical Education.
This combination of Workforce and Wellness will bring new energy to the
southern end of the CSM campus. This new building is targeted to receive
LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design),
demonstrating CSM’s commitment to sustainable building design and
construction.
B10N (new Building 10)
B10N, located near the center of campus, will place critical student
services into the heart of the campus. B10N will embody CSM’s
collaborative nature and student-oriented service philosophy to
strengthen student convenience and access. The facility will unite
Student Services into a “One-Stop Shop”, including Admissions, Career
Services, Counseling, Health Center, Financial Aid, Disabled Students
Programs & Services, Student Activities, Welcome Center, Cafeteria, and
Bookstore. This One-Stop-Shop approach will allow CSM to greet new
students with a clear understanding of a personalized college
experience, as well as provide continued and convenient centralized
access student services near the academic core of the campus. B10N will
also house the new Integrative Learning Center (ILC), a centralized
tutorial and student support lab where students can get assistance
across the disciplines from writing and mathematics to speech
communication and foreign languages, and will be an inspired learning
environment where students will feel comfortable giving and getting
academic assistance. This new building is targeted to receive LEED
certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design),
demonstrating CSM’s commitment to sustainable building design and
construction.
B15N
The New Faculty Office building, B15N, will be the new home to three
Division Offices and up to 250 faculty members. Located near the core of
the campus and across the quadrangle from B10N, this building will be
part of CSM’s academic heart. This building will encourage
inter-disciplinary faculty dialogue and foster interaction between
faculty and students. This new building is targeted to receive LEED
certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design),
demonstrating CSM’s commitment to sustainable building design and
construction.
Campus Exterior
CSM’s campus exterior will be revamped to take advantage of its
idyllic hill top location. The new landmark entries at Hillsdale
Boulevard and CSM Drive will provide gateways to a lively campus where
students and the community will feel inspired to participate in college
activities, with gathering spaces acting as centers of concentrated
activity and energy. Landscape improvements will create hierarchies to
define vehicular and accessible pedestrian circulation routes and manage
pedestrian/vehicular interface. Emergency vehicle access will be
improved, as well as other safety and security measures. Public
transportation, passenger drop-off and pick-up zones, service & delivery
zones will be enhanced. Wayfinding signage, exterior lighting,
concession kiosks, and provisions for art will also be part of this
project.
Status: In process.
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