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University of California, Santa Cruz

Growth and StewardshipThe Building of UC Santa Cruz

“...sensitive collaboration between the designerand this spectacular environment ….”

Forty years ago this month….

UC Santa CruzAn extraordinary site….

UC Santa CruzA unique academic plan….

“At Santa Cruz the intent is tocombine the advantages of a smallcollege with the facilities of a greatUniversity.”

“This campus, because of itslocation, must provide more than theusual amount of residential space.”

1963 Long Range Development Plan

UC Santa CruzA unique academic plan….

“The University of California,Santa Cruz has created a uniqueenvironment of intensity andinnovation where the synergybetween research and teachingprovides unparalleledopportunities for people whodrive progress, intellectual,social, cultural and economicprogress.”

October 2003

UC Santa CruzThinking at the Edge

UC Santa CruzArchitecture….

Stevenson College, 1966Joseph Esherick and Associates

“. . . must grow out of theproblems, restrictions,and potentialities of thesite . . . “

“The general effect …must be one of sensitivecollaboration betweenthe designer and thisspectacular environment….”

1963 LRDP

UC Santa CruzArchitecture….

College Ten 2002Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis

“. . . must grow out of theproblems, restrictions,and potentialities of thesite . . . “

“The general effect …must be one of sensitivecollaboration betweenthe designer and thisspectacular environment….”

1963 LRDP

“The site demands unique attention…”Photographer Ansel Adams:

“… whatever is done to‘clear’ the land should be

done with the utmostrestraint…”

The Ansel Adams photographsfrom 1962 through 1966 used inthis presentation are housed in

the Sweeney/RubinAnsel Adams Fiat Lux

Collection at the University ofCalifornia, Riverside'sCalifornia Museum of

Photographyand are used with their

generous permission.

“The site demands unique attention…”“…Everyone who saw it during the

planning stage was awed andimpressed by the need to keep it as

unspoiled as possible.”

UC Santa Cruz

Geographical Setting

University of CaliforniaSouth Central Coast Campus Site Selection Study

1959


UC Santa Cruz


Henry CowellRedwoodsState Park

Wilder Ranch State Park

UCSC Pogonip(City Park)

Monterey BayNational Marine Sanctuary

City ofSanta Cruz


UCSC

• marine terraces + 891.5 ft.

+ 0 ft.

Vegetation Zonesmeadow • forest edge • forest • ravine

Karst Geology

Sinkhole formation

Karst Geology

The Cowell Ranch -the California Lime Industry

Californiared-legged frog

Species Diversity

Ohlone tiger beetle

Species Diversity

cave spider

pseudo-scorpion

burrowingowl

yampah

The University Arrives…

“Begin as you mean to continue…”:1963 LRDP’s Long-Lasting Decisions

• main campus atcenter of site

• preservation ofmeadows

• campus coresurrounded by

residentialcolleges

• individually sitedbuildings &complexes

Planned Enrollment: 27,500

Central Campus - 1963 LRDP

Central Campus - 2003

Fall 2003 Enrollment: 14,997

Core

Colleges

Colleges

Colleges

Colleges

Residential Colleges -Places for Student Life

• academiccommunities withdistinct identities

• architecturalvariety

• a series ofinformal clusters

Cowell College 1966Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons





Kresge College 1973MLTW/Moore Turnbull





Colleges Nine and Ten 2002Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis





Residential Colleges DemonstrateOur Architectural Principles

• varied andimaginativearchitecture

• sunny and surprisingplaces in the forest

• site specificdesigns

“a full respect for the site”

Cowell College 1966Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons

• Cowell College:at the forest edge

“a full respect for the site”• Oakes College:

on the meadow

Oakes College 1976McCue Boone Thomsick

“a full respect for the site”• Kresge College:

in the forest

Kresge College 1973MLTW/Moore Turnbull

“a full respect for the site”• Kresge College:

in the forest

“a full respect for the site”• College Nine and

College Ten:in the forest

Colleges Nine and Ten 2002Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis

“a full respect for the site”• College Nine and

College Ten:in the forest

Core

Colleges

Colleges

Campus Core

Core

Campus Core

Campus Core• larger scale buildings

• more formal arrangement



• “full respect for the site”




• architectural diversity

McHenry Library, 1966 & 1976John Carl Warnecke & Associates





Science and Engineering Library, 1991Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis





Earth & Marine Sciences, 1993McLellan & Copenhagenwith Zimmer Gunsul Frasca





Physical Sciences Building, 2004Anshen + Allen San Francisco

with Moore Ruble Yudell

Campus Core at the Forest Edge


Academic Resource Center, 1989Fernau & Hartman


Baskin Visual Arts, 1985Marquis & Associates


Music Center, 1996Antoine Predock Architect


Arts Facilities, 1998BOORA Architects

Continuing the Pattern:Campus Core Capacity Studies

Design Principles:Buildings Scaled to the Site

Design Principles:Careful Construction• arborist consultation• tree protection• close inspection

Core West Parking Structure, 2001Watry Design Associates

with Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis

Design Principles:Design Response to Site Conditions

Design Principles:Design Response to Site Conditions

Design Principles:Materials and Colors

stoneconcretemasonry

plasterwood

metalsglass



plasterwood

metalsglass

Engineering Building 2004Anshen + Allen Los Angeles



plasterwood

metalsglass

Everywhere a sense of the surroundings

buildingsmajor roads

service roadspaths & bridges

bicycle routes

Knitting the Parts Together :Circulation & Connections




bicycle routes

Knitting the Parts Together :Circulation & Connections• The Challenge:

• moving many people acrosscomplex terrain

• enjoying the trip

Knitting the Parts Together :Circulation & Connections• Solutions:

• integratedtransportationmodes



• completepedestriannetwork




• convenientbicycleaccess




• convenientbicycleaccess

• cars atthe perimeter

Arriving at UC Santa Cruz:Cowell Ranch Buildings

Cowell Ranch Buildings

Cook House (Admissions Office)


Barn Theater


Carriage House (University Relations)

Campus Lands Managedas University Resource• LRDP resource designation

• Environmental Reserve - 393 acres• Protected Landscape - 312 acres• Site Specific Research - 152 acres

• LRDP resource designation• Environmental Reserve• Protected Landscape• Site Specific Research

• informed landscapemanagement practices

Campus Lands Managedas University Resource



• oak reforestation




• oak reforestation

• grazing program


Our Next Steps:The Vision Continues….

Long RangeDevelopment Plan

2005-2020academic intentions and

enrollment levelcoordination with City ofSanta Cruz General Plan

expansion anddensification strategies

integrated solutions

The Vision Continues….

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