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SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Aliso Viejo, CA

Type: Campus Expansion Size: 200,000 SF

The firm is providing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design services for this university campus expansion project for Soka University which consists of two buildings. The 4-story, 100,000 SF STEM building will house teaching and science and research laboratories, classrooms, offices, a large auditorium, collaboration areas, meeting rooms, open study areas. The building’s instructional lab modules allow for interactive teaching and hands-on learning in this open, flexible, interactive and sustainable building.

The Resident Housing will be 4 stories and approximately 65,000 SF comprised of approximately 75 to 80 rooms and a rooftop patio.

Both proposed projects will be designed to accommodate a LEED Gold Building Certification, and an exterior architectural design pallet that will respect the current design features, landscaping and cultural aspects of the campus.