Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA
The Marine Conservation and Technology Center at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), perched on a high bluff 200-feet above the ocean, is home to the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. The project includes an addition and adaptive re-use of an existing building. Originally constructed in the 1960’s, the existing building is the single remaining structure of an original complex of four designed by renowned San Diego firm Frank L. Hope and Associates. The other three buildings were razed due to concerns about bluff stability and the hillside was reinforced in 2014.
The existing structure has been modernized and adapted to create new marine research laboratories, teaching labs, and office spaces for both researchers as well as graduate students. Through careful placement of the new structures, the facility’s program has broadened to include classrooms, lecture and conference spaces, a rooftop café, and a stepped terrace accommodating outdoor dining and special events.
The Marine Conservation and Technology Center, with its breezy location filled with fresh air and endless ocean views, celebrates the history of the site, while creating a new experience for students, faculty and the community that embodies the elements of ocean, earth, and atmospheric science research and education that SIO is celebrated for.
- Client: UC San Diego
- Completion: 2022
- Size: 40,410 SF
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