ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

IV
DESKTOP STUDY – MEDICAL COLLEGE
DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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LOCATION: SITE : DESIGN V
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, • UCLA AREA : 467 ACRES
LOS ANGELES (UCLA) IS A PUBLIC • AREA : 110,000 SQUARE FEET / 2.5
LAND-GRAND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ACRES
IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. • COMPLETION DATE: 09/2016 DESKTOP STUDY:
DAVID GEFFEN
DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE • GROSS FLOOR AREA: (MQ) 10200 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEASTERN • COSTS :($) 83000000 UNIVERSITY OF
EDGE OF THE UCLA CAMPUS • ARCHITECTS: SKIDMORE, OWINGS & CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANGELES
DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MERRILL LLP
AT UCLA,
10833 LE CONTE AVE,
LOS ANGELES,
CA 90095,
UNITED STATES

USA

David Geffen
KEY PLAN
Medical College

TEACHING HOSPITALS:

CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES

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OLIVIA VIEW
HARBOUR UCLA
UCLA MEDICAL DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF
MEDICAL CENTER
CENTER MEDICINE
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SITE CONTEXT: LANDMARK: DESIGN V

THE UCLA GEFFEN MEDICAL DESKTOP STUDY:

CENTERIS LOCATED IN THE DAVID GEFFEN
URBAN FABRIC OF LOSANGELES, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
WITH HIGH TOOT TRAFFIC CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANDPEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY ON ANGELES
ITS SOUTHEASTERNEND OF THE
CAMPUS. TO RESPOND WITHTHE UCLA BOTANICAL
PUBLIC'S NEED FOR THE FOWLER MUSEUM
GARDENS
CIRCULATION THROUGHTHE AREA,
THE ARCHITECTS ALLOWED FOR
AN"OPEN"BUILDINGDESIGN THAT
LETS THEPUBLIC CIRCULATE
THROUGH. THIS RESPONSEPLACES
MORE EMPHASIS ON THE
PUBLICREALM AND ITS
PEDESTRIAN ENTRYWAY, THANITS
PREVIOUS MAIN VEHICULAR
ACCESS KEY PLAN
THE GETTY HAMMER MUSEUM

RESTAURANT HOTEL
PHARMACY HOSPITAL
ACCESSIBILITY: CHURCH

APPROACH:

LE CONTE / TIVERTON BUSTOP

LE CONTE/ HIGARD BUSTOP
MEDICAL PLAZA BUSTOP
WESTWOOD UCLA AMTRAK BUS STOP 0.7
MILES – 15 MIN WALK
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CHURCH BEVERLY HILLS WESTWOOD / RANCHO PARK STATION 20041AA055
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5.6 MILES – 15-20 MINS DRIVE

ROADS
LE CONTE AVE- PERIPHERY ROAD
WESTWOOD PLAZA – MAIN ROAD

CHICK-FIL-A RALPHS PHARMACY STARBUCKS COFFEE

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CLIMATE: DESIGN V

DESKTOP STUDY:
DAVID GEFFEN
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANGELES

PREVAILING WIND
DIRECTION :
• SUMMER – WSW
• WINTER – E

AVERAGE WIND SPEED

• NATURAL VENTILATION IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN THE WIND
SPEED IS 5MPH OR GREATER

CLIMATE ZONE INCLUDES THE BEACHES AT THE FOOT OF THE

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HILLS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL MILES OF
INLAND AREA WHERE HILLS ARE LOW OR NONEXISTENT. THE KEY PLAN
PACIFIC OCEAN IS RELATIVELY WARM IN THESE LONGITUDES AND
SUN PATH KEEPS THE CLIMATE VERY MILD. MOST OF THE RAIN FALLS
• SUMMER MONTHS – JULY DURING THE WARM, MILD WINTERS.
1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 - AVG
81°F CLIMATIC DESIGN PRIORITIES
• HOTTEST MONTH – AUGUST WINTER: SUMMER:
AVG HIGH OF 84°F AND • INSULATE • SHADE
LOW OF 66°F • REDUCE INFILTRATION • ALLOW NATURAL VENTILATION
• WINTER MONTH – • PASSIVE SOLAR • DISTRIBUTE THERMAL MASS
 NOVEMBER 26 TO MARCH
23 AVG - 70°F • THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA RANGE
• COLDEST MONTH –
FROM EXTREMELY HOT (OVER100 DEGREES FARENHEIT) TO
DECEMBER AVG LOW MODERATELY COOL(MID-6OS).
OF 48°F AND HIGH • HAVING THIS EXTREMELY ARID MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE,THE
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• MOST RAINY MONTH - COMFORTABLE OUTDOORSPACE TO RELAX, AND WITH 30% OF
FEBRUARY - AVERAGE THE PASSAGEWAYS BEING OUTDOORS,THE BUILDING ADAPTS TO
RAINFALL OF 3.3 THE CLIMATE NICELY.
INCHES • AS FOR MORE SPECIFIC DESIGN CHOICES,EACH ORIENTATION
OF THE BUILDING PROPERLY ADAPTS TO THE SOLAR
DIFFERENCES; THE SOUTHERN FACES USE LONGHORIZONTAL
OVERHANGS WHILE THE EASTERNAND WESTERN FACES USE
AVERAGE RAINFALL
VERTICAL FINS TOCREATE MAXIMUM COMFORT AND
THERMALEFFICIENCY
ABOUT THE CAMPUS:
THE UCLA GEFFEN SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE IS AN 110,000
SQUARE-FEET ACADEMIC
BUILDING COMPRISED OF
• TEACHING SPACES,
INCLUDING PROBLEM BASED
LEARNING ROOMS (PBL)
• CONFERENCE ROOMS
• TEACHING LABS
• CASE STUDY ROOMS
• AUDITORIUM
• MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
• DEAN’S OFFICES
• STUDENT AFFAIRS
• LOUNGE
• CAFETERIA.
CAMPUS BLOCK : DEPARTMENTS: ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN V
BASIC SCIENCES
• BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
• COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE DESKTOP STUDY:
• HUMAN GENETICS DAVID GEFFEN
• MICRBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY & MOLECULAR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
GENETICS CALIFORNIA , LOS
• MOLECULAR & MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY ANGELES
• NEUROBIOLOGY
• PHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS
• ANESTHESIOLOGY
• EMERGENCY MEDICINE
• FAMILY MEDICINE
• HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
• DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
• DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
• NEUROSURGERY
• OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY KEY PLAN
• OPHTHALMOLOGY
• ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
• PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
• PEDIATRICS
• PSYCHIATRY AND BIOBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
• RADIATION ONCOLOGY
DAVID GEFFEN • RADIOLOGY
MEDICAL COLLEGE • SURGERY
• UROLOGY

COUTYARD FACING STUDENT AMENITIES BLOCK

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FORMAL LEARNING
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6.
CASE STUDIES
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OFFICE
STUDENT LOUNGE
MECHANICAL / SUPPORT

COUTYARD FACING PBLS BLOCK SCHOOL OF MEDICINES OFFICES

SITE PLAN
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LEVEL A PLAN: DESIGN V

LECTURE HALL DESKTOP STUDY:

DAVID GEFFEN
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANGELES

THE TRANSITION FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE

REALM IS ONE THAT IS A MORE LAYERED
2
TRANSITION WITH A PATHWAY THAT ALLOWS
FOR THE PUBLIC TO TRANSITION DIRECTLY
INTO THE COURTYARD OF THE BUILDING .THIS
GIVES THE PEDESTRIANS OPTIONS TO VEER
OFF THE PATHWAY AND ENTER THE BUILDING
OR SIMPLY USE IT AS A CAMPUS ENTRY
LEADING UP TO THE CRZ PLAZA

KEY PLAN

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

PBL STAIRCASES
FORMAL LEARNING
1. MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
2. LECTURE HALL
3. SEMINAR ROOMS
4. TEACHING LABS
5. CASE STUDIES
6. CLINICAL SKILLS
CAFETERIA
OFFICE
STUDENT LOUNGE
MECHANICAL / SUPPORT

PBL CONSISTS OF A DETAILED

LEVEL A COMPRISES OF CASE STUDY IN WHICH A GROUP
• 8 PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) LABS ,IS AN INNOVATIVE OF ABOUT 8-10 STUDENTS
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STAIRCASE LEADING TO NORTH PLAZA.
• WASHROOMS ARE PROVIDED IN THE EAST AND WEST BLOCKS ADJACENT
TO THE STAIRCASE. CORRIDORS
• THERE IS A CORRIDOR CONNECTING ALL THE FOUR BLOCKS.
• IN THE CENTER THERE IS A COUTYARD WHICH ACTS AS A SOCIAL
INTERACTION SPOT.
• ON THE EAST, IT IS USED FOR MECHANICAL SERVICES
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DESIGN V
LEVEL 1 PLAN :
LEVEL 2 PLAN:
DESKTOP STUDY:
DAVID GEFFEN
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANGELES
LEVEL 1 CONSISTS LEVEL 2 CONSISTS
OF OF
• 1 LECTURE HALL OF • OFFICE CABINS
220 SEAT CAPACITY • STUDENT LOUNGE
• 11 PBLS • 2 TEACHING LABS
5
• 3 SEMINAR HALLS 4
2 • 2 CASE STUDY ROOMS

3
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING
PBL
5 FORMAL LEARNING KEY PLAN
1. MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
3 2. LECTURE HALL
3. SEMINAR ROOMS
4. TEACHING LABS
5. CASE STUDIES
6. CLINICAL SKILLS
CAFETERIA
OFFICE
3
STUDENT LOUNGE
MECHANICAL / SUPPORT

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STUDENT LOUNGE LECTURE HALL
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LEVEL 3 PLAN : LEVEL 4 PLAN: ELEVATIONS:

DESKTOP STUDY:
DAVID GEFFEN
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA , LOS
ANGELES

NORTH ELEVATION
KEY PLAN

FORMAL LEARNING
OFFICE

SECTION

EAST ELEVATION
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STRUCTURAL DETAILS : CIRCULATION:
THE TYPE OF FOUNDATION USED IS TYPICAL CIRCULATION FOR THE BUILDING
CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE AND THE MAIN IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY THROUGH
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM USED IS CONCRETE ONE WAY EXTENSIONS OF THE FLOOR PLATES DESKTOP STUDY:
SLAB.THE LATERAL SYSTEM CONSISTS PRIMARILY THAT ENCIRCLE THE DAVID GEFFEN
OF SHEARWALLS DISTRIBUTED ASYMETTRICALLY COURTYARD.THIS ALLOWS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE.THIS IS A FORSHADED AND NATURALLY UNIVERSITY OF
RELATIVELY COST- EFFICIENT SYSTEM AND THE VENTILATED CIRCULATIONFOR THE CALIFORNIA , LOS
USE OF SPARSELY DISTRIBUTED SHEARWALLS STUDENTS AND OTHER USERS, AS ANGELES
ALLOWS FOR PLENTIFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELL AS MOMENTS OF RELAXATION
GLAZING. THE “I” FORM OF THE MAJOR BUILDING AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
BLOCKS ARE CONDUCIVE TO SUCH A SYSTEM, AS THROUGHOUT. PLACING THE MAJOR
THE MAXIMUM SPAN IS NEVER TOO LARGE TO CIRCULATION PATHS ON THE
REQUIRE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GRAVITY EXTERIOR AND IN SUCH A WAY
RESISTING MEMBERS.THECONCRETE SLABS ARE ALSO ALLOWS FOR A CLEAR AND
ALSO PROBABLY WELL SUITED FOR ANY LAB WORK. EFFICIENT PATH OF EGRESS
INCASE OF EMERGENCY AND
PREVENTS ANY MAZE-LIKE
FEELING.
COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF CONCRETE SLABS,
COLUMNS, ANDSHEAR WALLS THE STRUCTUREOF
THE BUILDING MANAGESTO CREATE A WELL
DAYLIT SPACE THROUGH A SYSTEM OFFEW BUT
EXTREMELY MASSIVE MEMBERS. THIS HEAVY
DUTYCONSTRUCTION IS ALSO LIKELYDUE TO
THE HIGH RISK FACTORDUE TO MUCH OF THE
BUILDING BEING USED FOR MEDICALPURPOSES KEY PLAN
ALONG WITH LARGE SCALE EDUCATION
SPACES.FOR ANY SPACES THAT REQUIRE
LARGER SPANS FOR THEIRPROGRAM, BEAMS AND
GIRDERS ARE USED TO SUPPORTLONGER
CONCRETE SPANS. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ALSO
COMESIN THE FORM OF SHEAR WALLS THAT
PROVIDE ADDITIONALSUPPORT AND PROTECTION
FORANY AREAS OF EGRESS.

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS:
THE GEFFEN SCHOOLOF MEDICINE ACHIEVES THE GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
THERMAL COMFORT THROUGH A MOSTLY AIR-BASED USES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF
SYSTEM WITH SOME ADDITIONAL RADIANT FLOORS GLASS THAT COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO
AND NATURAL VENTILATION. BECAUSE MUCH OF OVERHEATING. HOWEVER, ALMOST ALL
THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED BY MEDICAL GLAZING SURFACES,ESPECIALLY ALONG
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REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF AIR MOVEMENT FOR
PROTECTED WITH OVERHANGS OR A
SYSTEM FINS AND OUVRES.
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FLOORS, THEY SERVE TO PROVIDE SOME COMFORT WESTERN FACES ARE LEFT RELATIVELY
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VISITORS. THE VENTILATION VARIES IN ITS PLASTER, GLASS, AND BRICKS.
EXPOSURE, WITH CERTAINAREAS HAVING FULLY OVERALL, THE GLASS ACCOUNTS FOR
EXPOSED VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND OTHERAREAS APPROXIMATELY 52% OF THE
HIDING IT. VENTILATION THROUGH THE BUILDING EXTERIORSURFACE AREA, WHICH MAY
IS PAIREDWITH MAJOR EGRESS PATHWAYS, WITH LEAD TO THE CURRENTLY HIGH
MAJOR SHAFTS RUNNING PARALLEL TO VERTICAL EUL.HOWEVER, ONCE ALL OF THE FIN
CIRCULATION AND THE SMALLER SHAFTS RUNNING AND LOUVER SYSTEMS AS WELLAS
PARALLEL TO THE HORIZONTAL EGRESS OVERHANGS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR THE
CIRCULATION. EU SHOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.