The underground addition of laboratory facilities created an opportunity for a roof garden experience at grade level. There was a request by UCI to create a solution with no water use or maintenance. This graphic design solution employs inert materials, decomposed granite and a variety of rocks and light weight boulders to create what has become a meditation/quiet space for students and staff relaxation.
University of CA Irvine McGaugh Hall Rooftop Plaza
This facility in Huntington Beach is an innovative training center that develops the learning and technical skills of both cadets and students by providing an environment that best balance quality enhancements of both building design and landscape.
LCI achieved this goal by creating a park scenario for passive recreation, biddle and grinder courses for physical training activities and memorial as a focal point next to the building’s main entry. A number of prominent trees were protected through strict construction and management procedures while applicable stormwater techniques such as Modular Wetland Biofiltration systems were considered for the project.