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UC Irvine’s ambition to become a global model for integrative health is the foundation for the design of its new health sciences facilities. The Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Building and the Sue & Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall sit at the heart of this vision. A design-build team—HED, SLAM, and Hathaway Dinwiddie—was assembled to help realize UCI’s commitment to holistic health, wellness, and education. The architecture emphasizes the relationship between health, nature, and physical space. It is intended to streamline operations, support wellbeing, and enhance the experience of students, faculty, staff, and patients. The design reflects a whole-person approach to care and le... More

Located in an industrial building housing a biomedical distributorship, Zimmer Biomet moved into one-quarter of the facility, which was previously vacant. To transform their empty industrial space into a Bioskills Center that would act as a product showroom and sophisticated surgical training space, Zimmer Biomet teamed with HED. John D'Angelo Utilizing a thorough analysis of the existing facility and Zimmer Biomet’s program, the HED design team focused on creating a high-tech center that would be in context with the space available while showcasing Zimmer’s brand and products. A high bay portion of the existing facility was chosen due to height availability and entry opportunities, and Zimmer’s culture elements were... More

In need of an updated, modern library to supply more space for community events and services while signaling the growth of the city, the county of San Diego, CA selected HED as the architect of record for the new Lakeside Community Library. Mike Torrey The new, 16,840 SF library is a signature building, landmark, and significant resource to the community designed to offer space and resources for enhanced community engagement and activity. It acts as a welcoming gathering place with a variety of services and events and provide for informational, educational, and civic engagement needs. In addition to the facility itself, the library is a source of additional positive impact in the community by being sustainable, with a design that conf... More

The Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory is the second-oldest extant building on The University of Michigan’s campus and the university’s first dedicated scientific research laboratory. While the original 1854 structure was given much care and attention in a 1999 restoration, its dramatic top-of-the-hill siting, challenging accessibility, and lack of amenities continued to present issues for utilizing this historic gem to meet the university’s needs. With only about 350 visitors per year, the Observatory remained significantly underutilized. Jason Keen Jason Keen Working with the university, HED shaped the addition to provide a memorable, easily accessed event experience where students, faculty, and the... More

Fresno State’s new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union is designed to reflect the ‘Pride of Place’ evident on the campus and the extreme regional pride for the University. The design reflects the agrarian grid of the valley, opening eastward toward the raw beauty of the Sierras. Eric Staudenmaier The new student union complements the existing union. It is sited and designed for transparency indoors and out, drawing in new students with food and coffee to start the journey through college. As they gain familiarity with the campus and the union, students will be drawn to the upper floors and higher engagement in campus life and activities. Eric Staudenmaier Eric Staudenmaier Interior spaces are interconn... More

In the wake of the Flint, MI, water crisis The Genesee Health System (GHS) needed a facility to unify its behavioral health services, improve access to behavioral health and primary care services to the underserved low- and moderate-income families of Flint, and create a central facility to develop medical innovation in the evaluation and treatment of lead poisoning. John D'Angelo Working closely with GHS, HED developed a design for a brand-new building that brings all of GHS’s children’s programs under one roof, including the Neurological Center for Excellence (NCE), Child and Family Services (CFS), and the Children’s Autism Center. The Center for Children’s Integrated Services helps reshape the physical and h... More

To anchor the west end of the campus and signal that the school has grown from an agrarian focused curriculum into a 21st century comprehensive high school, HED was brought in design the new Livermore High School Athletic Complex and Aquatic Center. Tim Maloney Tim Maloney Tim Maloney This new athletic complex sits adjacent to the school’s stadium, and includes a multi-level, 50,000 SF event center and a 11-lane, 25-meter swimming pool with two diving platforms. It also houses a main multi-use gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium above a weight room, physical education classrooms, team rooms, and support spaces. The mezzanine level viewing section of the main gym allows this space to be utilized for dance and theatrical perf... More

The Community of Terra Linda in San Rafael chose HED to improve their 1961 campus. To begin, HED led a community master planning effort that creatively eliminated the need for temporary facilities. This allowed for a larger portion of the budget to be allocated to the reinvigoration of the campus, improved social spaces, and the construction of an entirely new academic core and innovation hub. The student commons is now the epicenter of an invigorating campus layout that centralizes the library, technology, media, music, drama, and food services. Alejandro Velarde This new configuration maximizes daylight within the facilities and creates an activated indoor/outdoor social hub for students and the community–creating a new beatin... More