The University of California San Diego Pepper Canyon West project marks an iconic new entry point to the UCSD campus.
Anchoring the south side of this new precinct, the six-acre housing site contains two C-shaped buildings, each with a prominent tower to house a total of 1300 students. Clad in glass with perforated metal sunshade elements, the project contains ground level retail and student amenity spaces designed to create an active, vibrant urban atmosphere.
Iconic build forms surrounding active landscaped courtyards will integrate with the larger campus patterns tying into the broad network of campus open spaces including bike paths, pedestrian walkways, and open lawns. Adjoining the building courtyards, the six-acre Open Space Preserve will recreate a rustic canyon at the heart of the new precinct- filled with native plantings, art, walking trails, outdoor study spaces, and extensive stormwater mitigation areas.
”The new space brings students and visitors in close contact with nature in their daily experience on campus.
