CAMPUS DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS

Situated in the vibrant city of San Diego, California Western School of Law boasts a stunning campus that combines modern architecture with historic charm. The campus is surrounded by an energetic atmosphere, offering its graduate students an enriching environment and education. Spread across four buildings connected by the upcoming freeway cap over Interstate 5, the campus features welcoming and inclusive spaces for students, faculty, staff, and the greater San Diego community. Each campus building serves a specific function designed to accommodate the needs of a law school and beyond. Building one, located on the southwest parcel, features retail, a public market, professional offices, market housing, and is home to the campus central plant. Building two is positioned on the southeast parcel and houses retail, a restaurant, faculty housing, and a hotel. Located on the northeast parcel of the campus, the functions that define building three include retail, a theater, a transit center, student housing, and other amenities. The remaining building in the northwest parcel is building four, the university’s academic hub, which includes retail, all university functions, and student housing. Together, these four distinct buildings form a core identity for the school and promote an inspiring setting for both Cal Western’s graduate law students as well as their faculty and the San Diego community.

As part of the design process the team iteratively developed goals that the Campus Master Plan and individual buildings should aspire to address. The goals are described in “How might we” statements:

How might we design a campus and buildings...

• That support both the College and City of San Diego?

• Promote the social mix and connected communities so critical to citizens’ health and well-being?

• Integrate functions that maximize revene generation to support fiscal resilience and improve access through reduced tuition and scholarship for a more diverse student body?

• That promote connections to the city’s urban fabric and historical assets?

• That embody inclusivity?

• That support physical and mental health?

• That encourage students to confidently express their identity?

• That are resilient and responds to everchanging environmental conditions?