City College of San Francisco

Joint Use Facility

Educational Facility Structural Steel Construction

The City College of San Francisco Joint-Use Facility is comprised of a three-story building featuring classrooms, specialized laboratories, student development facilities, study space, and offices. The structure supports a green roof, central atrium, and skylight system for sustainability and reduced energy needs. SME Steel fabricated and erected this facility in addition to a Central Utility Plant which supports this structure in addition to four existing buildings on the campus. The Joint-Use Facility incorporated a concentric brace frame and SMRF seismic system. This project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule.

Project Details

04/01/2023

1,300 tons of steel

CLIENT

City of San Francisco

CONTRACTOR

Bovis Lend Lease, Inc

ARCHITECT

VBN Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

SOHA Engineers

LEED

Gold

Project Gallery

exterior view of college
exterior view of a college
class room with chairs setup
inside stairs and hallway

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