Event

June ArchiChat

Presented by Swinerton Construction

The project site is in the southwestern corner of the UCSD campus along its western edge. The building overlooks North Torrey Pines Road, which is a major thoroughfare. The neighborhood across this road to the west is a mix of small-scale housing and a church. On campus, the immediate neighbors are classrooms and laboratories to the north, a student dining commons to the east and a new residential complex now under construction to the south. The site was chosen in part because the catering operations could share the loading/drop-off space with the student dining commons.Recent dramatic growth of UCSD's self-supporting catering program, its existing facilities' inability to keep up with demand, and the need to relocate the Housing & Dining Services (HDS) administration offices led to the proposal to combine these uses in one facility. The 43,400-square-foot Housing Dining Hospitality Building contains an 8,000-square-foot catering kitchen, lobby and break room on level 1. Office space for HDH administrative staff, catering sales, and support are located on the remaining floors. An event space and terrace are also on level 4. The total construction cost, including site and infrastructure work, was $18.9 million.

Light snacks & beverages provided by SWINERTON CONSTRUCTION.