Campus Resources

The University Center Urban Core (UCUC) Planning Study (UCUC) re-envisions the campus Urban Core by providing conceptual physical development plan and design guidelines for the future open space, public realm spaces, circulation and building improvement projects within the Urban Core to ensure a continuity of campus fabric as future projects advance. The Triton Pavilion project falls under this set of guidelines and is being designed in alignment with the UCUC Planning Study.

Read the UCUC Planning Study

Workplace Survey

As part of UC San Diego’s objective to deliver a high performance work environment, the project team issued a secure online survey to identify current challenges and opportunities in existing workspaces at UC San Diego. Analysis of survey results detailed how well the existing workspaces support business activities and goals. Additionally, the survey takeaways informed the final Triton Pavilion Detailed Project Program (DPP). Survey participation was high at 65% (participation is around 30% on average).

Across all groups, two findings were universal:

1.The workplace was rated as unbalanced (meaning that the distribution of focus space and collaboration space is not aligned with needs) and

2. Respondents are inspired to work at UC San Diego, but the physical environment does not celebrate community or the mission of their work.

All Groups

Chancellor’s Office

Executive Vice Chancellor/Academic Affairs (EVC/AA)

Chief Financial Officer (VC-CFO)

Office of Research Affairs (VC-ORA)

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (VC-EDI)

Resource Management & Planning (VC-RMP)

Student Affairs (VC-SA)

Global Education

Alumni Center

Welcome Center

Health & Wellbeing

University Extension

Focus Groups

A diverse mix of participants joined three topical focus groups that were centered on individual work, collaborative work, and community - themes developed from the current workplace survey findings.

A few themes emerged in all of the focus group meetings:

1. Acoustic privacy is critical. Consider acoustic transitions between private offices and other work areas.

2. Visual Privacy is key in office and meeting room design. Use transparency sparingly.

3. While collaboration and community spaces make a big impact on everyday productivity, it is important for them to be separated from focus & individual work zones.

4. Flexibility of layouts and furniture is key to creating multi-functional spaces. Create spaces that can be reconfigured based on employee needs.

Individual Work

Collaborative Work

Community

Town Hall Presentations

Town Hall #1 (February 2019)

Town Hall #2 (March 2019)

Suggested Reading

The design of the Triton Pavilion workspaces will be thoughtfully tailored to fit the functional needs and character of each unique group as a result of the extensive change management information gathering process. They will not be "one-size-fits-all". The critical thing to remember about Triton Pavilion is that the workspaces will not be "open office" call-center like environment. They are being designed as hybrid, supportive offices with small neighborhoods that include a few workstations, some private offices, several supportive enclosed spaces, and great community zones where everyone can come together.  

Gensler Dialogue #31 Work: One Size Does Not Fit All

Gensler US Workplace Survey 2019

The Open Office Isn't Dead