AXP Tour of CalSTRS Headquarters Expansion

Location: CalSTRS Headquarters Expansion

Date: Friday, October 23rd, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Architect: Lionakis

These tours are designed for AIA Associate members in the AXP process to receive CE hours – not the general membership. Please register as the tours are FREE but limited to 10 participants. In addition to this, masks and social distancing will be required on site.

Additional details regarding the tour will be provided upon registration.

Description: This project is phase 2 of the California state teacher retirement system campus Development in west Sacramento. The project design includes 5 levels of parking, With 5 levels of office space located above the garage levels. The building is Located immediately adjacent to the phase 1 garage/office building which is 13 Stories of office over 5 levels of parking and permitted in 2006. The new phase 2 Building is located to the west of the existing phase 1 building. The 200 waterfront Place expansion will consist of approximately 500,000 gross square feet of space to Accommodate a proposed occupancy of approximately 1,200 staff.

The 5 garage levels in phase 2 (stories 1-5, designated as ground floor and p2-p5) are Connected to the existing phase 1 garage levels with open drive aisles between the New and existing building areas. The first floor of the phase 2 project includes the Parking garage areas connecting to the existing garage areas, as well as the main Entry lobby space on the south of the floor, a large day care area, a meeting room Area, and a cafe and kitchen space.

Office levels 3 and 4 atop the garage are at the same elevation as the existing Office levels 3 and 4 of the phase 1 building. The office levels are designated as Floors 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to match the existing phase 1 building. The office levels of the Phase 2 building, above the garage levels, are separated from the office levels of Phase 1 by about 100 feet, with no interconnection between the phase 1 and phase 2, Except for a pedestrian bridge at the level 4 office areas. Office level 3 includes a Fitness center. One of the key architectural features of the new office space in The phase 2 building is a centrally located atrium element extending up from office Level 4 through office levels 5, 6, and 7. The roof of the building is unoccupied with a Large photovoltaic array and atrium skylight.

Question? Please contact Felicia Reyes, Assoc. AIA or Sugra Panvelwala, Assoc. AIA

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Throughout the year, AIA Central Valley’s AXP Tour Coordinators Felicia Reyes, Assoc. AIA and Sugra Panvelwala, Assoc. AIA, will be arranging project tours worth coveted Architectural Experience Program (AXP) hours for our Associate members. If your firm has a project you’d be willing to share please contact the Chapter office: [email protected]