SERVICES
Preliminary Design
Structural Analysis
Construction Documents
Equipment Support and Anchorage
Plan Approvals
Quality Assurance Review
Construction Administration
Value Engineering
SIZE
95,000 SF
AWARDS
Award of Honor – Growth Project: Community College Facility Coalition, 2008
Citation – Work in Progress: American School & University Magazine, 2006
OWNER
Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District
ARCHITECT
NTD Architecture
EL CAJON, CA
Carved into a hillside, the three-story Communication Arts Complex serves as the visual landmark when entering the campus. Its central vertical circulation structure serves as the primary means of pedestrian travel between its upper and lower levels; a difference in elevation of 30 feet. The construction of the complex incorporates a permanent shoring system that utilizes steel-wide flange soldier piles with pressure-grouted tiebacks, timber lagging and a shotcrete wall. This was the first implementation of this type of earth-retention system checked and approved by the Division of the State Architect’s San Diego office.