Planning a new campus community SOM led a team in developing the master plan for housing on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus. Built around an existing residence hall, the project introduces apartment-style housing for more than 1,000 students, along with staff and faculty residences, dining commons, a convenience store, and other amenities. The … Continued
MxD (formerly known as UI Labs) is dedicated to fostering collaboration between top-tier research universities, industry and government. A state-of-the-art facility was created to support this cross-disciplinary endeavor—to drive innovation in digital manufacturing, while also providing a demonstration space to showcase cutting-edge work. SOM led the adaptive reuse of an existing manufacturing building located on … Continued
Bringing sustainable transit to Florida More than nine million people live between Miami and Orlando. Together with an estimated 100 million annual visitors to the region, drivers make more than 110 million car trips each year between these cities. Florida endures some of the most congested roadways in the United States, and produces nearly one … Continued
Revitalizing a historic asset In 2016, SOM worked with Amtrak and its partners to create a master plan for Philadelphia’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station and the surrounding area, envisioning a mixed-use neighborhood with a vibrant public realm centered around transit. The renovation of the station—a Beaux-Arts architectural landmark designed by Graham, Anderson, … Continued
A new kind of biotech campus Genesis Marina sits between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, a region that is home to the world’s largest cluster of biotech companies. Created to meet growing demand in this sector and to connect the Bay Area’s scientific community, it is innovative in its approach as a multi-tenant campus. Purpose-built … Continued
An interconnected workspace The Trade Desk envisioned a creative office with interconnected floors that would prioritize the well-being of its staff, offer flexibility throughout the day, and support the company’s collaborative workplace culture. SOM’s design meets each of these goals in one stroke, with a three-story atrium at the heart of the new workplace. With … Continued
Located on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands—an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy—SOM’s design for Horizon connects the waterfront of the capital, St. Helier, with its town center and sensitively complements the existing architectural character of the island. Jersey, known today for business and tourism, has a rich … Continued
Mixing uses in downtown Salt Lake City In 2005, SOM created a master plan to bring greater density and a mix of uses to Salt Lake City’s financial district. 95 State is the latest project to emerge from this plan. Rising on a significant site near Temple Square, the development integrates three distinct components: a … Continued
A new landmark in the Hangzhou skyline The Greenland Hangzhou Century Center, now the tallest building in Hangzhou’s skyline, serves as a striking symbolic gateway to this Chinese city near Shanghai. Its twin towers, connected by a skybridge, form the letter “H” for Hangzhou. The flowing glass facade, designed to resemble a veil, drapes the … Continued
1245 Broadway is a 23-story boutique Class A office building at the center of the burgeoning NoMad district, one of the most active and quickly changing neighborhoods in Manhattan. Located at the corner of 31st Street and Broadway, the project comprises approximately 200,000 square feet of office space, with retail on the ground floor. In … Continued