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Studio Gang\u2019s new building at the California College of the Arts (CCA) expands on the school\u2019s San Francisco campus. Images courtesy Studio Gang<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Studio Gang\u2019s new building at the California College of the Arts (CCA) expands on the school\u2019s San Francisco campus, establishing a vibrant indoor-outdoor environment for learning and making that strengthens relationships among varied people, ideas, and creative practices.<\/p>\n

The\u00a07,646-m2<\/sup> (82,300-sf)\u00a0building emerges from a robust base that contains two mass timber pavilions that house classrooms, art studios, and exhibition galleries.<\/p>\n

Leading onto a green terraced landscape that unites the building\u2019s lower and upper levels, the pavilions are among the first exposed mass timber structures in California.<\/p>\n

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Other passive design strategies, such as self-shading facades and night-flush ventilation, naturally cool the building, reducing the size and energy demand of mechanical systems. With the infrastructure in place to enable a closed-loop, net-positive building in the future, the building\u2019s design is dedicated to supporting healthy, resilient spaces for students, faculty, and visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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