MITHŪN

Overview

The University of California Irvine Medical Education Building is a highly innovative response to the demands of today’s medical education curriculum. Projecting a strong image for the School of Medicine, the building houses a broad range of functions including: state-of-the-art instructional and simulation spaces for surgery, emergency medicine and obstetrics, student testing, research labs, telemedicine facilities, and administrative offices. This building was designed to provide 23% additional usable space than was required by the original program, while staying within the original budget. The site design provides multiple high quality outdoor study and meeting spaces. The faculty and research offices are housed in a naturally ventilated block connected to the teaching and research space by an open breezeway. This concept generates an operational energy efficiency that surpasses CA Title 24 requirements by nearly 28%. The building will achieve LEED Gold certification.

Awards

2010
EEPP 2010 Best Practices Award for Sustainable Design