The Merced 2020 Expansion transforms the campus into a vibrant, integrated community where living and learning seamlessly blend. Anchored by the Dining Pavilion, this central hub connects student housing with the academic quad, offering a dynamic space that encourages interaction among students, faculty, and staff. The Research and Academic Laboratory buildings are designed with flexibility in mind, featuring adaptable lab spaces that can evolve with the curriculum.

UC Merced 2020 Expansion located in Merced, CA is a ground-up, Type II & V concrete and steel mixed-use project. The square footage is distributed throughout 14 structures to support a population of 10,000 students by the year 2020.

The academic space program includes 373,400 square feet of lab/research space, instructional space, and academic office space, while the Student Life program, which totals 115,500 square feet, includes health facilities, early childhood education, enrollment, dining and recreational facilities. In addition to academic and Student Life programs, the project includes 420,570 square feet of outdoor space, featuring several athletic fields.The student housing program addresses existing and future demand for on-campus housing and includes 289,600 square feet and 1,700 beds, as well as 1,571 stand-alone parking stalls.

Recreation Facilities included: Three Tennis Courts; Four Basketball Courts; 2TwoRecreation Fields; NCAA Competition Field; NCAA Competition Pool (Olympic-size); 28,000sf Athletics, Aquatics and Wellness Building; 50m Competition Pool to NCAA standards; Competition Field to NCAA standardsStructures included: 2 Wet Labs; Computer Lab; Dining facility; 4 housing/classroom bldgs. (1700 Beds); Loading Dock Facility (4 Bays); Administration Building; Wellness Center; Pool/Pump Filtration Bldg.; Conference Center; Transit Hub w/ 2 Transit Shelters; HazMat Building; Research Server Building/Complex; Greenhouse; 80,000 cy of Concrete; 16 million tons of Rebar.

Square feet
350,000
119,000
230,998
400,000
572,538
28,000
73,240
1,200,000
65,000
43,005
225,000
207,000
1,100,000
54,000
1,400,000
986,387
66,000
250,000
315,000
784,000
194,704
332,623
519,022
272,000
26,800
254,775
376,080
378,486
65,194
92,700
1,937,712
322,317
270,000
409,178
562,746
1,900,000
783,516
486,000
402,006
420,000
504,280
174,000
406,108
750,000
201,000
65,000
68,300
65,000
14,000
695,000
321,954
471,374
1,334,953
94,600
16,000
143,000
169,219
427,389
101,000
165,000
505,000
55,162
218,842
195,489
367,000
584,916
678,980
1,175,741
336,465
3,800,000
724,000
18,251
442,000
1,000,000
360,000
347,500
74,836
900,000
37,370
32,244
152,232
100,791
123,096
296,245
136,000
1,200,000
98,043
186,000
296,000
81,770
2,000,000
700,000
564,614
847,700
1,035,000
687,278
4,000
775,650
1,176,000
177,000
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Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, Mark Cavagnero Associates
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HOK
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HGA
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