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UC Berkeley Giannini Hall

Plant performed the seismic retrofit and renovation of this historic building and home to UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources. Work included structural and non-structural demolition and abatement; seismic upgrades including new interior shear walls and thickening of existing exterior walls and enlargement of footings; historic restoration; new construction; interior construction including MEP, data and telecommunications cabling; and site landscaping. Plant self-performed doors, frames, and hardware, which were salvaged and reinstalled along with wainscot and thresholds. Giannini Hall achieved LEED Silver certification.

Location
Berkeley, CA
Size
63,500 SF
Client
The Regents of the University of California
Design Team
EHDD
Completion
2020
Photography
Alejandro Velarde