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SCA Architecture Completes Design of 23-Acre Campus Expansion for Viasat in Carlsbad, Calif.
The new campus augments Viasat’s existing main campus, and can accommodate six office buildings, three parking structures, a cafe/conference center and employee amenities
SAN DIEGO – December 14, 2017 – SCA Architecture (formerly known as Smith Consulting Architects), a San Diego-based architectural firm, has completed the planning, design, and entitlements for a new 23-acre campus expansion on behalf of global communications company, Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), located on El Camino Real, Carlsbad, Calif., announced SCA Architecture President and Founder Cheryl (Dennie) Smith.
Located across the street from Viasat’s existing headquarters, the new campus is being built on a 23-acre vacant parcel of land, which Viasat acquired in October 2015. The site is south of Gateway Road, north of Town Garden Road and west of Alicante Road, near the master-planned community of Bressi Ranch. The campus expansion can accommodate six office buildings, three parking structures, a cafe/conference center and recreational amenities for company employees.
The new campus is designed to embody Viasat’s culture of creativity, exploration, freedom and innovation, as well as foster interaction between employees, clients and visitors. The two- and three-story office buildings range in size from 77,000 to 120,000 square feet, and total 587,000 square feet of space. The corner building at El Camino Real and Gateway Drive features below-grade parking to provide visitors a secure entrance without compromising the open campus feel. Careful consideration was given not only to the internal campus elevations, but also to those buildings facing El Camino Real and Viasat’s adjacent neighbors.
Three parking structures, subterranean parking and a surface parking area accommodate a total of 2,053 vehicles, with 1,955 stalls between the parking structures, 70 stalls underneath the corner building, and 16 surface stalls in front of Building 12. The concrete structures are situated on the low side of the site, affording 5.3 acres of open space within the campus, once phase three is complete.
Woven throughout the open, outdoor space are “unexpected experiences” such as hammocks, swings, bocce ball courts, jogging trails, water filling stations, several shade structures for informal meetings including some with banquette seating, trees surrounded with bar-height counters for outdoor eating, an outdoor stage, fire pits, a barbeque, charging stations for mobile devices and other amenities, as well as displays of Viasat’s latest technologies.
Whiting Turner, general contractor, broke ground late February 2017, with the first phase scheduled for completion in August of 2018.
Mark Langan is principal-in-charge for SCA Architecture, with Arati Rangaswamy, Milos Makaric, and Julie Spiegel serving as co-project managers.
Project consultants include PLSA as civil engineer; Ground Level, landscape architect; Wiseman & Rohy, structural engineer; Syska Hennessy, mechanical/plumbing engineer; Michael Wall, electrical engineer; and Brummitt Energy Associates, serving as energy consultant.
About SCA Architecture:
Founded in 1988 by Cheryl (Dennie) Smith, SCA Architecture is a full-service planning, architecture and interior design firm. In addition to corporate headquarters and office facilities, the firm has specialized expertise in retail, R&D, life science, medical, manufacturing, and industrial facilities. SCA Architecture is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, with extensive expertise in energy efficiency and sustainable design. The firm is comprised of 25 design and support professionals, and located at 13280 Evening Creek Dr. South, Suite 125, San Diego, CA 92128. More information about the firm can be found on the Web at www.sca-sd.com.
