University of California Medical Education Building Construction Project

project awarded

The project involves the construction of a new, state-funded Medical Education Building on the University of California campus, USA.The 203,000-square-foot, four-story building, funded by the state and designed by ZGF, is slated to serve as the base for UC Merced's medical education program. Collaborating with UCSF-Fresno on the UCSF San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education, UC Merced aims to attract and educate a fresh cohort of healthcare professionals. The facility will encompass instructional areas, classrooms, a community sample collection and analysis lab, developmental psychology intake labs, faculty research labs in the social sciences, clinical practicum spaces, and a café. Additionally, the project will involve the development of hardscaping, landscaping, and a parking lot, with potential considerations for relocating the Cottonwood stormwater detention basin and upgrading utilities as required.