UC San Francisco | Medical Center at Mission Bay

San Francisco, CA

The UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay—consisting of the Benioff Children’s Hospital, Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital and Bakar Cancer Hospital—was built on a grand vision of not only creating a world-class hospital complex, but also on delivering this transforming healthcare facility with unprecedented efficiency and value. 

R+C served as the structural engineer of record for the new hospital. Our structural design incorporated efficient steel framing layouts and met strict performance requirements. R+C designed the steel framing to be as light as possible, which reduced tonnage. This saved the project $2.8M.

The project was delivered through integrated delivery process. R+C and other team members collaborated in UCSF’s Big Room, the ICDC, to solve problems quickly and efficiently. This approach was vital to streamlining the project schedule. For example, the team used R+C’s BIM model for clash detection to avoid construction delays. As a result of the team’s productive collaboration, the hospital will serve as an exemplary benchmark for LEAN Project Delivery for years to come.

“The R+C team for UCSF Mission Bay Medical Center have been great to work with and have performed beyond expectations. Critical deadlines were always met. They also have a good relationship with the reviewing agencies which has been very beneficial.”— Owner's Rep, UCSF Mission Bay

SCOPE
Structural Engineering
SIZE
644,000 sf
CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Gold
AWARDS

SEAOC Excellence in Structural Engineering, Award of Merit, Sustainable Design  
SEAONC Excellence in Structural Engineering, Award of Merit, Alternative Project Delivery
ENR Northern California Award, Best Project: Health Care
ENR National Award, Best Project: Health Care
Precast Concrete Institute, Healthcare/Medical Building Award
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Vista Award, New Construction

KEY INFO

Successful Lean project and industry benchmark

Delivered one month early despite significant owner scope changes

Designed to withstand 8.0 earthquake

1.5 acres of rooftop gardens requiring structural support

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Leavening peerless structural engineering skill with humor, philosophy, people skills and, above all, a consummate understanding of San Francisco's permitting process, [Alan] saw this project through.