The UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision, in Mission Bay, contains ophthalmology clinics as well as teaching, research, conference, and administrative space for various UCSF units currently located at multiple sites.
Forell Elsesser Engineers was hired and used SP3-Design (now SP3-RiskModel Advanced) to design for UCSF Tier 2 performance (function in days to weeks); in their design approach, they chose an RC shear wall system and then were able to deliver this resilient performance with only an additional 0.6% of construction costs.