Facilities Management and Development

Facility Services / Receiving Warehouse (Bldg 070) Completion Date: 1961 Square Feet: 30,915 Architect: Office of the State Architect Construction System: Steel frame and exterior Architectural Style: Utilitarian Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) The term Utilitarian refers to a general lack of detail or ornamentation, the design is purely for a specific use. Part used as warehouse.;

Cottages 1, 2, 3 (Bldg 085, 086, 087) Completion Date: 1908 Square Feet: 6,097 Architect: Sellon & Hemmings State Architects Construction System: Wood frame and exterior, composition shingle roof Construction Cost: $24,000 Architectural Style: Bungalow Cal Poly President: Leroy Burns Smith (1908-1914) The style, which was also widely billed as the "California Bungalow" by architects such as Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, featured overhanging eaves, a low-slung gabled roof, and wide front porches framed by pedestal-like tapered columns. Material often included stone, rough-hewn wood, and stucco. Many homes have wide front porches across part of the front, supported by columns.;

North Mountain Residence Halls: Shasta Hall - 100 Diablo Hall - 101 Palomar Hall - 102 Whitney Hall - 103 Lassen Hall - 104 Completion Date: 1953 Square Feet: 10,598 each Architect: Allison & Rible Architects Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Architectural Style: International Style Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) The International style developed in Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Dominant in Western architecture during the mid 20th century. The most common characteristics are rectilinear forms; light, plane surfaces stripped of applied ornamentation and decoration; open interior spaces and a visually weightless quality created by cantilever construction. Glass, steel and reinforced concrete are the characteristic construction materials. More widely used for commercial and institutional buildings than for residences.;

South Mountain Residence Halls: Trinity Hall - 105 Santa Lucia Hall - 106 Muir Hall - 107 Sequoia Hall - 108 Fremont Hall - 109 Tenaya Hall - 110 Completion Date: 1959 Square Feet: 31,327 each Architect: Office of the State Architect Construction System: Concrete frame, masonry exterior Construction Cost: $711,166 each Architectural Style: International Style Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) The International style developed in Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Dominant in Western architecture during the mid 20th century. The most common characteristics are rectilinear forms; light, plane surfaces stripped of applied ornamentation and decoration; open interior spaces and a visually weightless quality created by cantilever construction. Glass, steel and reinforced concrete are the characteristic construction materials. More widely used for commercial and institutional buildings than for residences.;

Vista Grande Restaurant (Bldg 112) Completion Date: 1970 Square Feet: 19,837 Architect: Fred Keeble & George Rhoda, Architects Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior, steel roof Construction Cost: $1,520,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Brutalism Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1978) Although the word Brutalism comes from the French word for rough concrete (beton brut), a sense of brutality is also suggested by this style. Brutalist structures are heavy and unrefined with coarsely molded surfaces, usually exposed concrete. Their highly sculptural shapes tend to be crude and blocky, often colliding with one another.;

Sierra Madre Hall (Bldg 113) Completion Date: 1973 Square Feet: 104,000 Architect: Corwin Booth & Associates, Architects Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $3,189,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Brutalism Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1978) Although the word Brutalism comes from the French word for rough concrete (beton brut), a sense of brutality is also suggested by this style. Brutalist structures are heavy and unrefined with coarsely molded surfaces, usually exposed concrete. Their highly sculptural shapes tend to be crude and blocky, often colliding with one another.;

Yosemite Hall (Bldg 114) Completion Date: 1969 Square Feet: 106,000 Architect: Falk & Booth, Architects & Engineers Construction System: Concrete frame & exterior Construction Cost: $3,189,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Brutalism Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1978) Although the word Brutalism comes from the French word for rough concrete (beton brut), a sense of brutality is also suggested by this style. Brutalist structures are heavy and unrefined with coarsely molded surfaces, usually exposed concrete. Their highly sculptural shapes tend to be crude and blocky, often colliding with one another.;

Student Services (Bldg 124) Completion Date: 1990 Square Feet: 18,026 Architect: Sprankle, Lynd & Sprague, Architects General Contractor: R.P. Richards Construction System: Wood frame, exterior plaster, tile roof Construction Cost: $2,400,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Contextual Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) Postmodern Contextual refers to buildings that not only reflect historical architectural styles, but that fit within the context of their surrounding buildings.;