Sacramento State Parking Structure 5
Client
California State University, Sacramento
Location
Sacramento, California
Completion
2018
Certification
Parksmart Gold, U.S Resiliency Council Gold
Size
1,750 stalls, 529,900 Square Feet, 6 Stories
Cost
$36 Million
Delivery Method
Design-Build
Located by the main entrance to the Sacramento State campus, Parking Structure 5 (PS5) is designed to blend and complement the dense trees of the nearby arboretum. The 1,750 stall, six-level parking structure serves a campus in dire need of parking, and provides a structure exceeding the quality and efficiency of any of the previous parking facilities.
The structure’s skin creates a dialog with the surrounding trees. The facade is dressed with vertical fins painted in tints of green. The thousands of individual square fins are a digital representation of nature, and form patterns like leaves of a tree canopy overhead. Covering the three upper levels of the structure, precast concrete is textured with a pattern that nods to the rough bark of the birch trees.
Serving a sizable percentage of the campus’ parking need, automobile circulation is designed to move traffic into the structure as efficiently as possible with queuing space off-street to handle periods of high volume. The technology, design, innovations, placemaking and conservation programs implemented at PS5 contributed to a Parksmart Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the highest-performing, most-sustainable parking structure on campus and the first garage in the 23-campus CSU system to meet the certification standard. It has also earned a Gold certification from the United States Resiliency Council, which rates structures for safety, damage and recovery time in a seismic event.
Recognition
2020, Parksmart
Gold Certification
2020, U.S. Resiliency Council
Gold Rating
2019, PCI National
Design Awards—Special Award, Sustainable Design
2019, International Parking & Mobility Institute
Award of Excellence—New Sustainable Parking and Transportation Facilities
2019, Sacramento Environmental Commission Awards
Outstanding Environmental Leadership
2018, National Parking Institute
Innovative Sustainability Project of the Year
2018, California State University Facilities Management Awards
Overall Best Practice
2018, California State University Facilities Management Awards
Best Practice in Construction Delivery
2018, American Concrete Institute NC/WN Chapter
Structural Award
Sectors
Education