An optimal building plan is single ...

An optimal building plan is single which simultaneously satisfies aesthetic and functional requirements. A case in point is the of recent origin Engineering Building Unit II at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) The design of the 133000-sq-ft facility the one and the other capitalizes on its prominent campus site and separates office and laboratory functions to allow each to operate more efficiently.

Engineering Building Unit II consists of sum of two units five-story office wings and sum of two units four-story laboratory wings. The four wings encircle an outdoor courtyard. Treating the office and laboratory spaces as