UC Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA

Wheeler Hall Renewal

SIZE
122,700 sq. ft.
ARCHITECT
Shah Kawasaki Architects
MARKET
Education
Historic
Key Features
Occupied Environment
LEED Silver
Historic Preservation
Seismic/ADA Upgrades
Renovation
Modernized Wheeler Hall Reopens at 100 Years Old

A LEED-Silver renewal of the historic Wheeler Hall on Berkeley University campus. The largest classroom building on campus — the 4-story, plus basement, education and administrative office building is a registered national historic landmark and was built in 1917. It is the storied site of student activism and engagement throughout the University's history.

The overhaul and replacement of building systems includes accessibility and life safety improvements, MEPF systems, new telecom infrastructure, elevator modernization and replacement, roofing and waterproofing systems replacement, restoration of windows and interior finish upgrades. The construction closely coordinated with occupied and busy campus activity.

UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Renewal, Berkeley, CA: Education and Historic renovation with Seismic/ADA upgrades by Herrero Builders, LEED Silver and preserving a historic landmark, with Shah Kawasaki Architects. Detail of a worker in a vest and hard hat beside a large white rooftop air-handling unit.
UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Renewal, Berkeley, CA: Education and Historic renovation with Seismic/ADA upgrades by Herrero Builders, LEED Silver and preserving a historic landmark, with Shah Kawasaki Architects. Interior view of a long wall of wooden mail cubbies with a worker in a safety vest.
UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Renewal, Berkeley, CA: Education and Historic renovation with Seismic/ADA upgrades by Herrero Builders, LEED Silver and preserving a historic landmark, with Shah Kawasaki Architects. Detail of an archival photograph of people in early-1900s dress leaving a building entrance.
UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Renewal, Berkeley, CA: Education and Historic renovation with Seismic/ADA upgrades by Herrero Builders, LEED Silver and preserving a historic landmark, with Shah Kawasaki Architects. Exterior view of an archival sepia photograph of the hall with its bell tower.
UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Renewal, Berkeley, CA: Education and Historic renovation with Seismic/ADA upgrades by Herrero Builders, LEED Silver and preserving a historic landmark, with Shah Kawasaki Architects. Construction-phase view of workers at a safety meeting in a vaulted hall.
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