DPR, Inc.

Architect:

RTKL Architects

Scope Of Work

The team, including UCSD, DPR, RTKL and the engineering and subcontracting firms, embraced a collaborative, high-performance team approach and achieved unprecedented success in healthcare, sustainability and collaboration. “At the onset of the project, we determined that the only way to succeed was to do this as a team,” according to Randy Leopold, the university’s principal architect for the project.

Recognizing the need for a roadmap to drive the team towards the same goals, the stakeholders developed a mission statement: “As a team, inspire.” They also set core values - integrity, openness, enjoyment, progressive, and determination - which provided a clear focus for the entire team. Delineation between companies was blurred, and the team was able to function as a collective unit and perform effectively in the office and in the field. When ever-changing activities ensued, individuals joining the project observed the level of cohesion and followed suit.

“As unexpected and highly complex issues arose while building the Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, our foundation of trust allowed our team to find timely and non-traditional solutions to problems that could have led to delays of many months,” said DPR Project Manager Carlos Crabtree. “Because of our creative strategies, this project is ahead of schedule and under budget.”

Also contributing to the success and taking collaboration even further was the use of full-scale Building Information Modeling (BIM). Leadership from all disciplines pooled resources to accomplish pipe routing, conduit and ductwork, systems, assemblies, and sequencing for use by all trades, including interior drywall partitions and equipment supports.