The new home for the Jesuit Community at the University of San Francisco is located at the northeastern edge of the Lone Mountain hilltop campus. Overlooking both a garden and the San Francisco Bay Area, Loyola House embodies the dual nature of the Jesuit vocation where inward focus and scholarship complement active service in the University and the City.
Visitors and residents approach the facility from the main drive, arriving at an entry court on the south side of the building where stairs lead directly to the Loyola House's main floor entrance. At this level, the upper three stories of the new residence and the adjacent older campus buildings form a courtyard, the north side left open to views of the City and Bay. Exterior finishes, colors, and details of the residence, similar to those of the adjoining buildings, contribute to the overall coherence of this exterior space. A private garden for the Jesuit residents, with the Chapel as its centerpiece, is defined within the courtyard.
The main floor houses the communal rooms for the house and is divided into two main zones: private spaces used only by the Jesuits and public rooms used by the Jesuit residents and their visitors. The public common areas include the Chapel, casual meeting rooms, administrative offices, and a living/dining area for entertaining small groups. The private living, dining, and snack rooms form a suite of common spaces that have access to the garden.
Twenty-five dwelling units are located on three other floors along with other shared facilities: library, oratory, exercise room, television room, laundry room, and storage rooms. Two lower levels are built into the steep hillside and accommodate parking, storage, mechanical spaces, employee areas, and four of the living units.
The interiors are residential in their scale, finishes, and details. As with the garden, the interior spaces are designed to take full advantage of the spectacular views of downtown and San Francisco Bay.
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University of San Francisco |
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Owner Contact:
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Rev. Thomas Lucas, S.J.
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Building Location:
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San Francisco, CA UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Residence |
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Project Timeline
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| Mar 1998 | Planning Start |
| May 1998 | Design Start |
| Sep 1998 | Construction Start |
| Aug 1999 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$6,300,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$214 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Dormitories
Education: Administration
Library
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| Total GSF: |
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29,500 |
| Total NSF: |
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22,810 |
| Efficiency: |
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77% |
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Building Population:
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31
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People Density:
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952 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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Radiant floor heat at main floor
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Structure/Foundation:
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Drilled concrete piers
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| Profile Created 03/31/2001 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders.
Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may
not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some
cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent
a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for
year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost
adjustments.
Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model.
Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while
the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being
supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might
include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals
include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which
others do not.
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