Innovation & Instruction

About the Project

The Innovation and Instruction building is a new four-story structure at the front door of the CSUDH campus, on Victoria Street at the east side of the main campus quad. The building has approximately 107,600 GSF & 69,250 ASF of space and is a gateway structure for the campus. It is located on the site of the one-story cluster of the Small Colleges Complex (SCC) constructed of CMU and wood in the early 1970’s.

The building houses the CSUDH College of Business & Public Policy, general university and business school classrooms, faculty/administration offices, and a café, as well as a university event center with kitchen support. Classrooms and computer labs range from 25 to 120 seats; the larger classrooms are designed as active learning environments. Faculty offices, meeting rooms, breakout spaces, and open collaboration areas encourage student interaction and collaboration and enhance the continuous learning environment.

On the ground floor, a large lobby space with a four-story atrium welcomes students and visitors to the building and includes a large media wall. The upper two stories have glass and wall enclosures, overlooking the atrium. The central space is flanked by the student advising center on one side and the student coffee shop and university event center on the other, consisting of a 250-seat auditorium to host distinguished speakers and symposia, as well as be used as a collaborative learning classroom and distance learning space. The first 150 seats in this auditorium are designed so that every two rows will be on the same level, allowing students to participate in collaboration or discussion activities with the students in the next row. Another 120-seat classroom serves as an active learning environment and also as a banquet space. Flexibility of use for university-sponsored events is supported by a full catering kitchen with cold storage and a loading dock.

The second floor consists of classrooms and computer labs. The College of Business has a simulated trading room with lighted ticker tape information. A special feature is two 60-seat case study rooms. A small broadcast space provides an area for interactive lectures and distance learning. The third and fourth floors has faculty and departmental offices as well as classrooms.

A central open stairway connects all four levels of the building, enhancing visibility of programs and promoting interaction of students, faculty, administration, and the community.