Please view the Occupant User Guide for a complete set of resources.

We have added a supplemental communcation -- Microsoft Teams, WGVCV channel. Threre is General channel for the entire building to ask quesions as well as by floor. Change agents/floor governance is responsible for managing their floor, if needed.

Th project team will continue sharing information with all faculty leaders, including partners in the Academic Senate on transition to open plan workspaces. Resources are being developed to help faculty understand what Open Plan as implemented at UCSF will mean, how offices will be assigned, which amenities will be available in the building and on the Mission Bay campus and how to best plan for new commutes, new technology, and other changes. An Open Plan FAQ is available now.

The building has opened as of July 2020

WGVCV has the following shared rooms: 1) Focus Rooms, 2) Huddle Rooms, and 3) Conference Rooms, 4) Interview Rooms, 5) Hoteling Hub

• Focus Room: Acoustically separate from workstations making them ideal for containing the noise generated by phone calls, small 2-3 person meetings, and teleconferences. Focus rooms are ideal for individuals in need of a distraction-free place to complete heads-down work. These rooms are not schedulable and thus available for use as needed.
• Huddle Room: Accommodates 4-6 people for meetings and collaboration. It is recommended that these rooms remain unscheduled and only be used by 2 or more people.
• Conference Room: House 15+ people and are fully, equipped with TV and conferencing video/voice technology.
• Interview Rooms: Reservable rooms through EMS; the size of a focus room. Meant for max 2 poeple to perform interviews or focused discussion. (Keep in mind during COVID, only 1 person is allowed in this room)
• Hoteling Hub: 84 hoteling seats on the 3rd floor in the form of a worksation, huddle and focus spaces. Availalble to any occupant in the buildilng or UCSF employee with an affilliation to a department residing in the buildling.

Every floor is outfitted with a kitchen with commercial grade microwaves, refrigerators, multiple sinks and seating. Guidelines on behaviors and norms for using a shared kitchen will be developed and shared with Change Agents and ultimately, all occupants.

Each floor governance will need to meet to discuss which resources they will want to share on the floor and how they will want to split (%-wise).

Click here to learn more: https://space.ucsf.edu/records-information-management

Per the building program, a footprint of 6’ x 7’ has been allocated for each workstation. Including circulation, the allocation is 54 sf. Renderings can be seen here

75 square feet, or 7’-6” x 10’-0”. While the shape of the office may vary, some rectangular, while others square, the overall square footage is approximately 75 square feet. Examples of this size can be seen in Mission Hall in the focus rooms, which vary between 70 square feet and 75. 

Each work station will have a lockable low storage unit with one file drawer and one smaller drawer. Some work stations will have an additional hutch unit over the file. The offices will have two lockable file drawers and a two shelf unit above it. Renderings can be seen here.

Upon move-in, demonstrations with furniture experts will be scheduled to allow for hands-on adjustments and training. In addition, online resources are being developed to provide short instructional videos to teach users how to self-adjust their work stations any time after move in.

Department managers are encouraged to plan for mobile technology for all staff and faculty prior to moving in. The Open Plan Change Support team will provide recommendations for technology that support best practices in open plan workspace.

All existing handsets will move from current location to the new building.

At this time, departments may elect to purchase headphones or headsets for their staff and faculty. These will not be provided as part of the move.

Each office will have a temperature sensor and offices will be grouped in zones of 4-6 with a control for the zone. Temperature will be user adjustable (up or down), to be determined by the building operational team, and adhering to work place standard ranges.  Workstations will be controlled by zone, determined by location and similar thermal conditions. Adjustability for that group of workstations will be in a similar range to the offices. Please note that almost all workstations have been held away from the exterior wall for enhanced thermal buffering.

UCSF policy will allow ergonomic chairs and other ergonomic equipment to be moved to your new workspace. All workstations will have height adjustable work surfaces therefore if a height adjustable desk needs to be ordered prior to move-in, the dimensions should be confirmed with our Ergonomics and Project Team.

The building is designed around a clear neighborhood concept with easy and understandable flow. This will be supplemented with a workstation numbering concept as well as digital monitors, wayfinding maps, and signage throughout the building and on each floor.

There will be security guards at the front receptions desks with an additional guard at the office tower elevator bank. The elevators themselves will be restricted to card-key access providing access as allowed by UCSF.

There is an information desk clearly positioned in the lobby. At your discretion, guests will either be seated in the interview rooms on Level 1 and you will find them, or the security personnel will grant them access to your Level. Once on the appropriate floor, the visitor(s) may be greeted by a receptionist. There are chairs and conference rooms near the elevator bank where visitor(s) can wait for arrival of their host. Should you wish them to arrive at your desk, signage will clearly guide them to your space, although the specifics of this method will be decided by occupant groups of each floor.

The primary furniture manufacturer, Steelcase/One Work Place has been selected.

Temperature is controlled at the Building Management level with some individual adjustability as noted in the question included in the Personal Space section.

The lighting is designed with fixtures specifically selected for efficient energy performance, glare minimization, even distribution of lighting, and a mid-range lamp temperature. The bulbs are LED, and fixtures dimmable down to 20%. The group in each zone can set the lower generally acceptable threshold light level and task lights will be provided for individual adjustability.

The building will have many amenities including Lactation rooms, IT Help Desk, vending machines, hoteling hub, showers, bike parking, café, auditorium, conference rooms, and a rooftop terrace. In addition, the Mission Bay campus and neighborhood has many amenities to encourage spending time outside the building, including working out at the Bakar Fitness Center. 

There will be a total of four rooms in the building: three rooms equipped with 2 stations (112, 113, 114) and one single-user room (73A). There are standard lactation room guidelines which include a card reader, air conditioning and heat, ceiling light with dimmer switch, blinds, multiple outlets, storage space, in-room sink with soap and towel dispenser. Furnishings will include chair, foot stool, bulletin board, clock, full length mirror, small refrigerator and more. If more information is desired, please visit tiny.ucsf.edu/lactationrooms.

Wi-fi will be available throughout interior spaces and at the main roof terrace.

In partnership with our UCSF Privacy Office, a series of FAQ are being developed for UCSF staff and faculty moving into open plan spaces focused on HIPAA, which has come up as a concern in the past. The FAQ will be updated regularly to reflect changes in the way we work and will be shared as soon as it is updated. For now, it is recommended that all UCSF staff and faculty review the Privacy Office FAQ.

Yes, there are conference rooms on each floor that will be managed by the floors and serve as a resource to all. The Valley Conference Center managed by Campus Life Services Conference and Event Services will manage the first and second floor rooms and interview rooms. There are two large conference rooms (able to be converted to one large room) on Level 1, with 3 additional medium sized conference room on Level 2. Additionally, there are interview rooms providing a place to comfortably seat individuals without having to send them through the building to departments.

This is being determined through a campus-wide effort for all similar conference rooms. Information will be updated as soon as resolution is confirmed.

Yes, once the technology decisions are made, training will be provided prior to moving-in and for the first few weeks after move-in. In addition, ongoing training programs can be developed with partners once we know more about the conference room management efforts.

Yes, the idea is that conference rooms on each floor will serve as the primary rooms for departments on those floors. There are also a host of conference rooms available on the Mission Bay campus for all UCSF staff and faculty to access.

This will be developed as part of the campus wide conference room management effort.

This will be developed as part of the campus wide conference room management effort.

*Focus rooms will not have any equipment, including No phones.

As part of the Open Plan Change Support Project, this question is being addressed and a clear response will be shared once decisions are made by early 2018.

A set of criteria are in development that will be shared to begin planning for office and work station assignments.

This information is available here.

UCSF is currently working on various initiatives and projects that focus on space strategy, space assignment, space utilization and more. As results of these efforts are released, the campus will be informed on the space.ucsf.edu website and through any official policy changes that may occur. Stay tuned as more information will be shared in the coming months.

The plans for occupants of the Academic Tower and Ophthalmology Building on Block 33 will be available soon and will be shared with all occupant groups. In addition, a presentation will be provided for managers to begin rolling out information to their groups.

Information about changing traffic patterns in the Mission Bay area will be shared with all UCSF staff and faculty via our UCSF Transportation Office. The Transportation team is dedicated to ensuring information is shared proactively and our staff and faculty are prepared for the changes that will continue to occur near Mission Bay and other areas where UCSF has a site. All staff and faculty are encouraged to stay informed by signing up for newsletters and other venues of information pertinent to their transportation needs.  Please visit mycommute.ucsf.edu for directions, commuting connections, and information regarding UCSF vanpool and carpools, and much more!

For complete details regarding parking rates, access, rules and regulations; please visit our campus permit website here.

Approximately 200 surface parking spaces will be available adjacent to the building for an indeterminate length of time. Priority for these spots will be for patients and faculty. The Transportation Services office will share information when it is available.

The UCSF Green shuttle will service Block 33 to transport patrons around the Mission Bay campus, including Caltrain, China Basin, Mission Bay North and South campus, and 654 Minnesota. The Green shuttle stops on 4th Street, where patrons can transfer to other campus shuttle lines: Grey, Blue, Gold, Red and Mission Bay local shuttles.  Click here for current shuttle timetables and general information.

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There are many ongoing projects in the broader Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. Our Campus Life Services team has created a Construction Impacts website where information is updated in real time to prepare our UCSF community for construction impacts. Sign up to receive updates.