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Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union, Fresno State
Fresno, CA
Pride of place.
Supporting students and the region.
Engaging students, encouraging potential
Fresno State’s new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union is designed to reflect the ‘Pride of Place’ evident on the campus and the extreme regional pride for the University. The design reflects the agrarian grid of the valley, opening eastward toward the raw beauty of the Sierras. The new student union complements the existing union. It is sited and designed for transparency indoors and out, drawing in new students with food and coffee to start the journey through college. As they gain familiarity with the campus and the union, students will be drawn to the upper floors and higher engagement in campus life and activities.

Interior spaces are interconnected with a grand stair facing a projection screen that can be used for movie night or sporting events. Precast, insulated, concrete panels dominate the building exterior, complementing the library and the student union. These panels were pre-manufactured off-site and installed on-site and provide a finished interior and exterior surface, as well as building insulation. This solution minimized on-site construction which expedited completion of the project, ensuring a high-quality fabricated finish. One quarter of the building load is offset with photo-voltaic panels. Building entries are accented with metal panels and soffits to ease wayfinding.
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Each subsequent floor represents a higher level of involvement and engagement as students journey through college.
The bleacher seating faces a projection screen that can be used for a movie night or sporting events.
One quarter of the building load is offset with photo-voltaic panels.
Building entries are accented with metal panels and soffits to ease wayfinding.
Project Data
Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union BD18-04571-000
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California
PROJECT SCOPE
New Construction
HED ROLE
Design Architect
RSF/GSF
95,000
CONSTRUCTION COST
$52.0 Million
SUSTAINABILITY LEVEL
    LEED Certified Equivalent
Project Team
  • Brent Miller
    AIA, LEED AP BD+C
    Principal
    Business Leader | Higher Education
  • Duane Fisher
    AIA, LEED AP BD+C
    Associate
    Architecture
  • Hue Eryigit
    AIA
    Associate
    Architecture
  • Niccolo Boldrin
    AIA, NCARB
    Associate Principal
    Sector Leader
  • Denise Ramos
    NCIDQ
    Interior Design
  • Michael Bulander
    AIA, LEED AP BD+C
    Principal
    Design | Architecture Leader
  • Nikhita Sapuram
    LEED Green Assoc.
    Design
  • Yi-Hsiu (Elsa) Liu
    Interior Design
Supporting students and the region.
Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union, Fresno State
Fresno, CA
PROJECT DATA
PROJECT TEAM
Pride of place.