The CORE building is a new 100,000 sq.ft. building that replaces the existing campus library. When completed in 2021, the CORE will become a center for learning, engagement and collaboration located at the heart of Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus. The CORE’s 21st-century academic library will teach students how to navigate the information age economy and become self-directed learners. 

• The steel-framed building is three stories with buckling restrained braced frames to resist lateral forces and is designed to accommodate the heavily sloped site in the center of the campus.
• The project is located adjacent to the Hayward Fault requiring a high level of seismic design and detailing.
• Ground anchors were used at the braced frame foundations to resist large seismic uplift forces.
• The project also includes a long-span pedestrian bridge connecting the third floor of the building with a walkway connecting to the rest of the campus at a higher elevation.

• Architect: Carrier Johnson + Culture and Anderson Brule Architects
• Owner: California State University, East Bay
• General Contractor: Rudolph & Sletten