Spectrum Terrace

Irvine, California

Spectrum Terrace is the latest addition to an iconic master plan that is transforming Irvine Spectrum into an integrated live/work community for the City of Irvine.

  • Headquarters & Office
  • Master Planning

The 1.1-million-square-foot campus, completed in three phases, includes nine four-story buildings set in a terraced landscape that accommodates the site’s gently sloping topography. Amenities at the heart of each complex, including a multipurpose event space, dining pavilion, and fitness center, are seamlessly integrated with an array of landscape features. The result is a richly textured indoor-outdoor environment that fosters social interaction while serving the needs of both the immediate office community and the rapidly evolving live/work components of the greater Irvine Spectrum area.

Surface parking at three cars per 1,000 gsf is integrated within the overall landscape concept to transform a region once defined by the automobile into a pedestrian-friendly environment.

Stats

  • Site

    A 75-acre site, south of I-405 at the Laguna Canyon (Highway 133) interchange

  • Area

    1,040,000 ft2 / 96,600 m2 gross area

  • PCF Services

    Master planning, architecture, exterior envelope, integrated landscape design

  • Sustainability

    LEED Gold

  • Client

    Irvine Company, Irvine, CA

Phases I and II near completion; phase III out of view in foreground
Phase I food service pavilion
Phase II conference center
Phase III pool building (at top) and café

Awards

  • American Architecture Awards Honorable Mention
    Chicago Athenaeum, 2025
  • International Architecture Awards Honorable Mention
    Chicago Athenaeum, 2025

Project Credits

  • Associate Architect

    LPA, Inc., Irvine CA

  • Structural

    Nabih Youssef & Associates, Los Angeles

  • Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing / Lighting

    TK1SC

  • Landscape Architecture

    Burton Landscape Architecture Studio

  • Images

    PCF Architects, Hathaway Dinwiddie