POMONA, CA—C.W. Driver has completed construction of the Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex at Cal Poly Pomona. The $45.9-million development will serve as the school's student center. It is a 126,000-square-foot building and has gained LEED-Silver certification.

The building was designed to be the focal point of the campus. It is a three-story building with a glass, metal and stone exterior, and houses a several fitness amenities, including a three-court gymnasium, multipurpose activity court, elevated jogging track, weight and fitness area, racquetball courts, recreation pool with deck area. Additionally, the space includes five multi-purpose rooms, a wellness center, a social lounge and administrative space. In the center of the building, a curtain veils an indoor atrium with a 53-foot rock-climbing wall.

C.W. Driver built the property in two phases, which required the demolition of two pre-existing buildings and a swimming pool. To achieve LEED certification, the development incorporates several green features. It has Solatube skylights to provide natural light in the gymnasium area and large skylights that provide natural light in the atrium. We were unable to obtain a comment prior to the publication of this story.

In other University development news, the University of Southern California completed a landscape project for the newly developed Our Savior Parish, student center and open-air plaza at the University's North Campus. The design features a garden surrounding the 33,500-square-foot building that connects the property to the surrounding campus.