University of Virginia | Parking Deck


The design of the University of Virginia’s parking deck is sensitive to the university’s established architecture and the surrounding neighborhood’s scale. The parking structure articulated a human scale to the design of this large, functional building.

Additionally, the parking structure was designed to incorporate several security measures:

  • The amount of solid wall in the garage was minimized to keep visibility across the garage as open as possible.
  • Glass-backed elevators were provided.
  • The stair towers were glazed at each end and open to the garage interior where possible.
  • Duress stations and pull stations were provided.
  • All levels of the garage have a high illumination level.
  • A perimeter metal screen was installed at the ground level to limit access to designated points.
  • Vehicular access is controlled by gates.
  • Exterior lighting has been provided around the entire perimeter of the parking structure at ground level.

The parking deck lighting systems use high-pressure sodium lamps to maximize lighting efficiency. Hot restrike features were added to selected fixtures to meet egress lighting requirements and provided an emergency generator to serve the required egress lighting system loads. Provisions for emergency telephones and security cameras were included in the electrical design scope and interface with the automated parking control systems. A manual dry standpipe fire protection system was provided to comply with code requirements. Plumbing systems include basic garage drains and a cold-water wash-down hose bib system. The upper-level deck drains were connected to the public stormwater system.

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