When officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz chose a redwood-covered hilltop for the location of a new campus parking structure, there were formidable obstacles to overcome. The design of this structure responds to the sloping site, and attempts to minimize the impact to the natural environment by modifying the floor plate and incorporating a cantilevered perimeter to save the surrounding trees.

A combination of open and closed rails around the façade respond to the outside environment, allowing open rails along the forest and closed railings where the outside view is the surrounding buildings.