MICHAEL SMITH NATURAL RESOURCES BUILDING ADDITION COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO LAT: 40º 34’ N LON: 105º 4’W
deliver a world class facility!! ENGAGEMENT - meeting spaces, views
Value Statement – spaces within new building
should reflect College values CONNECT not isolate
GROUND FLOOR – student centric spaces sustainability should be obvious and speak to program values
ESTABLISH GOALS
PROMOTE taking the stairs
develop connections back to Pingree Park Campus
teaching spaces should be collaborative, teach real-world skills and promote “hands-on� learning ROBUST TECHNOLOGY - freedom to innovate
Building should provide an architectural statement recruitment and retention
ESTABLISH VARIED EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT TO THE OUTDOORS
WITHIN THE CAMPUS KIT OF PARTS
Site Site Charact Site Character SiteSite Character Characte
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Tree-Lawn/Grove
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TREE GROVE
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FOREST
Forest Forest
West Drive
University Spine
SITE INFLUENCES & CHARACTER Sherwood Forest Tree-Lawn
Forest University Ave.
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3 MPH
75 MPH
research...ENERGY AND PACE OF THE PLACE
research... PATTERNS OF MOVEMENT / NATURAL FLOWS
geologic flow
laminar flow
INNOVATIVE DEPARTURES
CONNECT OLD TO NEW
CELEBRATE THE EXISTING E/W FISSURE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW A PLACE FOR LIGHT TO ENTER A NATURAL PATH & WAYFINDING TOOL
THE PLACE WHERE THINGS GROW BEST
CONNECT INSIDE TO OUTSIDE
Teaching element
classroom
exterior
CREATE A LIVING BASEBOARD
INTRODUCE A NEW N/S FISSURE TO CONNECT INSIDE & OUTSIDE TO BREAK DOWN THE BUILDING MASSING
STIMULATE COMMUNITY LIFE
INTRODUCE LANDSCAPE POCKETS ALONG UNIVERSITY AVENUE TO CREATE AREAS OF CALM TO STIMULATE COMMUNITY LIFE
SLOW DOWN AND CONNECT
PULL UP & PUSH DOWN
ON the Earth IN the Earth
INTRODUCE TWO PRIMARY VOLUMES (and experiences) CELEBRATE LIGHTNESS AT ENTRY CONVEY PERMANENCE AT BODY
CONNECT TO THE SITE
CONCEPT PROGRAMING
what if?...the entry lobby functioned as an interdepartmental gallery, an agora, a collaboration studio
AN IDEA INCUBATOR
DYNAMIC LEARNING SPACES
INTELLECTURAL MARKETPLACE NORTH/SOUTH BUILDING SECTION looking west
BUILD THE
NATURAL RESOURCES BRAND
NORTH/SOUTH BUILDING SECTION enlarged - entry atrium
SOCIAL GATHERING SPACE
TANGIBLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
COMMUNITY TABLE W/ VISUAL DISPLAY
CONNECT INSIDE TO OUTSIDE
EAST/WEST BUILDING SECTION looking south
INDOOR/OUTDOOR COLLABORATION
what if?...We projected the upper floor collaborative spaces “into” THE
FOREST?
“We learn ...
10% of what we READ 20% of what we HEAR 30% of what we SEE 50% of what we SEE AND HEAR 70% of what we DISCUSS 80% of what we EXPERIENCE 95% of what we TEACH OTHERS.”
-William Glasser
what if?...the flipped classroom and flex conference room were unadorned and it was
OK TO BE MESSY
FLEXIBLE + COMFORTABLE teaching spaces
HIGH TOUCH branding
LOW TECH branding
HIGH TECH branding
capture winter solar gain
natural building materials airtight envelope light shelves
biophilic features use thermal mass
promote consiousness with a rainwater feature
SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS
daylight and control glare highly insulate
protect from summer solar gain
building the NATURAL RESOURCES BRAND
CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER
Thank you