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DESIGN THAT TRANSFORMS

HIGHER EDUCATION

YOU FACE COMPLEX CHALLENGES. We get to know you on a deeper level to understand your values and aspirations.

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We have thinkers, creators, and problemsolvers who bring diverse perspectives to produce insightful solutions.

YOU ARE SEEKING NEW POSSIBILITIES. We leverage collective intelligence to create transformative designs.

For over 50 years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been approaching each new challenge with open minds, a collaborative attitude, and an unrelenting commitment to quality.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Our design philosophy emanates from a balance of purpose, context, and resources. Driven by your constraints, we create transformative designs. This philosophy has resulted in numerous AIA Design Awards.

Design Excellence

Thought Leadership

We are driven by relentless innovation. Our designers engage in annual research projects, publish their findings and routinely speak at conferences. We strive to not only be leaders in the industry, but to bring relevant insight that helps solve your challenges.

INTERDISCIPLINARY

Interdisciplinary Intersections

INTERSECTIONS

Working in healthcare, higher education, corporate, and civic markets has enriched our experiences as a firm and enhances everything we do.

Collaborative Talent

COLLABORATIVE TALENT

Our architects, planners, and urban designers break through studio silos to experience the depth and breadth of all our project types together, making them more informed professionals, entrenched in interdisciplinary collaborations.

Washington University School of Medicine Debra & George W. Couch III Biomedical Research Building

Christner was built on a foundation of solving highly technical, complex problems. This background has enabled us to cultivate a rich expertise in planning, arts & sciences.

Our experience in higher education is built on strategically looking to the future; it permeates everything we do. A deep history in strategic planning and campus master planning has resulted in many successful, long-term, collaborations. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delighted to enjoy multi-decade relationships with top tier Universities and proud to boast that 100% of our higher education clients become repeat clients.

A design approach that is both poetic and technical reinforces our commitment to unwavering design excellence and accentuates our work in the fine arts. From award-winning museums and cultural institutions to state-of-the-art spaces for visual and performing arts, our portfolio in the arts extends beyond higher education campuses, enriching communities and reinvesting in the region.

Two-thirds of our built work in higher education falls under the science umbrella: from science & technology to STEM to allied health and the interdisciplinary intersections so inherent in this building typology. We embrace the complexity and enjoy the challenge of seamlessly bringing these 21st century spaces to life; knowing they will be platforms for innovation and help shape generations to come.

CASE STUDY: PLANNING

LOCATION Indianapolis, Indiana

STATUS Projects Completed 1994-current

BUTLER UNIVERSITY

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A campus master plan, completed 23 years ago, led to a decades-long relationship planning and collaborating with Butler University. Campus Master Plan (1994) Christner worked with an executive planning committee and a large number of user groups, including the broader neighborhood and community, to gain exceptional insight into program goals and projected needs. Multiple options were developed with the final plan focusing on:

A stronger identity for each of the five schools on campus

Architectural guidelines that emphasize historic attributes and enhance the richness of campus

A 15-year implementation plan

Years working with Butler University

Combined square footage of all projects

1.7 M+

“The process is as important as the product, and Christner did an outstanding job of creating a great environment for our constituents, toward sharing freely their needs, hopes, and desires for the future.” MICHAEL GARDNER, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

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LONG-TERM PROJECTS LONG-TERM PROJECTS

Campus Master Plan (2010)1 150-bed student

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Future replacement of Garden House for Executive Ed and/or Conference Center

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Campus growth, change, and sustainable aspirations Sunset an update of the previous master plan. prompted Building on existing strengths of the campus, the 2010 master plan results in better utilization of buildings and a planning framework that aligns capital investments with the University’s new strategic goals. Fine Arts Complex Master Plan (1995) Integrating programs of music, dance, and theater; the fine arts master plan raised the bar for Butler’s programs and infused professional opportunities for artists. The resulting complex encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and brings together academic programs with professional performance ensembles in residence on campus. Complimenting Butler’s existing 2,200-seat performance venue, the new facilities provide a 500-

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Investment is the sciences is a high priority for Butler. Boulevard Their existing aging science facility did not support state-of-the-art technology or current pedagogy. To better inform strategic planning efforts for a new facility; (Review Draft – March 2010) 44 Christner coordinated and led benchmarking site visits CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE to 10 peer institutions. Ultimately, Butler sought to Boulevard advance their science programs through interdisciplinary interactions and inspiring facilities. The design team (Review Draft – March 2010) 44 collaborated closely with faculty and students in planning and programming a 70,000 SF expansion that increased faculty and student research space and centralized academic and social spaces to encourage interdisciplinary interactions and enhance the sense of community. 52nd

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ADDITIONAL PLANNING WORK + UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE, MASTER FACILITIES SPACE PLAN

In 2013, Christner provided strategic planning services to determine project options and priorities for facility development of existing space after the opening of the Center for Care and Discovery (CCD) on the medical center campus. The study addressed all three missions of the enterprise: hospital/clinical, research, and academic. The goal was to align capital investment with strategic direction and to develop a 10year capital plan for strategic development.

+ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, MEDICAL SCIENCE ADDITION PROGRAMMING

In order to accommodate planned enrollment growth and to upgrade technology and teaching spaces to meet the demands of medical education in the future, Christner was engaged to develop a space program for a new addition to the MU School of Medicine. After developing a quantitative list of program areas and exploring various options of how space might be organized in a combination of new or reused facilities, the recommendation was to develop a new five-story, 93,000 SF addition on the west side of the existing medical building. The project was completed in 2016.

+ TULANE UNIVERSITY, SPACE RENEWAL PLAN & UPDATE

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the University engaged Christner to provide strategic facility planning services to align existing facility resources with the goals of a renewal plan outlined by Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board. Resulting recommendations included solutions to address immediate needs, as well as long range development potential. In 2012, a space plan update was completed to addresses still relevant aspects of the original plan as well as new initiatives.

CASE STUDY: ARTS

LOCATION St. Louis, Missouri

STATUS To be Completed 2018

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT Axi:Ome

CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS (COCA) / WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS IN DANCE PROGRAM

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As a leader in arts education, and the largest multidisciplinary arts institution in St. Louis, COCA offers innovative programming including classes and workshops in dance, theater, voice, and visual arts for children and adults. COCA’s existing facility, the B’nai Amoona Synagogue, is a landmark and much-acclaimed building designed by Eric Mendelsohn. The strikingly innovative facility was the first truly modernist approach to synagogue architecture in the United States. Space and light, rather than historic references and ornamentation, establish its sacred quality and made it the perfect candidate for conversion into an arts facility in the 1980’s. New artistic directors from the Alvin Ailey dance company, a proposed partnership with Washington University in St. Louis, and ever-increasing enrollment challenged COCA to develop expansion opportunities. Christner, in collaboration with Axi:Ome, designed a thoughtful and evocative addition to the historic Mendelsohn building.

People served annually

50,000 Expansion size

54,000 sf

WASHINGTON AVE.

STUDIO

FAMILY LOUNGE

GREEN ROOM

COSTUME SHOP

COMMONS

DRESSING

PERFORMANCE LAB STUDIO

Entry Level Plan

PREFUNCTION ATRIUM

EXISTING BUILDING

NEW EXPANSION

COCA Facility Expansion – Schematic Design

STAGE

STUDIO

Just as the original building is an expression of its’ time, so is the design of the new addition. A timeless material palette of masonry is interpreted as a textural screen and interwoven with contemporary systems of folded glass mega-panels. A consistent design language of horizontality, simplicity and restrained exuberance creates a responsive and joyful relationship to the Mendelsohn building. Inside the building, the design team played with scale to create moments of compression and expansion within spaces. More intimate and comfortable moments for children are created alongside spectacular “wow” moments for patrons and performers. Interior spaces function as both stage and spectacle. The building is intended to be engaged with, users are enticed to push, pull, experiment, and customize

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their surroundings. Movement and performance are celebrated through variations of transparency and translucency. A sense of community is reinforced through spatial connectivity. The existing and new structures will be stitched together by a flexible commons area; the “heart” of the building, a space for informal performances, gathering, and learning. The addition will include a state-of-the-art 450-seat Proscenium Theater with back of house spaces and four new professional quality dance studios that will be shared with Washington University’s Master of Fine Arts in Dance program. In the existing Mendelsohn building, six existing performing and visual arts studios will be renovated and the original synagogue was will be restored and transformed into a flexible Performance Lab rehearsal space.

ADDITIONAL ARTS WORK

+ MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN,

+ PULITZER ARTS FOUNDATION, NEW

MUSEUM ADDITION | Christner is

GALLERY SPACE | Christner served

providing architectural design services for a 2,150 sf museum addition to the historic Georgian structure that was built in 1859. The new addition is designed with a contemporary use of stone, distinguishing it from the existing building and reflecting current building technologies and materiality. A glass volume creates a formal entry on the north facade while the south facade is comprised of a modern limestone finish.

as Architect of Record in 2001 for internationally known Japanese architect Tadao Ando for design of Pulitzer Art Foundation. In 2014, Christner provided architectural services for 5,000 sf lower level galleries. The space was designed to be flexible for rotating exhibits. It was meticulously detailed, winning two AIA Craftmanship awards.

Additional Cultural and Civic clients include Forest Park Forever, Saint Louis Art Museum, and St. Louis County Library.

CASE STUDY: SCIENCE & RESEARCH

LOCATION St. Louis, Missouri

STATUS Completed 2016

DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER EXPANSION

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This laboratory building expansion supports the research center’s mission to “improve the human condition through plant science.” New facilities for 100 scientists enable world-class research in plant biology, bioenergy, and sustainable agriculture.

Project Size

79,000 sf

Christner designed a three-story, 79,000 sf addition, linked to the existing building by a new atrium. We created highly efficient open lab “neighborhoods” directly connected to write-up spaces. Visual connectivity is enhanced with glass partitions, affording transparent views into the labs from the public corridor on the first floor, and opening views to the native gardens and greenhouses from the

Number of Scientists

100

upper floors. Central to the creation of a connected scientific community, the public corridor runs parallel to the garden, linking the atrium, first floor labs, and auditorium.

LEED Status

Gold

“It is a real treat to show people our new facility, and to explain the “why” behind the design, the landscape, and the entire project.” DR. JIM CARRINGTON, PRESIDENT DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

2016 AIA St. Louis Design Award Winner

Designing Spaces for Collaboration

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| 1 | The atrium provides a shared space between the existing building and the expansion. Dining (Level 1), coffee lounge (Level 2), and informal meeting spaces (Level 3) bring the entire research community together in a central place. Views to the greenhouse complex, the existing building, and the new social garden create a strong sense of place and orientation.

Bringing Together Old and New | 2 | The design of the new building connects and blends seamlessly with the existing building, creating a single research center to foster collaboration. It transforms the scale and precision with which scientists can measure effects of drought, extreme temperatures, and other factors that affect crop productivity, and it houses a robot that automates the interactions of plant genomes with proteins.

ADDITIONAL DESIGN CONCEPTS

Science on Display | 3 | A major goal of the project was to showcase the science for visitors. Glass-fronted labs along the visitor corridor allow views of the scientific process. Other flexible design features include a grid of outlets for electrical service, data and gases in the ceiling of each floor, allowing laboratory benches and cabinets to be moved and reconfigured as needed. Flexibility in the open office areas is provided by an in-floor wire and cable management system that allows for easy rearrangement of workstations.

+ Connection Between Science and Corporate

Transparency and flexibility characterize the research environment. Views connect lab space to write up space, linking researchers to the greenhouses to the north, the new prairie to the south, and the existing labs to the east. Flexible open labs and write-up areas are designed to increase interaction between teams and to accommodate rapidly changing scientific research methods. + Sustainable Landscape Design

The surrounding landscape expresses the sustainable mission of the institution, demonstrating nature through native plantings as a key part of the site development.

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CASE STUDY: SCIENCES

LOCATION St. Louis, Missouri

STATUS Completed 2015

DEBRA & GEORGE W. COUCH III BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT Goody Clancy

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This bold new building, housing highly flexible labs for genetics and biomedical research, is an important expansion of the Washington University School of Medicine campus. Encompassing 181,500 SF, all six floors are designed with open, modular daylit labs and support areas. Internal transparency among all spaces enhances collaboration

LEED status

Gold

among scientists and between disciplines. The building is seen as an important asset in attracting and retaining research talent, keeping the institution in the forefront of genetics research.

Construction cost

$56 M

“The open lab design of the research building provides a wonderful opportunity for us to jointly recruit faculty with preclinical departments.” VICTORIA J. FRASER,MD, CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

At the new Debra & George W. Couch III Biomedical Research Building, the primary program uses are Genetics, Developmental Biology, Genomics and Imaging. A basement-level connection provides secure access to adjacent vivarium and research facilities. The building adds much-needed laboratory space to the campus and also replaces older, less efficient research space with new, highly flexible space that can accommodate new research teams and interdisciplinary research. The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facades respond to their solar orientation, with deep-set windows on the south and more extensive glazing on the north. A distinctive configuration of angled projections highlights the shared social spaces and stairways on the north, east and west elevations.

While providing necessary research space, the biomedical research building also sets the stage for future development of additional buildings on the block, while creating an important, new outdoor space serving the larger neighborhood. The project scope also included programming and master planning of the entire block, including not only the new building but also a Center for Biological Imaging and other future research buildings and open spaces, elements of a multi-year development plan.

ADDITIONAL SCIENCE & ALLIED HEALTH WORK + GOLDFARB SCHOOL OF NURSING AT BARNES-JEWISH COLLEGE

This five-story building provides a prominent image for the School of Nursing within the Washington University Medical Center. Containing over 105,000 SF, the full-service building includes classrooms, skills labs, student commons, café, auditorium and faculty offices for the instruction of 790 undergraduate and graduate students. A three-story atrium connects all instructional, student life, and multipurpose spaces; creating a cohesive community for the students.

+ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, PHYSICS BUILDING PLANNING & DESIGN

Christner provided planning and design services for a new 54,000 sf physics building. The ultimate goal is to provide a state-of-theart series of interconnected science buildings, achieved through a combination of new construction and renovation. The new building creates a prominent “front door” for the physics department and introduces a central atrium around which various functions are visible and inviting. It provides flexible laboratories with shared support space on the upper floors and a conference center. + MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LAB

This 16,237 sf project includes a state-of-the-art laboratory expansion that will increase research laboratory space, allowing faculty and students to engage in new research that is critical to the ever-changing infrastructure needs. The project also includes the addition of collaboration areas, such as a conference room. Strategic placement of large windows will make the batch plant highly visible to students and campus visitors.

+ ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE,

+ WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, COULTER

LAB RENOVATIONS

SCIENCE CENTER

+ BUTLER UNIVERSITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES STUDY CENTER

Christner completed planning and design for renovations to address 24,000 SF of instruction labs at three of the College’s campuses.

A 80,000 SF undergraduate science building designed to maximize the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration, designed as a center for campus intellectual activity.

Planning for four-story, 69,000 sf addition and 150,000 sf renovation that consolidates sciences into one facility including Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Sciences.

CASE STUDY: SUSTAINABILITY

GREEN OAKS FIELD STATION AT KNOX COLLEGE

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The field station is used by students and researchers for intensive in-residence sessions that explore topics ranging from sociology and environmental ethics, to biology and ecology, to sculpture and writing. Its mission is to build a living and learning community that engages, captivates, and challenges all those who experience it. The 700-acre nature preserve that is home to the field station encompasses a restored tall grass prairie, oldgrowth and second-growth forest, streams, strip mining spoils, and a lake.

LOCATION Galesburg, Illinois

STATUS Conceptual Design Completed 2015; Currently in fundraising stages

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT Hellmuth + Bicknese

Architects analyzed three potential sites on the preserve for the new field station, and with the client, selected a site that engages both lake and prairie views, preserves old growth forest, and harnesses prevailing winds and solar energy. The compact design connects two residence halls to the education/community building along a linear axis. With an emphasis on communal living, the design incorporates multiple settings for gathering and opportunities for engagement. Living and education spaces range from fully conditioned, semi-conditioned, covered, and outdoor, allowing the users to take shelter from the elements but encouraging immersion in nature.

2016 AIA St. Louis Design Award Winner

The field station will pursue the Living Building Challenge (3.0), along with potential LEED Platinum certification. It will target net positive water through an ecological treatment system and net positive energy through renewable sources. The education/community building will have a cedar siding exterior with flagstone terrace. The residence halls will have cedar siding on the south, east and west facades, while the north facade, with less fenestration and an enclosed buffer corridor, will be clad in local limestone. All electric needs will be provided via roof-mounted photovoltaic panels.

The field station will net both positive water & energy Lakeview | 1 | This biological field station will provide state of the art educational research, community, and residence facilities on the site of an existing research and recreation facility owned by a private college in the Midwest. The project is targeting Living Building certification with net positive energy and water in addition to careful material selection, systems education, and integrated natural beauty. In the foreground is an existing lake formed within an abandoned strip mine pit, and in the background is the education / community building with integrated pavilion.

Facility Plan

Residence Hall Plan

| 2 | The design of the field station facility allows for phased development, placing the public, education / community building at the intersection of lake, prairie, and woodland. The more private residence halls are removed from the public space, but work with the public building to create a sense of place with spaces between that evoke the Midwestern farm populated with main building and out-buildings. The design and programing of the field station creates destinations and gathering places that strengthen the sense of community.

| 4 | The residence halls are split between a seasonal hall, occupied in temperate weather, and an all-season hall, which can be occupied throughout the year. The two halls form an openended courtyard with framed views to the prairie and open views to the public building and woodlands. The long, narrow footprint is ideal for passive cooling and ensures that the occupants are always connected to the land.

Education / Community Building Plan

| 5 | The public and service spaces are differentiated in both plan and section, with the large, open public spaces to the south and service spaces to the north. The volume of the public spaces channels summer winds from the southeast, admits north light, and orients the roof and photovoltaic panels towards the sun. The main entry occupies a crevice between the high public volume and the lower, service volume.

| 3 | The community / education building houses the communal kitchen and dining, which is the heart of the student experience. Students cook meals themselves and eat together in a familial setting. While students spend the majority of their time on site outdoors, the class lab, community gathering space, and pavilion provide venues for multiple educational setting for science, arts, and humanities education and exploration.

Sectional View

Residence View | 6 | The space between the residence halls is for gathering the community informally in small groups, for large gatherings, and for individual solace. The spaces vary in scale, use, and enclosure: from fully open to the elements, to partially enclosed, and fully conditioned. The residential buildings mediate the view to the surrounding natural environment, framing views of the prairie and opening to views of the treetops and sky.

Residence Hall Section

| 7 | The building section functions similarly to a prairie dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burrow, catching summer breezes near the ground from the south and exhausting high to the north. The overhang on the southern exposure protects from high summer sun and allows low winter sun to penetrate deep into the space, heating the polished concrete floor.

“Christner understood that we wanted more than a functional, attractive building. They saw and understood the purpose of our organization, and became our partner to make a lasting impact.”

DR. JIM CARRINGTON PRESIDENT, DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

“By asking the right questions, we were able to deliver an environment that not only met the client’s vision, but also embodied their organizational purpose. It has created a lasting impact.”

JEFF RYAN, AIA, LEED AP DIRECTOR OF DESIGN, CHRISTNER

OUR PROCESS

At every step of design and construction, we integrate a unique approach to ensure the best project possible. From setting the dials for success on day one, to empowering clients as co-collaborators in the process, to rigorous quality control; our process ensures that your project is exceptional.

discovery

programming

schematic design

Setting the Dials Planning and design are processes that demand synthesis of a great deal of interrelated data. With Sure Start, we organize an intensive, “all-handson-deck process” that aligns project aspirations with project concepts and budget right from the start. We bring together client representatives, design and planning experts in a rapid sequence of meetings that “set the dials” for the project. Sure Start will identify key facts, relevant criteria and design options and will reliably guide the team to a planning and building massing/stacking concept within the ﬁrst weeks of the project.

Exploring Options The best designs don’t follow a linear process. We believe the power a collaborative, iterative process has in fostering extraordinary ideas. Developing multiple options allows us to push the boundaries and test preconceived notions; and it always leads to better solutions.

Quality Control

Simplifying the Complex We strive to arm our clients with relevant information so they can make the best decisions for their campus. From Architecture 101 luncheons to educational workshops and expert opinions, we ease your team through the process, translating technical jargon into everyday implications.

design development

construction documentation

Employing a rigorous quality assurance process on every project has led to a reputation for having the best construction documents in the region. Clear definition of roles and deliverables, clash detection software and third-party quality control reviews contribute to our success. During construction we track where RFI’s originate from and what CSI divisions require the most clarification. We then use those areas as opportunities for firm-wide education and process improvement.

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Analytical Assessment On every project, we work with you to develop an assessment matrix that’s tied to your goals. The matrix will help you weigh design options objectively, reach consensus quicker, and ensure the decisions you’re making hold true to your values and aspirations.

Carrying Out Your Vision Design doesn’t stop in DD. Our designers are involved throughout the entire project, ensuring the design is carried through to the details and executed accordingly in construction.

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ARCHITECTURE

LABORATORY PLANNING

INTERIOR DESIGN

Christner is respected for contextual design and enduring solutions. To develop well designed buildings that deliver lasting value, we listen, ask questions and bring clear thinking to crafting design solutions that comprehensively meet client’s goals. For every building, we look for integrated solutions that meet today’s needs while setting the platform for the future.

The design of science and research environments requires a special dedication and understanding of specific functional groups, processes, equipment and variables that must be considered and controlled. Christner’s planning experts work closely to understand the processes, capacities and sensitivities within the lab to support research program goals and outcomes.

Our interior designers provide the finishing touch – the look and feel that visitors and users experience. They keep abreast of a myriad of products to access aesthetic potential and to meet exacting performance criteria for healthcare environments. Working seamlessly with the architectural team, we create welcoming environments for patients that hold up well to the rigors of the healthcare environment.

STRATEGIC FACILITY PLANNING

CAMPUS PLANNING

FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT

Christner’s strategic facility planning service helps universities and research institutions deploy facility assets to achieve the highest return on investment.

Christner’s planning focus is geared toward helping decision-makers align facility assets with educational and strategic goals.

To understand how your campus buildings will perform long term, we assess condition: general physical condition, historical maintenance requirements, recent renovations or improvements, and efficiency of building systems.

Christner believes in the power of collaboration where innovation comes from multi-disciplinary team members working together to uncover the potential of a planning or design challenge and responding with creative, pragmatic solutions.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

GRAPHIC DESIGN

BRANDING & IDENTITY

More than landscape design, Christner’s landscape architects engage in creating functional and beautiful site developments with strong concepts and technical proficiency. This discipline is relevant not only to designing a single building but to campus master planning, urban design and public realm enhancement, and elevating the built environment of the communities in which we live.

Environmental graphic design is an essential component of the complete facility. A well-conceived, coordinated, and properly executed signage system will help make a complicated facility more accessible and welcoming, while it communicates the client’s brand and image. Christner’s graphic designers also provide services for marketing, fundraising, donor recognition and interpretive displays.

Communication programs and branded environments are an important part of what we do. Our designers, strategists and programmers help to create a seamless user experience and unified brand impression in the buildings we design.

SPACE PROGRAMMING &

BENCHMARKING

SPACE UTILIZATION

Projects may benefit from understanding the competitive benchmarks of peers and leading facilities. We help construct “best of class” comparisons to provide a foundation for establishing goals for high performing spaces.

In today’s competitive environment, assuring good utilization of space is essential. Christner works with clients to analyze typical utilization metrics, as well as devise custom metrics to provide deeper insights into your specific campus.

SPACE PLANNING

These related services are essential to developing facility recommendations that are rational, data-driven, and supported by the constituencies.

“The people at Christner are passionate about design and also thoughtful and creative in delivering a holistic solution.” JODI FOLTZ-GAY, EDWARD JONES

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