Prescott College
A multi-use facility to house visiting scholars and conferences as well as an information commons and technical services. The client required the building to be a state-of-the-art sustainable building. Site selection and campus planning was also included.
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Developing a conceptual plan for a future campus was required as part of the site selection for the project.	Conceptual plans and space analysis were developed based on a series of charettes held at the college.	Respect for the existing creek on the site and integrating it into the building is done through a series of sketch models.
The challenge of the site orientation is to design a solar building where the main access is North/South.	This required articulating the building elements to maximize the Southern exposure.	The use of roof gardens is a strategy used to mitigate run-off, temper the climate and minimize hardscape. The tensile roof is an environmentally sound strategy for reducing materials.
The center of the building is a commons and allows access through the building to the creek.	An auditorium and amphitheater creates an indoor/outdoor experience and flexibility for varying size audiences.	The design team created presentation materials including an audio/visual experience of the building for presentation to the client.