Designing A Model For Growth And Enrichment: Architectural Designs For The Student Success Center

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Title

Designing A Model For Growth And Enrichment: Architectural Designs For The Student Success Center

Description

As a part of an upper level architectural studio, three students engaged in a design of a Student Success Center. As an addition to the existing Mason Library, their individual projects proposed a convenient central location for six departments. Michael, influenced by the balanced form of a grand piano, suggested a harmonious transition between the existing design pattern and cleverly elevated building shape that underscores the concept of equilibrium among the 'body, mind, and soul' of individual students. Katlin proposed to juxtapose modern and traditional architectural styles, which resulted in an eloquently detailed building facade resembling but not imitating an ancient temple. Roger, inspired by the inherent qualities of snow, crafted a structure that contrasts the existing architecture while creating an equal amount of balance and tension between the surrounding natural environment and campus infrastructure. This poster session with supporting architectural models and drawings will illustrate how each student developed their own personal solution through a rigorous design process that incorporated the needs of the student body, departmental preferences, and existing site and environmental conditions.

Bartlomiej Sapeta

Contributor

Keene State College

Creator

Katlin O'Neil

Michael Kelly

Roger Wilkie

Date

2015-04-11

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12088/7576

Language

en_US

Subject

Architecture

Type

Presentation

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets

AEC 2015 Professional

Site pages

Professional