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LEARNING A PLACE WHERE NATURE AND NURTURE GO HAND-IN-HAND INVESTIGATE EXPERIMENT COLLABORATE Nature transcends boundaries in the form of Gottesman’s approach to ACTIVIT Y NUT food for meals and food for thought. The Judaic concept of “tikkun olam”, RITION repairing the world, is expressed in the project’s approach to the methods FAITH in which students learn about the natural cycle from planting, to harvest, to VEG. GARDEN ENVIROMENTAL KITCHEN cooking and composting. COMPOST DINING SCIENCE • The farm-to-table experience begins with an aromatic garden for growing SUSTAINABILITY vegetables and traditional ceremonial herbs. An outdoor classroom in its own right, the garden area is where the seeds of intentional and thoughtful HEALTH learning about the cultural relationship to both land and food is cultivated. LEARNING NUTRITION ACTIVITY • Two kitchens, to maintain kosher processes, serve as a central gathering location in the building, in essence the “hearth and home”. • Near the kitchens and garden is a compost area where students can participate in the process of breaking down organic matter into humus that can be remixed into the garden soil.| 48

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SETON HALL UNIVERSITYSTAFFORD HALLSeton Hall University strives to be a home for The three-story structure is designed in keepingthe mind, the heart, and the spirit. In alignment with the surrounding campus context and towith its Strategic Plan and focus on distinction in reflect the architectural style of nearby Presidentsacademics and scholarship, Stafford Hall improves Hall. Internal connections to Marshall Hall providethe quantity and quality of academic space on greater accessibility. Stafford Hall upholdscampus. Replacing an old structure, Stafford the serenity of the priests’ garden adjacent toHall provides 12 state-of-the-art classrooms and Presidents Hall, while creating new academicexpands the building though a connection to opportunity and greater connection for the entirePresident’s Hall. By balancing formal learning university community.spaces with informal gathering spaces, StaffordHall offers a rich, collaborative, and welcominglearning environment filled with natural light.Location: South Orange, New JerseySize: 23,773 sfFeatures: Classrooms, Informal Gathering Spaces



THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY BROWER STUDENT CENTER Since 1855, The College of New Jersey has evolved events, collaborating and relaxing, and to “see and be into one of the premiere liberal arts colleges seen.” With generous staircases, the community is in the region and the nation, recognizing that now seamlessly connected to all areas of the building. quality of place is critical to student success. Yet, Warm materials are accented by gracious windows the Brower Student Center struggled to keep providing effusive daylight and engaging views. up with the students’ changing needs. How to give the mass of masonry, steel, and concrete Dining has also been strategically re-envisioned. a new lift in both form and function? Through From early breakfast to late night snacks, from transparency, anticipation, and choice. “marketplace” dining to restaurant and coffee bar seating, the new offering anticipates student need The Student Center’s rebirth transforms a solid box and responds with innovative food choices, freshly into one that weaves together the campus fabric and prepared and delivered in enticing, comfortable student life —offering clear opportunities, pathways, environments. The light of the renaissance shines and appealing destinations. Internal walls have been bright at the Brower Student Center. broken down to reveal spaces for meetings and Location: Ewing, New Jersey Size: 91,500 sf renovation and 13,870 addition Construction Cost: $27 Million Features: Bookstore, Meeting spaces, Lounge, “Marketplace” Dining, Restaurant, Coffee bar, Administration offices| 52



RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR ADULT AUTISM SERVICES At a time when 1 in 68 children in the U.S. is to meet programmatic needs. One building will diagnosed with ASD, a rate that has increased include elements such as staff offices, professional almost 100% in the last ten years, it is more vital kitchen equipment, state-of-the-art computers and than ever to develop new models that rise to technology, and dedicated life skills teaching areas. the challenge of providing services to an ever- It will also house the Workday Program to provide increasing population of adults with ASD. Rutgers’ 50 to 60 adult participants with prevocational, Center for Adult Autism Services’ integrated vocational, and recreational opportunities. approach to service, research, and training programs will serve as a groundbreaking model. The Pilot Residential Program will be housed in a The resulting design will facilitate a seamless second building to accommodate 20 adults with orchestration of these complementary programs ASD and 20 Rutgers graduate students living and mirror Rutgers’ interdisciplinary approach to side-by-side. Consisting of one-, two-, three-, addressing the real-life, complex issues of ASD. and four-bedroom residences, each with its own kitchen, dining, living, and laundry rooms, the The picturesque Douglass Campus and surrounding Center will mark a new step in creating a living and neighborhood will be home to the Center for learning community with services tailored to meet Adult Autism Services, with two new buildings individual needs. Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey Size: Residential: 36,000 sf; Day Center: 9,000 sf Features: Residential housing, Day center, Common areas, Outdoor quad, Offices, Technology center, Teaching kitchen| 54



LAFAYETTE COLLEGE DINING SERVICES - [MASTER PLAN + RENOVATIONS] Dining venues play a unique and important role services to provide students with a variety on college campuses. By bringing students, of options that support and improve their faculty and staff together, they help to foster the student services and academic experience while interaction that is so vital to promoting student strengthening the sense of campus community. engagement and campus community. As such, how these venues are designed can have a profound The College understands that students today effect on student success. crave a sense of belonging, and the Lafayette campus life system should strive to give every Recently, Lafayette College engaged Bon Appetit student that sense of being part of a known as its campus-wide food service vendor. This community. The renovation of the dining venues project has fostered the renovation of several will provide a residential life system that fosters dining venues on campus to improve service, to the development of a range of communities that coordinate with the capabilities and processes of provide a platform for intellectual engagement, its new food vendor, and to promote an updated friendship, and bonding. aesthetic consistent with the college’s mission and identity. The renovations will enhance dining SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT IMPROVE FOSTERCONNECTIVITY COMMUNITY RELOCATE PROJECT COMFORTABLESTUDENT HUB GOALS SEATINGS FOOD LAFAYETTE ACCESS STORY HEALTHY FOOD PROJECT GOALS: foster communityprovide attractive, comfortable seating tell the Lafayette story provide fresh, healthy food provide variety of food access support robust use of Farinon improve connectivity support entertainment Location: Easton, Pennsylvania Size: 60,400 sf existing building Features: Lounges, Meeting spaces, Dining facilities, Bookstore, Retail destinations, Student Organizations, Theater, Student services. Design and implementation of 4 dining halls; 900 seats, appox. 20,000 sf total | 56

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COMPLEXITY

COMPLEXITY OFFERS RICHNESS OF EXPERIENCE—MANY DIVERSE PARTS ADDING UP TO A WHOLE THAT TRANSCENDS THEM ALL.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION The prominent location of the School of Hotel At the heart of the school, the innovative Administration (SHA) at Cornell University’s south orientation of the classrooms and auditorium entrance symbolizes SHA’s role on campus and in the creates a three-story atrium that is highly coveted world as the leading institution of hospitality and for school and private functions. The building is hotel management. However, its existing building also home to the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality was anything but hospitable. Often confused with the Entrepreneurship, a leading industry innovator. adjoining Statler Hotel, it had become an accumulation of spaces that neither attracted nor engaged students. As the project’s second phase, the Statler Tower renovation captured additional space in the building The new Beck Center reinforces the school’s mission and added to the prominence of SHA in the campus of hospitality with an expansive glass curtain wall fabric. The expansion and renovation of the tower, facade that essentially turns the building inside formerly used to store theater sets, created a out, exposing the activity inside. Four new tiered multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurship classrooms and one renovated 775-seat auditorium center and added a multistory curtain wall that form the cornerstone of the academic program. welcomes visitors to Cornell’s campus. Location: Ithaca, New York Size: 36,000 sf addition and 16,000 sf renovation Features: Case study rooms, Computer laboratories, General classrooms, 775-seat auditorium, Hospitality suite for events, Fly tower renovation, Lobby/reception Recognition: American Institute of Architects New Jersey, Merit Award (2nd phase), American Institute of Architects New Jersey, Honor Award (1st phase), American Institute of Architects Philadelphia, Merit Award (1st phase)| 60



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FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CENTER The newly renovated University Center creates a ‘front door’ past the event rooms, gallery, and dynamic, student-centered facility that kindles learning marketplace dining, the main street graciously steps opportunities and collaboration between students, down toward the center of campus to wrap along faculty, and community. A comfortable “living room” the quad in a dramatic double-height student lounge for students to meet, relax, study, and socialize, the space. The transparency of the elevation into quad- University Center is transformed into an architectural level lounge will captivate the campus community as centerpiece to enliven the nearby quad and showcase it displays student life 24/7. The new additions to the the student life of FSU. It is the place to “see and be north and west seamlessly link many of the facility’s seen” and a hub for student life. most important features and functions. With its transformation the University Center The new University Center provides connections becomes a front door and gateway to the campus, a for faculty and students, space for formal and window into student life and a resource for academic informal learning, and achieves a real “wow” factor and social activities. The center will be an open and through the use of design elements that showcase engaging place for the University and Big Rapids the activities within through light, color, and rich community to come together. Organized along an building materials. internal “street” which flows from the campus Location: Big Rapids, Michigan Size: 135,000 sf (112,00 sf renovation; 23,00 sf addition) Features: Event rooms, Meeting rooms, Informal lounges, Bookstore, Student organization offices, Career services, Coffee shop, Dining, Emporium, Tech services, Student life offices Associate Architect: Neumann/Smith Architecture| 64



SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGEBARBARA WALTERS CAMPUS CENTERSarah Lawrence College is where Barbara Walters needs and desires of students and stakeholders.learned to ask questions, where she cultivated her The result? The BWCC will be a gathering placecuriosity and confidence. The new Barbara Walters for students’ formal and informal socializing,Campus Center will weave together the college’s conversation, and collaborative work—whereintellectual, cultural, and social threads, acting students can congregate, unwind, and connect.as a platform for sharing and showcasing Sarah It will be a platform to highlight the impact andLawrence’s community achievements—and its legacy of Sarah Lawrence’s pioneering education,uniqueness. exemplified by the wide-ranging contributions and archives of their celebrated alumna, BarbaraWith a design approach that honors the layered, Walters. It will be a place that shines a light on thenatural landscape that so seamlessly characterizes aspirations of the Sarah Lawrence community—sothe Sarah Lawrence experience, KSS infused the that thousands more students can pioneer newprocess with a robust suite of visioning sessions, fields, create innovative tools for society, and buildgathering deep research and insights onto the the communities that make those dreams possible.Location: Bronxville, New YorkSize: 31,000 sf new constructionFeatures: Meeting spaces, Dining facilities, Atrium, Multipurpose spaces, Student specialty spaces, Informal hang out spaces, Archives, Gallery, Support spaces

“This is a college where students and their teachers extend their intellectual discourse beyond the classroom, hampered only by the limited number ofcommon spaces. The new campus center will providea venue for an even greater degree of this expression of the College’s unique approach to learning.” DEAN JERRILYNN D. DODDS, SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

KEAN UNIVERSITY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE Kean University conceived the Human Rights share a new light-filled entry finished with cast Institute as an educational center to promote stone and wood panels, leading to three floors global understanding and diversity through housing an open exhibition space, a large reading outreach to the academic and regional room featuring club seating and group work areas, communities. The nature of the institute’s mission study rooms, offices, and two large seminar rooms to become a prominent, interactive repository of that will accommodate lectures, classes, and information, programs, and resources made Kean’s administrative spaces. The design incorporates Nancy Thompson Library an ideal location because bamboo flooring, recycled carpet tiles, and of opportunities to share references and spaces clerestory windows to reinforce the message of common to both programs. international and environmental awareness. Slate treads of the staircase leading to the institute’s The institute, an exciting addition to the library, second-floor reception area are engraved with conveys its mission while preserving its distinct universal messages from human rights leaders. but interconnected role. The institute and library Location: Union, New Jersey Size: 12,000 sf addition Features: Exhibit hall, Gallery, Administration, Reading room, Outdoor garden Recognition: Honor Award, AIA New Jersey| 68



EMORY UNIVERSITY AND GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THE LIBRARY SERVICE CENTER Thousands of items are added to the library The Library Service Center is a 55,000 sf structure collections of Emory University and Georgia Institute that includes a 21,000 sf Processing Center and of Technology each year. Premium space is limited, 34,000 sf Conditioned Book Archive Module. It will yet expectations and demand for materials remain hold approximately 3.75 million volumes, expanding high. Where can these compendia be housed, yet total capacity to 7.5 million volumes via a 34,000 still be readily accessible? The answer: high-capacity, sf second module. Technical specifications are climate controlled off-campus library storage. designed to meet FM Global Standards: the building features advanced temperature and humidity Located at Emory University’s Briarcliff Property control to maintain collections at 50 degrees or in Atlanta, Georgia, The Library Service Center is 30% RH, and includes a 250 sf Video Vault and a designed to be a state of the art, long-term climate 200 sf Blast Freezer. Construction is slated for controlled archive facility that will house the completion by October of 2015. Resource and combined library collections of Emory and Georgia knowledge sharing to begin soon thereafter. Tech. The goal of the facility, in addition to storage, preservation and archiving, is to improve use of the joint collection of resources for the students and faculty of both institutions. Location: Atlanta, Georgia Program: Library storage facility Size: 55,000 sf Completed Date: Est. October 2015 Features: Holds 3.75 million volumes, Advanced temperature control, Advanced humidity control, Video Vault, Cold Storage Vault, Blast Freezer| 70



TRANSFORMATION

TRANSFORMATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN KNOWLEDGE, IDENTITY, ORPERSPECTIVE—MAPPING OUR CHANGE-VISIONS ON THE WORLD WHILE HOLDING DEAR OUR VALUES.

CORNELL COLLEGE THOMAS COMMONS CAMPUS CENTER The addition and renovation to Thomas Commons glass fill the building with natural light and break brings sweeping changes to Cornell’s student center, down barriers so students can “see and be seen.” adding a welcoming entrance and lobby and glass- The modern dining and servery provide a greater enclosed marketplace dining addition. Located along variety of fresh food stations. The new open plan the campus walk, the new Commons creates outdoor offers engaging views from the lobby through the spaces which frame the beautiful campus landscape marketplace to the valley beyond. An addition to and support the ebb and flow of student life. A new the east along the campus walk increases dining and façade to the 1966 building adds vibrancy and blends event space. The Orange Carpet, Cornell’s popular with Cornell’s historic campus and architecture. In “living room” area, remains the building’s unique hub. refining the building’s image and identity, the project creates a front door to the college, embodying its The project will result in a striking building that cultural and architectural heritage and providing a meets the highest needs and goals, while leaving showcase of campus life and achievements. room for additional growth. Giving new life to the Thomas Commons will foster what has always been The existing Commons’ flat roofline is tempered by Cornell’s strength—its community. a pitched roof on the new additions. Large areas of Location: Mount Vernon, Iowa Size: 69,000 sf renovation; 7,500 sf addition Features: Dining rooms and marketplace Lounge spaces, Welcoming entry, Classrooms, Student organization office, Fitness room, Multi-purpose room, Meeting rooms, Campus store, Mailroom Associate Architect: OPN Architects Recognition: Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Award, 2015| 74

“The new entrance areas represent a staggering wow factor for our students and are dramatically different from what we have today. When complete, the new Thomas Commons will be a warm andwelcoming center of activity that entices students to enter, and once inside, to feel like they belong here.” —TRUSTEE DEAN RIESEN ‘79, CORNELL COLLEGE

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DREW UNIVERSITYEHINGER CENTER ADDITION AND RENOVATIONThe original University Center at Drew University students a place “to see and be seen” along theaspired to be a living room for the campus that campus walk. Marketplace dining and informal andwould welcome all members of the campus formal gathering spaces, like a multipurpose room,community, host events, and encourage students stimulate social interaction and artistic expression.to hang out. Yet the existing one-story building fellshort of supporting student activity. Adding to the renovation’s complexity and objectives, the design implements several innovative andThe new Ehinger Center has created spaces that economical strategies to give the Ehinger Center theattract and maintain campus flow by capitalizing strong visual presence it needs. For example, ceilingon the building’s coveted site at a crucial hinge heights in select program areas not only increase thebetween residential and academic buildings on building’s visibility on the exterior, but also benefitthe main campus walk and edge of the campus’s the functionality and atmosphere of the space inancient forests. Through the renovation effort, the interior. The new Ehinger Center provides anprogram elements, such as lounge areas and a cafe, engaging, lively, and safe environment reflective ofhave been relocated to the building’s center to give the campus community’s values.Location: Madison, New JerseySize: 30,000 sf renovation; 3,000 sf additionFeatures: Performance spaces, Multipurpose room, Pub, Game room, Dining spaces, Mail room and bookstore relocation, KitchenRecognition: LEED Certified, AIA New Jersey Merit Award 2013



HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGESSCANDLING CAMPUS CENTER ADD. & RENO.Renovating a building in the center of a campus observing, and being observed by, the activitieswithout disrupting the surrounding collegiate around them. The renovation and addition addcommunity takes skill and compassion. Over time, a collection of spaces that fosters interaction inthe Scandling Dining Hall had remained static as various settings. To address the campus’ growth,the HWS campus literally grew around it. Though the design transforms the former backyard ofit dutifully fulfilled its original program, it failed to Scandling into an engaging terrace that welcomessupport the social aspects accompanying the dining the constant flow of people all day.experience. For students, eating is less aboutmore than food, and more about hanging out with Using durable, traditional materials such as slate,friends. The renovation became an opportunity brick, cast stone, and glass to tie into the existingto gather disparate social spaces that had formed building, the project knits the building back intothroughout campus back into the campus center. the vibrant social fabric of the campus. Scandling Campus Center, as it’s now known, has become aToday, students enjoy open spaces that allow them destination for the HWS community to gather.to engage in private conversations all the whileLocation: Geneva, New YorkSize: 18,000 sf addition; 55,000 sf renovationFeatures: Lounges, Cafe, Game room, Meeting rooms, Multipurpose room, Seneca Society recognition, Student activities office, New terrace and entry



WHYY PUBLIC MEDIA DORRANCE H. HAMILTON PUBLIC MEDIA COMMONS The Hamilton Public Media Commons at WHYY programmable LED lighting that create colorful, presents exciting opportunities to educate dynamic displays reflective of ongoing activity communities about digital media while enlivening a inside—the first installation of this kind in the major streetscape in Center City Philadelphia. The U.S. Cast stone finishes lead visitors inside to the 7th Street corridor, utilitarian in form, previously “Portal,” an open reception space and video gallery comprised parking lots and the backs of buildings. showcasing student work. A window on 7th Street A solid and enclosed space, though fitting for the allows the public to view the programming inside studio program, would have been counterproductive The Lincoln Financial Digital Education Studio for to the project’s mission of outreach. large-scale student productions. Through innovation and technology, KSS Architects The Public Media Commons has become a popular designed a learning lab that addresses the project’s destination on the existing Technology Center’s multifaceted goals. Outside, the building skin is “Main Street,” an open public space that leads to composed of translucent white panels featuring major functions. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 7,500 sf new construction; 4,000 sf renovation Features: Digital production studio, Community center, Multipurpose space, Classrooms, Mural in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Recognition: American Institute of Architects New Jersey, Design Merit Award, 2010. First Place, 3form Best Installation Contest, 2010.| 82



STOCKTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CENTER In the vast region of preserved forests and supports environmental responsibility and wetlands known as the New Jersey Pinelands, preserves Stockton’s natural setting. Sited at the Stockton University is naturally situated to become head of a future campus green, the campus center a leading practitioner of sustainable design. As the has become a destination that greets visitors and college continues to grow, it faces the challenges of fulfills everyday services of the community. creating a campus able to attract top students and faculty, meet the needs of academic and collegiate The design translates the existing forested life, and simultaneously celebrate its integration transition between the college and outside and place in nature. community by using organic, nature-inspired architectural details such as soaring columns The new building provides a place where the topped by outstretched trusses reminiscent of community can truly realize the Stockton tree limbs, and a drop ceiling canopy created from University values and culture. KSS coordinated wood panels. Sustainable design elements include managing the college’s project budget with Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage, an energy- designing a social and cultural center that efficient geothermal heating and cooling system. Location: Pomona, New Jersey Size: 153,000 sf new construction Features: Meeting spaces, Dining facilities, Bookstore, Retail destinations, Theater, Informal hang out spaces, Admissions, Dean of Students, Student services Recognition: Special Citation, American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase. LEED Gold certification. Associate Architect: VMDO Architects| 84



TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SCIENCE CAMPUS STUDENT FACULTY CENTER + TECH SERVICES Sitting at the heart of the Health Science Campus, A re-designed floor plan and lounge area combine the Center is across from Temple University ease of use and accessibility with a warm color Hospital, one of the premiere medical centers pallet, wood finishes, and soft furnishings that in the nation. Built decades prior, the facility absorb sound and enable flexible arrangements for was not being utilized to its full potential— dynamic use. A grand communicating stair, paired the renovation activated the first and second with ample overlooks and window panoramas, floors, improving overall building utilization, offers views between the first and second floors. connectivity, and collaborative learning. Transparency, openness, and warmth prompts vibrant interactions across user groups. Strategic program elements reinvigorated the space, including a modernized Student Activities As the nuclear of the satelliete campus, the suite, a robust Tech Center, and a public-access rejuvenated Faculty Student Center sends an open, Starbucks with a prominent storefront to fuel welcoming invitation to students, faculty, staff and study and socialization. These program elements in visitors to connect, communicate, and collaborate— tandem draw users to the building, supplying with to relax, study and prepare—to take on the world much-needed amenities. of Health Science. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 27,800 sf renovation Features: New technology lab, Starbucks, Monumental stair, Renovated student lounge & student activities office suite, Bathroom addition, Systems upgrade Project Cost: $4.8 million| 86

“This renovation provides an invitation to the entirecampus community to connect, relax, and collaborate in a safe, warm, and welcoming space on campus.” FILIP PONGRATZ, ASSOC. DIR. OF STUDENT CENTER OPERATIONS, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The staff of Princeton University’s Office of personnel who were scattered throughout the information Technology had a long wish list for their campus under one roof in a building that fosters new administrative building. Though they enjoyed collaboration in light-filled, open spaces. The being a part of the exciting university atmosphere, flexibility of the design balances connectivity, their existing facilities were inadequate on both security and privacy, according to the users’ needs. the exterior and interior. They had termed their concrete and glass masonry block finishes as “1960s As the first Princeton building to be sited riot architecture” and found their disorganized off-campus that is completely dedicated to interior layout counterproductive. From the lack of administrative functions, it will become a new model collaborative work and meeting spaces to the poor for housing the university’s administrative services. interior environment, lighting and individual office Relocating staff to a new location just off campus desks, the occupants were ready for a fresh start. made “change management” of crucial importance. KSS Architects led the change management process The new administration building at 701 Carnegie by helping staff and people acclimate to the new Center becomes the information/technology hub for site and by bringing the essence of the Princeton Princeton University and brings the administrative University into the new building. Location: Princeton, New Jersey Interior Designer: Sheila Nall, ASID Scope: Additions and Renovations Construction Cost: $24 million Year Completed: 2009 Size: 120,000 sf Features: Computer labs, Computer training spaces, Collaborative work spaces, Fitness center, Cafe Recognition: LEED Gold Certification, U.S. Green Building Council| 88



STEWARDSHIP

THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, WE CELEBRATE EVERYENTITY'S INHERENT DIGNITY & PURPOSE, VALUING PEOPLE, PLACE & PLANET FOR WHAT THEY COULD BE, AND FOR WHAT THEY ARE.

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE CONCEPT OF CAMPUS Time flies in strong relationships. To date, KSS’s the initial call, KSS has become a trusted advisor partnership with Seton Hall has spanned more to Seton Hall, taking on all scale projects from a than 25 projects over four years’ time. Seton Hall Science Building and Field House addition to a Fine originally came to KSS with a project initiation Arts Studio and a Parking Deck Study, and more study to define its new University Center. Digging project continuing the relationship. deeper, KSS discovered additional considerations and issues involving a residence hall, academic SHARED VISION: classrooms and a parking facility. Together, Seton Hall and KSS defined goals, impacts, and schedules By working with Seton Hall to author its Master to initiate a campus development to establish Plan, KSS has been able to strengthen the iconic a cohesive vision, create diversity, support image of the University and to reinforce its Campus community, and encourage student success. Green by employing a broader, multi-project approach, encompassing numerous Halls and the Not one to shy away from a challenge, KSS worked new University Center. Considered a model working to create a Master Plan to address and help to relationship, KSS, as steward for the University and visualize the architectural requirements of project its Master Plan, has been able to better serve its needs. Today, having gone above and beyond client by taking a broader, more global perspective, versus a project-by-project approach.| 92 Location: South Orange New Jersey Size: 200,000 sf proposed Features: Informal lounges, Chapel/campus ministry, Admissions/welcome center, 250-seat auditorium, Campus store/C-store, Event rooms, Meeting rooms, Dining hall, Restaurant, Cafe, Retail food court, Administration offices, Student organization offices, Career services, Board room

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PLACE MATTERS – CREATING DIVERSITY IN know that 70% of learning takes place outside of LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: the classroom, it is the spaces in between that hold the most promise for ideation and the cross- Seton Hall strives to be a home for the mind, the pollination of thinking. By balancing formal learning heart, and the spirit of a diverse student body. spaces with informal gathering spaces, Stafford In alignment with its Strategic Plan and its focus Hall offers a rich, collaborative, and welcoming on distinction in academics and scholarship, the learning environment. creation of Stafford Hall improves the quantity and quality of academic space on campus. SIZE MATTERS – CREATING COMMUNITY: The Hall’s12 state-of-the-art, technology-rich Housing approximately 500 students on four floors, classrooms are designed to be modular and Aquinas Hall felt vast -- and potentially untenable. flexible to support various styles of teaching and How to make it feel more like a neighborhood? Like learning. From didactic lectures to project-based a home? It needed to be broken down in scale in collaborations, Stafford Hall readily responds to order to be built up into a community. both traditional and nontraditional methods of instruction and exploration. Additionally, as we Floor by floor, quadrant by quadrant, KSS placed social and study lounges in each “neighborhood”,Since the University Center initiation study and designed community environments to feelfour years ago, KSS’s partnership with SHU collaborative and inviting. Color-coded detailinghas since grown to over 25 projects – was added for visitor wayfinding; exposed pipingencompassing community, housing, dining, and cables concealed for visual appeal. 18 ADA-student success, and access to resources. accessible rooms were added, reflecting the university’s commitment to the inclusion of all. In the renovation of a large residence hall, it’s the little things that make a big difference.| 94

CHOICE MATTERS – CREATING VARIETY IN GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR GRAND SPACES:DINING HALLS: The Great Hall at Seton Hall is strategically in closeA side of Architecture can truly enhance a dining proximity to the dining area, further supportingexperience. The dining venues of today play a the students by offering collaborative studyunique and important role on college campuses -- rooms, meeting rooms and event space. Thisnot just what students eat, but how they dine, can grand hall provides students, faculty, and themake an enormous difference in their campus life campus community with a central gathering placeexperience. By bringing students, faculty and staff on campus, at the same time creating the fabrictogether, dining helps to foster the interaction that that weaves the campus together. Architectureis so vital to promoting student engagement and seemingly centered on dining can in reality createcampus community. additional forums for learning and collaboration, leading to satisfaction and success in students’Fresh ideas in dining are modeled on a “diner” by University experience.presenting an array of food choices supportedby a variety of dining environments. The large Taking on a master plan refresh, KSS incorporatedhall is subdivided into smaller-scale, interesting SHU’s missions, goals, and targeted growth toseating venues to capture the imagination, and assess potential campus projects within budgetarymeet the nutritional and social need of the diners. limitations. Responding to initial concerns withConsideration is also given as to how dining is a large scale University Center, KSS examinedintegrated into the overall learning environment multiple planned options, working with estimators– combining spaces that are adjacent to or easily and subject experts to present phased alternativesaccessible from the dining area to elicit a positive – permitting for undisturbed service operationseffect on the student learning experience. and exceeding the objectives of the initial request. 95 |

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