2018 01 KSS Architects Firm Lookbook

INNOVATION



DESIGNING ANINNOVATION CENTERAT THE HEART OFA COMPANYCASE STUDY:LINDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERAt the center of a well-executed project is a well-articulated goal. Through a leading-edge visioningprocess, KSS worked with our client to delineatethe overarching goal of the project—to drive thespeed of delivery by facilitating collaboration andinnovation. For the Linde Technology Center, thatmeant intentionally balancing laboratory spacefor complex food processes with workplaces andcustomer interaction spaces.By internalizing the driving project ideas ofinnovation, engagement, and transformation, theproject team led interactive sessions with theclient to reexamine the client’s organizationalstructure, designing a project and an organizationalmodel that would be high-performing, functional,and flexible to future needs. By arranging openoffices and co-working spaces adjacent to aresource-rich “collaboration spline”, KSS craftedopportunities for innovation through interaction.A clear glass wall illuminates lab spaces acrossfrom the collaboration spline, cultivating a sense oftransparency and accessibility across departments,encouraging R&D, engineering, and special projectteams to engage in moments of exploration anddiscovery throughout the day. 53 |

Laboratory Space COLLABORATION SPLINECustomer Interaction SpaceFocus Workplace The heart of the design is the collaboration spline, anCollaboration Workplace innovative plan that emphasizes the flow through and identity of the three central program components. The collaboration spline features: - Clean, linear organization emphasizes clarity - Simplicity of one-floor environment prompts atmosphere of teamwork & unity - Allée emphasizes transparency & collaboration - Ample daylighting in the workspaces - Linear warehouse has easy access to labs/demo spaces - Organization highlights interdisciplinary collaboration LABORATORY SPACE Laboratory spaces are designed to be clean, functional, and secure, reflecting Linde’s high-precision, professional approach to research and development. Due to the interactive nature of the building and the presence of customers, in addition to the potential for collaboration and employee engagement, laboratory spaces are transparent and inviting, expressing Linde’s drive toward innovation. Laboratory space design focuses on functionality and safety—providing a secure space to explore innovations in industrial processes.

WORKPLACE The workplace balances transitions between focused and collaborative environments—understanding thatCreative, efficient, and flexible, workplace areas are traditional desk space & small group huddle space aredesigned with plenty of natural light to improve key components of productivity. The best approachproductivity and illuminate an engaging environment. for Linde is not a one-size-fits-all solution, but aThe Technology Center is an opportunity for Linde variety of spaces that meet the wide span of Linde’sto redefine and explore parameters for effective and organizational needs, providing employees with choiceinnovative workspaces. By examining balanced ratios and variability to suit their individual needs.of collaboration and focused work opportunities, theworkplace program will fulfill Linde’s vision. Workplace design balances focus & engagement, providing an environment that empowers employees to be productive and collaborative. CUSTOMER INTERACTION Customer interaction spaces should be expressive, informative, and interactive. For the Linde Technology Center to build upon the company’s brand and identity, clean spaces with welcoming, engaging features should be incorporated into the very fabric of the built environment. In exploring the interactivity of the customer interaction spaces, we will focus on the demonstration of product as a centerpiece for the Technology Center. Customer interaction spaces emphasize Linde’s processes and products while engaging the customer at an expressive and informative level. 55 |



ACCELERATING TO THESPEED OF INNOVATIONCASE STUDY: QPSIWe are experiencing the now revolution—peopledon’t desire fast service, they desire instant service.As digital natives become leading consumers andmobile becomes a leading platform, service needs tobe one swipe away.What does this mean for industry? Processes need tobe lean mechanisms with a seamless fit between R&D,design & production. Branding becomes integral tothe experience instead of a stick-on afterthought.And manufacturing moves back into the hearts oftowns—where skilled people are accessible & orderscan be fulfilled just in time.QPSI’s front-end customer approach guarantees thatinnovation is tailor-made to the consumer. QPSI’snew packaging center is designed with velocity inmind—be agile, be lean, be responsive. The result?A process that’s quicker than lightning. 57 |

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNOVATION CENTER Pennovation Works—the 23 acre former DuPont and a “bleacher” to facilitate the many pitches that industrial site along the Schuylkill River, in the start-up companies typically present. This central up-and-coming neighborhood of Grays Ferry, is the space, above all else, is an area of intersections— next generation of Philadelphia and global innovation. where disciplines, theories, and brilliant ideas overlap Pennovation Center, a brick and mortar factory and collide in a spectacular array of what-if, outside- relic, is the site’s anchor building and will become an the-box, next-big-thing thinking, doing, and “we’re iconic landmark for Penn. The Pennovation Center’s going to need more space” happening. program will enable entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry partners to translate inventiveness into KSS, as the executive architect, has facilitated viable ventures in a dynamic environment. a thoughtful process through creativity, careful management, and thorough oversight in all aspects Co-working space has been amalgamated and of the team’s work. The Pennovation Center is centralized to connect offices, labs, and shared the cutting edge home for the next generation of resources—allowing engineers to break out from their entrepreneurship in the region and its design is both laboratory space and work cross-curricular with other an inspiration and a testament to the University’s lessees. In addition to co-working desk space, the mission of fostering innovation by creating vital, common area includes meeting rooms, social space, vibrant, and prolific intersections. Location: Philadelphia, PA Size: 65,000 sf addition and renovation Features: Business Incubator, Offices, Wet and dry labs, Co-working desk spaces, Studio spaces, Meeting rooms, Central presentation “bleacher,” Social spaces Design Architect: Hollwich Kushner Recognition: LEED Gold, CREW Philadelphia Community Impact Award, 2016, Curbed Philadelphia Best Adaptive Reuse Project, 2016, Architect’s Newspaper Best Adaptive Reuse, Honorable Mention, 2016| 60



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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WHARTON VENTURE LAB STUDIOS FEASIBILITY STUDY Built in 1911 as a house of worship originally for the First create incubator and co-working spaces for student Church of Christ Scientist, the Rotunda building was entrepreneurs. Highlighting the identity and unique designed by Carrere and Hastings, a New York firm that heritage of the Rotunda, the design weaves together set the tone for American classicism in the twentieth venture pods, formal offices, a makerspace, café, and century. colloquium event space in an elegant grouping that gravitates programming at the edges of great spaces Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 while vertical wells of air and glass maintain the yet underutilized today, the Rotunda is envisioned transparency and visibility of the Rotunda’s existing as a venue for the renowned Wharton School of architecture. Business’s new Launch Lab Studios. KSS’s design solutions transform the Rotunda into a striking and History and vision. Tradition and innovation. Inquiry impressive venue at the intersection of learning and and enterprise. The Rotunda will transform the way commerce. Respecting the volume of the sanctuary, learning, commerce, and community intersect at the project design preserves a vastness of space UPenn’s Wharton School of Business by providing which allows visibility and engagement in the dome. an inviting space for students and entrepreneurs to The design lightly touches the existing structure to engage and innovate. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Features: Colloquium Hall, Meeting spaces, Lounges, Offices, Rental Bays, Study Space| 64

WALNUT STREET PLAZA,SANCTUARY, CHOIR & BASILICAL LEVELS A conceptual massing diagram demonstrates the significant scope of the project located below grade and the existing sanctuary —preserving the symmetrical presence of the Rotunda to the city and neighborhood. UNDERGROUND LEVEL

WARBY PARKER NORTHEAST PRODUCTION LAB A brand-conscious company with a distinct market Working with Warby Parker from early in the edge and a social impact mission, Warby Parker is design process, KSS provided site selection, a powerhouse in the startup world. In establishing working alongside Warby’s algorithm-based their first production lab on U.S. soil, Warby Parker business strategy to site the lab in a 20th Century looked to KSS to design a manufacturing facility for industrial city with 21st Century promise. KSS a growing, modern, high-tech company dedicated diagrammed the process, working with Warby to sustainable growth. Parker to delineate manufacturing and craft scalable production lines, deftly arranging the lab’s function in concert with its form. Location: Sloatsburg, New York Size: 34,000 sf renovation Features: Production lines, offices, storage spaces| 66

The result? A jewelpiece for Warby Parker, theproduction lab is a clean, modern statement ofbrand, that collects sightlines, branding, andthe power of human capital in an activated labcore. This production lab will set the standard foreyeglass production facilities across the globe—bringing to life the innovation, transformation,and complexity that make modern businesses intovibrant expressions of the entrepreneurial spirit. KSS ARCHITECTS Finishing Perspective Project No. 2016-22295 | 14 April 2016 Warby Parker kssarchitects.com NE Production Facility 67 |

TECHX TECHX FOUNDRY From inception through production, from Transforming ideas into reality. mentoring to marketing, TechX is the largest With deep experience in centers for innovation, and most advanced ecosystem available for the learning environments and design for community commercialization of tech hardware innovations. building, KSS is partnering with TechX to make Conceived as a consortium of leading edge experts their Big Idea a reality. In addition to design and and cutting edge technology, TechX offers members programming of the prototype building, KSS is work space (office and industrial), academia also lending expertise in brand development and (training, certification and coursework), community identity, and the provision of marketing materials (events and expert guidance), and the FabLab: to assist in fundraising efforts with investors. access to millions of dollars of equipment to design, prototype or make anything. TechX brings ideas and their proprietors to life. Location: Northeast Region Prototype Size: 80,000 sf Features: Meeting spaces, Production spaces, Flex office spaces| 68

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JONATHAN ROSE COMPANIES P.S. 55 GREEN BRONX MACHINE Innovator, educator, and entrepreneur Stephen More than just farming equipment, the Green Ritz is growing a Green Bronx Machine in an old Bronx Machine is a sophisticated engine of learning. library at PS 55 in the Bronx. He fully expects the Students come to understand the science of underutilized library to become the National Health growing food, as well as its nutritional benefits and and Wellness Center at PS 55. Stephen’s machine methods for preparation and cooking. The Green utilizes the new concept in urban farming known as Bronx Machine offers tools for the measurement of “aeroponics”; a plant-cultivation technique whereby electricity, lighting, and water, a computer station plants are grown vertically (to maximize growing to conduct research and analyze data, and a mobile space), and their roots receive nutrients via a rich kitchen to practice food preparation techniques. mist instead of soil. This method of urban farming Fresh salads and vegetables from the Green is still heavily hands-on, and brains-on, for skillful Bronx Machine appear in PS 55’s school cafeteria, cultivation and exponential growth. student’s home kitchens, and ultimately across the neighborhood - all while generating outstanding academic performance in school. THE FARM ‘COMMUNAL’ MODEL 4 1 231. GROWING TOWERS ‘FARM’ 9 62. FLEXIBLE STATION 5 73. SEED STATION4. TEACHERS’WORKSTATION 85. LEARNING AREA6. TEACHING TOWERS Location: Bronx, New York7. RESEARCH STATION8. COOKING KITCHEN Size: 1,500 sf renovations9. COMMUNAL TABLE Features: Meeting spaces, Dining facilities, Bookstore, Retail destinations, Theater, Informal hang out spaces, Admissions, Dean of | 70 Students, Student services





ENGAGEMENT



FIRST ROUND CAPITALGROWING YOUR OWNENTREPRENEURS:FIRST ROUND CAPITAL CREATES ACOMMUNITY OF INNOVATIONCafés, courtyards, corridors, coffee houses. Weknow that 70% of learning takes place outsidethe classroom. From impromptu discussions topassionate debates, opportunities to learn springfrom within and surround a campus. In a morestructured approach, an institute of higher learningcan leverage corporate partnerships to extend itscampus and strengthen its degree programs byfostering entrepreneurial learning opportunitiesfor its students. 75 |

70% First Round Capital, a national startup venture In addition to providing experience on the capital fund, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, financial side of entrepreneurial ventures, FirstLEARNING TAKES forged just such a partnership which resulted in Round Capital also offers mentorship and officePLACE OUTSIDE the creation of a thriving technology hotbed—and space to the students whose companies receiveTHE CLASSROOM a model to follow to produce successful startup funding and are progressing to form their start- companies, accomplished graduates, and a up companies. Each coveted startup space$500K sustainable ecology system for the technology and comes with advice and counsel as to the use of business sectors in the region. the young company’s initial investment and theAMOUNT FRC BACKED company’s early-stage progression.DORM ROOM FUND For an institute of higher learning, the opportunity to partner with a company to offer student-centric, (ENGAGED STUDENTS + INSPIRATIONAL174 hands-on entrepreneurial experience is a means to PLACE) X VISION = A COMMUNITY OF expand a campus beyond its formal borders, and CONVERGENCECURRENT STARTUPS to elevate students’ minds beyond the standardFINANCIALLY curriculum. In a win-win scenario for the business, To inspire these students and to create a vibrantBACKED BY FRC the university, and the students, classroom theory off-campus home, it became pivotal for First Round is augmented by real-life experience, raising the Capital to find just the right location—and create bar of value for the university’s degree program— just the right office environment. Strategically and creating a competitive advantage in its set in close proximity to the campuses of Drexel recruitment strategy. University and the University of Pennsylvania, the FRC office is situated in the perfect spot in West In an effort to attract and eventually retain talent, Philadelphia—this specific geography enables First First Round Capital focuses on college students— Round Capital to benefit from the fertile ground tapping into their endless supply of big ideas and of students and ideas, and the location empowers boundless energies. FRC, in conjunction with The the students to easily access entrepreneurial and University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, experiential thinking and doing. purposefully engages these students by offering invaluable entrepreneurial experience on both sides Additionally, the specific design of First Round of the startup equation—the generation of ideas Capital’s office space—safe, flexible and and the procurement of their funding. collaborative—directly enables FRC to bring together the big ideas and the funding to The Dorm Room Fund is a student-run make them come alive. Most importantly, the organization, financially backed by FRC, with connection between First Round Capital and Drexel initial working capital of $500,000 to invest in University, and the location of the entrepreneurial ventures founded by current students or recent space and its collaborative design, creates a graduates of a Philadelphia-based university. community—a literal hotbed of technologically- The Fund’s members are comprised of a wide minded individuals, student start-up companies range if degree students, spanning the fields of and venture capitalists. This Community of engineering, marketing, finance, literary arts, Convergence pays dividends to the university, medicine, research, and the law. While First Round its students, and the regional business sector provides mentoring and advice, it is the students as a whole by creating a sustainable local eco who review the funding proposals to determine the system of technological knowledge, experience allocation of funds. and invention—a community of innovation right in Philadelphia’s own backyard.| 76



BIOVID BIOVID OFFICES BioVid is the endurance racer of the pharmaceutical Engagement. The break room is the center of the marking industry—a consulting company that action, with a handmade 1940s shuffleboard table broke through the wall of the 2008 recession by (used daily for lunchtime tournaments) and team- re-investing itself to serve its customers. Their building spaces for activities like cooking classes. existing offices were isolated and empty. Looking to relocate, the team found what they needed—a Wellness. The Quiet Car is an alternative, \"heads- historic, abandoned warehouse in the Canal Works down\" workspace that eases the transition to the district of Bristol, PA, with great potential. KSS’s open plan. The Quiet Car is a no-phone zone, and is design capitalizes on the depth of heritage of the also home to the company-wide yoga program. space, articulating street art as contemporary focal points. To give voice to BioVid’s cutting-edge Transformation. A reclaimed set of bleachers serves approach to adding value for their clients, KSS as a gathering space for town halls and trainings, applied a series of design ideas to the renovation: emphasizing BioVid’s commitment to employee development. Innovation. Open plan seating punctuated with private meeting rooms maximizes opportunities Overall, the new BioVid space is an expression for spontaneous collaboration while providing of the company’s capacity to be both analytical areas for more quiet, formal conversation. and creative—an exceptionally crafted space that empowers employees to perform. Location: Bristol, PA Program: Corporate office Size: 9,000 sf Features: Offices, Meeting/conference rooms, Break room/Event space, Employee training area| 78

\"The space makes a huge difference. The new office fosters innovation and unleashes the creativity of our staff.\" ANDREW APRILL, PRESIDENT AND OWNER, BIOVID

RROOWHANRUENRIVCEROSILTLYEGE OF BUSINESSRowan University has evolved from its 1923 inception as a normal school to a comprehensive publicresearch university whose strong reputation wields extraordinary impact upon the economicdevelopment of the region. The Rohrer College of Business, in the context of a new building, seeks todevelop the entrepreneurs, business leaders, and innovators of the future by becoming South Jersey’scenter for innovative thinking, strategic problem solving, and business acumen.Academic programs and business development are supported by key program elements—The RowanBusiness Center: a venue for business innovation, joining the opportunities of the region with theexpertise and resources of the College of Business. The Hub: a public café and lounge promptinginteraction among students, faculty, and businesses leaders. The Hatchery: a state of the artentrepreneurial makerspace transitioning student business initiatives to market, and the Center forBusiness Professionalism: a situational space preparing students for the world of business presentations,interviews, and the interpersonal relationships of the work place.Learning environments are scaled for experiential learning, offering numerous breakout spaces with flexible,collaborative arrangements. Targeted to achieve LEED Silver, sustainability considerations emphasizeenergy conservation, locally sourced materials, and hydrology and ecology measures in relation to thecampus’ wetland assets. The formal masonry building features an elliptical glass tower showcasing themanufacturing history of the region as depicted by glass artisans—at once a reflection of the past and theLocation: Glassboro, New JerseySize: 99,000 sf new constructionFeatures: Business center, Café, Lounge, MakerspaceProgramming Partner: Goody Clancy

“The building feels like our very own headquarters, a professional home. The new College of Business makes us proud to invite business partners and speakers to our school, aplace where we are inspired to do more and do better together.” RYAN KLOHR, ‘17, STUDENT PRESIDENT, SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT, ROWAN UNIVERSITY ROHRER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC LEARNING COMMONS Dedicated to providing an excellent learning Located at a crossroads of city and campus environment for its 22,000 undergraduate students, activity, the building creates connections the Academic Learning Commons provides a state-of- between interior and exterior spaces. A large the-art building for learning and teaching excellence courtyard allows indoor interactions to spill in the heart of the academic campus. The building outside on warm days. Vegetated green roofs will provide a stimulating educational atmosphere, provide garden views from the interior and help facilitate interaction between students and faculty, regulate indoor temperature and manage storm and support the context of historic Richmond. water. The building facade incorporates red brick masonry, cast stone, and metal detailing to tie The building design combines formal and informal in to the city’s historic, vernacular architecture. collaborative spaces with large classrooms. To The design integrates different levels of building provide an opportunity for physical and intellectual scale to transition elegantly from the small-scale collaboration, the rooms are proportioned to give residential neighborhoods of Richmond to the instructors room to move around and interact with larger scale of VCU campus buildings. students, and for students to interact with each other. Location: Richmond, Virginia Size: 102,000 sf Features: Center for Teaching Excellence, State-of-the-art classrooms, Lecture halls, Informal gathering spaces, Administrative and faculty offices, Outdoor courtyard Recognition: LEED Gold certification Architect-of-Record: BCWH Architects| 82

It’s an amazing facility. We feel it elevates the quality of the environmentto the quality of the education we provide. JAMES E. HINTERLONG, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, VCU

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| 84

“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

ROWAN UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN HOUSING MIXED-USE VILLAGE The proposed residential village at Rowan end of the village center, the concept envisions University responds to its environmental context a large outdoor patio–which can be converted within the campus and leverages its proximity to to a stage for theater events, musical concerts, Rowan Boulevard. The concept plan is organized outdoor movie evenings, and special ceremonies. around a common open space and key amenities Flexible design of the outdoor living room engages that create a central focus and opportunity for specialized organization and groups to connect vibrant indoor and student activity centers, with the student body. encouraging meaningful interaction among Rowan’s students. The entire mixed-use residential complex sets the stage for Rowan traditions and activities Centrally located, the Village Center is the hub that establish the university as a distinctive, of social activities and student life, containing a modern living environment for its students. The large athletic facility, meeting rooms, living rooms, ellipse space is expansive, housing annual events, leasing and management offices, in addition such as homecoming competitions and carnivals, to extra areas for future developments. At the reinforcing the innovative spirit of the institution. Location: Glassboro, New Jersey Size: 1,200-1,400 beds Features: Student housing village, Dining hall, Greens, Outdoor dining, Courtyards| 86



KEAN UNIVERSITY KARL & HELEN BURGER GALLERY With a goal of providing opportunities for students the space together with cohesion and warmth. and faculty to appreciate and understand the The Burger Gallery’s multicultural initiative diversity of the world through art, the Karl & curates artistic works that fill the space with Helen Burger Gallery at Kean University’s Center culture—from Yoruban artifacts to abstract Latino for Academic Success needed a space that would paintings, from photography retrospectives to deliver. A transformative space for art that perspectives on global ice melt. The Burger Gallery connects cultures and peoples, KSS’s design is a microcosm of human discovery and expression, materializes transparency with clerestory windows sharing with Kean University students and faculty that bring in natural daylight. Selected floor-to- fresh perspectives and reshaping Kean students’ ceiling windows wash the space with indirect light connection with each other, and connection with perfect for viewing art, and the glossed floor pulls the world. Location: Union, New Jersey Size: 2,000 sf new construction Features: Gallery space Recognition: LEED Certification, U.S. Green Building Council, Honor Award, AIA New Jersey (Center for Academic Success)| 88





COMPLEXITY



BREAKING DOWNCAMPUS WALLSHOW A UNIVERSITY BUILDINGPROMOTED ITS EDUCATIONALGOALS AND HEALED AN URBANCOMMUNITYThe traditional viewpoint of many colleges A MODEL PROJECTand universities as being separate from thesurrounding community, both educationally The University Academy Charter High School atand physically, has resulted in the antagonistic New Jersey City University (NJCU) exemplifies therelationship known as “town and gown,” new movement in college and university planning.particularly in urban areas. The separation began The Charter High School reuses an existingas early as the Middle Ages in an era when post- industrial building that had been an important partsecondary education was a privilege of the elite. of the community, once employing many members of the local population, as well as the urban fabricMOVING TOWARD COOPERATION of Jersey City. It had been abandoned for several years before the University decided to give it aWith the demographic democratization of second look.undergraduate and graduate study, institutionsof higher learning are adopting a new model of New Jersey City University has always emphasizededucational integration with their surrounding community-based education. Founded as a teachercommunities. The model suggests sets aside the training institution in 1929, NJCU has focused oncampus planning model based on the traditional developing programs that train its non-traditionalmedieval Oxbridge campus as a walled physical students, often first-generation college studentsentity separated from and distinct in form from from a diverse range of economic and culturalthe community, on which many American campuses backgrounds, to become active members of theare based. In the new planning model, curriculum- community. The NJCU Mission Statement conveysbased changes that promote interaction with its desire:the surrounding community blur the distinctionbetween community and university. New buildings The mission of New Jersey City University is toare located in redeveloped neighborhoods and provide a diverse population with an excellentinclude a mix of university, non-university and university education. The University is committedhybrid uses that serve and enrich the needs of the to the improvement of the educational, intellectual,community and the institution. KSS Architects has cultural, socioeconomic, and physical environmenttaken the lead in developing this planning model in of the surrounding urban region and beyond.concert with its urban-based college and university Jersey City is an aging industrial city just across theclients. Hudson River from Manhattan. In the last 93 |

decade, new residential and office towers have population and a “laboratory” for students of transformed the waterfront opposite New NJCU’s College of Education. Local families and York City, but the revitalization has largely left children, prospective students for the new school, untouched extensive parts of the city remote from were included in the design process from the the waterfront. NJCU is located in the West Side beginning, participating in a series of innovative neighborhood about three miles from the Hudson programming and design workshops to determine River waterfront, an area that has seen only fitful the most effective learning environments for their improvements from the New York metropolitan needs. building boom. The business incubator helps university-related MISSION BASED PLANNING businesses grow while providing jobs for the students at the charter school and other The original planners of the campus followed community members. The black box theater traditional models, assembling a super block serves the needs of the University’s performing the size of several city blocks. The campus has arts programs and provides opportunities for served the university’s needs until recently when local residents to attend plays and musical the size of the student population outstripped performances. While the degree of programmatic the capacities of the existing buildings. Rather overlap in the project may seem overly ambitious, than attempting to expand into the surrounding mixing separate community and university uses residential blocks, the university took the lead in the same building can create very successful in redeveloping a brownfield site several blocks synergies. to the west of the existing campus. The 21-acre site formerly held a variety of industrial uses, EVERYONE BENEFITS including an old commercial laundry building and a mill building for Baldwin Steel, which occupied the With the redevelopment of the existing laundry largest space. building, NJCU has already improved its student life by providing state-of-the-art facilities, greater The redevelopment will convert the site for a security by converting a formerly abandoned mixture of uses, including retail, housing, cultural building, and aided recruiting by ameliorating and educational. Across the street, the University the appearance of the campus context. The Academy Charter High School is the first step refurbishment of the abandoned building has of the NJCU’s West Campus expansion separate improved the quality of life for the surrounding from but in concert with the Baldwin Steel community, provided educational opportunities redevelopment. The West Campus reinforces the for high school students, and created jobs for University’s mission of improving the surrounding local residents. These achievements elevate the urban region by taking compromised industrial University and community in tandem, and the properties and reusing them while providing badly effects will only multiply with the completion of needed space for University functions. the Baldwin Steel parcel redevelopment. GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED When university expansion provides tangible improvements to the community and engages The integration of community and university goals community in the planning process, everyone for the Charter School, and for the West Campus as benefits. Community resistance becomes a whole, began with programming. NJCU consulted community support. The Charter High School and with KSS and other advisers to identify elements West Side Campus are models of this approach and that would meld town and gown needs. For provide a new, positive meaning behind the phrase example, the old laundry building would include the “town and gown.” charter school, a business incubator for university- related businesses, and a black box theater. The charter high school provides educational opportunities for the local at-risk student| 94



TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA NEW DISTRIBUTION CAMPUS The fully conditioned and validated pharmaceutical features redundant 80-foot clear storage and distribution center will become the central hub receiving buildings that incorporate an Automated for North American distribution operations for Supply and Retrieval System (AS/RS) housed in Teva, a leading pharmaceutical company and the an environmentally conditioned structure that is largest generic drug manufacturer in the world. tightly controlled and monitored. In addition to the Its strategic and continuous growth demanded distribution center, there are over 100,000 square an exceptional distribution system, to which feet of corporate offices and a tier IV data center. this facility will be integral. KSS Architects has This is all supported by a central energy plant worked with Teva to design the project to set stringently designed to pharmaceutical standards new precedents in distribution center design. It while reducing long-term operational costs. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 136 acres of brownfield redevelopment, 1.1 million sf Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company| 96



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| 98



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. hotel management. However, its existing building was anything but hospitable. Often confused with the As the project’s second phase, the Statler Tower adjoining Statler Hotel, it had become an accumulation renovation captured additional space in the building of spaces that neither attracted nor engaged students. and added to the prominence of SHA in the campus fabric. The expansion and renovation of the tower, The new Beck Center reinforces the school’s mission formerly used to store theater sets, created a of hospitality with an expansive glass curtain wall multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurship facade that essentially turns the building inside center and added a multistory curtain wall that out, exposing the activity inside. Four new tiered classrooms and one renovated 775-seat auditorium welcomes visitors to Cornell’s campus. form the cornerstone of the academic program. 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)| 100