Maine Home & Design featured our Bates College new Science Center project in the August 2018 Issue. The building will create a new home and strengthen the science and STEM programs at the college.
The new Science Center will house programs for biology, chemistry, and neuroscience, as well as shared laboratory space. Working with the faculty and STEM-facilities planning committee, the design will encourage interactive research and study
Payette Principal-in-Charge Bob Schaeffner explains, “The idea is that anyone on this side of campus would find it attractive to go there to study. Even the circulation system within the building will support community, with a grand staircase and single-corridor floor plan keeping occupants in a common traffic stream.”
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Northeastern EXP features an organic pinwheel design, shaping research and classroom neighborhoods with shared community spaces radiating from the core to define each area. The building façade was tuned to achieve a 78% reduction in peak solar heat gain and a 62% reduction in cumulative solar radiation leading to energy use reductions and reduced mechanical system sizing. The use of stainless steel further leads to an embodied carbon reduction of almost one million tons when compared to aluminum while the natural stainless surface reflects light in a natural and warm tone giving the building an inherent energy.
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