This spring the College of Wooster’s alumni magazine spoke to architects who have shaped the campus about the state of American architecture today. Teams from Payette have been fortunate to work on two College of Wooster projects; the Severance Hall Chemistry Addition (completed in 1999) and the Longbrake Student Wellness Center (completed in 2002). Check out what Bob Schaeffner FAIA (Severance Hall) and Mark Careaga AIA (Longbrake Student Wellness Center) had to say.
College of Wooster Alumni Magazine, Spring 2015 (pgs. 34 – 35).
A New Modernism has the Potential to Transform Lives
A Despite Good Work on College Campuses, American Architecture May Be Losing Its Humanistic Imperative
This Earth Week, we’ll be covering five landmark buildings exemplifying new approaches to building performance and sustainability.
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Klarman Building is the first hospital in the northeast to implement chilled beams in an inpatient setting. Early energy analysis demonstrated that the use of chilled beams would be the best way to reduce building energy use.
For this strategy to work, however, the peak thermal loads of the façades could not exceed the capacity of the chilled beams. An integrated design approach and in-house modeling allowed for constant tuning of the façade to optimize glazing, solar exposure and massing. The building orients glazing to face true north and south to minimize heat gain and maximize occupant comfort, resulting in a 15% reduction in peak solar load.
Beyond performance, the distinctive serrated terracotta façade reflects the scale and cadence of individual patient rooms, providing a delicate scale and texture to the façade.
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