Lafayette College’s Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center is currently featured on Architect Magazine’s website. This LEED Platinum certified project, completed in 2019, is home to the College’s biology and computer science departments. In addition providing new, state-of-the-art teaching and lab spaces for the sciences, the building provides much needed-study space for Lafayette’s growing student body–creating connections between students in the sciences and the entire campus community.
It needs to serve more than the science community. It’s about how people learn and share through different cohorts, and the studying and meeting that happen outside the classroom.
Bob Schaeffner, FAIA, Principal-in-Charge
The Vertical Commons, a four-story gathering space, and its unifying ribbon central stair are the signature feature of the building’s interior space, vertically linking the academic programs and study spaces. Landscaped courtyards, a spatially dynamic atrium and a variety of informal student spaces make the building a destination for the sciences and the entire campus community.
Each year, PAYETTE embarks on a collaborative effort to make our design services accessible to local communities through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. This year, we celebrated our 8th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by partnering with 7 local nonprofits:
- Breaktime @breaktime
- Brighton Main Streets @brightonmainstreets
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition @masstpc
- The Elizabeth Peabody House @elizabethpeabodyhouse
- Greater Ashmont Main Street @greaterashmont
- Greater Grove Hall Main Streets
- Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts @animalprotectioncenter
To learn more about each of these projects, visit the link in our bio!
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