This 46,000-sf. remodeling and addition's project objective was to create modern, student-centered undergraduate science facilities that would:

• Promote teaching excellence and collaborative learning.
• Strengthen the science curriculum.
• Enhance the campus.
• Provide the community with opportunities for cultural enrichment.
• Response to future growth in enrollment
  

The project resulted in:

• 46,000 s.f. renovation of and addition to science facility
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• 8 interdisciplinary science laboratories.
• 3,800 s.f., planetarium features distance learning and audiovisual equipment.
• 9,300 s.f. administrative/student services area.
• 2,100 s.f. multi-climate greenhouse complex
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• 1,500 s.f. classroom area.
• Breakout areas promote interaction between students and professors.

The updated, flexible science spaces cluster faculty offices around naturally-lit breakout areas that can be easily accessed by the students and faculty. Informal meeting spaces, which facilitate scheduled and casual discussion, are woven into the building's normal circulation flow. The importance of these gathering spaces to the spirit of the campus is underscored by their delineation by curved ceiling surfaces that reflect generous natural light that streams through clerestory windows.