| Phase
I [link] work
is devoted to getting the Campus usable. Phase II [link] to
putting that basic infrastructure in place
so that full utilization of the Campus is achieved
and the foundation put in place for the development
to come. Phase III will expand the facilities beyond
the present 135 thousand square feet and create the
unique functions: Collaborative spaces, Conference
Center, Residency, Performing Arts Center, expanded
Student and Health Centers, and the Restaurant. These
projects combine to create a unique environment
[link] that
serves both the College and the surrounding Community. |
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June 23, Sojourner Douglass [link] had
it’s move-in celebration. The first preliminary drawings,
related
to Phase III
development, were put on display as part of the ceremony.
What follows is a walk through of this
material. The formal presentation of the SDC Master
Plan will be made in mid-July. |
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June 23, 2003 Presentation
link:
for enlarged drawings and statement |
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| Birds-eye
view looking from the North-West at the campus. Orleans
Street has become the “front” of the
project. The 1869 building [lower
l.h. corner] is the Residency for visiting
teachers and leaders. |
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| The
(now missing) Northeast tower of the Residency
building becomes a glass enclosed stairway and
elevator; the original ceiling height restored
and a skylight built over a two story Atrium. |
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| The
Student Union [first floor, r.h. side] and Gymnasium
(second floor), extension of the stage for the Arts
Center
and Restaurant; the Academic Wing is in the background
(1923 building). |
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| The
walk from the Residency building to the Restaurant;
the third level of which bridges to the Conference
Center
and multi-purpose spaces over the 1969 two
story addition (now, Executive Offices). |
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| View
from Orleans Street at the Restaurant and Performing
Arts fly-space addition. The Restaurant third level
is open air sitting looking out over the Campus front
landscaping. |
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| View
from the Southeast at the 1923 4 story building [r.h.
side], the 4 story Collaborative areas - running
east-west - the Executive Offices all framing the
North and South Court Yards. |
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| Section
through the Atrium at juncture of the Collaborative
area, new elevator Administrative Offices, third
story Conference Center showing the West Entry. |
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| The
4th story of the Academic Wing becomes
the SDC Graduate School. Both ends open to a landscaped
terrace with views to downtown Baltimore
and John Hopkins respectively. |
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| South
terrace of Conference Center, multi-purpose areas.
Residency structure in background;
parking area to the West. The addition
built of light weight steel, translucent
fiberglass and glass. |
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| View
from Northeast corner showing the connection
between the 1923, 1969, 1869 and 21st Century structures
- all working in harmony; the site
transformed by landscaping. |
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| The
East Entry of the 1923 building with new steel and
glass canopy. This remains an important access point
as well as historical symbol for the campus. |
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design
team:
Matt Taylor, Scott Arenz and Matt Fulvio |
| These
drawings show the general massing of the structures,
integration of 140 years of school architecture,
and the location of the major program elements of
the project - not
the detail
of
the buildings which will be developed in the next
iteration of work. The general grammatical strategy
of the project, however, is becoming clear: use traditional
massing
and forms in new lightweight translucent and transparent
materials to tie all the disparate elements of the
structures together; open the buildings with skylights;
develop protected court yards and interior landscaped
areas; provide a wide variety of different kinds of
spaces rich in prospect and refuge; and, organize
the spaces so that any one function can be supported
by multiple different spaces thus providing flexibility
and scalability. |
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Matt
Taylor
Nashville
June 24, 2003
SolutionBox voice of this document:
VISION • PHILOSOPHY • PROGRAM |
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June 24, 2003
revised:
June 24, 2003
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(note:
this document is about 25% finished)
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Matt Taylor
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