Newsletter of the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University
Students in a studio led by Logan Wagner, assistant professor of architecture at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, presented design concepts for the college’s future Construction Science and Interdisciplinary Studies building during a semester review at the college’s Wright Gallery.
They created their designs for the site of the building at the corner of Ross and Bizzell streets, across the street from the Langford Architecture Center’s B and C buildings.
A team of students consisting of designers Keith Meredith and Ronnie Hernandez and builders Matthew Hubbell and Keith Kemper presented a proposal for a 60,250 square-foot building that extends over Ross Street, connecting with the Langford B and C buildings.
They said their building would serve as the home of the college’s construction science department and promote interaction and teamwork between students in construction science and the college’s three other departments.
Their building would meet a gold LEED certification standard and cost $23 million to build.
Joanie Wheeler, Daniel Wallace and Lukas Smrkovsky proposed a 48,200 sq. foot, $20 million building to meet a silver LEED certification standard.
Their building’s floor plans, they said, take advantage of its corner location, maximizing day lighting and usable space.
Many “green” elements are in their design, including solar panels, wind turbines, composting toilets and energy management systems.
Designers Holly Robinson, Kyle Trepagnier, Christina Stehling and constructor Moises Salinas proposed a $22 million, 57,000 sq. foot building that puts public spaces such as a library, café and student lounge on the first floor, administration and faculty offices on the second floor and learning spaces on the third and fourth floors.
Their proposal calls for the building to meet a LEED gold certification, with solar panels, recycled materials, and low-flow showers as part of the design.
Designers Jon Camero and Christene Deering and constructors William Dunn and Brett Edmonson said their building, with many features to help reduce its carbon footprint and earn LEED gold certification, will set a precedent for future campus expansion.
Their $16 million proposal includes an underground constructed wetlands system to treat wastewater and runoff.
- January 21, 2009 -
