The design concept is rooted in the notion of the campus as the historical collection of buildings that comprise the institution as well as the central open space in and around which the life of the university revolves. The new science pavilion is designed to animate and participate in the communal space of the campus, and to integrate into the context of the modernist and historical buildings already on the site. At the expanding horizon of human knowledge, contemporary science maintains a relation to the natural environment that is both open and alive. While truly modern scientific endeavors employ modern technology, they occur within the space of human action and human affairs. The new science pavilion addresses both the technological requirements of the labs - where precise observation and measurement are critical - and the more varied requirement of the human domain which is infused with natural light and air. Here the principal space of circulation, the public and informal gathering places, and the private offices spaces of reflection are oriented towards the natural world that is both the context and the object of the study. The proposed plan d'ensemble works hand-in-hand with the landscape scheme to integrate the new science pavilion into its environs. The new pavilion assumes its position in the continuum of history, establishing a continuity with its on-site contemporaries. Together with the proposed future addition to the Bryan building, the homogeneity of this ensemble secures the three sides of the campus courtyard while reinforcing the distinctive priority of the three original buildings as the historical backbone of the campus.
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