Slideshow: Design of a New Arts Building for the University of Massachusetts

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This areial photo (north facing up) shows the southeastern corner of the Amherst campus. On the bottom left is Haigis Mall above which the Fine Arts Center can be seen. North of the FAC are the campus pond and a surrounding park. Finally, on the right of In this close-up of parking lot 62, a large number of crosswalks can be identified, indicating the problematic pedestrian traffic pattern. Many students commute between a passageway under the Fine Arts Center and Franklin Dining Hall (top right corner of This is a view of the Fine Arts Center passageway from lot 62 (looking west). It shows the sculptural shape of the Fine Arts Center (built in 1975 by K. Roche, J. Dinkeloo & Associates and expanded 1999 by P.D. Rogers & Partners) as well as the change in Looking in the reverse direction (from under the Fine Arts Center) east over the paking lot, Fernald Hall can be seen in the distance.Taken from the same vantage point, this image shows the parking lot bypass walkway and the greenhouse additions to Morrill and Clark Halls.This view, taken from a set of bus stops on North Pleasant Street and looking in the western direction, shows the secondary pedestrian axis, which is parallel to the Fine Arts Center.Fernald Hall, which can be seen in this image, is an example of the historic buildings that encircle the site on the north and east sides. A site analysis illustrated major sightlines and traffic patterns. It also led to the suggestion of improvements.This plan view yields an impression of the proposed buildings' location in the site (north is left). The building actually consists of two parts: A one-winged northern portion with a sculpture garden and a two-winged southern portion. Between both is a slThe first floor of the northern building gets accessed by a public/common area in the northwest corner off the pedestrian pathway, which contains a cafe and a library. A second public area is in the southwestern corner of the southern building, where a gaOn the second floor, the northern building is fully devoted to painting with studios, a critique room (at an angle) as well as faculty offices and studios. The southern building features mainly student and faculty spaces in its north-facing portion and heOnly the southernmost wing features a third floor. It contains 3D clay and casting studios as well as faculty studios and offices.This image shows a birdseye view of the building model with direct sunlight at early afternoon on a winter day. Topographic features are only partially shown.Viewing from a different orientation, this image shows the north-facing roof skylights wth their varying slopes as well as the all-glazed north-facing walls. A little bit closer to ground level, this image allows for an evaluation of the various roof and facade protrusions.This last view is taken from the upper terrain of the south-eastern corner of the building. It shows the southern facade features (which are very abstracted in this model) that contain angled columns as well as horizontal shades in front of a fully glazed

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