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Eggheads, furnishings, and more
Posted By Adam Talley, Nov 30, 2009
Our new building is now essentially weatherized, allowing construction to proceed unabated as the rainy season begins. With the installation of the windows mostly complete, the contractor will soon install metal panel systems to cover the spaces between the windows (these are the space in blue in the image below). Earlier this month, the campus completed the installation of the Arneson See No Evil, Hear No Evil eggheads atop two newly created mounds in Mrak Circle. Most offices will have operable windows. As part of its energy efficient and sustainable design, the new building integrates thermostats with sensors in the operable windows, permitting the heating and cooling system to adjust automatically to compensate for an open window. We're developing furniture layouts for 72 spaces in the new building. Below are architect renderings of casework reception desks in the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices and the "Mark Perry '80 and Melanie Pena" Career Services Office. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, these receptions desks will be made of cherry wood and feature granite counters that match the wood and stone finishes in the public spaces of the new building. Above is an architect rendering of the casework reception desks in the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices. The image below shows painting in progress in this future office suite. Below is the architect rendering of the future Perry and Pena Career Services Office and a current photo of the space with painting in progress. The contractor installed windows to enclose the second-floor breezeway in the existing King Hall facility. This breezeway becomes an enclosed walkway to enhance circulation. King Hall's new circulation is oriented around the courtyard, allowing natural light to radiate circulation spaces and providing folks the courtyard as a recurring navigational reference point.
