The Center for World & American Studies
Mc Millan Hall - Miami University
Location: Oxford, Ohio
Client: Miami University Physical Facilities Department
Project:
The adaptive reuse of a 1900's hospital building into a dramatic and efficient facility for: 1) a well respected and growing program of international studies; 2) new internal atmosphere to house consolidated offices for nearly all the university funded organizations. Given complete lack of ADA accessibility throughout one of our tasks was to accomplish compliance totally.
Details:
Project building involved 35,000 SF. Of interior space; new plaza gathering space at entrance for celebrations for general public uses. An addition was added to the front elevation that blended into the language of the Georgian Architecture was successfully incorporated with addition.
Architecturally entry lobby was opened up with daylight by creatively cutting out part of the second floor to develop an atrium at lobby. The end result exhibits a new reception court and entrance canopy with an added grand staircase. Other spaces were: lecture rooms; computer networking labs; a 2,000 SF. assembly hall for live and multi-media events; offices/spaces for over twenty student organizations and classrooms; complete replacement of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems as necessary; provided quality control for the design team.
Firm lead the programming schematic design (solving all the difficult issues) and design development services; plus construction documents.
Associated architects with SGA, Inc.
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