Campus Center for Sustainability Research
Cripe Student Competition
Muncie, IN
Situated at a critical point of circulation on campus, The Center is a tool for the community to learn more about sustainable practices, both through the design of the building as well as the inclusion of several classrooms and an auditorium. The Center was designed to house a living machine that would process all of the building's greywater output. In order to showcase this asset, the machine is placed at the intersection of two main paths through the site. Though the East facade is rigid and creates a strong streetfront with the buildings on each end, the West side crumbles away and creates small, accessible garden terraces. One of these gardens is a working green roof for the purpose of education and research.
The exterior of the Center is a double skin to allow for flexible facade configurations and environmental protection. The inner layer is continuous aluminum framing with punched openings, while the outer later is composed of operable louvers, breathable wood slats, or a green wall, depending on its orientation or use.
Each classroom or workshop is visible from the main corridor in order to promote dialogue between the community and the university. These viewpoints are screened by short sections of wall that can be used to create small "break-out" areas for group work or critiques.
Cripe Student Competition
Muncie, IN
Situated at a critical point of circulation on campus, The Center is a tool for the community to learn more about sustainable practices, both through the design of the building as well as the inclusion of several classrooms and an auditorium. The Center was designed to house a living machine that would process all of the building's greywater output. In order to showcase this asset, the machine is placed at the intersection of two main paths through the site. Though the East facade is rigid and creates a strong streetfront with the buildings on each end, the West side crumbles away and creates small, accessible garden terraces. One of these gardens is a working green roof for the purpose of education and research.
The exterior of the Center is a double skin to allow for flexible facade configurations and environmental protection. The inner layer is continuous aluminum framing with punched openings, while the outer later is composed of operable louvers, breathable wood slats, or a green wall, depending on its orientation or use.
Each classroom or workshop is visible from the main corridor in order to promote dialogue between the community and the university. These viewpoints are screened by short sections of wall that can be used to create small "break-out" areas for group work or critiques.