Challenged with designing two buildings concurrently for Missouri State University’s West Plains campus, this project initiates a campus plan where physical and visual connections redefine an ad hoc collection of buildings. Located within one of the nation’s poorest congressional districts, Gohn-Wood House and Hass-Hoover Hall cooperate to establish a defined campus environment, identifying a sense of place and connectivity where none existed previously. The planning brings significance to a lone clock tower built a decade earlier, while each building responds to its own site condition and programmatic needs.Analysis of the existing physical and cultural context led to two building designs that are respectful of the institution’s history while looking toward its future. Attention is paid to informal interior and exterior spaces while defining edges and framing views. White concrete, brick, glass and stone are the primary materials offering a richness, permanence and quality to the campus and community.