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Ohio Aerospace Institute
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22800, Cedar Point Road, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Other Projects by Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects
Ohio Aerospace Institute
22800, Cedar Point Road, Cleveland, OH, United States
Type
YEAR
1994
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Nine Ohio universities, together with
governmental and private agencies, make up the consortium of the Ohio Aerospace
Institute. The purpose of this building
is to create an atmosphere for advanced university research, communication, and
application. The building’s design
succeeds in allowing resident and visiting scholars to join together to share
their on-going research.
A three-story atrium links a technologically
advanced lecture hall to second floor classrooms and third floor offices and
workshops. The offsetting of these three
levels in plan visually connects secured work areas to the public lobby. The
sweeping roof system essentially creates one large volume, in which scholars
interact as they pursue collaborative projects.
The Institute created an atmosphere, which is
collegial and makes unplanned contact easy and, indeed, unavoidable. To this end, single or double offices are
interspersed with open office workstations.
Common areas are located at key points of circulation so that chance
encounters can be turned into productive conversations around tables or in
lounge furniture.
This dual nature of the Institute is
reflected in its design. The public side
is entered through a three-story atrium, serving as the entry point for the two
building functions. A lecture hall,
equipped for many forms of electronic communications, opens off the
atrium. The second floor houses
classrooms, seminar rooms and a multipurpose room. The Administrative Staff is on the third
floor.
Both in its interior spaces and as an object
in the landscape, the building’s design is intended to reflect the excitement
of the aerospace enterprise. Because of
its proximity to the airport, its appearance from the air is considered
important. While a literal reference to
spacecraft is not appropriate, the forms convey an image consistent with the
building’s use.
Modern technology is utilized to maximize
energy efficiency and acoustical quality in the building. The specially coated window assemblies are
filled with argon gas and lined with tailor-made gaskets for optimum
insulation.
Three different types of glass make up the
curtainwall: Reflective glass for areas
that house closed offices, classrooms, administrative offices, the auditorium,
and the skylight; tinted glass for the front of the building where the entrance
and three-story atrium are located; and tinted glass with a low-emissivity
coating for scholar work areas.Although the scholar portion of the facility
is not open to the public, it is visually accessible. This has been accomplished by offsetting each
of the three floor levels. The two upper
floors, mezzanine and balcony, step back in plan, so that they overlook the
floor below. A softly curved roof
encloses the entire space, including the atrium.
This multi-level educational research
facility is essentially one large volume.
It allows for scholars to interact as they pursue collaborative
projects.
Nine Ohio universities, together with
governmental and private agencies, make up the consortium of the Ohio Aerospace
Institute. The purpose of this building
is to create an atmosphere for advanced university research, communication, and
application. The building’s design
succeeds in allowing resident and visiting scholars to join together to share
their on-going research.
A three-story atrium links a technologically
advanced lecture hall to second floor classrooms and third floor offices and
workshops. The offsetting of these three
levels in plan visually connects secured work areas to the public lobby. The
sweeping roof system essentially creates one large volume, in which scholars
interact as they pursue collaborative projects.
The Institute created an atmosphere, which is
collegial and makes unplanned contact easy and, indeed, unavoidable. To this end, single or double offices are
interspersed with open office workstations.
Common areas are located at key points of circulation so that chance
encounters can be turned into productive conversations around tables or in
lounge furniture.
This dual nature of the Institute is
reflected in its design. The public side
is entered through a three-story atrium, serving as the entry point for the two
building functions. A lecture hall,
equipped for many forms of electronic communications, opens off the
atrium. The second floor houses
classrooms, seminar rooms and a multipurpose room. The Administrative Staff is on the third
floor.
Both in its interior spaces and as an object
in the landscape, the building’s design is intended to reflect the excitement
of the aerospace enterprise. Because of
its proximity to the airport, its appearance from the air is considered
important. While a literal reference to
spacecraft is not appropriate, the forms convey an image consistent with the
building’s use.
Modern technology is utilized to maximize
energy efficiency and acoustical quality in the building. The specially coated window assemblies are
filled with argon gas and lined with tailor-made gaskets for optimum
insulation.
Three different types of glass make up the
curtainwall: Reflective glass for areas
that house closed offices, classrooms, administrative offices, the auditorium,
and the skylight; tinted glass for the front of the building where the entrance
and three-story atrium are located; and tinted glass with a low-emissivity
coating for scholar work areas.Although the scholar portion of the facility
is not open to the public, it is visually accessible. This has been accomplished by offsetting each
of the three floor levels. The two upper
floors, mezzanine and balcony, step back in plan, so that they overlook the
floor below. A softly curved roof
encloses the entire space, including the atrium.
This multi-level educational research
facility is essentially one large volume.
It allows for scholars to interact as they pursue collaborative
projects.
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