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Sustainability & Innovation Hub
Pottstown, PA, United States
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Other Projects by Murray Associates Architects, P. C.
Sustainability & Innovation Hub
Pottstown, PA, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2016
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
In 2009 The Montgomery County Municipality transferred a three-acre riverfront brownfield site to Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus in Pottstown (MCCC). The site, adjacent to the Schuylkill River Park and Trail, was a brownfield lot with overgrown weeds and an abandoned 1911 Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) Switching Station.
Over the course of this three-phased project, the brownfield site has been transformed into a collegiate and community collaborative facility supporting environmental projects and STEM field research. Phase I created a parking lot utilizing site remediation, rainwater collection systems, bio-retention, native vegetation and an EPA Grant provided LED lighting. Phase II removed mold, lead and asbestos from the building’s southern side. A new tray living roof and four wind turbines were also installed.
Phase III involved the adaptive re-use of the PECO building into the Sustainability and Innovation Hub that focuses on specialized education and workforce training. The building’s design is flexible to quickly transform and adapt to new curriculum and purposes. The Hub’s new first floor features an innovative Aquaponics/Hydroponic lab and multi- purpose area for academic or community gatherings. The second floor is a makerspace for 3D printing, robotics and engineering design. The Mezzanine is an open unstructured space for the Innovation Center supporting mentorship, learning and collaboration.
The design retained the building’s authentic industrial form creating an exciting contemporary environment. Since its opening in April, the Hub has connected the College to its community’s economic and recreational experiences by allowing groups to interact utilizing accessible technology. The building offers multiple opportunities for collegiate and community learning, sharing of information, and working together. This creates a healthy and sustainable environment for the Pottstown area, to revitalize the economic face of the former industrial town. This project is an outstanding example of how vision, creative planning, design and collaboration brought new life to a dormant, underutilized site.
The project was awarded the Award for Excellence in Planning and Design for its significant and sustained contributions by the Montgomery County Planning Commission in December, 2016.
Over the course of this three-phased project, the brownfield site has been transformed into a collegiate and community collaborative facility supporting environmental projects and STEM field research. Phase I created a parking lot utilizing site remediation, rainwater collection systems, bio-retention, native vegetation and an EPA Grant provided LED lighting. Phase II removed mold, lead and asbestos from the building’s southern side. A new tray living roof and four wind turbines were also installed.
Phase III involved the adaptive re-use of the PECO building into the Sustainability and Innovation Hub that focuses on specialized education and workforce training. The building’s design is flexible to quickly transform and adapt to new curriculum and purposes. The Hub’s new first floor features an innovative Aquaponics/Hydroponic lab and multi- purpose area for academic or community gatherings. The second floor is a makerspace for 3D printing, robotics and engineering design. The Mezzanine is an open unstructured space for the Innovation Center supporting mentorship, learning and collaboration.
The design retained the building’s authentic industrial form creating an exciting contemporary environment. Since its opening in April, the Hub has connected the College to its community’s economic and recreational experiences by allowing groups to interact utilizing accessible technology. The building offers multiple opportunities for collegiate and community learning, sharing of information, and working together. This creates a healthy and sustainable environment for the Pottstown area, to revitalize the economic face of the former industrial town. This project is an outstanding example of how vision, creative planning, design and collaboration brought new life to a dormant, underutilized site.
The project was awarded the Award for Excellence in Planning and Design for its significant and sustained contributions by the Montgomery County Planning Commission in December, 2016.
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