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THE ROBERT H. TIMME, F.A.I.A. GRADUATE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
THE ROBERT H. TIMME, F.A.I.A. GRADUATE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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THE ROBERT H. TIMME, F.A.I.A. GRADUATE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Los Angeles, CA, United States
YEAR
2006
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
THE ROBERT H. TIMME, F.A.I.A. GRADUATE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE:The Robert H. Timme, FAIA Graduate Research
Center consists of a full floor addition to the existing Watt Hall,
currently home to the USC School of Architecture
and the Roski School of Fine Arts. The addition to the fair face
concrete building has been designed with three main ideas in mind. To create a center to the school of architecture: The design
creates a central atrium connecting the existing second floor of Watt
Hall with the new expansion on the third floor. This new two-story
atrium acts as the physical heart of the school of architecture by
generating a strong identity for the entire building. In addition, the
atrium opens the existing second floor of the building to a generous
clerestory bringing abundant natural light into the center of the
building. The atrium serves as entry, exhibition space and location for
informal lecture venues.
To create a flexible learning environment: The open studio zone is
designed to wrap around the central core zone. This will be the most
flexible zone of the new floor, thus allowing the creation of a “plug
and play” learning and studying environment. Floor access points to
power and data allows multiple furniture configurations for short- and
long-term activities. The open and flexible configuration of this zone
lends itself to the studying of and experimenting with numerous building
issues such as room acoustics and ceilings, day-lighting, artificial
lighting and glare-free environment, future office or studio
configurations, ultraviolet degradation and the study of toxin-free
interior materials. The 20 foot clear ceiling height in combination with
generous high-level clerestory windows offer good natural lighting deep
into the studio space.
To create a sustainable indoor-outdoor environment at the perimeter:
In the mild and temperate climate of Southern California, the
connection between indoor and outdoor activities has always been a major
consideration in the design of buildings. The design for the Watt Hall
third floor expansion incorporates a considerable amount of outdoor
learning and studying space. The perimeter zone of the building
includes a series of intimate garden spaces. Lush, sustainable, drought
resistant, indigenous planting, these gardens will bring focus to the
concept of indoor-outdoor learning spaces. Besides their use as outdoor
learning and conference spaces, the gardens will form an invaluable
study tool for the school’s program of landscape architecture.
Center consists of a full floor addition to the existing Watt Hall,
currently home to the USC School of Architecture
and the Roski School of Fine Arts. The addition to the fair face
concrete building has been designed with three main ideas in mind. To create a center to the school of architecture: The design
creates a central atrium connecting the existing second floor of Watt
Hall with the new expansion on the third floor. This new two-story
atrium acts as the physical heart of the school of architecture by
generating a strong identity for the entire building. In addition, the
atrium opens the existing second floor of the building to a generous
clerestory bringing abundant natural light into the center of the
building. The atrium serves as entry, exhibition space and location for
informal lecture venues.
To create a flexible learning environment: The open studio zone is
designed to wrap around the central core zone. This will be the most
flexible zone of the new floor, thus allowing the creation of a “plug
and play” learning and studying environment. Floor access points to
power and data allows multiple furniture configurations for short- and
long-term activities. The open and flexible configuration of this zone
lends itself to the studying of and experimenting with numerous building
issues such as room acoustics and ceilings, day-lighting, artificial
lighting and glare-free environment, future office or studio
configurations, ultraviolet degradation and the study of toxin-free
interior materials. The 20 foot clear ceiling height in combination with
generous high-level clerestory windows offer good natural lighting deep
into the studio space.
To create a sustainable indoor-outdoor environment at the perimeter:
In the mild and temperate climate of Southern California, the
connection between indoor and outdoor activities has always been a major
consideration in the design of buildings. The design for the Watt Hall
third floor expansion incorporates a considerable amount of outdoor
learning and studying space. The perimeter zone of the building
includes a series of intimate garden spaces. Lush, sustainable, drought
resistant, indigenous planting, these gardens will bring focus to the
concept of indoor-outdoor learning spaces. Besides their use as outdoor
learning and conference spaces, the gardens will form an invaluable
study tool for the school’s program of landscape architecture.
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