Claremont University Consortium Administrative Campus | LTL Architects
Claremont University Consortium Administrative Campus was designed by LTL Architects, This new Administrative Campus Center for the ClaremontUniversity Consortium (CUC) consolidates the majority of CUC departments and services, previously dispersed and fragmented across campus, into a single location. Through the adaptive re-use of an under-utilized 42,000 square feet maintenance building, the new Administrative Campus Center allows CUC to create a unique and vibrant work environment with a well-defined public character in an environmentally sensitive manner and provides a collective gathering place for both the Colleges and the broader community.
Photography: Michael Moran
Claremont University Consortium Administrative Campus deploys a series of intertwined, materially rich, tactical architectural elements that reprogram the existing facility and redefines its public presence. These include a continuous 740-foot long cedar screen, a custom ceiling cloud, a digital garden, and a field of 168 solar chimneys that providing natural light through space. Photography: Michael Moran
While a major aspect of the sustainability strategy is to retain and reuse the existing building, its current utilitarian exterior is neither inviting nor appropriate for the new use. To redefine the building’s character, a continuous cedar surface wraps portions of its north, east and south elevations. The ribbon works with the existing sloped geometry of the building but moves fr...
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