Edward J Ray Hall, Oregon State University Development, Cascades Campus Building, US Architecture Photos
Edward J Ray Hall at Oregon State University
Feb 2, 2021
Edward J Ray Hall
Architects: SRG Partnership, Inc.
Location: Bend, Oregon, United States

Edward J Ray Hall will provide a new learning environment for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math on the Cascades Campus of the Oregon State University while creating a vibrant student hub with active interior and exterior spaces. Its design will elevate the University?s identity in Bend while exemplifying its commitment to sustainability with a Net Zero Energy target and a structure of regionally sourced mass timber.

As the first building to engage a 46-acre reclaimed pumice mine acquired by the University for future campus expansion, the 50,000-square-foot Edward J. Ray Hall will perch atop its steep eastern rim with panoramic views across the future west campus and to the mountains beyond. The building and its adjacent outdoor spaces will step with the topography to create a gateway and link between the existing upper campus and the future development that will occur in and around the bowl of the transformed mine.
The selection of mass timber for the building?s structural system reinforces OSU-Cascades? robust commitment to sustainability with the use of a locally sourced renewable material and the low-carbon footprint associated with its production. The natural beauty of the timber structure will be expre...