Designed by Teeple Architects, Located at the main entrance to the Trent University?s iconic Symons Campus, the new Student Center is a concise exploration of connections: connecting the building with the bucolic adjacent Otonabee River landscape; connecting new construction to the historical precedent of the surrounding original campus architecture?designed by Canadian modern architectural master Ron Thom; and, most importantly, connecting the students with one another in a dynamic and inspiring setting.
Photography: Scott Norsworthy – Andrew Latreille
Directly adjacent to the University?s iconic Bata Library on the campus? waterfront, the building creates important new links from campus entry points to the riverside and surrounding landscape. Replacing a parking lot, the site is framed by the campus entry road to the west, the existing library to the north, the Otonabee River and pedestrian ?Founders Walk? to the east, and a mature woodlot to the south, with the University?s existing Athletic Center beyond. The main entrance of the building addresses the principal bus stop at the campus gateway, through which thousands of students arrive each week. Another entrance connects the pedestrian path along the campus entry road. Both of these circulation paths form an ?X?, where a new indoor student ?Forum? connects directly to the riverside?naturally connecting campus elements that had previously been isolated. Photography: Scott Norsworthy – Andrew Latreille
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