BIG wraps Massachusetts university building with "domino effect" copper walls
BIG has completed an extension to the business school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst with gradually sloping walls that resemble falling dominos.
New York firm Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) teamed with Boston firm Goody Clancy, which served as the architect of record to design the extension for the college's Isenberg School of Management.
Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiou
The 70,000-square-foot (6,503-square-metre) Business Innovation Hub accompanies the original Isenberg building, which was completed in 1964, to provide a flexible space for students and faculty.
Sited on the campus' Haigis Mall, the round addition extends in a circle from the north and eastern facades of the existing rectangular building, and wraps around a courtyard. Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiou
"The new Business Innovation Hub at the Isenberg School of Management is conceived as an extension of both the building and the campus mall," said BIG founder Bjarke Ingels in a project statement.
"The linear structure is bent to form a full loop framing an internal courtyard for the life of the students."
BIG designed the fanned design to continue this link between the mall with activities in the hub. The facade comprises thick copper slats and windows, which gradually slope from dramatic angles to an upright position.
"The facade is pulled away in a domino effect to create a generous invitation from the Haigis Mall to the Learning Commons," Ingels added.
Photo by Laurian Gh...
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