Cannon Design draws on "essence of Michigan forests" for university building
US architecture studio Cannon Design has referenced the local landscape and "prioritized inclusion", drawing on the Native American heritage of the site for its design of a university student centre in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Cannon Design completed the 163,000-square foot (15140-square metre) Western Michigan University Student Center in 2023.
CannonDesign has created a student centre for a Michigan university
"The primary concept of the building was to celebrate place, with a focus on elements and symbols that are universal to all people ? and especially important to the Western community," Brett Lawrence, Cannon Design project manager, told Dezeen.
"With exterior design elements that evoke the essence of the Michigan forests and interior elements that facilitate the interactions and atmosphere students requested, the new student centre provides a central heart that physically and visually connects the campus." The design is intended to foster belonging
The building is partially submerged into a slope, with entrances at the first and second floors at each end of the slope.
The facade at grade is clad in stone, referencing the region's Coldwater Shale bedrock, a clerestory level mimics a forest setting with an exposed column structure and reflective glazing, and the upper level suggests a tree canopy with a perforated shading system.
A series of cantilevered shading structures extend from the middle-level floor plate, propped up by tree-like, ang...
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