landLAB collaborated with Hornberger + Worstell architects and PCL Construction on the new Student Union, which is located prominently in the center of campus at CSSM. The design of the Student Union is focused on sustainable site planning and design principals, enhancing pedestrian access to the facility and through the site, while creating the "living room" for the campus. The new buildings were carefully integrated into the existing hillside, creating new outdoor spaces that enhance interaction of visitors, students and faculty from the campus at large. A series of interconnected /indoor/outdoor spaces, each with its own character and identity, are combined with indoor program and include a large amphitheater that providing areas for both large and intimate gatherings in a play of light and shade. The design features green roofs, rain gardens/bioswales, low water use native plantings, photovoltaics and is planned to be a minimum LEED silver facility.
