Waubonsee Community College Classroom Building in Plano, Illinois by Holabird & Root

Article source: Holabird & Root

The Plano Classroom Building is a stand-alone satellite campus that contains classrooms, laboratories, student study areas, and support space within two stories. The design team was challenged to create the experience of a traditional multi-building campus within a singular building– a facility that would have its own identity while extending the mission and vision of the College to the surrounding community.

East Elevation (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

• Architect: Holabird & Root
• Project: Waubonsee Community College Classroom Building
• Location: Plano, Illinois
• Completion date: 2010
• Gross Square Feet: 33,500 SF
• Photographer: Jim Steinkamp Photography
• Software used: AutoCAD and Sketch-up

The building is strategically sited to take advantage of views of Lake Plano and access to the surrounding sustainable landscape, which includes bioswales and the porous paving parking needed for the commuter campus. The main corridor is designed as an indoor quadrangle, an “in between” space where students can assemble. The lantern-like lobby is placed at the hinge between the administration wing and classroom areas and serves as an indoor/outdoor terrace for students, creating a visual connection between the internal program and its surrounding landscape. At night, this glass lobby becomes a beacon to those passing along the main thoroughfare, creating a visual presence for the College.

South Elevation (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

South East View (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Entry (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Student Commons (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Tutoring Center (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Western Elevation (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Break Out Space (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Classroom (Images Courtesy Jim Steinkamp Photography)

Tags: Illinois, Plano

Categories: Autocad, Building, Educational Center, SketchUp

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