Roberts Pavilion | John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Roberts Pavilion
Claremont McKenna College’s new 144,000 square-foot Roberts Pavilion dramatically redefines what a college athletic venue can be. An iconic social hub that brings students and faculty together, it demarks a new gateway for the campus while reacting to the push and pull of surrounding buildings, playing fields, and aquatic center.A sensuous, sculptural, even athletic form was used to suggest the College’s ambitious forward-looking outlook, as well as its function as a center of recreation and wellness. A sculpture by artist Chris Burden, installed after his death, sits just outside on the building’s plaza.
Though its taut form and terra cotta panels create a unified exterior, it is that one finds the building’s overlapping circulation elements, enhanced by a great deal of transparency, cutting loose and inviting today’s mobile students to territorialize its spaces in unforeseen ways – whether to study, exercise, or socialize.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the lobby, whose “Character Wall” incorporates important character-building terms in the ten most commonly-used languages on campus, thereby reflecting the global outlook of the College and the creative search common to all academic ventures.Project Info Architects:John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects Location:California, United States Architect in Charge: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects Manufacturers: Rockfon, Caesarstone, Plyboo, Arcadia, Armstrong, Koroseal General Contractor: PCL Structural Engineer and Building Envelope Consultant: SGH MEP and Sustainability Engineer: Buro Happold Lighting Designer: KGM Architectural Lighting Civil Engineer: PSOMAS Landscape Architect: LINK Landscape Architecture Technology, AV, IT, Acoustics: Waveguide Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E): Neiman Studio Specifications: Yagade Consulting, Inc Environmental Graphics: 49 Degrees Year: 2016 Type:Pavilion Photographs:Fotoworks/Benny Chan
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A sensuous, sculptural, even athletic form was used to suggest the College’s ambitious forward-looking outlook, as well as its function as a center of recreation and wellness. A sculpture by artist Chris Burden, installed after his death, sits just outside on the building’s plaza.
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