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Design Innovation Report
June 21, 2018 | BD+C Staff
Does bringing nature inside really help improve the well-being of occupants? Will Katerra’s busin...
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The design of the 17,000-sf R.W. Kern Center—whose function on the campus of Hampshire College includes admissions and greeting guests—strives to integrate the building into its surroundings through the use of locally sourced materials, full-glass walls, and positioning the building for maximum exposure to the outdoors. Planters that rim the indoor periphery of one wing of the building are irrigated by its grey water. Robert Benson Photography.
June 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Bringing nature inside to improve the well-being of occupants has become a design imperative.
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The three-building Athletes Village at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis is designed to reinforce the incoming student-athlete’s perception of the school’s sports as well as his or her place in that program. The facility’s Land O’ Lakes Center For Excellence and Gameday Experience room broadcasts digital content of the Gophers’ team highlights from a dozen customizable projectors with a total of more than 23 million pixels. The 340,000-sf facility’s “experiences” were created by Advent, the experiential design firm.
June 18, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
These sports and recreation facilities go beyond glitzy buildings to tell a school’s story and re...
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San Antonio-based design firm Lake|Flato finally found a design-build partner in Katerra to refine and execute its Porch House concept, a system of modules with floor-to-ceiling windows and connecting porches that link the single-family structure to the outdoors. Over the years, Lake|Flato has tried various delivery methods for these houses, which typically range from 1,500 sf to 2,500 sf, including factory assembly components and site-built construction. Courtesy Lake|Flato
June 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Katerra strives to become a leading design-build firm with an integrated approach to production,...
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