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A campus gateway unites students and administration.
Located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, the two-story 27,060-square-foot Dr. Marie Kane Student Services and Administration Building promotes interaction between the 20,000 students and the administrative staff.
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The low, horizontal steel-framed building hosts office space for student registration, financial aid, student assessment and counseling, and campus administration. Student services are on the first floor, and administrative offices are on the second.
Although the building has a plaster-and-concrete elevation facing west, a two-story glazed eastern facade opens it to a quad. In this space, which serves as the outdoor social center of campus, the school shows movies and holds lectures, celebrations, and graduation ceremonies. From this vantage point, the administration building appears transparent, evoking a sense of accessibility.
Elongated rods of aluminum airfoil are extended the length of the building and beyond to shade the glass facade and entry terrace from direct sunlight, while allowing diffused light to pass through.
By night, the translucent eastern facade illuminates the quad, and is visible from many points on campus.
Formal name of project: Dr. Marie Kane, Student Services and Administration Building
Location: Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Gross square footage: 27,060 sq.ft.
Completion Date: August 2007
Total construction cost: $9,916,381
Owner: Chaffey Community College District
Architect:
GKKWorks Architects
155 South Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, California 91105
P: 626 666-6906
F: 626 666-3940
www.gkkworks.com
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