Purdue University Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building
An academic interior precedent showcasing a multi-level atrium design with exposed concrete structure, glass balustrades, and integrated collaborative study zones.
- What we like about this project
- Motion-blurred figures create a sense of active transit juxtaposed against stationary study pods.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- wood
- glass
- carpet
- tile
- steel
Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete-columns
- glass-railings
- wood-feature-wall
- mezzanine-walkway
Style tags
- contemporary
- institutional
- functional
Visual tags
- atrium
- academic
- multi-level
- study-lounge
- daylit
- Geometry
- Multi-level atrium volume intersected by cast-in-place concrete columns, a raised mezzanine walkway with glass guardrails, and an open ground floor study area.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete column and slab construction
- Spatial scale
- Large double-height academic building lobby scaled for student congregation and movement.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient illumination from continuous linear ceiling fixtures combined with daylight entering from perimeter glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Active, bright, and porous with layered sightlines across levels.
- Environmental context
- Interior multi-story lobby of a university education and research facility.
- Spatial experience
- A dynamic multi-story circulation space where elevated walkways overlook open study lounges, encouraging visual connection across levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating robust concrete piers set a strong structural cadence contrasted by linear ceiling lighting runs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional interior
- Program
- University student lobby and study hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, wood, glass, carpet, tile, steel
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete-columns, glass-railings, wood-feature-wall, mezzanine-walkway
- Style tags
- contemporary, institutional, functional
- Visual tags
- atrium, academic, multi-level, study-lounge, daylit
- Geometry
- Multi-level atrium volume intersected by cast-in-place concrete columns, a raised mezzanine walkway with glass guardrails, and an open ground floor study area.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete column and slab construction
- Spatial scale
- Large double-height academic building lobby scaled for student congregation and movement.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient illumination from continuous linear ceiling fixtures combined with daylight entering from perimeter glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Active, bright, and porous with layered sightlines across levels.
- Environmental context
- Interior multi-story lobby of a university education and research facility.
- Spatial experience
- A dynamic multi-story circulation space where elevated walkways overlook open study lounges, encouraging visual connection across levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating robust concrete piers set a strong structural cadence contrasted by linear ceiling lighting runs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional interior
- Program
- University student lobby and study hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior