Nichtoffener Wettbewerb | 03/2020
Neubau des Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Material Innovation an der University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (US)
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Dorte Mandrup’s proposal for the new Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation embodies the complete lifecycle of wood
Driving along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard you feel the presence of the forested hills that stretch far into the Boston Mountains. The landscape is lush with vitality in a climate that allows extreme temperatures and natural phenomena, from tornados and heavy flooding, to hot and humid summers. The forest surrounds the town and in a controlled way extends into the center of Fayetteville and The University of Arkansas campus. The immediacy of nature and climate has provided the region with embedded knowledge integrated in the culture.
Located at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Government Avenue, the new Anthony Timberland Center provides the unique opportunity to present innovation and the future of wood construction as well as interpret the history and understanding of wood in this unique region.
The five-floor building is a simple, tapering vessel defined by a double layer diagrid façade that carries all vertical loads in the building. The lightweight glulam construction significantly reduces the use of necessary material, by combining traditional techniques with advanced milling technology to create elegant connection details. Within the vessel, each level acts individually as a beam and spans from façade to façade, allowing for all floors to be free of columns and structural walls. At the center of the building, an open atrium extends from the fabrication floor to the roof terrace, like a clearing within a forest. Ascending the open atrium stair, visitors have uninterrupted views to the fabrication shop and to all the activities in the building. The stair circles upward and culminates in the rooftop forest that provides a 360-degree view overlooking Fayetteville and the Boston mountains.
The prominent porch motif seen in vernacular Arkansas architecture is reimagined as a balcony zone between the façade layers. It encircles the building and acts as a social space, a tree nursery and as a means to regulate temperature and light throughout the year. The porch is protected from the weather but can also be completely opened in the warm season. The building is flooded with daylight that is filtered through the wooden construction as light through the forest canopy.
At the heart of the building is the fabrication shop - the epicenter of creating, learning and knowledge sharing. Our intention is to create a space that encourages cross-pollination between disciplines and understandings. It is important that it is open, inviting, connected and filled with light. Students must feel they are part of a community, that the building supports informal meetings and learning situations that can be established everywhere, that instructors and faculty are visible and available, and that work is in view and on display.
The building embodies the complete lifecycle of wood – starting from a sapling that grows on the porches of the building. It showcases the handling and processing of wood, from traditional techniques to advanced research and innovation, all in search of a sustainable future with wood at the forefront.
The proposal is created in collaboration with Arup.
Driving along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard you feel the presence of the forested hills that stretch far into the Boston Mountains. The landscape is lush with vitality in a climate that allows extreme temperatures and natural phenomena, from tornados and heavy flooding, to hot and humid summers. The forest surrounds the town and in a controlled way extends into the center of Fayetteville and The University of Arkansas campus. The immediacy of nature and climate has provided the region with embedded knowledge integrated in the culture.
Located at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Government Avenue, the new Anthony Timberland Center provides the unique opportunity to present innovation and the future of wood construction as well as interpret the history and understanding of wood in this unique region.
The five-floor building is a simple, tapering vessel defined by a double layer diagrid façade that carries all vertical loads in the building. The lightweight glulam construction significantly reduces the use of necessary material, by combining traditional techniques with advanced milling technology to create elegant connection details. Within the vessel, each level acts individually as a beam and spans from façade to façade, allowing for all floors to be free of columns and structural walls. At the center of the building, an open atrium extends from the fabrication floor to the roof terrace, like a clearing within a forest. Ascending the open atrium stair, visitors have uninterrupted views to the fabrication shop and to all the activities in the building. The stair circles upward and culminates in the rooftop forest that provides a 360-degree view overlooking Fayetteville and the Boston mountains.
The prominent porch motif seen in vernacular Arkansas architecture is reimagined as a balcony zone between the façade layers. It encircles the building and acts as a social space, a tree nursery and as a means to regulate temperature and light throughout the year. The porch is protected from the weather but can also be completely opened in the warm season. The building is flooded with daylight that is filtered through the wooden construction as light through the forest canopy.
At the heart of the building is the fabrication shop - the epicenter of creating, learning and knowledge sharing. Our intention is to create a space that encourages cross-pollination between disciplines and understandings. It is important that it is open, inviting, connected and filled with light. Students must feel they are part of a community, that the building supports informal meetings and learning situations that can be established everywhere, that instructors and faculty are visible and available, and that work is in view and on display.
The building embodies the complete lifecycle of wood – starting from a sapling that grows on the porches of the building. It showcases the handling and processing of wood, from traditional techniques to advanced research and innovation, all in search of a sustainable future with wood at the forefront.
The proposal is created in collaboration with Arup.
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