College Tech Center

The facility will house a range of vocational curricula including cosmetology massage therapy and mine safety training. The design challenge for this project is to house such diverse building functions under a single roof and meet the limited budget. The design responds to these challenges by simplifying the structural systems and using economical materials in creative ways. In order to reduce interior lighting load, the building will use a significant amount of translucent polycarbonate panels on the exterior to permit light passage yet maintain the required thermal envelope.