Overall Design Guidelines
As part of the overall Master Plan for the Jordan Campus, a
Campus Review Board was established to ensure design efforts for campus
buildings are consistent with the goals and objectives outlined in the Campus
Design Guidelines. The goals of the
Design Guidelines include:
+Creating a system that provides unity, consistency, and
coherence to campus design without suppressing variety and creativity.
+Provide further definition of the Master Plan concept in
ways that will not unnecessarily restrict those who translate it into a
physical form.
+Ensure that no element will be isolated from its physical,
environmental, educations, and conceptual context.
+Set the tone for consistent development over time.
The overall architectural vision is defined as High
Desert/Great Basin Mountain Regional Architecture and characterized by:
+Human-scale.
+A non-institutionalized character.
+The reinterpretation of traditional desert and mountain
forms and textures.
+Reliance on natural organic materials with a timeless
quality.
+A hierarchy of spaces that provides order without rigidity.
+A sense of openness and intimacy.
+Sustainable and timeless design that takes advantage of
solar orientations.
Programming Requirements/Cost Data
The 40,900 square foot Student Center ($16.9 million)
addresses multiple needs, including making more classroom space available for
classrooms and labs, providing consolidated student services, a common area for
students to gather, study and collaborate, and valuable event space that will
benefit students and the surrounding community.
The Jordan Student Center will enhance the connection
between students and the institution by providing gathering space for student
clubs/organizations and study groups; recreation and fitness center; a food
pantry; veteran affairs; a health clinic; meditation room and healthy meal
options at reasonable prices.
This project was an integrated process that optimized High
Performance Building Standards (HPBS), which was a requirement by the State of
Utah. By means of thorough analysis and computer modeling, this process limits
the buildings ecological and economic impact, and targets strategies for
reducing energy and water consumption. This includes actively and intentionally
reducing consumption and waste of resources during construction.
This student center benefits from the following design practices.
•Utilize energy reduction through LED lighting.
•Specified low-flow water fixtures.
•High-efficiency gas fired water heater for domestic hot
water needs.
•HVAC system utilizes a VAV reheat system. Each VAV box is
tied to a thermostat to allow individual thermal comfort for each thermostatic
zone.
•Direct evaporative cooling was designed in the HVAC custom
air handler. Direct evaporative cooling reduces the overall cooling energy
consumption of the building.
•Air handler supply and relief fans are on VFD’s that allow
the fans to run at lower speeds when the building is not at full demand and
therefore provide energy savings.
•Hot water, chilled water and preheat pumps are on VFD’s
that allow the pumps to run aw lower speeds when the building is not at full
demand and therefore provide energy savings.
•Ample daylighting through large expansive glazing and
clerestory were practical.
•Utilization of low VOC paint and sealants and products with
high recyclable content.
•Utilized energy saving programmable controls that
automatically turn off after hours and switch back on during hours of operation
