High Performing Buildings - Spring 2008 - (Page 66) Hall leading to the pond room. used for a variety of functions from lectures to banquets. This room has two sides of glass and an expansive deck, which helps visitors engage with the outdoors. The lower level, located at the water, offers two seminar rooms separated by a movable wall that can open up and create one larger expansive room. A distance education classroom and building support spaces fill the remainder of this floor. The pond level, located in the water, enables visitors to interact with the man-made kettle pond, modeled after ancient glacier kettle Photos © Justin Maconochie Photography, Courtesy of SmithGroup Visitors observe pond life in the underwater classroom. ponds from the region, and view the interworkings and complexities of the wetland ecosystem. Underwater Classroom The pond level is best experienced in the pond room, an underwater classroom that allows an incredible 360 degree view of the kettle pond. A series of windows in the environmental hall leading to the pond room allows students and visitors to look into the pond from its base and witness flora and fauna. The underwater classroom encompasses a 20 ft diameter acrylic dome set at the bottom of a 12 ft deep kettle pond. The classroom BUILDING SECTION 66 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS Spring 2008 © SmithGroup
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