Contract - September 2011 - (Page 62)

The wine-tasting lab (above) features cork flooring, which serves a dual purpose of incorporating a renewable material and alluding to cork from a wine bottle. The senior dining hall (right) is decked in wood paneling that one might expect in a fine dining restaurant and offers views directly into the senior kitchen. storage tank. From there, water passes through a UV sterilizer and then becomes water for irrigation or toilet flushing. Low-flow fixtures help reduce water-waste, and heat-waste generated by compressors is diverted to preheat hot water. During construction itself, more than 90 percent of the project’s waste was diverted from landfills, and over 20 percent of new materials were purchased or harvested locally. Design elevates experience Careful attention was paid to furnishings and finishes, making them as sustainable as possible and meeting the demands of food service, while still injecting warmth into the environment. Instead of white ceramic and stainless steel, kitchens are seasoned with polychromatic ceramic wall tiles. Long discussions between the architect and the school were held about flooring materials, resulting in the selection of quarry tile for the kitchen labs and carpeting for dining areas. Specialty spaces like the wine tasting room and formal dining halls incorporate more upscale or unexpected finishes that one might encounter in a fine restaurant or bar, such as wengé paneling and cork flooring. Stairwells are clad in floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, glass guardrails, and Portuguese limestone and brick, creating light and lofty avenues that invite en-route interaction and impromptu meetings. With their great views, the generous 5-foot-wide stairs also encourage students to eschew the elevators. “Administrators here don’t worry about the ‘freshman 15,’” Kobus says, referring to the 15 pounds that college freshmen are known to gain. “They worry about the ‘freshman 50.’” Hopefully some extra steps will keep those pounds at bay. Kobus and his team are proud to have created a sustainable building without a premium price tag, and an award-winning one to boot—the project received a Silver Brick in Architecture Award, as well as IIDA New England’s Best Educational Design award. Careful cost modeling and monitoring keep the expenses down. “We will make any additional outlay back in less than five years,” says Way. “And, for that, we have a unique and exciting building.” Cuisinart Center for Culinary Excellence. Architect Tsoi/Kobus & Associates. Client Johnson & Wales University. Where Providence, Rhode Island. What 82,000 total square feet on five floors. Cost/sf $350. For a full project source list, see page 76 or www.contractdesign.com. 62 contract september 2011 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - September 2011

Contract - September 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Briefs: Sustainable
Product Focus: Here Comes the Sun
Product Focus: Cream of the Crop
Memory Museum
Triple Threat
Mission Sustainable
Model of Sustainability
Desert Oasis
LEED by Example
Cooking Light
Trends: The Resilient Workplace
Ideas: Chair History
Designers Select: Boardroom Furnishings
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives: Steven M. Davis, Faia, Aedas

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