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Marshall-Wythe Law School North Wing College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia |
Ballou Justice Upton Architects designed
a 22,000 square foot addition to the north side of Marshall-Wythe Law School
to accommodate classrooms, a Legal Skills Center, Faculty Offices, Seminar
Rooms, Office of Career Planning & Placement, the Commonwealth Attorney’s
Council, Alumni Affairs and Colloquium Room. Reconfiguration of
the existing interior spaces adjacent to the new addition is also
included. The addition’s design compliments the surrounding architecture and the building is sited to sensitively respond to circulation, service issues and student flow. The building creates a circular path for ease of access for faculty and students. By pulling the addition away from the existing building, a courtyard was created and existing offices were able to maintain their exterior windows.
Rotunda University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia |
Ballou Justice Upton Architects
completed the restoration of Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda as closely
as possible to its original appearance, and adapted it to serve as a
functional part of the University. A fire gutted the Rotunda in 1895,
and the reconstruction by the architect at that time deviated greatly
from the original design. Consequently, the job of determining
what was original and what had been changed after 1895 was quite
complicated. Fortunately, Jefferson left a complete set of
drawings and specifications that helped us to reconstruct the
original details. Certain compromises to make the building functional had to be made. Floors that were originally of wood joists and flooring, now consist of steel beams and joists with a metal deck and concrete topping. Wood flooring, obtained from old Virginia buildings being demolished, has been laid on top of the concrete to give the original appearance. Column capitals, cornices and ornate details incorporated into cornices were originally carved of wood, but were recreated in cast plaster.
With a metal lath and plaster ceiling system below the steel-and-concrete structural floors, the complete assembly has the fire rating necessary for occupancy. The use of plaster instead of wood reduces the amount of combustible material in the construction, reduces costs and yet appears the same as the original work.
Air conditioning, lighting and a sprinkler system were added to the building but were concealed as much as possible. Other necessities, such as toilets and control boxes, are hidden away in closets, so as to minimize the signs of modernization. A shaft that once held clockweights now contains an elevator, providing handicapped accessiblity. Specially built, the elevator is round, with curved doors, and it is operated hydraulically, with a shaft drilled into the ground below to save the 150-year-old Rotunda walls from the weight of conventional elevator works.
Southern Virginia College Buena Vista, Virginia |
Ballou Justice Upton Architects completed a master plan
for Southern Virginia College, as well as the concept for a new academic building seen here.
Planning and design for campus growth is ongoing.Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, Virginia |
University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia |
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
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