Richärd + Bauer
South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ
Southwest Corner - The simple massing is attenuated to focus views to surrounding mountains and provide shade and transparency. The copper rain screen pattern is based on barcode digitization.
Campus Entry - The campus entry is aligned with a primary pedestrian path which now engages a tree filled court.
Children’s Courtyard - areas for children to engage with the local agriculture include potting tables and outdoor storytime spaces directly adjacent to the storytime room.
Light Monitor- Each quadrant of the building utilizes a light monitor and daylighting controls that introduces natural daylight into the core of the building.
View From Second Level - In conjunction with the seating areas at the landings a series of discussion rooms are suspended in the two story volumes providing options for gathering and interaction; a primary goal of the project.
Entry Stair - Each incorporates a gathering space which is specific to the adjacent functions, luminous soffits incorporate the ambient lighting and all the building systems distribution.
Teaching Classroom - A feature classroom, this room integrates technology and media to teach teachers. Adjacent are audio and visual recording studio and support areas.
View From Second Level - In conjunction with the seating areas at the landings a series of discussion rooms are suspended in the two story volumes providing options for gathering and interaction; a primary goal of the project.
Public PC Access Area – Accessible flooring system allows for continual reorganization of the building, while all services are distributed by a continuous illuminated distribution circuit, accessible throughout its length for flexibility.
Storytime Wall – The storytime room wall is designed to store and display puppets and costumes used by the campuses storytime institute, the pixilated wall of light features rotating LED light boxes to indicate when storytime is happening.
Classroom - Each learning space is connected to filtered natural daylight, here with patterns of cotton. The cedar strip wood is gapped with acoustical batting to attenuate sound throughout.
Archive Room - For special meetings on the campus, this room is design to hold and display the materials and items collected by and for the campus since its inception.












































