Sangren Hall Renovation Stratagies
Strategies for Renewal of Sangren Hall:
- Upgrade and replace exhausted building systems: mechanical, electrical and plumbing.
- Install or upgrade infrastructure to support state-of-the-art instructional technology, building security and communications systems.
- Upgrade or remodel the building to be fully compliant with barrier-free access requirements.
- Reconfigure and relocate key building functions
- Group or consolidate program and department spaces to improve access to, and enhance interactions between, faculty, staff and students.
- Locate functions with a high volume of “one-time” and visitor traffic, such as student services and the counseling center, near major building entrances to improve wayfinding and circulation.
- Group University classrooms to form an instructional core, enhanced by efficient vertical building circulation.
- Create centralized open areas for study lounges and congregation spaces
- Improve occupant productivity and comfort with renewed interior finishes and energy-efficient lighting fixtures.
- Renew building exterior skin to improve overall energy-efficiency.
- Base replacement of building systems, fixtures, equipment, and finishes on overall durability, low maintenance, and low life-cycle costs.