Description
A 1903 Heritage Women’s Dormitory Building, the oldest residence at the University of Guelph, was renovated to become the new home for the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
This new facility offers collaborative meeting areas, flexible and informal gathering spaces, faculty offices, and student services. Conceptually, the spaces were designed with a unique identity for each different area of use. A centrally located student gathering space, dubbed “The Market,” features casual seating areas for informal group learning on the main floor. Adjacent to it is a “Heritage Room” displaying artifacts that tell the story of the building. An existing lecture theatre with original wood paneling offers a venue for larger teaching scenarios. A 1903 gymnasium located under a timber vaulted ceiling, had been uncovered and restored to become a “Transformational Learning” centre, an area that offers students engaging, applied, experiential, and flexible learning opportunities – “ones that have the potential to transform student understanding of their areas of focus.”
A large, new, feature staircase brings natural light into the interior of the building through a new clerestory window.
This project will achieve a LEED Silver Certification.
