interior seating area and spiral stair
interior seating area and spiral stair This architecture was designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects, the Computer Science and Engineering building that located in Michigan, United States accommodates faculty offices, research labs, and teaching spaces on the North Campus of the University of Michigan. The building is set into a slope that serves to link the upper level at the north of the site with the lower level some 30 feet below. Two classrooms, a computer lab, and a range of building services are set into the slope, sheltered by the earth, which acts as a thermal governor, reducing the demand on mechanical systems to moderate temperature. In addition, setting portions of the building into the slope reduces the mass of the building on the site. A series of terraced courtyards soften the slope, providing landscaped gardens. A brise-soliel ‘grid’ on the exterior walls, along with an associated glass shade, substantially reduce the solar energy striking the building, ...