我们接到了大学领导和项目建筑师CannonDesign的任务，要在现有校园的山丘上建造一座新的娱乐建筑。毗邻历史悠久的直角校园通过一系列大胆的平台阶梯戏剧性地登上山丘。项目场地位于最高的平台上，毗邻上部校园通道，直到现在，一直被视为通往上部校园的后门。

我们建议新建筑与下部校园建筑的几何结构对齐，与山坡平行。历史悠久的校园以折叠的平台和宽阔的楼梯为标志，连接着一系列校园平台。我们延续了这个想法，通过新的阶梯平台，将建议的娱乐建筑、相邻的入口和次要球场与下部校园融合在一起。以前未定义的校园入口现在在一侧由新的建筑边缘定义，在另一侧则有一条树木和灯光构成的醒目行驶路线。

入口广场由两个平台组成。第一个是铺设的庭院，由交替的草坪和铺路石板构成不同大小的面板，反映了建筑立面，连接了入口通道、建筑入口和通往下部校园的宽阔楼梯。相邻的第二个平台是一个升起的草坪平台，专为团体锻炼和非正式聚会设计。

We were tasked by university leadership and the project architects, CannonDesign, to construct a new recreation building on the hills of the existing campus. The adjacent historic orthogonal campus dramatically steps up to the hills using a series of bold terraces. The project site is the highest terrace, adjacent to the upper campus access drive, which until now, has been treated as a back door to the upper campus.

We recommended the new building align with the geometry of the lower campus buildings, parallel to the slope of the hill. The historic campus is marked by folded terraces and a broad stairway, which connects the series of campus terraces. We continued this idea, integrating the proposed recreation building, adjacent entry, and secondary courts to the lower campus with new stair terraces. The previous undefined campus entry is now defined by the new building edge on one side and a bold line of trees and lighting formalizing the upper campus drive on the other.

The entry court consists of two terraces. The first is a paved court of alternating, varying size panels of lawn and pavers that reflect the building façade, serving to connect the entry drive, building entry, and the broad stairs to the lower campus. The second adjacent terrace is a raised lawn terrace designed for group exercise and informal gathering.