Architect: Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Photographer: Peter Vanderwarker Owner's Project Manager: Genesis Planners, Inc.
Wellesley College, The Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
Wellesley, MA
The new Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center is a 60,000 SF, 4-story building with two pedestrian bridges to College Road. The facility houses a variety of lounges, meeting spaces for 150 student organizations, mailboxes, post office, lockers, coffee shop, three dining venues, a convenience store, a pub, campus bookstore, and a large multi-purpose space for student functions.
The multi-purpose space is the building’s most prominent feature with an 80-foot high ceiling and light scoop which brings illumination into the area.
The exterior is constructed of red slate shingles of varying sizes, copper trim with copper panels in various locations and large glass curtain walls.
Awarded the 2006 Harleston Parker Medal by the Boston Society of Architects