Phase II: Downtown Campus
Greening the Campus
Landscape and Environmental Principles
- Support the University’s model 21st century mission and downtown Buffalo’s public realm through creative design of building orientation and massing.
- Create green spaces that are designed for outdoor comfort and integrated into BNMC’s campus-wide pedestrian and open space network.
- Develop a sustainable stormwater management strategy that does not increase the burden on existing infrastructure.
Stormwater
GIS data indicates this campus location resides over an aquifer.
Opportunities:
- Bypass existing ageing infrastructure
- Store, re-use and filtrate clean stormwater
- Enrich the university’s mission through an innovative approach to building envelope design.
Micro-Climates
Comfort from wind and sun requires design tailored to individual building surroundings.
Massing
Building setbacks allow full solar exposure to adjacent blocks creating sunny sidewalks for pedestrians.
Innovative building design creates an opportunity for:
- Passive lighting and heating for enhanced interior environmental comfort
- Power generation
- Water collection
- Stormwater management
High-density green infrastructure rainwater collection creates an innovative way to divert stormwater as an aquifer re-charge.
The massing of building setbacks provide terraces for outdoor functions.