Brockman Hall for Physics

Brockman Hall for Physics

KieranTimberlake designed the north bar of Brockman Hall with a ground-level loggia lined with 18 tapered concrete columns.

Brockman Hall for Physics

Rice University's new physics building is organized as two parallel wings, connected by a pair of bridges.

Brockman Hall for Physics

The two enclosed floors of the northern volume are supported by 18 poured-in-place concrete columns. And in a break from Rice's brick-and-masonry vernacular, the northernmost façade is glazed to capture indirect light, and silk screened with a blue Penrose pattern to mitigate glare.

Brockman Hall for Physics

The building's southern-most façade is clad in a screen of terra-cotta baguettes that help minimize heat gain and blend with the other, predominantly brick buildings on campus.

Brockman Hall for Physics

However, glazing is dominant in the courtyard between the two volumes, allowing daylight to penetrate the interiors.

Brockman Hall for Physics

Brockman Hall for Physics

Brockman Hall for Physics

Classrooms offer views out though the varied façade conditions.

Brockman Hall for Physics

The sensitive research labs are isolated below-grade from environmental fluctuations, sound, and vibrations.

Brockman Hall for Physics

A breezeway cuts through the building, giving access to the high-ceilinged, stone-clad lobby in the southern volume.

Brockman Hall for Physics

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