Good design enhances the human experience and encourages academic and personal growth. For most students, a college campus is a life changing and immersive experience. Our role as architects is to design environments that encourage the best possible experience.
Design to encourage academic and personal growth
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Design to encourage academic and personal growth.
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Bauccio Commons
A welcoming hearth for dining, gathering, and studying.
![Engineering Innovation student center design](https://sdra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/engineering-innovation-student-center-design.jpg)
Engineering Innovation Center
Makers design and collaborate in an open environment.
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Hadlock Student Center
Inspiring greater fitness by connecting to the outdoors.
From Our Clients
“Soderstrom was able to listen to us as a client and deliver on a project with a short timeline. The design exceeds the physical needs of our campus and honors the collegiate heritage by physically defining a sense of purpose and academic tradition.”
Rev. John J. Donato, C.S.C. | Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Portland
“Soderstrom has been a valuable asset in getting us where we are today. They are at the top of my ranking of architects to work with based on how well they have responded with ideas, while still protecting the priorities of this building.”
Bill Jacques | Pence Construction, OSU Operations Facility
“I was impressed by the thoroughness of the Soderstrom team and their commitment in seeing the job through to completion without requesting additional design fees. Soderstrom delivered a great project while helping us to stay within budget. I would recommend them to other owners with similar projects.”
Christina Vinson, P.E. | Project Manager, Oregon State University
Design Principles
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Foster Health and Wellness
For students to perform well academically, their mental and physical health also needs to be supported. Campus buildings need to be welcoming, inclusive, and comfortable. We utilize healthy building strategies to maximize daylight, provide temperature control, promote accessibility, and ensure overall occupant comfort.
![Students outside Clarke Library Students outside Clarke Library](https://sdra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/students-outside-clarke-library.jpg)
Engage the Campus Community
The best way to understand the needs of the student population and staff is to meet with them and ask questions. We engage diverse focus groups and concentrate on listening well and translating identified needs and wishes into the project’s design.
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Support Modern Learning
Our priority is to create flexible learning spaces that support modern technology. At the same time, we recognize that learning is now more hands-on than ever. For career technical or occupational education spaces, we design simulated career environments to provide experiential learning.
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Deliver Timeless, Flexible Designs
Buildings must look and perform as well after 50 years as they do on opening day. This guides our thinking in striving for simplicity, elegance, and the use of enduring, low maintenance systems and materials.
Higher Education Projects
Munro Scheduling Center
Bonneville Power Administration
Ross Maintenance Headquarters
Bonneville Power Administration
Higher Education Team
Our team has years of experience in designing higher education environments for public and private institutions. Whether new builds or renovations, we bring the latest thinking on everything from new arrangements that encourage active learning to new sustainability techniques for net zero energy use.
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