Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects

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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects

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  • Project Location: Bend, Oregon
  • Country: United States
  • Lead Architects/Designer: Tim Eddy
  • Design Team: Michael Scott, Project Architect: Doug Reimer
  • Structural Consultants: Walker Structural Engineer
  • MEP Consultants: Interface Engineering, Inc
  • Landscape Consultants: Walker Macy
  • Contractors: CS Construction
  • Project Manager: Dan Petrescu
  • Photo Credits: Alan Brandt, Chris Murray
  • Others: Civil Engineer: DOWL | Bend, Electrical Engineer: Interface Engineering, Acoustical Engineer: Acoustic Design Studio, Inc.
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Excerpt: Bend Science Station by Hennebery Eddy Architects features a sustainable design that integrates experiential learning with architecture. The 3,750-square-foot shed-roofed building on campus showcases science education. Its north façade is scaled to relate to larger buildings and campus green. The building features planar wood ceilings, expansive glazing, and high ceilings. Open labs with natural light accommodate various experiments and activities.

Project Description

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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[Text as submitted by architect] Bend Science Station (BSS) empowers young scientists by engaging them with the tools and technology needed to become problem solvers. The nonprofit’s new home is a light-flooded learning laboratory on the Oregon State University-Cascades (OSU) campus providing state-of-the-art facilities for STEM education, research, and teacher training serving K-12 students and teachers of Central Oregon.

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
Site Plan © Hennebery Eddy Architects
Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Design for integration & Design for Discovery: The Science Station is integrated into the broader context of the high desert and the immediate context of the new OSU-Cascades campus in form and materiality. Marrying function and aesthetics, the building is figuratively and literally a simple machine for learning. The design fuses experiential learning and architecture, seen in the demonstration tower, outdoor classroom, and visible sustainable design features.

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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The design team drew on prior experience designing for the unique high-desert climate of Central Oregon. The building soffits and protected exterior walls are clad with cedar siding; a standing seam metal shell is extruded down the outermost walls, reinforcing the simple massing while protecting the recessed cedar from weathering at the west, south, and east building frontages where the building receives the most sun.

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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The 3,750-square-foot shed-roofed building, sited on the campus’ public threshold, puts science education on display. Its south orientation captures the sun, and the ramp-like form slopes up from the community toward the university. The north façade is scaled to relate to the larger campus buildings and campus green. A planar wood ceiling spans to exterior shots, while expansive glazing and high ceilings reflect the building form. Open, airy labs flooded with natural light accommodate an array of experiments, activities, and student groups. A generous sheltered porch provides protected waiting space and an inviting, warm presence on the campus, planting the seed that a future in science is accessible and attainable.

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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Design for Equitable Communities: BSS and OSU share the goal of providing young students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds early exposure to a university campus and learning environment. BSS began accepting classes at its new home in fall 2018 and serves 7,000 students and 200 teachers from nearly 40 schools across Deschutes County annually. The new building embodies the non-profit’s mission of empowering students to make discoveries not possible in the regular classroom by engaging with tools, technology, and the freedom to ask and answer their own questions.

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Design for Energy: The building is enrolled in the Path to Net Zero program through the Energy Trust of Oregon and is designed to generate approximately 15% more energy than it consumes. On-site renewable energy (rooftop solar panels) and energy-use reductions help realize the ambitious goals. 

Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Bend Science Station | Hennebery Eddy Architects
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Passive measures including building form and orientation, limited openings to the east and west, natural ventilation, efficient systems and controls, and the absence of fossil fuel combustion contribute to low energy use. Low-flow plumbing fixtures and native landscaping minimize on-site water use. Native landscaping was salvaged and stored for re-planting upon completion of the building. Life cycle cost analysis and receiving nearly $10,000 in incentives aligned the program and budget goals.

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