Burchard Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia
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| Burchard Hall | |
| Designer | Shriver and Holland Associates, Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Location | Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
| Date | 1996 to 1998 |
| Building Type | School and Academic |
| Construction System | Concrete |
| Climate | Warm Temperate |
| Context | Campus Context |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | The Quandel Group, Inc.Harrisburg, PA |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | School of Architecture and Urban Studies. On the Virginia Tech campus. Adjoins Cowgill Hall. In association with Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). |
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Subterranean building with four large pyramidal skylights over an open central studio space measuring 120 x 120 feet (37x37 meters). Rooftop plaza is level with ground and forms a forecourt for Cowgill Hall. Houses architecture studios, workshops.
- Client: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Cost: $8,446,000 USD (6,220,000 Euro)
- Area: 42,280 square feet (3,928 square meters)
- Height: One (1) Story (Underground), plus Cowgill Plaza
- Site: 42,000 square feet
- Program: Studios, offices for Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Urban Studies.
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- Photo, skylight.
- Photo, plaza overview, with Cowgill Hall in background.
- Photo, interior studio space.
- Photo, pyramidal skylight.
- Photo, interior workshop.
- Photo, plaza overview from adjacent building.
- Drawing, First floor plan, Cowgill and Burchard Halls.
- Drawing, Second floor plan, Cowgill and Burchard Halls.
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- Building Description at Virginia Tech Architecture School web site.
- Building Description at architect's web site.
