Kroon Hall, New Haven, Connecticut

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	Kroon Hall, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Designer	Hopkins Architects, London, England, United Kingdom
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Date	to 2009
Building Type	School and Academic
Climate	Cold Temperate
Context	Campus
Architectural Style	Modern
Green Certification	LEED-NC Platinum Certified (version 2.2)
Green Certification Score	59
Street Address
Notes	with Centerbrook Architects and Planners, Centerbrook, Connecticut, USA as executive architect.

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 Other Resources 5 References 6 External Links

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Building Details
Client	Yale University
Cost	$33,500,000 US dollars
Annual Building Energy Use per Unit Area	84.17 kWh/m2/year
Area	68,800 square feet
Stories	4 stories above grade, plus basement (including large "service node" under the adjacent green/quad).
Site	130,433 square feet
Awards	Honor Award recipient, New England AIA Awards 2009. Wood Design Awards 2009, Citation Award recipient. AIA COTE Top Ten Award, 2010. Honor award recipient, Boston Society of Architects Design Awards 2011

"The rectangular building, built of stone, concrete, steel, and glass, is sited between the neo-gothic Osborn Memorial Laboratory and Sage Bowers Hall on Yale's Science Hill. It forms two new courtyards, reintroducing the historic Yale collegiate urban fabric to Science Hill. The gabled roof recalls its neighbors while integrating photovoltaic solar collectors and skylights. The end walls are glass with wooden screens that offer sheltered views in both directions. The top floor is a tall open space housing a large lecture hall, classrooms, and an environment center. The middle floors accommodate faculty offices, while the bottom floor has more classrooms and a library that lead out to the lower courtyard."—Centerbrook Architects and Planners web site

Project Credits

• Design architect: Hopkins Architects, London, England, United Kingdom
• Executive architect: Centerbrook Architects and Planners, Centerbrook, Connecticut, USA
• Structural Engineer: Arup
• MEP and Fire Protection Engineer: Arup
• Architectural Lighting and Acoustical Design: Arup Specialty Consultants
• Sustainable Design: Atelier Ten
• Landscape Architect: Olin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Civil Engineering and Stormwater Management: Nitsch Engineering
• Geothermal Engineer: Haley & Aldrich
• Facade Engineering and Thermal Performance: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
• Materials Handling (Service Node): SEA Consultants, Inc.
• Code Consultant: P.R. Sherman, Inc.
• Specifications Consultant: Kalin Associates
• Elevator Consultant: VDA
• Cost Estimator: Faithful + Gould
• Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company

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• AIA/COTE Case Study Project Overview 2010. American Institute of Architects.
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• "Yale's Green Ark," by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 457, 2010.0106, pD1.1.
• "New England AIA Awards," Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 451, 2009.1104, p N1.1.
• "AIA Top Green Buildings 2010", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 472, 2010.0428, p N1.1.

[edit] External Links

• Kroon Hall project description, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies web site
• Kroon Hall project description, Centerbrook Architects and Planners web site, viewed on 2009.1010

Wood Design Awards at Canadian Wood Council web site