Atmospheric: Preliminary Review Panels

By Dempson Haney



The overall site brings to context the new community center with the future military museum and historic downtown.



The planar approach to the community center allows the intersection of various plane of the site. It is this intersection that creates a relationship with the occupants and environment. The courtyard encompassed by the facility will provide activity spaces for extracurricular activities while still maintaining a separation from the multi-purpose rooms and other spaces of the center to allow different activities at once.





Much of the original visitor center was kept and re-utilized. The long gallery runs parallel with the redbud lined path to the monument and cathedral property. A narrow band of glass along the gallery allows for a 180 degree view of the redbud trees. The dig out behind the center is converted into an outdoor amphitheater.