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Current Projects
Residence Hall Complex at Oxford College |
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When Emory University decided to add a new residence hall on their Oxford campus, located 45 minutes east of Atlanta, they felt it essential that it be designed to earn LEED certification. Ecos, known for their innovative sustainable solutions, was included on the project to create a site plan that minimizes the buildings’ impact to the site and surrounding community. Features of the design, such as harvesting—collecting and storing rainwater—in an underground cistern, and recycling it as irrigation of the buildings’ plantings, can be used to educate students about sustainability and “green” building techniques.
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Oxford College Quadrangle Planning and Design |
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In conjunction with the Oxford Residence Hall Complex, Oxford College of Emory University sought Ecos’s energy and creativity to improve the historic quadrangle. Established as the original Emory College campus in 1836, the Oxford College quadrangle was the heart of the campus, surrounded by historic classroom buildings and dormitories, and an integral part of the city of Oxford. Over the years, the original carriage roads were paved, allowing vehicular traffic around the Quad. Following the recommendations of a 1998 Master Plan, the Quad became a pedestrian environment with vehicular traffic limited to one edge of the area. The College hired Ecos to redevelop the quadrangle into a truly pedestrian environment, removing, or diminishing the former street and providing alternative vehicular access to adjacent parking. By using “green” stormwater management concepts, the design will decrease the stormwater run-off onto the quadrangle. Pedestrian walkways, landscape improvements, and other low- impact uses are being studied. |
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The Greenprints Project
Ecos has been retained by the City of Woodstock,
Georgia to develop a comprehensive park, trail
and open space plan. Through a series of meetings
with the steering committee, the community, and
Ecos and its team of consultants, The
Greenprints Project will establish a collective
vision and guiding principles for creating future
greenspaces. The master plan will become the foundation
and framework for the creation of a citywide park,
trail, and open space system. The nine-month planning
project will also include recommendations for model
design standards for physical improvements to existing
recreation facilities, implementation strategies
and funding sources. For more information, visit www.thegreenprintsproject.com. |
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Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia
The pedestrian corridor improvements for the new Lamar
Dodd School of Art are in the final phase of design. The building features an extended roof overhang with no gutters on the façade. Ecos designed a system to capture roof run-off in attractive, rock-lined channels that collect and spill into bio-retention areas. In an effort to highlight and expose the capture of water, existing pipes will be removed to daylight the stormwater and channel it into a constructed streambed. Other elements of this project include pedestrian pathways, irrigation, a main plaza in front of the school, and a secondary plaza that will overlook the existing creek. Native and drought tolerant plant materials will be specified to further enhance this corridor. |
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