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Student Services Center Ohlone

Ohlone College Student Services Center
Ohlone College, Fremont, California

Type: New Building
Project year: 2006
Client: Ohlone Community College District
Architect of Record: tBP/Architecture-Bay Area
Area: 44,000 sq ft (4,087 sq m)
Certification: LEED Gold 

Program: Lobby, Information, Admissions and Records, Assessment, DSPS, Counseling, Student Orientation, Administration, Meeting Rooms, Board Room, Student Activities, Library, Health Center

Summary: 
The existing campus of Ohlone College is built during the 60ties. The architecture is inspired by the nearby Mission San Jose de Guadalupe.

This building gathers under one roof the presently scattered student services and provides one stop orientation to the first time visitors. The building is an important gateway to campus, a focus of the student activities and a beacon of the college composition. The functional, symbolic, and aesthetic integration with existing environment is achieved through attention to architectural scale, massing, materials, colors and details.
The builiding introduces new elements to campus architecture: long structural spans, natural light and ventilation to most of the spaces, under floor air distribution system. 

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