4H Development Center and Arboretum Gateway Feasibility Study
Project Summary
We created a new multi-purpose facility for the Illinois State 4-H organization and the University of Illinois Arboretum to call home.
Set near the President’s Lawn on the southeastern edge of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus at the entry to the proposed Heritage Garden, the facility will serve as a gateway to the gardens. Exhibits educate visitors on the plantings and alumni involved in both the 4H and horticultural design. An educational facility for both 4H and the Arboretum will host a 150-seat capacity Community Hall that can also be subdivided into three smaller classrooms. Administrative offices for the State 4H, 4H Foundation, and the Arboretum complete with common spaces such as exhibit areas and conference rooms give all organizations. a place to call home.
client
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
location
Urbana, Illinois
size
42,000 sf
cost
$13 million
Services
client
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
location
Urbana, Illinois
size
42,000 sf
cost
$13 million
Services
Green Machine
Our solution, designed to meet LEED Gold, uses a geothermal heating system and a living machine to clean and re-use the grey water produced by the facility. This natural process, an integral part of the education goals of the facility, brings the greenhouse and wetland cycles into the building as a conservatory and display areas. Over 80% of the roof will be green roof of a sedum variety with one-third being accessible to the public as an observation garden.