The Student Center serves as a crossroads of the campus, linking students and staff of different programs, creating a destination. Designers explored various ways of connecting four existing academic buildings to create a campus heart.The design solution helps to create a space that reflects ICC’s Core Values: Learning, Community, Integrity, Responsibility, and Excellence.
- Library
- Tutoring Center
- Bookstore
- Conference Spaces
- Dining Space
- Offices for Student Clubs
Provide a Student Life Hub for an urban community college campus, that is utilizing a former mental health institution.
The student center connects the four academic buildings to create a campus crossroads. It features 45,000 s.f. of student amenity spaces. The glassy, open, two-story building is a new anchor point and acts as a gathering place for students to learn, socialize, dine and shop.
Since the classes, labs, and greenhouse spaces were scattered throughout the campus, there were no central offices, classrooms designed for other disciplines, or collaborative spaces for students. This made sharing ideas, materials, and information difficult.
Named in honor of Illinois College alumnus Charlie Bellatti ‘49, the Bellatti Fitness Center was upgraded with the entire campus community in mind.
The Music Education, Performance departments and Art History department at Augustana College had grown beyond the confines of their current spaces.