Shaping environments that evolve with teaching methods and technologies.

As the new “downtown” for the Biddeford Campus, we designed a unique space to better serve students, faculty, and the community. With efforts to improve campus recruitment and retention, the University Commons creates a campus center complete with dining, scholarship, and social space.

• An intellectual gathering space that speaks to the human spirit
• The addition supports a vibrant collection of social and study spaces
• A building replete with windows and skylights brings natural light into all spaces

• A “black box” learning space used for scenario planning, immersive learning, and education research
• Flexible furniture, lighting, and technology to create a wide range of simulation environments
• Sophisticated technologies promote opportunities for distance learning and collaboration

Demonstrating design on a limited budget, the Duke Ruppert Commons (The Edge) fosters intensive interdisciplinary faculty and student research. Hosting a variety of work spaces and technology resources, users can now utilize areas for everything from quiet exploration to dynamic collaboration.

• Mixed-use student housing establishes compelling civic presence in high-profile urban neighborhood
• Transforms an under-utilized space into a vibrant part of the city landscape
• 229 residential units and ground-floor retail—organic grocer, bank, bookstore, dining, and pharmacy
• 2015 Best Implementation of Mixed-Use in New Development or Renovation, Student Housing Business Innovator Awards

• Creates a new scholarly center for collections, reading rooms, and new exhibit and event space
• Maintaining Duke’s notable presence, our renovation reactiviates the library’s most historic elements
• Final phase of a 15-year Master Plan to revitalize the main library complex