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the proceSS:

CHARETTE AND THE

CONCEPT

the chArette And concept serving more than the direct needs of the LBC. The “live,
work, play.” Layered on top of this core was a fundamental

The Charette, which was held at the Lifecyle Building desire to respect and reinvigorate the wonderful building that
Center, was a 9-hour design session where the group they occupy by highlighting the long sight lines, industrial
worked collectively to finalize answering questions from the elegance, and strength of the spaces and structure.
pre-charette and to move forward with a design direction.

Utilizing the design vision and mission that were established
during the pre-charette, three sub-teams were formed. One
team focused on the site and exterior, another team focused
on the Living Building Challenge and how systems could be

utilized to achieve this, and the third team focused on the
interior. Forming groups allowed each team to dive deeply
into the details of each area. Throughout the day the teams
reconnected to share their process and connect all portions

of design into a holistic solution that celebrated the vision
and mission of the LBC.

Our design proposal for the LBC to create a live, work, play,
learn environment developed from a few key drivers. First,
the sustainability tenets of the Living Building Challenge
as an integral piece of the Lifecycle Building Center’s

mission are foregrounded in everything we did. The “learn.”
Secondly, the scale of the property and building (3.69
acres and 60,400 s.f. on level one and 10,600 s.f. on the
mezzanine) required this be a community scaled project

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