Otis College Campus Expansion - Phase 1: new construction

The LEED Platinum project includes 95,600 gross square feet of new building construction and 7,500 square feet of landscape design, which together are intended to establish a greater institutional identity for the College. The project is a joint-venture between Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects and Frederick Fisher & Partners (Ehrlich|Fisher). It helps make campus life more visible and provides a stronger creative culture for students by creating a physical environment that reaffirms the College’s pedagogical vision.

The architecture energizes the campus by locating social program and shared workspaces on the ground plane adjacent to the central quad formed by the introduction of the new building, encouraging physical and visual connections between all campus buildings, collaborative learning and the cross-pollination of disciplines. Attention to details and an intentional mix of materials, color and pattern have also been introduced strategically to help tie elements together in unexpected and clever ways, creating a sense of place and community that reflect Otis’ quirky and playful character as a creative arts school.