Our proposal aims to integrate architecture and landscape seamlessly, departing from the typical separation seen in modernist campus buildings.

 

The program includes laboratories, classrooms, an auditorium, restaurant, and community center on the ground level, focusing on water-related research and public education.

 

To achieve this, we designed a slender tower that intersects with water on its west façade, featuring a cascading waterfall onto a reflective pool below, extending the existing Cavouco Creek. Additionally, the building connects the campus to a nearby street via a pedestrian bridge at ground level, providing a shaded walkway over water and creating a much-needed public space in an underutilized area of the campus.