Jigme Singye Wanchuck School of Law Library Presentation - June Chapter Meeting
Join Portland CSI and Holst Architecture for a Presentation on the design and construction of the Jigme Singye Wanchuck School of Law Library.
Holst was engaged to design a law library for the first law school in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Throughout this project, they worked with a diverse team of architects, engineers, and craftspeople to combine traditional Bhutanese artisanship with modern, sustainable design techniques. Taking aesthetic cues from the surrounding physical and cultural context, the library incorporates local materials and construction approaches.
Working in a remote location with limited access to pre-manufactured building materials and technologies required an emphasis on setting achievable sustainability goals. Focusing on improvements to energy efficiency, user comfort, and indoor air quality, we aimed to add as few components as possible to the standard Bhutanese construction to achieve these goals.
The thoughtful combination of traditional aesthetics, materials, and methods with modern global design and approaches to sustainability sets a new precedent for Bhutan, on display for the many future leaders that will pass through the School of Law.
Agenda
5pm to 6pm - Happy Hour and Networking
6pm to 7pm - Presentation
7pm - Questions
Speaker
Cory Hawbecker, Principal, Sustainability Director, Holst Architecture
As an architect and Holst’s Sustainability Director, Cory is an advocate for sustainable practices in the built environment. His extensive knowledge of high-performance design strategies, alternative energy technologies, material sourcing, and methods to optimize energy performance is invaluable to our clients and design teams.
Cory excels at working with clients, builders, and consultants to find and implement the best possible solutions to challenging technical and design problems. Cory’s experience spans a variety of project types, scales, and contexts that range from affordable housing developments and private residences to award-winning libraries and commercial projects.