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RIVERSIDE R I E CAMPUS PLANT E X A S A & M U N I V E R S I T YDecember, 2012Riverside Campus Plan Steering CommitteeCenter for Heritage ConservationOffice of Facilities CoordinationDivision of Administration

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLANTABLE OF CONTENTSviUniversity ContextAcknowledgmentsLetter from the PresidentLetter from the CBE Co-chairs: the Provostand the Vice President for AdministrationLetter from the Interim Senior Associate VicePresident for FacilitiesLetter from the University ArchitectI. INTRODUCTIONTexas A&M University Mission StatementCampus Planning at Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University CampusThe Goals of the Riverside Campus PlanII. HISTORYThe Bryan Army Air Base 1942-1946Reactivation and Expansion for the KoreanConflict 1952-1958The 1962 Lease to Texas A&MThe Riverside Campus under Texas A&MUniversity 1982-2012viviiiiii1124791011IV. EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDECAMPUS 2020 AND BEYONDNational Delegation Visits Joint ResearchTeamUnlikely Neighbors at RiversideLife at the Entrance GateV. COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLANCivic Structure and Identity34Development Zones34Regulating Plan36Circulation37Parking and Access37Wayfinding38Utilities and Energy Management38Security and Visibility40Military Heritage District40Heritage Structures42252830VI. POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGNCONTROLSFacility use and Development PolicyOperation of the Riverside CampusDesign ControlBuilding Design PrinciplesLandscape Design PrinciplesRiverside Campus Design Checklist for NewBuildings, Rehabilitation of ExistingBuildings, Landscape and SignagePlanning and Landscape RequirementsBuilding Design GuidelinesVII. SUMMARY4545454646474748VIII. APPENDIX 5251FIGURE 1The chapel on August 22,1955, now used as an assemblyhall.III. CURRENT CONDITIONSLand and Facilities UsesCivic Fabric EvaluationFacility EvaluationCharacter EvaluationUtilitiesCommunicationsSite SecuritySecurity LightingBuilding Security1717181921212223231

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLANvACKNOWLEDGMENTSBoard of RegentsTexas A&M University SystemOfficers (term expires)Richard A. Box, Chairman (2013)Phil Adams, Vice Chairman (2015)Morris E. Foster (2013)Elaine Mendoza (2017)Judy Morgan (2017)Jim Schwertner (2015)Cliff Thomas (2017)John D. White (2015)James P. Wilson (2013)Quinten Womak (Student) (2013)Executive OfficersTexas A&M University SystemJohn Sharp ChancellorOfficers of the AdministrationTexas A&M University--College StationExecutive OfficersR. Bowen Loftin, Ph.D. PresidentKaran L. Watson, Ph.D. Provost and Executive VicePresident for Academic AffairsPamela R. Matthews, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Academic AffairsRodney P. McClendon, Ph.D. Vice President for AdministrationB.J. Crain Vice President for Finance andChief Financial OfficerChristine A. Stanley, Ph.D. Vice President and AssociateProvost for DiversityTheresa W. Fossum, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for ResearchJason D. Cook Vice Presidnet for Marketing andCommunicationsPierce E. Cantrell, Ph.D. Vice President and AssociateProvost for InformationTechnologyLtGen Joseph F. Weber Vice President for Student AffairsMichael G. O’Quinn Vice President for GovernmentRelationsAntonio Cepeda-Benito, Dean of Faculties and AssociatePh.D. ProvostRobert L. Walker, Ph.D. Vice President for DevelopmentJohn Stallone, Ph.D.Speaker of the Faculty SenateAdministrative Officers of the CollegesMark Hussey, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Agricultureand Life SciencesJorge Vanegas, Ph. D. Dean of the College of ArchitectureJerry R. Strawser, Ph. D. Interim Dean of the Mays BusinessSchoolDouglas J. Palmer, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education& Human DevelopmentM. Katherine Banks, Ph.D. Dean of the Dwight Look Collegeof EngineeringKate C. Miller, Ph.D. Dean of the College of GeosciencesJosé Luis Bermúdez, Ph. D. Dean of the College of Liberal ArtsH. Joseph Newton, Ph.D. Dean of the Colege of ScienceEleanor M. Green, DVM Dean of the College of VeterinaryMedicineAndrew H. Card, Jr. Dean of the Bush School ofGovernment and Public ServiceDavid H. Carlson Dean of LibrariesRiverside Campus Plan Steering Committee:Center for Heritage ConservationRobert Warden DirectorDavid G. Woodcock Principal InvestigatorSerra AkboySydney RiegelMichael BunchDivision of AdministrationJames Massey Interim Senior Associate VicePresident - FacilitiesDavid Morrison Interim Director, Office ofFacilities CoordinationRod Weis Executive e Director, FacilitiesServicesJohn Clark Associate Director, Architect,Facilities ServicesCurtis Russell Landscape Architect, FacilitiesServicesPeter Lange Executive Director, TransportationServicesRon Steedly Alternative Transportation ManagerTransportation ServicesJim Riley Executive Director, Utilities andEnergy ManagementBob Henry Manager, Technical Services,Utilities and Energy ManagementRob Meyer Supervisor, Planning and Design,Utilities and Energy ManagementBob Rudder Facilities Coordinator or RiversideCampusCouncil on the Built EnvironmentKaran Watson, Ph.D.Executive Vice President andProvost, co-chairRodney McClendon, Ph.D.Vice President for Administration,co-chairDesign Review sub-councilDavid Woodcock Professor Emeritus of Architecture,Chair (through June 2012)Lilia Gonzalez University Architect, ChairFacility Utilization Review sub-councilJames Massey Interim Senior Associate sociate VicePresident-Facilities, ChairTechnical Review sub-councilTom Reber Associate Vice President ent forStudent Affiars, ChairMaintenance sub-councilRod Weis Executive Director, FacilitiesServices, ChairSupportAshley Skow Design Review sub-council,Division of AdministrationJim Culver Office of Facilities CoordinationChris Matus Office of Facilities CoordinationChris Norton Assitant Director, InformationTechnologyHolly Crenshaw Director, Facilities, Safety andSupport Services, TTIDuane Wagner Deputy Director, Facilities, Safetyand Support Services, TTICharley Todd Associate Agency Director, TEEXThomas Shehan Division Director, TEEXAnthony Alotto Associate Division Director, TEEX

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INTRODUCTIONI. INTRODUCTION1Campus planning and strategic planning expressthe aspirations of the University in concreteterms. This campus plan is founded onthe mission statement, the established strategicplanning process, and the aspirations embodiedin the VISION 2020 and ACTION 2015 studies.TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MISSIONSTATEMENTTexas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery,development, communication, and applicationof knowledge in a wide range of academic and professionalfields. Its mission of providing the highestquality undergraduate and graduate programs isinseparable from its mission of developing new understandingsthrough research and creativity. It preparesstudents to assume roles in leadership, responsibility,and service to society. Texas A&M assumesas its historic trust the maintenance of freedom ofinquiry and an intellectual environment nurturingthe human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeksto serve persons of all racial, ethnic, and geographicgroups, women and men alike, as it addresses theneeds of an increasingly diverse population and aglobal economy. In the twenty-first century, TexasA&M University seeks to assume a place of preeminenceamong public universities while respectingits history and traditions.CAMPUS PLANNING AT TEXAS A&MUNIVERSITYAs the 2004 Campus Master Plan states, “campusplanning and strategic planning express the aspirationsof the University in concrete terms. Theyprovide a vision for the institution, although onerelates specifically to the quality of the built environment,and the other relates to the quality of theinstitution as a whole, both seek to establish goalsfor the University and to enhance the institution’sstature.”In his introduction to the plan, then-UniversityPresident Robert M. Gates noted, “A university’sexcellence is and always will be measured bythe quality of its programs, students and faculty.Its built environment – from buildings and otherstructures to the space that surrounds them - mustbe their equal. The quality of Texas A&M University’sfacilities must reflect the quality of thepeople and programs they house.”To advise the University President on proposedchanges to the campus, the Council on the BuiltEnvironment was established to oversee the wisedevelopment and use of facilities under the guardianshipof the University. The 2004 Campus MasterPlan, that covers the Main Campus in College2FIGURE 1Facing page: Cantonment Areaof Bryan Air Army Base, ca.1942.FIGURE 2Construction on water lines atthe base, ca. 1951.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN2FIGURE 1Aerial photo of Texas A&Mmain campus, ca. 2009.Station and areas contiguous with it, serves as thecouncil’s basic guide. Under the administration ofPresident R. Bowen Loftin the council’s role hasThe primary purpose of the land and facilitieslocated at the Texas A&M University’s RiversideCampus is to support the mission of Texas A&MTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CAMPUSTexas A&M University is fortunate to have an ex-been expanded to cover the addition of new build-University and The Texas A&M University Systemtensive main campus that has evolved culturallyings, alterations to existing buildings, changes tocomponents headquartered on the College Stationand physically since it opened its doors as a Landroads, pedestrian ways and landscaping, and re-campus. The campus is defined as all Texas A&MGrant College in 1876. As a tier-one research in-assignments of space on all property managed byUniversity and Texas A&M University System fa-stitution with over 50,000 students there is a richthe university, including the Riverside Campus.cilities and land administered by Texas A&M Uni-mix of academic and social activity in a diverseTo assist in the review process four sub-councilsversity located in Brazos and Burleson Counties.campus environment.provide specific advice to the council on mattersof Design, Facilities Utilization, Technical Issues,and Maintenance.(UNIVERSITY RULE 41.05.02.M1)The Main Campus has a clear organizational plandating back to the early 20th century, a well-identifiedhistoric core, residential accommodationfor the much respected Corps of Cadets and otherstudents, and iconic structures from a variety ofperiods. The university’s administrative officesare on the main campus, as are clusters of buildingassociated with several colleges: Architecture,Education and Human Resources, Engineering,Geosciences, Liberal Arts and Humanities, andScience. The Rudder Complex includes three auditoriaand a variety of meeting spaces. The 1955Memorial Student Center re-opened in April 2012after a major rehabilitation and expansion. KyleField and associated athletic facilities are also onthe southwest quadrant of the Main Campus.The West Campus, developed to the west of theWellborn Road since the 1960s, houses world-1

INTRODUCTION3class recreational areas and structures, facilitiesfor teaching and research, and the college homesfor Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Mays Collegeof Business, the Bush School for Public Service,and Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences.The Research Park, contiguous with the WestCampus, provides facilities for interdisciplinaryresearch set in a gentle landscaped area providingreflective quiet in close proximity to academicand research buildings. The George H. W. BushPresidential Library and its associated teaching,research and conference facilities are in the southwestedge of the West Campus, creating an importantlocation marker on Highway 2818.The Riverside Campus is located some ten milesnorthwest of the contiguous campuses, at the junctionof Highways 47 and 21. Highway 21 leadsto Austin and San Antonio to the west, and to InterstateHighway 45 that links Houston and Dallasto the west, and also connects to the HoustonArea Research Center at the Woodlands. CollegeStation is some 90 minutes north of Houston viaHighway 6 and Highway 290. The road from themain university facilities to the Riverside Campuspasses the west campus and the facilities ofVeterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences, andthe Health Science Center (linked by a developingBio-Medical Corridor supported by Brazos County,Bryan and College Station). The dual-carriagewayroad also connects to Easterwood Field, theuniversity-operated College Station airport (CLL)that is served by regular commuter flights to theDallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) and the BushIntercontinental Airport Houston (IAH.)The 2,000 acres at the former United States ArmyAir Force Base comprise three 5,000-foot and two7,000-foot runways, nearly 900 acres of pasture,and over 718,000 gross square feet of buildingspace. These facilities offer opportunities for research,education and training activities that cannotbe located at any other Texas A&M location,and represent a unique asset perhaps not matchedat any other tier-one research institution.The Riverside Campus is a unique resource,with a distinguished history of service to thenation in war and peace. The Riverside CampusPlan provides a framework for decisionmakingthat continues and enhances thesewell-established and proud traditions, suggestsa vision for the future that encourages and facilitatesgrowth and innovation, and meets theneeds, expectations and aspirations of usersand visitors.23FIGURE 2YMCA renovation, result ofMaster Plan checklistFIGURE 3Perspective drawing from 2004Texas A&M University CampusMaster Plan

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN4FIGURE 1Graduating class passes inreview. Photo from 1957 BryanAir Force Base annual.FIGURE 2Building 7090 in August 2011,used today as TTI Hangar andclassrooms.FIGURE 3Digital Fabrication Facility(7007) on the “ArchitectureRanch” built in 2006.1 2 3THE GOALS OF THE RIVERSIDECAMPUS PLANIdentity• Establish a campus identity that representsthe ‘brand’ of Texas A&M University• Reflect the quality of Texas A&MUniversity as a tier-one research institutionPhysical Quality• Create and maintain a physical infrastructurethat supports current andemerging activies and encourages futureinnovation• Propose Design Guidelines that encouragethe wise re-use of existingbuilt heritage and support innovativebut compatible solutions to new facilityneeds• Identify a civic structure and communityappearance that grows fromthe historic and cultural heritage of thecampusSustainability• Reflect the University’s dedication tosustainable practices that nurture theenvironment, the economy, and socialneeds

INTRODUCTION5Policy and Management• Confirm an effective and transparentdecision-making process for policiesthat recognize the responsibilitiesof Texas A&M University as a whole,while supporting future initiatives thatgrow from the unique nature of thecampus• Confirm and maintain an effective, efficientand equitable operational structurewith visible physical presence, that encouragesexternal engagement while maintaingappropriate internal security and safety.5FIGURE 4Aerial photo of Riverside campustoday.FIGURE 5Building 7090 in 1951FIGURE6Researcher at Riverside campusworking in the NauticalArchaeology Lab (7063).FIGURE7Firing range for TEEX policetraining program on RiversideCampus.647

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HISTORYII. HISTORY7THE BRYAN ARMY AIR BASE 1942-1946With the obvious threat of a second European warin the late 1930s, military planners recognized theneed to prepare for the potential involvement ofthe United States in the conflict, in which air powerwould be a key military component. During theearly 1940s, the Gulf Coast Training Center wassearching for possible sites for an air field. WhenDr. T. O. Walton, president of the Agricultural andMechanical College of Texas, learned that BrazosCounty was one of the prospective sites, heand a Chamber of Commerce Citizens Committeechaired by W.C. Mitchell reviewed possiblesites near Bryan, Texas. The threat of war becamea reality after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. OnMay 6, 1942, the Chamber of Commerce Citizens23Committee completed a report suggesting a sitefrom 2500 to 4500 acres situated approximatelysix miles southwest of Bryan as the most promisinglocation. Following an inspection by the SiteBoard of Officers the federal government purchaseda tract of approximately 1,875 acres to beused as a station. The estimated cost of this landwas $122,900.00 and it was owned by forty-sixindividuals.The Site Board selection was based on four importantfactors: (1) climatic conditions, (2) communicationand transportation facilities, (3) waterand power supply, (4) the existence of variouspost facilities.The site had climatic advantages. An analysis ofclimate over a ten-year period demonstrated thataverage mean summer temperature was 84 degrees,with a winter average of 51 degrees. Tenyearrain precipitation data showed an average of38.6 inches. The prevailing winds are from thesouth and southeast. The heaviest fogs were inOctober and November, five to six days respectively.No tornadoes were recorded in the immediatearea and there was only one hail storm in thelast five years.The existing transportation facilities in the vicinityof Bryan, Texas supported the viability of thesite. The Missouri Pacific (International & GreatNorthern) main line from Houston to Fort Worthwas less than a mile north of the area. The SouthernPacific main line from Houston to Dallaswas operating through Bryan. State Highway 21served the area, running through Bryan to Austinand the south and to East Texas to the north.Bryan was also served by United States Highway190 and State Highway 6, linking it to Houstonand the Gulf Coast in the south and to Dallas inthe north.Water supply for the City of Bryan originatedfrom deep wells located four miles northwest ofthe city. Furthermore, the City of Bryan ownedand operated its own power plant and was linkedto the rural electrification system.FIGURE 1Facing page: Aerial photo ofBryan Air Force Base, March1951.FIGURE 2Interior of Building 7046,World War II T-46 Hangar, in1955FIGURE 3T-33 Shooting Star Jet Trainerson Flight Line Taxiway, from1957 Bryan Army Air BaseAnnual

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN8FIGURE 1On 5 August 1942 official establishment of thewas also assigned to the task of developing stan-Lab (7092), TTI Machining Facility (7093), Pub-View of Bryan Air Force Baselooking southwest to FlightLine, now Riverside Campus,ca. 1956.Army Air Force Advanced Flying School, Bryan,Texas, was authorized by command of MajorGeneral Harmon. The construction of the air fieldstarted on 7 August 1942. On 21 January 1943dardized flying instruments and instrument-onlyflight training. Women Air Force Service Pilots(WASP) trained in Sweetwater, Texas and laterstationed at Bryan, flew AT-6 and BT-13’s as en-lications PRO. Center (7176), Nautical ArcheologyStorage (7177), Nautical Archaeology (8488),Archaeological Projects Building (8483), TTIPavements Research Facility (8510), and vari-the 41st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squad-gineering test pilots.ous Warehouses (7098, 8175, 8508, 8511, 8512,ron, activated at Foster Field as an administrativesquadron arrived at Bryan, Texas. By this time allthe barracks were completed and the men startedto live on the post.As of June 2011 the remaining structures from the1942-1943 building campaign are the AquacultureLab (6242), Water Supply Building (6452),Office Building (7003), Chapel & Assembly Hall8513, 8516, 8517, 8518, 8519, 8521, 8529, 8530).(The numbering system is the one currently in usein 2011).At the conclusion of WWII in 1946 the base wasCommanding Officer Colonel James B. Duck-(7006), Aerospace Hangar (7046), TEES Recordsdeactivated and assigned to the Agricultural andworth’s 1944 history of the base notes that it wasArchive (7057), TTI Research (7061), Conser-Mechanical College of Texas. The military facili-the only example among its peers with a focus onvation Projects (7064), Transformer Warehouseties were converted into dormitory and classroomtraining both pilots and instructors. The school(7065), Flight Lab Storage (7078), Turbo Labspaces to house returning servicemen seekingtaught hundreds of WWII pilots how to fly mod-Storage (7079), Biology Storage (7080), TTIcollege education under the G. I. Bill. In the firstern aircraft, and the instructor’s training facilitySafety Division Hangar (7090), Mechanical Techyear, seven hundred students occupied the facili-1

HISTORY9ty. By 1947, all entering freshmen were automaticallyassigned to the “Annex,” as the base becameknown, and it ultimately housed some 1,500 students.The Annex was used as the freshmen divisionof the college until June 1950, when decliningenrollments and a robust building programprovided space to accommodate the entire studentbody on the main campus.FIGURE 2Ag Comm Print Center (4430)built at end of Korean Conflict,ca. 1958, as barrack buildings.FIGURE 3Hangar 6030 in 1953, nowused by TEEX for classroomsand officesIn 1943 the base had twelve barrack buildings assignedto African American enlisted men. Theirofficers slept in the same quarters or lived offbase. By the Korean War there was provision forAfrican American officers, but many preferred tolive in Bryan.REACTIVATION AND EXPANSION FORTHE KOREAN CONFLICT 1952-1958At the onset of the Korean War (1950-1953), theAir Force, that had become a separate branch ofthe U. S armed services in 1947, reactivated thefacility and built two 7,000’ runways, two threestorybrick barrack buildings and other structures.The Bryan Air Force Base housed the 3530th PilotTraining Wing, a flight training school crucialto the continuous supply of pilots for the ongoingair raids being conducted in Korea.2The Korean Conflict resulted in defense spendingquadrupling in 1950, providing funds to rehabilitateolder buildings and bring the Bryan Air ForceBase up to date by adding new installations. In1951 the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers hired severaldifferent firms to facilitate these rehabilitationand addition projects. The rehabilitation projectincluded restoring the majority of the existingbuildings, additions to several existing buildings;and the construction of four new warehouses, andadding a wing to the headquarters and a communicationbuilding.During the Korean War, Bryan Air Force Basehoused the 3530th Pilot Training Wing whichflew T-28 Trojan propeller-powered trainers andthe 3531st Pilot Training Wing which flew thenewer T-33 Shooting Star jet-propelled fighteraircraft. Training continued at the base until 1958when the base was placed on inactive status.3

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN10FIGURE 1Series of warehouses alongrail spur, March 1956.At the end of the decade, the runways were designateda “dispersal airfield” where Strategic AirCommand bombers could land should their home(6047), Energy Systems Lab (6502), SAE Bldg.(6775), Conservation Research Lab (7063), TTIPENDULUM Test Facility (7500), AM VI OfficeTHE 1962 LEASE TO TEXAS A&MThe U. S. Air Force deactivated the base in 1958,FIGURE 2Energy Systems Laboratory(6502) originally used as anengine shop.airbases be destroyed in a war with the SovietUnion.In 1960 this role ended when the facility was transferredto the Air Material Command.And Shops (7535), TEES Smoke Detector Research(7800), TEEX - PS&S PROP HOUSE #1,#2 (7801-7802), and a series of large warehouses(8522, 8523, 8524).and the property was declared surplus and turnedover to the Federal General Services Administration(GSA). In 1962 the GSA leased the sitewith all the facilities in-situ to the A&M Collegeof Texas to support activities for education andresearch. The lease provided for the reclamationThe current Riverside campus contains the followingbuildings constructed from the KoreanWar through 1962: Ag Comm Print Ctr & StorageBld (4430), Extension Center Office Building(4431), Animal Shelter (5499), TEEX Hangar/Classrooms (6030), Chemical Supplies Storageof the site by the federal government in the eventof national emergency for the period from 1962to 1982. In 1963 the College was renamed TexasA&M University, and in 1982 the university assumedclear title to the entire land and buildingsof the former base.1 2

HISTORY11THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUS UNDERTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 1982-2012ter Plan and Implementation Plan that will serveas a guide to the transformation of the Researchployees and 500 students by 2010.One user with clear plans was the United StatesFIGURE 3Renovated TEEX Hangar 6030.A Change of Nameand Extension Center at Bryan from an ‘uglyduckling’ to an aesthetically pleasing, efficientDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) who indicatedthe need for a Beef Cattle Center and a SwineAs well as the post-WW II identification as “TheAnnex”, the former Bryan Air Base had beenknown as the Texas A & M University Researchand Extension Center at Bryan, the Bryan Researchand Extension Center (BREC), and theTexas A&M University Research Annex. In 1988,to reinforce the connection with the main campus,the Texas A&M University System Board ofRegents chose the name Texas A&M UniversityRiverside Campus for the site, and commissionedand cost-effective campus extension of the TexasA&M University.”Existing users were surveyed and interviewed asto future space needs, but little useful data wasdeveloped as users were unclear as to actual increasesin activity, or the nature of future research.Nevertheless, the planning team projected that theRiverside Campus would need buildings with atotal of 1,500,000 SF, and would house 1,500 em-Center. The other user with recognized need forresearch space and runway use was the TexasTransportation Institute (TTI).Questionnaires sent to administrators and usersat the 1988 facility revealed many shortcomings,including the need for bus service, food service,mail service, jogging trails, bicycle paths, lodging,and a “super computer.” Specific complaintsincluded: poor access, inadequate funding, inad-Bovay Engineers, Inc., Smith Locke Askura, Inc.,and The Hardin Group, with Roscoe Jones as aconsultant to prepare a plan for its future development.The 1988 Campus Master PlanThe plan recognized the value of empty spaceand older buildings for research and storage, butnoted that the facility had a poor image, a seeminglyremote location, and an “unattractive appearance.”The improved connection to the maincampus was addressed by a proposed UniversityParkway (now implemented as Highway 47). Thestated goal of the study was to develop “a Mas-3

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN12FIGURE 1equate support facilities and services, and unat-Given the population growth and diversified ac-• Develop Riverside to same level of amenitiesRiverside Campus MasterPlan developed in 1988 but notimplemented (printed to matchother maps, with runways atthe top).tractive work environments, including lack of elevatorsin the two multi-story buildings.The future uses proposed in the report included aconference center, with recreational areas for faculty,students and conference attendees. The Collegeof Environmental Design (now Architecture)and TTI proposed to develop a roadside vegeta-tivities anticipated by the 1988 Plan, the authorsidentified the following needs:• Develop the Riverside Campus as an integralpart of Texas A&M University• Reduce travel time from main campus via anew University Parkway with a new entry tothe campus, and frequent shuttle bus serviceand appearance as Main Campus, with high qualitylandscaping and signage, and provide designcontrol for all new structures• Group, zone or classify uses based on the needto be at Riverside and provide them an appropriatelocation. The groups were identified as OpenLand Uses: pasture for Veterinary Medicine andtion laboratory, and a Historic Resource Centerto train designers and crafts people in full scalepreservation technology. It was suggested that theTexas Accelerator Center might move from theHouston Area Research Center (HARC) in TheWoodlands. The Texas Agricultural ExperimentStation (TAEX) and the College of Agricultureproposed a Beef Cattle Center. The Texas EngineeringExtension Service (TEEX) saw an expansionof its training programs, specifically a pistolrange for Law Enforcement, Military Science, andPhysical Education students. Physical Educationclasses suggested facilities for skeet shooting, waterskiing, and sailing. Military Science requestedspace for leadership training, field training, anda Cavalry Center. The university libraries requesteda 10,000 SF Library Storage Facility. TheOcean Drilling Program requested storage spacein Building 8081 (a 1953 Hangar).1

HISTORY132Agriculture; Runway and Apron Uses: TTI andothers; Light Industrial Type Uses: warehousesand metal buildings; Technology Uses: researchand administrative offices, laboratories, conferencerooms typical of the academic core of thecampus; Recreational Uses: sports fields, golfcourse, swimming pool, picnic areas, conferencecenter with lodging and associated food services;and Housing Uses: future extension serviceschools with residential capacity on site.• Provide utility infrastructure to meet all researchneeds including shuttle bus, food, mail, and recreationfacilities, a Commons Building with computingcenter, library, and meeting rooms, add aConference Center, provide lockers, showers andmeeting rooms for ‘light industrial’ users, and ensuresecurity and fire protection services on a 24/7basis.Campus following the adoption of the CampusMaster Plan.Post-1988 Facility Developments inResponse to University GrowthWhile the 1988 report suggested that some universitycomponents would wish to relocate to theformer military base subject to improved accessand better appearance, immediate proximity tothe Main Campus proved to be an over-riding priority.The colleges of Business and Agricultureand Life Sciences, have made significant expansionon the West Campus in recent years, as haverecreational facilities of all kinds, including thestate-of-the-art Recreation Center. The Beef CattleCenter and a Swine Center located on farmlandacquired closer to the Brazos River, and a majorgolf facility has been established in Bryan at theTraditions development.FIGURE 2Traditions Golf CourseFIGURE 3Texas A&M Student RecreationCenter located on WestCampus3• Establish a functional street system, with ampleconvenient parking, and adequate provision forpedestrians and bicycles, buildings with off-streetloading docks. Streets in low-density areas wouldcontinue to have open ditch drainage, but majorcirculation ways should have curbs and gutterswith storm sewer provision.• Create, authorize and fund an organizationalstructure to manage and operate the RiversideFurther, the 2004 Campus Master Plan encouragedan increased density through infilling on theMain Campus, based on positive attitudes towardthe character of the Historic Core of the campus.Much significant construction for academic andresearch buildings has been completed followingthat plan. In addition to aesthetic considerations,the concern for truly sustainable development hasencouraged increased density.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN14FIGURE 1The 2004 plan also proposed the need for bet-Sciences has a new District Plan with significantTraditions Golf Course and rapidly-expandingClinical building on TexasA&M Health Science CenterBryan campus on Highway 47ter physical connections between the Main andWest campuses. A wide pedestrian path fromKyle Field going under the Wellborn Road andnew headquarter buildings for teaching, researchand administration, and an extensive Equine Initiativethat will combine teaching and recreationalresidential development.Growth on Riverside Campus since 1980the railroad tracks to the Recreation Center hasuses and facilities for the Parsons Mounted Cav-In spite of the developments on Main and Westbeen completed and has proved successful. Analry unit.Campuses and the initiation of the new Healtheven more ambitious grade separation accommo-Science Center campus, Texas A&M Universitydating bus, car, cycle and pedestrian traffic link-The Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAM-and various Texas A&M University System agen-ing the main campus with the west campus is dueHSC) has developed a separate identity on High-cies have built new research and education facili-for completion in 2013, and is already generatingway 47, further supported by the OneHealth Plusties at the Riverside Campus since 1980. Theseproposals for new academic and sports facilitiesBiocorridor proposed by the cities of Bryan andinclude a Processing Laboratory (7180), Solventon the West Campus, and consideration of a WestCollege Station and Brazos County (2011), linkedExtraction Building (7181), Extraction BuildingCampus Residence Life development. Also, theto the Veterinary School and extending to the(7182), Refinery (7183), Fats & Oils ProcessingCollege of Veterinary Medicine and BiologicalTAM-HSC, a significant tract that backs onto theBuilding (7184), TEEX - PS&S Office Building1

HISTORY15(7751), Ocean Drilling Test Facility (8032), TEEXThe University of Texas System and The Texasof space required, the need for significant groundFIGURE 2ITSI Offices (7900), TEEX – ITSI (7901), TEEXITSI Shop (7906), Good Lab Practices (8525),TTI Hangar Office Building (7091), TTI Storage(7095), Honey Bee/Apiary Services BuildingA&M University System are constructing a JointLibrary Facility. The first phase of this warehouselikestructure is now funded and construction beganacross from Warehouse 8524 in 2012. Theareas for training and experimental projects thatare inherently dangerous, or the necessity for activitiesor test facilities that are not aestheticallycompatible with a traditional campus setting.New Janice and John G.Thomas ‘59 Honey Bee Facilityon Riverside campus, builtin 2009.(6884), the Architecture Ranch (7007), TTI Ero-Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)Nevertheless, the 2012 Riverside Campus Plansion and Sediment Control Laboratory (7030),is constructing a gymnasium facility adjacent toconcurs with the basic needs identified in theTEEX - PS&S Driving Track Pavilion (7066),its major office building (7751). TEEX also has1988 Campus Plan, especially as they relate to aTTI Environmental & Emissions Research Facil-approval for a significant expansion of its Firinghigh-quality physical environment that fulfills theity (7096), Telecommunications Optical RemoteRange from Building 8681 to the southern bound-expectations of a 21st century teaching, researchBuilding (7439), TEEX - PS&S UXO Demoary of the campus.and service institution, and embodies qualitiesRange Pavilion (8600), TEEX - PS&S UXOthat will enhance the opportunities for innovationSearch Grid Pavilion (8601), TEEX - PS&S Fir-Other facilities under consideration include a sec-and inter-disciplinary collaboration.ing Range Classroom (8685),and the TEEX ShootHouse (8687).ond Environmental Testing Facility for the TexasTransportation Institute, and a new 2500-foot x100-foot concrete ‘ridge-rut facility’ for the sameagency.Building on the Past for the Benefit of theFutureMost especially, the historical analysis supportsthe view that the Riverside Campus has a uniquecharacter, and the plan therefore recommends thatthe remaining physical evidence of planning andconstruction from 1943 through 1962 should beconsidered for long-term conservation and re-useGiven the powerful incentives to retain tradition-to celebrate this rich and honorable history, andal academic and student life on the main campus,the memory of the brave men and women whothe development of the Riverside Campus willserved there during its time as an active militarybe shaped by its unique opportunities to providebase.space for teaching, research, service and trainingactivities that cannot be accommodated on theother College Station campuses of Texas A&MUniversity, either for the sheer volume and type2

3RD STSILVER HILL RDAVENUE CAVENUE DAVENUE B5TH STAVENUE A6TH ST16TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN1TEEXTEEX / ITSITTIAgriculture and Life Sciences8TH STEngineeringVeterinary MedicineArchitectureOceanographyEducationLiberal ArtsUniversity LibrariesUSDAGeneral UseTo Be DeterminedSILVER HILL RDSH 47GOODSON BEND RDRDORDINANCEW SH 21BRYAN RDSEVENTH STWAREHOUSE RD2ND ST4TH STWAREHOUSE LOOP RDLUZA LNWATER WELL RDFAZZINO LNW SH 21FAZZINO LNUDER RDPITTS RDPITTS RDq 00.1 0.2 0.3Miles

CURRENT CONDITIONSIII. CURRENT CONDITIONS17LAND AND FACILITIES USESented northeast-southwest to follow a rail spurFIGURE 12The Riverside Campus comprises some 2,000acres of land, of which 869 acres are used forpasture or open fields, and 207 acres are concreterunways, taxiways and aprons.There are over one hundred buildings, ranging inage from 68 years to two currently under construction.There are approximately 750,000 grosssquare feet of buildings, with 66% of that beingassignable, though in a wide range of physicalcondition.that served a series of storage buildings alongWarehouse Road and maintenance facilities along2nd Street. The other cross streets are spaced unevenlyin an east-west configuration, and identifiedas 3rd through 8th Streets.The 1942 base had three 300 feet x 5,000 feetrunways in the classic delta layout. Two northsouthrunways intersecting the delta, each 150feet x 7,000 feet, were added during the Koreanconflict.Facing page: Riverside Campusmap of land use, 2012, Officeof Facilities Coordination.FIGURE 2Old entrance off HWY 21 toBryan AFB, ca. 1957.FIGURE 3Intersection of Seventh Streetand Avenue B, showing barditches and poor road conditions.Forty-five Texas A&M University departmentsutilize space at Riverside, as do five Texas A&MUniversity System units and one Federal agency.The construction of Highway 47 cut the accessfrom Bryan Road to Highway 21, and a new entranceroad was created to link Highway 47 to5th Street.CIVIC FABRIC EVALUATIONThe road system is in very poor condition, with3The overall layout at the Riverside Campus wasestablished by the Army Air Force in 1942. Theaccess to the base at that time was from Highway21, and entered on a north-south road identifiedas Bryan Road. The grid road system paralleledBryan Road with Avenues A, B, C, and D, withthe last road established along the apron andonly minimum maintenance having been undertakenover the years. 5th Street has been resurfacedfrom New Entrance Road to Flight LineRoad, but road widths remain at 20 feet. Thedrainage uses the bar ditch method, and while thebar ditches have been maintained, the majority ofthe culverts are at least partially obstructed.known as Flight Line Road.As new facilities have been added by state agen-The first streets at the north of the base were ori-cies some paved parking has been introduced,

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN18FIGURE 1The 1943 Fire Station onFlight Line Road, now theConservation Research Laboratory(7063) used by NauticalArchaeology department.FIGURE 2Student working in the DigitalFabrication Facility on the“Architecture Ranch” at RiversideCampus.1however most other users rely on parking on theedge of the grass bar ditches, or along the edge ofFlight Line Road. Paved areas alongside hangarand maintenance structures also provide informaloff-street parking.Recent grass-fires in the area have drawn attentionto the fact that the sole access to RiversideCampus is from Highway 47, and as this isflanked by pasture land on the north, and a scrubarea identified by the Corps of Engineers as a‘safe’ land fill, the issue of safe egress in the caseof fire is one of concern.FACILITY EVALUATIONA recent Facility Evaluation Assessment undertakenby Texas A&M University in 2009 expresslyexcluded consideration of the RiversideCampus. Evaluations were undertaken by themilitary authorities in 1957 and a great manybuildings were identified as poor quality with alimited useful life at that time.An architectural windshield survey was conductedin July 2011 by the RCP team to establish thearchitectural qualities and the current physicalconditions of the buildings.The majority of the 1943 historic buildings havealready gone. The remaining structures blendwith the later structures at Riverside. The utilitariannature of the historic structures allowsthem to be used for a variety of contemporarypurposes. For example, the Nautical Archaeologydepartment uses the 1952 fire station (7063)as a Conservation Research Laboratory. The spatialqualities of the structure allow the researchersto conduct conservation and research of partsof salvaged vessels and use the adjacent land forstorage and desalination of waterlogged items.The department has also built contemporarystructures around the Fire Station building forfurther research and storage. The historic buildingsthat are not occupied are rapidly deteriorating.One of the remaining 1943 hangars (7072)was demolished in July 2011 due to the dilapidatedcondition of the building. There are severalcontemporary architectural examples such as the2006 ‘Architectural Ranch’ (7007), a facility forfull-scale construction and digital fabrication,which shows how a new structure can embracethe cultural heritage values of the Riverside campuswhile meeting contemporary research needs.The design of the building reflects the sensibilitiesof the industrial architecture of WWII, mimickingthe earlier wooden structures by its metalframe and exterior siding. In addition, the buildingmaintains a similar mass and height to earlierbuildings.2

CURRENT CONDITIONS19CHARACTER EVALUATIONto the roof. The building is partially occupied asstructure with six wooden roof trusses, with anFIGURE 3The buildings on the Riverside Campus exhibit adirectness, simplicity and functional pragmatismby virtue of being constructed during the periodthe campus was a military base. There are threemajor architectural types; barracks and offices,wide span hangars, and large warehouse structures.The first building type constitutes the barrack/offices, but utilizes inefficient window units forcooling, and has significant maintenance issues.The second building type is the wide span hangars.One of the remaining hangars from the1943 military base is Hangar 46 also known asT46 (7046). It was built as a Flight MechanicsHangar for various airplanes. Hangar 46 is woodframed with wooden trusses. It is a timber frameoriginal clear span of 125 feet. The 1955 evaluationindicated significant deflection in the roofand six 12” diameter wooden columns wereadded at approximately one-third span. The floorand the adjacent apron that reaches to Flight LineRoad are concrete. There are no interior finishes.A mezzanine storage area over offices stretchesalong the north wall. The structure originally hadlarge metal sliding doors with wood panels and aPresent interior of 1943Hangar 7046 showing timberconstruction, October 2011.office buildings that date back to 1943. Thesebuildings were built with a wood frame on a concreteslab. The exterior material is pressed woodfiberpanels. They have shallow pitch roofs. Thebuildings are approximately 17 feet tall to theridge line. Most of the buildings have simplerectangular plans, though others have ‘L’ or ‘U’plan forms. At the peak of the military presencethere were over 120 barrack buildings, not countingthe hospital barrack units. The few remainingare in very poor condition , even those beingused for storage (7176, 7177, 7178, etc.). However,the Turbo Lab Storage and Biology Storage(7078, 7079) barracks have been upgraded andare serviceable for this purpose. The headquartersbuilding (8007) was constructed in 1952 as themain administration office of the military base.It is a ‘U’ shaped building with a minimal slope3

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN20FIGURE 1Warehouse loading dock onnorth elevation of buildingsFIGURE 2The water tower provides waterfor Riverside Campus.large number of windows. The sliding doors werereplaced with small steel overhead coil doors asthe entrance for small aircraft and a regular doorto the side. The main hangar area is rectangularin shape, 125’ long by 80’ wide with a lean-to extensionon the east of it, which is 105’ by 20’. Theexterior of the building is covered with beigepainted24’’ by 12’’ fiber-cement shingles whichwere installed after 1956. Currently hangar 46 isused by Aerospace Engineering Department. Besidessome floor and foundation cracks, tile replacementand windows maintenance issues, thestructure is in good condition to be continued tobe used for flight mechanics studies.The third building type is the warehouse structures.One example is the 8522-8524 warehouserow, which was built during the Korean War in1952. The warehouses are wood framed buildingsset on a concrete foundation. Overall they are aninterconnected one story rectangular 60’ by 706’building in the north-south, east-west directionsrespectively. They have pressed wood exteriorsliding. The site of the warehouses is flat overallwith a marked grade change at the north to accommodatethe railroad spur. The entrances alongthe north have been refilled; therefore all accessto the building occurs along the south elevation.However, in the north elevation the loading docksthat accepted the rail deliveries are still present.In the south elevation, most of the sliding doorswere replaced, and some of the windows were infilled.The north and south elevations are dividedby exterior exposed firewalls that are painted concreteblock and clay brick with a clay tile copingcap. These divisions of this one building resultin the separate warehouses. The structure has aconcrete floor. The roof is supported by elaboratetrusses that are built-up timber constructionconsisting of two 2” by 12” bottom cords, two2” by 14” top cards, and two 2” by 10” verticalbraces at 6 feet on center. Also comprisingthese trusses are two 2” by 8” braces or possiblytwo 2” by 10” braces at diagonals. These built-uptrusses are typical of construction throughout theBryan Air Force Base. These trusses are typicallyspaced at 17 feet on center with vertical bracingat 12 feet on centre. Each truss spans the 60 footwidth of the warehouses and is approximately 9’6” in depth. These elaborate trusses allow for thelarge spans in the warehouse that create the openspace needed for this type of building. Despitesome concrete cracking, and minor maintenanceissues, the structure of the warehouse is in a satisfactorystate. The exterior siding was repairedand repainted in 2010.12

CURRENT CONDITIONS21UTILITIESThe basic utility infrastructure on RiversideCampus dates back to the military installationsfrom the 1940s and the 1950s, when they weredesigned to accommodate a significant population,though without the energy loads demandedby air conditioning.The water system is supplied by a water well,tower storage and transmission supply from undergroundwells located to the north of the campus.There is an 8” loop for primary distributionthrough aging cast iron piping that is due for replacement.The campus has a significant natural gas (NG)distribution system that was completely replacedin 2004. The NG supply is provided by ATMOSEnergy and distributed through the universityownedsystem.The sanitary sewage system is permitted for100,000 gallons a day, with current peak demandat less than 50% of capacity. Most of the sanitarysewer lines are clay tile dating from the 1940s andwill require replacement within the next ten (10)years, or before any significant development.Surface water drainage consists of bar ditchesalong the road system. While most of the ditchesand culverts have been maintained in reasonablecondition, some of the culverts at intersectionsare in need of replacement.The electrical system from Bryan Texas Utilities(BTU) is capable of providing 7.5 MW of power,with peak use in August 2011 being 1.8 MW.Electrical supply is provided by BTU with thedistribution system owned and operated by TexasA&M University. The entire distribution systemis aging overhead lines with wooden poles andany significant development on the campus willrequire a major electrical system upgrade. Undergrounddistribution will be more expensive toinstall, but will greatly improve both reliabilityof service and visual appearance.The current electrical supply from BTU lacksredundancy and the campus experiences briefpower outages several times a year. This poses aproblem for reliability and power quality.It is recommended that the entire utility infrastructurebe examined with a goal of renewing systemsand services to accommodate future growth. Thegradual removal of inefficient buildings and theuse of more sustainable construction methods fornew buildings mean that energy consumption demandwill likely grow at a slower rate than thesquare footage added for new space, except forunique research demands that may have higherintensity requirements.COMMUNICATIONSThe university replaced all communication distributionwith fiber optic lines in the late 1980s andearly 1990s. The communication hub is locatedat the junction of Avenue B and 2nd Street, adjacentto the water tower. Up until January 2012Riverside had 45MB/sec data processing. Theconnectivity of Riverside Campus has undergonea major upgrade in January 2012 with the completionof a new dedicated fiber optic connectionto the Main Campus. This runs along Highway47, and terminates at the current communicationhub at Avenue B and 2nd Street. To serve futureneeds and growth a secondary communicationshub will be located at Avenue C and 7th Streetin early 2012. The capacity to the campus nowis 1GB/sec and is planned to grow to 10 GB/sec.These new speeds are accessible to most of thecentral part of the campus, but each individualbuilding still may be at 100MB/sec.In order to accommodate remote areas of the

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN22FIGURE 1Riverside Campus entrancefrom Highway 47campus the university is adding a Wi-Max system(wireless transmission) that will enhance internetcapability over the entire campus, utilizingantenna near the water tower, and allowing communicationcapacity over the entire campus.SITE SECURITYEntry to the campus is down a two-lane roadthat connects to Highway 47. The road passesthrough a perimeter fence that extends round theentire 2,000 acre campus. However, the fence isnot patrolled and even though sections are electrified,access to the campus is not effectivelycontrolled.1The gate from Highway 47 is open from 7:00 amuntil 6:00 pm on weekdays. Access at other timesis by swipe card. The entrance is monitored by avideo camera, however, the video quality is poorand license plates are not readable. The videooutput shows that incidents of ‘tailgating,’ that is,allowing a second vehicle access to the campuswithout proper security clearance, is common.There is no designated secondary egress fromthe campus, though back roads to Goodson BendRoad on the south and Pitts Road on the westcould be accessed using four-wheel drive vehicles.Some consideration has been given toaccess to research pastures on the north of thecampus by the creation of a new gate off Highway21, although this would further decrease thecurrent security condition.Wayfinding at Riverside Campus is non-existent,leaving visitors to rely on directions provided tothem by their hosts. Individual buildings, particularlythose occupied by System agencies,are well marked on the structures themselves,but the range of activities (including industrysensitivetesting, crash-testing on the runways,unexploded ordnance training, live-fire practice,armed intervention and access training, policeand emergency driving training, and the use ofindustrial chemicals) creates a potentially hazardoussituation at many points on the campus.The Office of Facilities Coordination maintainsan individual at Riverside charged to schedulehazardous activities (like crash-testing) but someof the actual sites for such activities do not have

CURRENT CONDITIONS23discrete fencing or monitoring, and patrols areand alarm systems, but the absence of a physi-FIGURE 2generally informal.Access to the runways, taxi-ways, and researchpastures is effectively un-controlled outsideweekday business hours.There is no University Police Department (UPD)presence on the Riverside Campus, although randompatrols are carried out from time to time.Fire protection is provided by the City of Bryanas the first-responder. Emergency health issuesrequire notification to UPD or the Bryan Fire Department.SECURITY LIGHTINGcal presence after hours renders many of thesecapable of deterring access rather than providingpositive security.In 2011 the university commissioned the KrollSecurity Group (KSG) to undertake a universitywideanalysis of security. KSG noted the needfor an emergency entrance/exit, and suggestedthat the paved road behind the warehouses on thenorthern part of the campus could be extended toHighway 21.KSG also called for significantly improved securitycameras at the existing entrance, a common3card-reader access to all buildings, special securitywithin buildings with hazardous conditionsor weapons storage, and control of primary accesspoints to the runways.They also recommended that the campus receiveExample of current ‘wayfinding’signage.FIGURE 3Ocean Drilling StorageHangar 8031 roped off duringa TEEX conference in the adjacenthangar (6030), as partof security and parking for thecampus.Street lighting is inconsistent at best, and sincea dedicated UPD facility, with 24/7 support.the campus closes between 6:00 pm and 7:00 amthe current assumption is that none is required.SUMMARYBUILDING SECURITYAs with the utility infrastructure, the current conditionoperates with a low level of activity, withAccess to most buildings on campus is by stan-a small number of personnel (faculty, staff ordard key locks. The Architecture’s Digital Fab-students) being based at the Riverside Campusrication Building (7007) has swipe card access toas their main workplace, and with visitors beingfacilitate access by faculty and students involvedlimited to individuals whose purpose is under-with research or class projects that utilize com-stood in advance and who will be escorted to theputer controlled fabrication equipment. Somecampus, or provided detailed instructions in ad-agency buildings have internal security cameras2vance of their visit.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLANHIGHWAY 2124FLIGHT LINE ROADWAREHOUSE ROADBRYAN ROADMilitary Heritage District1942-19571958-20121Proposed Building LocationsParkingPastureHIGHWAY 47NORTH

EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUSIV. EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUS 2020 AND BEYOND25Communicating a vision for the future marks thecritical step between data gathering about the pastand present condition and recommendations onprocedures that might assist in the implementationof a future state. Where the subject is a campus withmultiple users, and open-ended opportunities forgrowth in programs and activities, the ‘vision’ mustexcite the reader with words that imagine a futurestate.This section of the Riverside Campus Plan describesthree ‘stories’ of life at Riverside in 2020,based on existing and rapidly-developing situationsthat will require significant investment at Riversideif it is to achieve its potential to serve the multiplemissions of the university and the system of whichNATIONAL DELEGATION VISITS JOINTRESEARCH TEAMThe morning of 20 April 2020 dawned clear andbright. The Dean and several of her faculty andresearch staff check last-minute communicationsand head to the Riverside Campus. It is tenmiles down the road from the historic campus ofthe A&M College of Texas that opened in 1876,but light years away from the institution that existedthen. Texas A&M University now has over50,000 students from diverse and internationalbackgrounds, there are ten colleges doing fundamentaland applied research that attracts worldwideattention, and changes the lives of people ofTexas, the nation and around the globe.The Riverside Campus has been a critical partof the teaching, research and service mission forover fifty years, but its physical resurgence sincethe adoption of a Campus Plan in 2012 has resultedin a new sense of community and increased therange and quantity of cross-disciplinary research.Turning off Highway 47 at the well-marked entryroad to Riverside the first stop is the EntranceGate where a wave of a security pass allows authorizedmembers of the university to pass underthe long canopy with the “Texas A&M UniversityRiverside Campus” signage standing proudly asthe 1943 “Bryan Air Base” sign did so long ago.The entry road sweeps past cattle grazing on theVet School’s pasture and ends at the junction ofFIGURE 1Facing page: Conceptual FutureRiverside Campus.it is a part. The following section, V. Componentsof the Campus Plan, suggests specific approachesto physical change in support of the transformationof the Riverside Campus. Section VI. Policy, Operationsand Design Control, proposes managementand operational policies, and design guidelines forexisting and new buildings and the landscape atRiverside Campus that will ensure that the physicalnature of the campus reflects the quality of thepeople and programs that are housed there.The journey from the center of the historic campuspasses leading research and teaching facilitiesthat stretch along University Drive, goes underthe Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks to awide thoroughfare with the West Campus on thesouth, passing the extensive research and teachingcampus of the College of Veterinary Medicine andBiological Sciences to the north, skirts past the researchand biological manufacturing complex ofthe regional Bio-Corridor, and heads north-west5th Street and Bryan Road, where the RiversideCenter, now five years old, is the hub of activityon campus.The Center is at the east end of the Military HeritageDistrict and occupies the site of the HeadquartersWing Offices constructed in 1952. TheCenter houses the administrative offices thatcoordinate activities, the University Police Departmentoffice, a cafeteria, and meeting roomssupported by a business center and IT facilitiesSo, follow possible headlines from the future, andon Highway 47, past the Texas A&M Health Sci-capable of teleconferencing around the globe. The‘imagine’ the new Riverside Campus.ence Center complex.parking to the west serves the Center and the 1943

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN26FIGURE 1Chapel, a well-established meeting and trainingwood Airport, just minutes away from Riverside.expanded to allow for routine use by undergradu-TTI Headquarters Main ConferenceRoom on DiscoveryDrive: an example of desirablequality conference rooms atRiversideFIGURE 2TTI Headquarters MainLobby on Discovery Drive: anexample of diserable qualityspace at Riverside.FIGURE 3Students building the SolarDecatholon Project on the“Architecture Ranch” at RiversideCampus.space at Riverside, recently expanded to providenew restroom facilities.The group park cars and enter the Center, to receivea greeting from the receptionist. The graduateresearch assistants traveled to Riverside bythe regular shuttle bus service, and are already inthe lobby area, taking another look at the panelsand photographs that tell the history of the WWIIcampus.The team from the Riverside Energy EfficiencyLaboratory (REEL) took the electrically-poweredcampus shuttle from the former 1950s aircraft engineshop that now serves as a center for advancedresearch on alternative energy systems, and jointhe others in one of the well-equipped conferencerooms to await the delegation flying into Easter-The government officials and congressional staffmembers are met at the airport and ferried to theRiverside Campus, pausing at the security entranceto collect visitor passes and campus information.By 11:00 am the group has exchanged greetings,enjoyed coffee and snacks delivered from theCenter’s cafeteria, had a welcome from the CampusAdministrator whose offices are in the Center,and gets to work. The IT linkage allows the meetingto be shared with researchers off campus, andthe Business Center facilitates transfer of documentsand images as needed.After a working lunch a chartered campus shuttletakes the group to the Digital Fabrication Facilitybuilt by the College of Architecture in 2006, nowate and graduate classes while meeting the exactingneeds for fabricating components for emergingenergy systems being developed by REEL.The shuttle heads down 5th Street to Avenue A,now the emergency exit road off campus thatlinks to Highway 21, and stops at the steel andglass research center transformed from the 1950sworkshop. Riverside provides unique opportunitiesto create at full scale, and the visitors examinethe prototypes with interest. The IT team that hastraveled with the delegation provides video supportso that off-campus participants can engage inan interactive discussion.The groups part at the Riverside Center at the endof a productive day; one that promises to lead toadditional research funding and new internationalrecognition.123

EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUS27FIGURE 4Conceptual future RiversideCampus showing existing Chapel(7006) with addition, right,and new Riverside Center, left.FIGURE 5Example of cafe for theRiverside Center, seen here atTokyo’s Shibuya.FIGURE 6Example of modern corridorfor the Riverside Campus, seenhere at GSA HeadquartersBuilding in Washington, D.C.45 6

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN28FIGURE 1Explosion on Riverside. Partof the Security and ExplosivesSafety training program offeredby TEEXFIGURE 2La Belle conservation by NauticalArchaeology on RiversideCampus1UNLIKELY NEIGHBORS AT RIVERSIDEThe university’s investment in the RiversideCampus following the 2012 Campus Plan, builton the IT infrastructure improvement completedthat year. A series of grants and donations createda 21st century utility system that incorporatedadvanced Utilities and Energy Managementtechnology. The circulation loop uses road materialresearch from the Texas Transportation Institute(TTI) that attracted world-wide attention,and took advantage of other research projects tomaximize physical improvements to the campus,notably the electrically-powered shuttle bus.From the first view of the security entrance, theoverall appearance of the Riverside Campus remainsutilitarian and practical. Yet the pride anddedication that was inherent in its history as aWWII training base is reflected in the crisp organizationof the buildings, their use of simple yetelegant materials, and the quality of the workingspaces for researchers and staff. Some of the areasadjacent to office functions are softened bysimple landscaping, using few trees and with aheavy reliance on regional plant materials. Theroad system is designed to support internal trafficas well as visitors, all of whom recognize the effectivenessand sustainability of the natural drainagesystems and the lighting and security systemthat separates the main built area of the campusfrom the wide swaths of concrete runways from1942 and the 1950s. The research and trainingcarried out west of Flight Line Road ranges fromthe drama of crash-testing vehicles by TTI to therigorous driving training that is one of multipletraining programs of the Texas Engineering ExtensionService (TEEX). TEEX adds to the dramatoo, with live ammunition training and a remotepractice area for learning how to deal with the demolitionof unexploded ordnance!The Riverside Center has provided an invaluableopportunity for college faculty and system employeesto enjoy informal interaction. Coffee and2lunch in the cafeteria, and the availability of stateof-the-artmeeting rooms increase the chance ofshared expertize and understanding.In January 2018 researchers from the Institutefor Nautical Archaeology and the ConservationResearch Laboratory enjoy a lunch overlookingthe pastures to the north of the Riverside Centerand converse about the new discoveries inmaterial conservation that had resulted from theaddition of a new 2,000 SF facility across fromthe restored WWII Fire Station that remains theheadquarters for conserving ship artifacts that hadbeen the staple of their work for many years. Thenew wide-span building might not be as dramaticas the wood-trussed hangars from WWII, but it is

EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUS29now the temporary home for an aircraft recoveredfrom the South American jungle that is offeringnew challenges to the team.At a near-by table, faculty from Aerospace Engineeringare discussing recent research on unmannedaircraft, and the excitement of a potentialnew 3,000 SF building adjacent to the magnificentT-46 hangar built on Flight Line Road to servicethe aircraft used for training in WWI and duringthe Korean War. T-46, or 7046 as it is now known,is a central feature of the Military Heritage District.Aerospace had agreed to split the building toaccommodate a WWII museum, and a small VisitorCenter had been added on the Control Towerside of the building with donated alumni funds.The Control Tower, stripped of its housing manyyears ago, stands conserved by corrosion-resistantpaint developed for off-shore oil platforms, as asilent reminder of the brave airmen, and womenof the WASPs, who flew from the Bryan Air Base.The Aerospace group mulled over experimentswith unmanned craft, and their research with theUnited States Department of Agriculture staffbased further south on Flight Line Road, but thewisps of conversation about the plane recoveredfrom the jungle intrigued them, and soon they aredeep in discussion about ways to re-construct thehistoric craft.Proximity and serendipity combine to create newalliances.FIGURE 3Wood trusses in WWII Hangar7046.FIGURE 4Frame of 1952 Control Tower.3 4

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN30FIGURE 1The Joint Library Facility,designed by Harrison KornbergArchitects, located on WarehouseRoad.LIFE AT THE ENTRANCE GATEThe new entrance gate and 24/7 security at theRiverside Campus was the first major physicalimprovement at the campus since the Koreanagency facilities wait for the electric shuttle thatloops round the campus, itself a research vehiclejointly developed by TTI and the Energy ResearchLaboratory. There is talk of it being turned into anunmanned vehicle following a buried guide alongvolumes and has a staff of five, and the concretetrucks lumbering by on a regular schedule overthe next three weeks will bring materials for thetilt-up wall system. It is interesting to comparethat warehouse with those from the 1940s andWar. As with any research and teaching facil-the roads, and capable of being ‘called’ using per-1950s that still serve other storage needs.ity there was a need to develop greater awarenesssonal communication devices. Several cities haveof the role of the Riverside Campus in the TexasA&M University mission, with the parallel needto ensure the safety and security of the increasednumbers of users and visitors.indicated a willingness to support this research.The final phase of the Joint Library Storage Facilityon Warehouse Road is finally under con-A large panel truck containing a crated Europeanpassenger car is checked though with a security tagand instructions to get to the TTI Environmentaland Emissions Buildings. The completed facilitystruction. The JLSF already houses two-millionin the 1990s was one of only three in the world ca-There are two security staff on duty at all times,and they have direct contact with the UPD onMain Campus, video monitoring of the entry, andof the emergency exit from an extended AvenueA to Highway 21. The Campus Administrator’steam is housed at the Riverside Center and servesas backup during business hours. Security can beroutine, but it is always varied.The April 2020 delegation that gathered to reviewjoint research between Architecture and Engineeringwas typical of many such teams that visitthe campus every month. Regulars drive throughusing passes on their windshields. The CampusShuttle drives through and parks at the RiversideCenter, where passengers headed for academic or1

EXPERIENCES AT THE RIVERSIDE CAMPUS31pable of cooling an eighteen-wheeler tractor andOver 2,000 such trainees attend each year, fromto Riverside who form a steady stream of arrivalsFIGURE 2trailer to 40 below freezing or heating it to 140degrees above. The facility was in such demandfor research and testing that a second facility hasnow been added with even more sophisticated instrumentation.A TEEX bus with a new class of Police Cadetsmunicipal and federal programs. TEEX trainingat Riverside also includes First Responders, someof whom work with the elite Task Force Onegroup that has had its own HQ at Riverside forthe last five years. It also includes Electric PowerUtility trainees who learn their skills on land onceoccupied by WWII barrack buildings.to be checked and passes and maps provided tovisitors.And there are always a few who drive confidentlyunder the Texas A&M University sign, imaginingthey are on the Main Campus. They are given afriendly wave and instructed to loop around theTTI Environmental & EmissionsFacility uses minimallandscaping to comply with theDesign GuidelinesFIGURE 3Experiment in the TTI Environmental& Emissions Facility.slows at the check point and is waved on to headfor the Bryan Road and the TEEX Headquarters,with the gymnasium added in 2012, to begin intensivetraining that includes time at the FiringRanges, and experience in the live-fire facility.There are the usual crop of students who missedthe University Shuttle and had classes in Architecture,Engineering, Biology (bee research continuesto thrive), and staff who choose to drivesecurity booth and continue down Highway 47!Really, there is never a dull moment at the RiversideCampus.FIGURE 4Working in the Digital FabricationFacility on the “ArchitectureRanch” at RiversideCampus.2 3 4

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN32FIGURE 1Point Roberts in Washington,example of security check pointdesign for Riverside Campus,designed by Miller HullFIGURE 2Cafe study at Delaware ArtMuseum, designed by AnnBeha ArchitectsFIGURE 3Point Roberts in Washington,example of interior for RiversideCenter, designed by MillerHull123

COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLANV. COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLAN33The university’s mission statement concludes, “Inthat will inspire users to fulfill their highest as-Regulating Plan are concerned. The CirculationFIGURE 4the twenty-first century, Texas A&M Universityseeks to assume a place of preeminence amongpublic universities while respecting its historypirations, in part by recalling and conserving selectedelements of its heritage.Plan also follows the original layout of the BryanArmy Air Base, but acknowledges the changescreated by Highway 47 and the new entrance roadLand around runways withnatural tree growth and variousscattered structures.and traditions.” The ‘vision’ described in the pre-The Campus Plan reinforces the layout estab-that connects Highway 47 with 5th Street. Thevious section suggests a future for the Riversidelished by the 1942 plan for the Bryan Army Airproposed conceptual circulation system establish-Campus that is technologically advanced, envi-Base. The conceptual elements can be definedes two improved paved loops that provide accessronmentally sustainable, and creates a physicalin geographic and qualitative terms but, as withto the major use areas on the campus. The actualfacility that is recognizably part of Texas A&Mthe plans developed for the Main and West Texasimplementation will depend on the location of in-University, supports existing research and serviceA&M University campus locations, the frameworkcreased activity and the associated demands foractivities, encourages and attracts new and ex-is intended to be prescriptive as far as the Civican improved, and perhaps selectively widened,panded programs, and provides an environmentStructure and Identity, Development Zones, androad system and paved parking.The land area west of Flight Line Road consists ofthe three 300-foot wide runways built in 1942, thetwo 7,000-foot x 150-foot runways added in the1950s and open land between and around them.While runway 17R/35L remains active, most ofthe land area is no longer cleared of naturally occurringtree growth. The area contains a smallnumber of structures that support research activity.The multiple users are described in the CurrentCondition section of the plan. Developmentin this area will be subject to the same oversight asthe rest of the campus. Many activities essentialto the research and service programs at Riversidealso require special attention to issues of safetyand security.4

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLANHIGHWAY 21FLIGHT LINE ROAD34AVENUE ANew Emergency ExitWAREHOUSE ROAD7TH STREET6TH STREET5TH STREETAVENUE DCommunity CenterMilitary Heritage District4TH STREETBRYAN ROADMain transportationCirculationWarehouse Zone: Long- and shorttermstorage and maintenanceActive Work Zone: Light industrial-typeactivities and associated office supportspaceOffice, Education, Assembly Zone withassociated technical support activitiesEntrance GateHIGHWAY 47NORTH1

COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLAN35CIVIC STRUCTURE AND IDENTITYThe base as completed in 1943 and augmentedsome ten years later had a straightforward griddedstreet pattern, densely filled with three majorbuilding types: barracks and offices, wide spanhangars, and large warehouse structures. The classicgrid had a series of lettered ‘avenues’ parallelThe identity of the campus derives from the griddedlayout and the scale and massing of the buildings.However, there is an almost total lack of‘sense of place’ or celebration of the identity ofthe campus. Attention must be paid to noting theexistence of the campus at the junction of Highway47 with New Entrance Road (which mightbenefit by being re-named) and creating a senseintention of the plan is to encourage and facilitatedevelopment that will positively support the aspirationsand activities at the Riverside Campus,and ensure operational safety and convenience,while recognizing that changing circumstancesmay suggest alternative locations for some existinguses.FIGURE 1Facing page: Map of DevelopmentZones, transportationroute, and Military HeritageOverlay.to the north-south Flight Line Road (created alongthe eastern edge of a 500-foot wide aircraft parkingapron). The east-west direction had numbered‘streets.’ The blocks formed by the road systemhave equal spacing east-west and vary in dimensionon the north-south direction. The warehouseswere aligned to a railroad spur that entered thebase from the northeast, resulting in triangularand trapezoidal lots at the intersections with themain grid. The aerial photograph on page 6 showsthe civic structure in 1951.of arrival at the entrance gate, perhaps in conjunctionwith an increased sense of security.Major intersections in the street grid should bemarked with simple but distinctive markers. Futuredevelopment of campus lighting and signageshould draw on the Campus Site Furnishing andHardscape Standards in use on the Main Campusand West Campus.DEVELOPMENT ZONESDevelopment Zones reinforce the predominantuses in four broad categories:•Active Work Zone Light industrial-type activitiesand associated office support space•Warehouse Zone Long- and short-term storageand maintenance facilities•Office, Education, Assembly Zone with associatedtechnical support activities•Open Land, Hazardous Activities, andTesting Zone with associated structures indirect support of these activities.For obvious reasons buildings were kept to theeast of Flight Line Road. Major administrativefunctions were aligned between 5th and 6thStreets. New buildings for community use, gatheringspaces, or administration should be consideredfor this section of the campus, which is ofmajor heritage significance. As new facilities areconstructed, this pattern should be reinforced.Like all campuses, building uses are generallygrouped according to functional adjacencies, withspecific building uses mixed in each group. Thatis, laboratory/workshop space is supported byoffice and storage, and occasionally by ancillaryshelter structures. Over time specific departmentsand agencies have developed easily identified locations,and new structures and facilities havebeen constructed as their functions expanded. TheThe Development Zones are overlaid in part bya Military Heritage District designed to protectthe essential character of the 1942 Army Air Baseand specific structures remaining from the periodwhen the Riverside Campus was an active militaryfacility. Development proposals within theheritage district must be designed to respect andpreserve the integrity of its history.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN36FIGURE 1Road section of Avenue Cshowing building set back andbar ditch and road dimensions.FIGURE 2Road section of WarehouseRoad.FIGURE 3Aerial photo of campus showingangle of Warehouse Roadand 2nd Street, ca. 2007.REGULATING PLANThe original overlapping grid plan provides aclearly defined layout for the campus, with a regular400 foot block dimension on centerline for thenorth-south avenues. Block lengths vary between1,000 feet and 500 feet on centerline of the eastweststreets. A 300 foot wide apron, later widenedto 500 feet, with Flight Line Road, designated asthe first 20 feet of the apron, is the western limitto the base buildings. Warehouse Road is alignedwith the original railroad spur, shown as 58 degrees30 minutes from the north-south axis on theGeneral Layout plan dated July 1942. A secondstreet (1st on the 1942 plan, but called 2nd Streeton all subsequent plans) is 350 feet from WarehouseRoad and parallel to it.21Streets are generally 20 feet in width, flanked bybar ditches.Setbacks were uniformly 40 feet from the backof the streets, except for warehouse and hangarstructures where different functional requirementsdictated the set back.The two three-story brick barracks constructed in1958 interrupt the flow of Avenue D. Future developmentshould follow the regulating lines estab-3

COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLAN37lished in 1942, with setbacks of 40 feet from theoriginal street edge. All existing view and accesscorridors down the streets and avenues should bepreserved.The main administrative and recreational buildings,the Post Exchange, and Chapel were alldesignated on a 450 foot wide block between 5thand 6th Streets. Future development of buildingsserving the Riverside Campus community shouldbe constructed along this east-west spine. Potentiallythese include an administrative and securityoffice building on the site of the HeadquartersWing Building (8007) , general classrooms, andan amenity/assembly building with food serviceto augment the assembly facilities in the Chapel(7006).CIRCULATIONThe major traffic routes have remained remarkablyconsistent since the base was first laid out.The 1942 General Layout indicates ‘Heavy TrafficStreets’ on Avenues A and C and Bryan Road(the entrance road until construction of Highway47) and Warehouse Road and Streets 1, 5 and 6.Flight Line Road (part of the apron) also carriedsignificant traffic.The current circulation is very light traffic, withonly 5th Street paved to any significant quality, aresult of it becoming the connection to New EntranceRoad from Highway 47.In order to establish an effective circulation pattern,priority should be given to re-paving 7thcreased traffic load without requiring the wideningof either street, though the quality of all streetsin the campus should be upgraded. The originalsite drainage using bar ditches and storm drains isacceptable and curbs and gutters should not be requiredprovided regular maintenance is provided.PARKING AND ACCESSProvision for parking was included in the 1942layout, although not generally hard paved. Parkinghas been provided in association with constructionsince 1958, but the low population hasestablished a tradition of parking on the grass atthe side of the roads adjacent to activity zones.As changes take place through new buildings orchange to existing structures, defined and pavedoff-street parking should be a requirement of ap-FIGURE 4A good example of visitor parkinglot and bus service, seenhere at JJ Pickle Research Centerin Austin, Texas.Street and Warehouse Road, and Avenue A andproval, as should proper provision for delivery, re-Bryan Road, creating a loop within the campus.moval of trash and emergency access. The park-6th Street will remain the main axis of the cam-ing surface and site drainage should be consistentpus. Access to Flight Line Road will continue towith an increased formality of the image of thebe from 5th Street and an improved 7th Street.campus. Safety lighting should be considered andThe loop system will facilitate a future bus ser-designed to meet university standards.vice. As activity increases at the Riverside Campus,consideration should be given to improvingWithin the areas of new development, all appro-6th Street and providing for 5th and 6th Streets topriate codes and standards should be met includ-be one-way traffic. This will provide for an in-ing those related to accessibility.4

38FIGURE 1Example of guard station atentrance, seen here at the JJPickle Research Center.FIGURE 2Conceptual Entrance Gate toRiverside Campus.FIGURE 3Current Highway 47 markerof Riverside Campus. Thissign is seen from North andSouth direction, but should beenlarged and enhanced.FIGURE 4Example of good wayfindingdesign for Riverside Campus,seen here in the Dallas DesignDistrict.1 2WAYFINDINGThe issue of identity and wayfinding at the RiversideCampus will be dictated by activity levelsand the provision of security on a 24/7 basis, butthe ‘branding’ of the campus as a Texas A&MUniversity facility demands some immediate investmentin creating a sense of arrival, a visitorfacility that will include administrative and communityspace, and the design of identificationmarkers for streets and facilities. The provisionof lighting for major streets and selective illuminationof facilities should be considered as part ofthe branding process.UTILITIES AND ENERGYMANAGEMENTIt is recommended that the entire utility infrastructurebe examined with a goal of renewingsystems and services to accommodate futuregrowth. The objective should be to showcase theRiverside Campus as a model of sustainable andenvironmentally-friendly design for its facilitiesand infrastructure.3 4While Silver LEED is the current university standard,the ASHRAE 90.1 2010 should be consideredas a target for minimum energy efficiency

COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLAN39standard. A comprehensive study undertaken bythe engineering firm of Burns and McDonnell forUEM recommends that Texas A&M Universityaim for en energy efficiency standard 20% betterthan the 2010 ASHRAE. Such a target wouldrequire higher first cost expenditures, but in mostcases a lower life cycle cost is achieved, togetherwith significant environmental benefits throughreduced energy consumption. Application of energystandards should relate to use and cost effectiveness.FIGURE 5This example of a solar panelsculpture, seen here at YellowstoneNational Park, is a greatsolution to energy managementon research pastures.The original campuses in College Station haveachieved very significant savings with the installationof a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systemwith centrally distributed heating and cooling.With the opportunity to see the Riverside Campusas a ‘new’ installation a CHP system should beconsidered. In addition some or all of the followingdesign and technology alternatives would offerfurther efficiencies, though as with any projectdesign a balance must be drawn between firstand life-cycle costs.•Building envelopes must have high insulationvalues•Natural light and building orientation mustbe used effectively•Geothermal systems should be explored forsupplemental cooling and heating5•High efficiency HVAC and lighting design withintelligent building automation for optimized controlof both HVAC and lighting•Heat/cooling recovery systems should be incorporatedwhen extensive outside air is required•Solar energy technology should be consideredfor hot water and supplemental electrical supply•Low water use plumbing fixtures and the use ofgray water and water recovery from roofs andHVAC cooling coilsThe integration of current Utilities and EnergyManagement (UEM) experience with the on-goingresearch at the Riverside Campus Energy EfficiencyLaboratory (REEL) offers a unique opportunityfor innovation and the use of grant fundingto develop on-campus, full-scale demonstrationprojects.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN40FIGURE 1Hangar T-46 (7046), ca. 1955.FIGURE 2Hangar T-90 (7090), ca. 1951.FIGURE 3Facing page: Map of Riversidecampus showing structures anddate of construction, August2012, from Office of FacilitiesCoordination.SECURITY AND VISIBILITYThe issue of ‘branding’ and identification of theRiverside Campus as an integral part of TexasA&M University will attract a greater numberof visitors, and a balance will need to be foundbetween greater accessibility and the provision ofneeded security and safety. The plan suggests theconstruction of an administrative infrastructurethat will issue visitor passes, provide police andfire protection on a 24-hour basis, and introducediscrete areas of security and access based on theactivities in each area. Boundaries will reflectlife safety issues and the control of access to areaswith operational security requirements. Entitieswith greater security needs should anticipateincreased costs associated with a greater level ofprotection.MILITARY HERITAGE DISTRICTTo the greatest extent possible buildings in theMilitary Heritage District area constructed between1942 and 1957 shall be protected and rehabilitatedto serve existing and future uses, whileretaining their original character.The Military Heritage District overlays the DevelopmentZones and extends from 200 feet eastof Bryan Road; 300 feet north of 5th Street to 1001 2feet west of the apron at Flight Line Road; 300The need for new structures in this area, or thefeet south of 6th Street, down to Avenue A, and decision to replace an existing structure, shall bethen contains half the block between 6th and 7th predicated on preserving the visual integrity ofStreets. Existing buildings within this area should the ‘base’ context. As such, the location of newbe considered for preservation and re-use, specificallythe Chapel (7006), the Control Tower struc-previously existed, and the scale and general ap-buildings will follow locations of buildings thatture (7077) and Hangar T-46 (7046.) Any new pearance of the new structures will be compatibleconstruction in this area should respect the scale, with, but not copies of, the original buildings.massing and material selection that reflects thehistoric nature of the base.The design review process will pay special attentionto the overall and immediate context of eachEvery effort should be made to find a use for HangarT-46 that supports the restoration approach but not limited to, paving, entry and exit, andbuilding historically and functionally, including,used for Hangar 7090 (TTI), celebrates the militaryhistory of the campus, and incorporates the time.landscape treatments as they have developed overstructure of the Control Tower as part of the interpretation.

41AVENUE A4TH STSEVENTH STCOMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLANLUZA LNFLIGHT LINE RDW SH 215499650275008510851685178541609570917092709085328531709370957098709660607079708070048083607180815TH ST7063 70648511851275358518WAREHOUSE LOOP RD851985138521706570036069706170024431700785238522 852485616775852985307441 8475847454478488848354463RD STAVENUE BAVENUE C724070777078704662426TH ST8508WAREHOUSE RD2ND ST4430AVENUE D80047006W SH 21775277515TH ST8007BRYAN RD7802SH 47StructureORDINANCE RDYear Built194319521953 - 19631964 - 1973SILVER HILL RD³1974 - 1983SH 471984 - 19931994 - 2009Feet2012 0 200 400 600780160477056705782368525780066816680803180327175 71777178 7176817571807182718171838000718468846882AVENUE B7911603079087040704570447043704170428685STERLING DR790179067903MAYOR AV79097900GOODSON BEND RD8TH ST3

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN42FIGURE 1Building 8007, known as theAdministration Building, from1952.FIGURE 2Building 6502 Energy SystemsLaboratory (ESL) was builtduring the Korean Conflict.FIGURE 3Building 7090 was a hangarfrom World War II, now used asTTI Hangar and classrooms.FIGURE 4Entrance to the Chapel (7006)built in 1943.HERITAGE STRUCTURESAs noted in the Significance section of this plan,some of the remaining physical evidence from1943 through 1962 should be considered for longtermconservation to celebrate the rich and honorablehistory of the base, and the memory of thebrave men and women who served there.While all structures within the Military HeritageDistrict will be reviewed on a case by case basis,the following structures are designated as of specialimportance to the character of the RiversideCampus:The Administration Building (8007), Chapel(7006), Office Building (7003), TEEX CopyCenter (7240), Control Tower (7077) and FlightMechanics Hanger (7046), Warehouses (8510,8511, 8512, 8513, 851617, 8518, 8519, 8521,8522, 8523, 8524), Hangars (7090, 8030, 8031),and Hangar/Workshop (6502).1 2There are two hangars remaining from 1943. One(7090) has been successfully rehabilitated by theTexas Transportation Institute and forms the centerof its extensive series of workshops and offices,and is adjacent to runways 17L/35R and17L/35c that provide test platforms for research.3 4

COMPONENTS OF THE CAMPUS PLAN435 67 8One 1943 hangar (7072) was demolished in June2011. One other (7046) remains just south of6th Street, adjacent to the steel framework of the1950s Control Tower (7077.)Two hangars (6030 and 8031) from 1954 remainat the south end of Flight Line Road, and providestorage facilities for the Ocean Drilling program.The buildings along the original administrativeand operational spine are generally of poor quality,though one group at Flight Line Road (7063,7064, 6069) is occupied by the Institute for NauticalArcheology and provides acceptable workspace for the conservation of recovered ship parts.The Chapel (7006) has lost the traditional spireshown in early photographs, but has been wellmaintained and is heavily used as an assemblyand classroom facility. The early plans show a seriesof curved driveways on the Chapel block.FIGURE 5Building 7240 from 1943, stillin use as TEEX Copy Center.FIGURE 6Hangar 6030 from 1953 hassince been renovated by TEEX.FIGURE 7Warehouses 8522, 8523, and8524 from 1952.FIGURE 8Operations Base 7061, currentlyTTI researchFIGURE 91943 Hangar 7046 (T-46)alongside the 1950s ControlTower (7077).FIGURE 10Hangar 8031 from 1953 is currentlyused for storage.9 10Specific structures noted in this section, whetherinside the Military Heritage District or not, shouldbe treated as significant to the heritage of the base,and preserved to the greatest extent possible.Where re-use or repair is proposed every effortshould be made to respect the original design andretain original fabric. Replacement should respectscale and massing.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN44FIGURE 1Conceptual future RiversideCampus showing existing Hangar7046 and Control Towerwith additional Hangar andparking.1

POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLSVI. POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLS 45FACILITY USE AND DEVELOPMENTPOLICYOPERATION OF THE RIVERSIDECAMPUSDESIGN CONTROLConsistent with the designation of the RiversideCampus as a part of Texas A&M University, thepolicies controlling the use of facilities (defined asbuildings, structures and land) shall be the sameas for other parts of the university.Requests for new uses, changes of use, and developmentshall be submitted to the Council on theBuilt Environment (CBE) with a full descriptionof the proposal, rationale for the need, and sourceof funding. Requests may be made by Vice Presidentsand Deans (including those responsible forstate agencies). The CBE refers the proposal tothe appropriate sub-councils (Design Review,Facility Utilization, Maintenance, Technical) forreview and preparation of recommendations toCBE. CBE recommendations are then presentedto the president of the university for action.The Office of Facilities Coordination will overseethe operation of the Riverside Campus based onpolicies established by the CBE and approved bythe president of the university.This shall include the equitable use of facilities,management of the infrastructure, ensuring a safeand secure environment, and the provision of suchcommunity services as may be authorized for thebenefit of the Riverside Campus community andits guests.It is recommended that the Office of Facilities Coordinationconvene and meet regularly with a UsersCouncil to ensure effective communicationsand operations on this unique campus.Strong design control is required to achieve ahigh-quality campus environment and implementthe intent of the Campus Plan. A balance mustbe reached between the four institutional entitiesinvolved in most projects: the Users, facilitiesservices or Facilities Planning and Construction,the Design Review entity, and the Design Team(which may involve a Construction Manager).The Design Review entity has a unique ‘public’agenda, and is the guardian of the Campus Plan.Design review is the responsibility of the UniversityArchitect and the informed membership ofthe Design Review sub-council of the Council onthe Built Environment.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN46FIGURE 1The Outdoor ChattanoogaCenter in Tennessee is an exampleof industrial architecturesuitable for Riverside CampusFIGURE 2Example of appropriate landscapingfor Riverside, seenhere on Old Reliance Road inBryan, Texas.BUILDING DESIGN PRINCIPLESThe design of buildings on the Riverside Campusshould, both in form, design of elevations,and material selection, be guided by a similardirectness, simplicity and functional pragmatismexhibited by the buildings constructed during theperiod the campus was a military base.Terms used to describe the vision for buildings onthe campus include, ‘light industrial,’ ‘high-tech,’and adhere to the principle that ‘form followsfunction.’ The Texas A&M University ‘brand’will have a very different architectural vocabularyfrom that used on any other campus, except perhapsthe agricultural complex on Highway 21 asit crosses the Brazos River. Nevertheless, it willrepresent the honesty and integrity long associatedwith the university and its missions.The military buildings were intended for a limitedlife-span, and while the university will makeevery effort to rehabilitate and re-purpose buildings,the decision to demolish a building that hasreached the end of its useful life must be an option.In rehabilitation and in the construction ofnew buildings the university is committed to theprinciples of sustainable design and Life CycleCost Analysis.The basic philosophy is that new buildings andchanges to existing buildings shall respect andenhance the character of the Riverside Campus,while reflecting the aspirations and missions of a21st century tier one research university.LANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLESThe basic principles are to achieve low maintenanceoverall, and to limit materials to a paletteof native plants that have adapted to the climateand do not require regular irrigation. Where irrigationis required it should be supplied by harvestedrainwater to the greatest degree possible.Plant materials, where they are proposed, should2be adjacent to building entrances, and be associatedwith active personnel areas.The maintenance of pasture and agricultural researchareas will be determined by use.The runway areas represent some of the most activeresearch areas on the campus and while naturalplant growth has been allowed in some areas,every effort should be made to manage these areasto maximize usability and improve safety andsecurity.Within the designated Military Heritage OverlayArea planting associated with HQ and other selectedbuildings should be maintained to reflect itshistoric appearance.1

POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLS47Standards for signage on, or associated with,buildings and activity areas must reinforce theTexas A&M University ‘brand’ and reflect boththe traditions of, and vision for, the campus.RIVERSIDE CAMPUS DESIGN CHECK-LIST FOR NEW BUILDINGS, REHA-BILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS,LANDSCAPE AND SIGNAGEThe Council on the Built Environment (CBE) recommendsapproval to the president of the universityall physical changes to campuses controlledby Texas A&M University. Once the presidentapproves a change the CBE charges the DesignReview subcouncil of the CBE with ensuring thatthe changes meet the standards established for thecampus. The process requires design review atConcept, Schematic Design and Design Developmentstages, and a review of a full-size mock uppanel to check material selection and constructiondetails before final material purchase. The DesignReview checklist for Riverside Campus will coverthe elements listed, and each item will be evaluatedas Aligned, Not Aligned, To Be Determined,or Not Applicable.PLANNING AND LANDSCAPINGREQUIREMENTSA SitingA1 The location is appropriate to the intendedfunction and connected activitiesA2 Any building maintains the establishedsetbacks from streetsA3 The site is congruent with the RiversideCampus characterA4 Proposed work within the Military HeritageDistrict maintains the district characterB AccessibilityB1 Vehicular access meets user needs andcampus capacityB2 Ensures proper access for emergency andservice vehiclesB3 Traffic flow is consistent with existingpatternsB4 Plans for improvements are included inthe project budgetC ParkingC1 Off-street parking is provided for proposedoccupants and visitorsC2 Parking is related to user and visitor needsand is accessible to the buildingC3 Funds for improvements are included inthe project budgetD LandscapingD1 The design and plant selections have lowmaintenance needsD2 The design is consistent with the RiversideCampus characterE Landscape Furnishings and SignageE1 The selection of furnishings are in compliancewith university and system standardsE2 The signage is approved as to contentE3 The signage is consistent with standardsfor Riverside CampusF LightingF1 The lighting provides for a safe environmentfor users and visitorsF2 The selection is consistent with universityand system standards

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN48FIGURE 1Example of good signagedesign for Riverside Campus,seen here in the Dallas DesignDistrict.BUILDING DESIGN GUIDELINESG Massing and HeightG1 Appropriate to function and consistentwith contextJ6 High-quality work environmentsJ7 Generous Net-to-Gross ratios in officelikespacesK MaterialsFIGURE 2K1Brick, pre-cast stone, concrete block, tilt-Another example of signagedesign for Riverside Campus,seen here in the Dallas DesignDistrict.H Consistent TypologyH1 Relates to recognized building type: Warehouse;Office/Support Building; Hangar/Workshopup concrete, cement-based sidingK2 Metal panels either as infill or skinK3 Glass consistent with university standardsK4 Standing seam metal, composition shin-H2 Consistent with industrial or light industrialcontextgle, or membrane roofing1H3Direct and pragmatic design informed byLSustainability (LEED Silver standard asmaterials and construction processdesign standard)L1Reuse of existing building(s)IFormL2Low energy usageI1Consistent with typology and functionL3Low maintenanceI2Roofs pitched or with slopes to drainL4Effective use of daylighting for activityareasJDesign BasicsL5Water harvesting for landscape irrigationJ1Recognizable entrances linked to outdoorlandscape and accessJ2 Simple fenestration patterns consistent2with campus characterJ3Large glass areas limited to entrances andunique functionsJ4Integrated and well-scaled signageJ5Satisfies all life safety and building codes

POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLS49FIGURE 3Proposed Joint Library Facilitydesigned by Harrison KornbergArchitects, the first on RiversideCampus to be designedwith these guidelines.FIGURE 4Proposed Joint Library Facilitysite plan, with future additionsoutlined (Harrison KornbergArchitects).34

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN50FIGURE 1Example of good design forRiverside Campus, the WillRogers Airport Snow Barn inOklahoma City, Oklahoma,designed by Elliot + AssociatesArchitects.1

SUMMARYVII. SUMMARY51In the twenty-first century, Texas A&M Uni-Achieving the goals identified in this plan will re-Institutional commitments will include:FIGURE 2versity seeks to assume a place of preeminenceamong the public universities while respectingit history and traditions.-Excerpt from TAMU Mission StatementTo meet this mission the physical facility at RiversideCampus must be recognizably part of TexasA&M University, support existing research,teaching and service activities, and encourage andattract new and expanded programs.quire commitments by both the institution and theusers of the Riverside Campus.The university has established clear proceduresfor policy-making and oversight and effectiveoperational procedures that together can ensurea cooperative and synergistic development of thediverse activities on the Riverside Campus. TheCouncil on the Built Environment and its subcouncilswill work with users on programming• Security and Safety• Communications• Utility Infrastructure• Roads and Parking• Community Support (particularly the constructionof a central office, meeting and servicefacility)Programmatic improvements and changes proposedby users will lead to:Exterior of the Texas A&M MemorialStudent Center. RiversideCampus needs a CommunitySupport center, including acommon dining facility.FIGURE 3The Azimuth Cafe in LangfordA on Main Campus; example ofsmall communal dining facilitythat could be designed forRiverside Campus.The Riverside Campus must:• Be safe and secure, with a high quality infrastructureof utilities, community services,communications, roads, and buildings• Be technologically advanced, environmentallysustainable and efficient• Have a built and natural environment that inspiresusers to fulfill their highest aspirations,and assignment. The User Group Committee willensure a shared commitment to the goals of theuniversity and the Riverside Campus.• Support for the institutional improvementsnoted above• Sensitive reuse of existing facilities in compliancewith the Design Controls• Development of high quality research andwork spaces• Addition of new buildings that reflect the designheritage of the campusencourage a sense of community, and representthe standards and values of the universityand system to visitors• Recall and conserve selected elements of itsproud heritage of military service and sacrifice2 3

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN52 VIII. APPENDIXHistorical research on the Riverside Campus led to thediscovery of General Orders Number 12 issued on 30June 1954 by the Commander. The document re-designatesthe names of all streets on the base to honor militaryleadership in the air force during and after WorldWar II, and individuals who lost their lives in WWII orin training at the Bryan Air Base.There is no indication that these name changes wereever implemented. For the purposes of wayfinding onthe Riverside Campus it is recommended that the originalnumbered streets and lettered avenues be retainedas the primary name, but consideration should be givento indicating a secondary name. The contents of GeneralOrders Number 12 are shown below, and should begiven a prominent place in any display of the history ofthe campus.HEADQUARTERS 3530th PILOT TRAINING WING(BSC SE) (ATRC)Bryan Air Force Base, Bryan, TexasGENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 12REDESIGNATION OF STREETS30 June 19541. The street known as Avenue A, Bryan Air Force Base,Bryan, Texas is redesignated Yount Avenue in memoryof Lieutenant General Barton K. Yount, effective 15July 54 in recognition of his outstanding achievement asCommanding General of the Army Air Forces TrainingCommand during World War II.2. The street known as Avenue B, Bryan Air Force Base,Bryan, Texas is redesignated Vandenberg in memory ofGeneral Hoyt S. Vandenberg effective 15 July 54 in recognitionof his outstanding leadersip as Chief of Staff,USAF, from April 1948 to June 1953.3. The street known as Avenue C, Bryan Air Force Base,Bryan, Texas is redesignated Mitchell Avenue in memoryof Brigadier General William (Billy) Mitchell effective15 July 54 in recognition of his valient crusadingfight for peace through air power.4. The street known as Avenue D, Bryan Air Force Base,Bryan, Texas is redesignated Arnold Avenue in memoryof General Henry H. Arnold, effective 15 July 54 in recognitionof his outstanding leadership of the U.S. ArmyAir Forces during World War II.5. The street known as First Street, Bryan Air Force Base,Bryan, Texas is redesignated Stach Street in memory ofMajor Paul J. Stach effective 15 July 54 in recognitionof his heroic combat service during World War II in thecourse of which he made the supreme sacrifice duringthe D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France.6. The street known as Third Street, Bryan Air ForceBase, Bryan, Texas is redesignated Hughes Street inmemory of Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes effective 15July 54 in recognition of his valor in the performance ofhazardous duty in aerial warfare over ploesti, Roumaniain which he gave up his life for the success of the mission.7. The street known as Fourth Street, Bryan Air ForceBase, Bryan, Texas is redesignated Willis Street in memoryof Captain James G. Willis, Jr., effective 15 July 54in recognition of his meritous service in which he madethe supreme sacrifice in aerial combat during the Koreanconflict.8. The street known as Fifth Street, Bryan Air ForceBase, Bryan, Texas is redesignated Luke Street, effective15 July 54, in memory of Lieutenant Roland E.Luke, who gave up his life in the course of duty whileon a student training mission near Milano, Texas.9. The street known as Sixth Street, Bryan Air ForceBase, Bryan, Texas is redesignated Mills Street, effective15 July 54, in memory of Captain Thomas H. Millswho gave up his life during the course of duty while on astudent training mission near College Station, Texas.10. The street known as Seventh Street, Bryan Air ForceBase, Bryan, Texas is redesignated Harte Street, effective15 July 54, in memory of Captain David A. Hartewho during the course of duty gave up his life while ona student training mission over Navasota, Texas.BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER:OFFICIAL:(signature)Wm. GREENWOODMajor, USAFAdjutant

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