Riverside Campus Plan - Office of Facilities Coordination - Texas ...

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