The cantilevered volumes and welcoming entrance make PACCAR Hall a distinctive building. PACCAR Hall received a citation in the 2011 AIA Committee on Architecture for Educational Facility Design Awards.
The building's interior spaces have a strong connection to the outdoors, with floor-to-ceiling sindows offering views of Denny Hall, the oldest building on campus. PACCAR Hall received a citation in the 2011 AIA Committee on Architecture for Educational Facility Design Awards.
The atrium's gathering spaces, defined by outsized brick piers, have comfortable couches, chairs, and large-scale floor lamps for each seating area. Skylights along the length of the atrium allow natural daylight in.
In an art installation, LED displays in long narrow strips are embedded within a brick pier next to the cafe. The displays either show images of bricks or a ticker tape of words sent via text message by students completing the phrase "Business is..."
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