Choate Rosemary Hall Science Center

  • Wallingford, Connecticut

    Completion 1989

    Lead Designers: I. M. Pei, Ian Bader

Set in a wetland valley, this building serves as a pedestrian link between two once-separate campuses. The horizontal circulation route is inflected around an exterior emblematic space that introduces the bold presence of natural light into the heart of the building.

Interior and exterior environments are interwoven and the two main floors are connected along the central atrium.

The form of the interior is shaped to make the presence of light palpable and to respond to the route of public circulation.

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