project: classrooms, offices, and culinary lab firm: dake wells architecture location: springfield, mo size: 37,800 sf - cost: $182/ sf anticipated substantial completion 07.2015
social work & classrooms
Missouri State University Pummill Hall Pummill Hall was originally designed by a noteworthy local architect, Richard P. Stahl and built in 1957. Stahl’s work is iconic within the Ozarks and recognized to contain strong mid-century modern elements. This building, along with many of his other works provide beautiful site specific responses and innovations evident within this era. The renovation of Pummill Hall is an extensive remodeling of all floors. The interior will accommodate the Hospitality and Restaurant Administration department, the Social Work department, with the second floor dedicated to classrooms. The building will be brought up to current code requirements including a new compliant elevator and stairwells. A new energy efficient exterior current wall system will replace the original. The south curtain wall incorporates an additional layer of protection with a ceramic frit. The frit pattern is a combination of Missouri State University’s logo along with inspirational verb adverb combinations. A vibrant new interior balanced with exposed concrete surfaces will give new life to the building. Yellows range from lighter to darker up each level with splashes of green in the student zones. An energetic pink will be used to highlight the existing simple, expressive guard rails, that delicately wrap up through the building.
shared classrooms
(HRA) hospitality & restaurant administration
culinary lab & classrooms