South Campus Central Plant
Northern Arizona University

The 8,000 sf South Campus Central Plant was designed with an unusual, creative approach that presents a routinely unattractive building type in a unique manner that opens it up visually to the surrounding campus community. The north wall of the plant is glass and the major equipment assets and piping are color-coded and illuminated to showcase the functions of the plant. The building can thus be enjoyed by passers-by as a work of mechanical art. Designed as part of the $6.5 million South Campus Infrastructure Upgrades Project, the Central Plant is an example of GLHN's capacity to successfully manage the requirements of a large-scale construction project in a higher educational setting while also addressing design concerns in a unique and creative way.