Holt-Walters Field Station, Antarctica

Instructor: Erik Sommerfeld/ Design Build Workshop

Class: Studio 4 / Design Build Certificate Program

Location: Denver CO

Date: June 2022

Teams: Structures and CD

The Cape Shirreff Field Station celebrates the uniqueness of its context and communicates an ethos of sustainability. Roof forms respond to the environment, harnessing solar energy, collecting and directing rainwater, and minimizing wind loads. A functional courtyard anchors the campus, providing a sheltered space for work. Living spaces gesture to the east, connecting researchers with a landscape teeming with wildlife. Focused apertures frame scenic views, while the campus fits into the larger sweep of the topography from the low-lying beaches in the east to the looming hills in the west.