These projects include a wide range of different building types: Science and Teaching Labs, Classroom / Technology Buildings, Allied Health / Health Sciences, Dental Schools, Student Unions, Intercollegiate Sports / Recreation Centers, Libraries, Dining Halls, and Mixed-use Student Housing.
Embracing technology and sustainable practices, the firm’s projects create exceptionally humane environments.
The firm’s reputation is based on consistently producing unique and powerful architectural images for institutions seeking a new or renewed progressive identity.
Outcomes include: crafting innovative architectural solutions achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability.
LIVE (in a diverse and collaborative environment)
LEARN (in an interdisciplinary, cutting edge setting)
CONNECT (to an innovative and dynamic community)
and
INSPIRE (the future of Higher Education)
Energy efficient practices include passive design strategies that start with optimizing the buildings orientation to the sun in order to control solar loads while maximizing daylighting and natural ventilation. Other sustainable features include high performance building envelopes – coupled with efficient HVAC systems displaying virtual consumption metrics to the building’s occupants as an educational model. Selective and discerning use of indigenous materials and renewable energy sources (PV, & geothermal) and native landscaping all contribute to a reduction in the buildings carbon footprint with 10 buildings having obtained LEED Gold Certification.
At CCA we use models, sketches, and advanced visualization technology, web-based communication as an integral part of our planning process.
The Carvell Architectual firm is committed to innovation and design excellence within the context of an higher education campus precinct neighborhood model. This model is based on the way students live, learn, and recreate – enhancing community and anytime/anyplace collaboration.
Mr. Carvell has presented at national and regional conferences on how destination mixed-use facilities are impacting the student housing space. Mr. Carvell regularly serves as a guest lecturer at schools of architecture and as a juror for industry design award programs.