Penland School of Crafts 2D Studio Building, Phase I | Penland, NC

Phase I of this new studio building at the Penland School of Crafts houses a letterpress studio and and printmaking facilities. Environmental sustainability played an important role in this project. Solar orientation, storm water management, daylighting, and management of energy consumption all combine to make the carbon footprint of the building as small as possible. Although LEED certification was not pursued, every effort to follow the guildelines set forth by the US Green Building Council was taken.