This project is a multi-use cultural center for downtown Blacksburg, Virginia. At approximately 24,000 square feet, the structure houses a restaurant, coffee shop, delicatessan, bookstore, office, two open retail spaces, and a gallery/ museum space organized around an interior courtyard with a stage for public entertainment. The building was designed to be as energy efficient as possible, taking advantage of predominant summer breezes- cooling in conjunction with a thermal chimney. The building is also set four feet into the ground, incorporating a thermal rock storage system and a radiative floor slab.

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