WHERE

Effingham County, Georgia

New Education Center

WHAT

2,883 square feet

SIZE

CONSTRUCTION COST

$904,454

The University of Georgia requested Lott+Barber to create an education facility with the primary focus on the exhibit and classroom space. The Owner also wanted to use wood species indigenous to Georgia, especially Southern Yellow Pine. The site chosen was once an old homestead which included a dozen 60 to 100 year old majestic live oaks.

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Drawing from the basic form of Southern Yellow Pine trees, heavy timber columns were designed to resemble these trees. Roof forms were kept to basic gable forms. A raw galvalume metal roof was used to resemble the vernacular tin roof found on many buildings in this region.