Dartmouth College

Black Family Visual Arts Center
Hanover, NH
Expertise
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Certification
LEED Gold
Size
105,000 SF

This visual arts center at Dartmouth College is home to the school’s Studio Art, Film and Media and Digital Humanities Departments.  The center joins the Hopkins Center for the Arts and Hood Museum of Art as an intellectual and cultural hub on the campus.  The building includes an exhibition gallery, a 50-seat screening room, a 243-seat auditorium,
digital media laboratory, classrooms and faculty
offices.

The project achieved LEED Gold certification with the help of Bala’s energy-saving technologies.  They included a chilled beam HVAC system, an in-floor radiant heating and cooling system and occupancy sensors for lighting and ventilation.

Fast Facts:
50Seat Screening Room
243Seat Auditorium