New Mexico State University Health and Social Services Addition—Las Cruces, New Mexico

This project is an addition to the existing Health and Social Services Building on the Las Cruces campus of New Mexico State University. This addition is designed in the Spanish Renaissance style of the original campus and connects through archways to the existing building adding scale and outdoor spaces similar to California’s historic missions. The 6,500 square foot, two-story building also includes the design of new outdoor gathering and courtyard spaces that connect this vital and growing department with the existing International Student Mall, a major pedestrian campus arterial. The project also includes the design of a memorial for student reflection and healing. This “outdoor chapel” was integrated into the Architectural design and includes landscaping representative of the world class horticultural research that takes place at the University. The project has been designed for LEED® Silver Certification. QPEC provided structural engineering services.