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Creating a distinctive physical environment is about investing in facilities that will take an institution to a higher level, not just provide more space.
Campus Master Planning
STRATUS has a new way of approaching campus master planning.
The traditional formulaic approach to campus planning concentrates solely on the physical elements of the campus.
The STRATUS approach is a unique process that blends elements of strategic planning with campus master planning. This results in a physical plan that is tied to and supports the strategic direction of the institution. It addresses the following elements:
| • | Institutional Vision and Strategic Direction |
| • | Campus Plan: Facilities, Landscape, Utilities |
| • | Design and Maintenance Standards |
| • | Project Priorities and Budgets |
| • | Implementation Plan |
| • | Funding and Partnership Strategies |
STRATUS also has the capability to develop fundraising case statements and a promotional video to help communicate the Campus Master Plan and generate support for it.
Facility Planning
Very often an architect is hired prematurely and a campus misses the most vital steps in planning a new facility:
| • | “Horizon thinking” among faculty and others on how external forces and trends impact the kind of facility that is needed |
| • | Identifying best practices and site visits to them |
| • | Creating a compelling vision |
| • | Developing program-driven space planning principles to guide the entire project |
The STRATUS process begins with the Strategic Research and Opportunity Assessment, followed by a sharpening of the strategic planning and positioning elements related to the new facility.
| • | “Horizon thinking” among faculty and others on how external forces and trends impact the kind of facility that is needed |
| • | Studying the facilities of peers and competitors |
| • | Identifying best practices and site visits to them |
| • | Creating a compelling vision |
| • | Developing program-driven space planning principles to guide the entire project |
The STRATUS process begins with the Strategic Research and Opportunity Assessment, followed by a sharpening of the strategic planning and positioning elements that are related to the new facility.
We follow this by working with campus stakeholders to create a distinctive facility plan that includes the following elements:
| • | Guiding Principles |
| • | Interdisciplinary Linkages |
| • | Best Practices |
| • | Capital Planning Strategy |
| • | Funding Strategy |
| • | Case Statement and Video Presentation, if desired |
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