The new Davis Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy’s (USMA) historic West Point, NY, campus combines contextual sensitivity with the vision of modern, 21st-century facilities to support USMA’s students.
STV, in joint venture, provided architectural and engineering design services for the bridging documents of the new 287,000-square-foot six-story barracks. The facility houses five companies of cadets (650 total cadets), each occupying a single contiguous floor.
The design, which was recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York and Engineering News-Record, included extensive use of hand-set granite stone for the exterior facade and double-glazed insulated windows to enhance cadet living and study quarters.
The ground floor houses mechanical rooms and space for a future chiller plant to serve neighboring barracks. Floors two to six house cadet living quarters. The firm incorporated sustainable design features to meet the project’s goal of LEED® Silver certification and used Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to create the bid documents and renderings. Renewable energy components include passive solar design principles, transpired solar collectors and hot water solar panels on the roof.
STV is an established partner of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supporting its mission to upgrade campuses and provide a premier education for commissioned officer corps.
650
cadets housed
145,000
cubic yards of rock removed
17
foot-tall skylight
