We are excited to share our recent photo shoot for the South Campus Parking Garage at UMass Lowell! FMA provided design and construction services to provide 762 parking spaces at the river gateway approach to the South Campus. The Garage is a campus connector for students, faculty and visitors; one that upholds a sense of security for users of the parking garage and surface lot, with an aesthetic referential to campus architecture.

Visible from much of the South Campus and the historic Allen House, the north façade is the face of the project and presents a screened front to the campus with brick and curtainwall around the stairs and elevator. Pedestrian access is directed through the glazed portion of the north façade, a unique wayfinding feature that leverages its transparency to promote visibility in and out of the garage. The Garage façade treatment utilizes vertical precast elements on the east and west to screen cars from the oblique view of the campus, which only reveals the interior when viewed frontally. This design maximizes fresh air, natural light and security, while presenting a screened exterior to the campus. The south façade is treated similar to the lower levels of the east and west façade, combining exposed structure with screen for security and weather protection.