I want to thank the planning team as we’ve been working on the plans for Hogue Hall II. The planning team has consisted of faculty, staff, administration, members of our board of trustees, student body president, and community leaders –
Phil Amos, Director of Facilities and Support Services
Randy Bergen, Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty
Ed Blue, Interim President
Jack Chism, Professor of Management
Mike Coling, Board Member
Andy Costlow, Architect, InterDesign
Pepper Dill, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management
Doug Faulkner, Athletic Director
Dana Funderburk, Vice President for Finance
Lori Gaffner, Chaplain, Director of Spiritual Formation
Norm Hall, Vice President and Dean of Student Development
Tamie Heichelbeck, Administrative Assistant to the President
David Hoag, Senior Vice President for Advancement/Planning Team Chair
Will Krause, Vice President for Technology, Planning and Facilities
Dale Martin, Dean of Instruction
Charles McPherson, Board Member
Keith Stewart, Student Body President
Susan Watson, Board Member
Dave Willey, City of Greenville City Manager
The schematic design is the first phase of a three-phase process as you plan for a new building. Our objective was to clearly define, develop a concept, and present it to the board of trustees. By completing this phase of planning for the building, we’re able to take this vision to our alumni and friends as we seek donations for this project. The attachments and illustrations show some of the work which has taken place over the last six months.
David Hoag
Senior Vice President for Advancement/Planning Team Chair
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What happened to the beautiful old trees on the College Ave. side?
It’d be a shame to see them go.
I haven’t been back to visit in a while, so forgive me if they’re gone already.
They’re all still there. In the full plans the team states their intent to save as many trees as possible and especially the mature ones. They also talk about adding new trees and bushes as well as flowers.
The plans look beautiful. I’m very impressed by your dedication to make the new Hogue Hall look so much like the original on the exterior. Your planning team has really shown integrity during this process and I excited for what is next for Greenville.
Are the contractors for this project the same one’s who built Tower Apartments or College Ave. Apartments?
Honestly, I’m a bit disappointed with the artist’s rendering of Hogue Hall 2.0
President Mannoia assured all of us that the iconic bell tower would be preserved, so I’m disappointed to see a clock tower instead.
To me the bell tower is reminiscent of a church and represents Greenville’s call to students to come and worship as well as learn. A clock tower is reminiscent of a train station where the main concern is that everything run on time.
I’m really excited that GC will be adding another handicap accessible building, not to mention one that looks like it will be quite beautiful. A lot of the details look like they will be really lovely for the GC community. I do have to agree with Robert though on the disappointment on the bell tower. My heart sunk at seeing that the design did not include that iconic detail, especially with the emphasis on tradition that Greenville upholds.
I also have been hoping to hear of the prospect of green building practices and possibilities for the architecture as GC moves into the future with this building project.
I’m not a visual person, so it’s really important to me if someone could either send me a message on Facebook or call me and tell me what the artist’s renderring looks like. Will the computer lab still be in the basement of Hoag Hall, and the Help desk? Will there be elevators or ramps? I guess those are my main questions. Will Hoag Hall still be in the same place as it was? Will there xtill be an archway type area with vending machines and things?
Greenville needs to focus on the future not that past with a more updated architectural approach. Hogue hall was a nice building and it is always sad when historic buildings must be torn down but I don’t think that means we should go back to “the good old days” for architecture. Greenville could make a statement by trying to get an Architect with a significant influence on today to draw an ever more dynamic and varied student body. The same old same old is not, I believe, what Greenville needs. It needs to make a statement that it is relevant NOW not yesterday. I hope the Hogue Hall re-building committee will reconsider a contemporary/modern/relevant design for the new Hogue Hall building.
It was interesting looking over the initial drawings for Hogue Hall 2. The new interior space will be a boost for the college. My concern with the exterior design is that while trying to get a look similar to the original building it ends up looking like offices I have seen at old manufacturing plants. It seems to have lost to me the “Old Main” academic look. So, I am glad to see that the Board of Trustees have asked for other options. The placement of the building closer to College Avenue is also a concern. I hope that the tradition of Ivy Cutting continues and it seems to leave a much smaller place for that.