Springfield, MA – Capped by a signature bell tower and cloaked in floor-to-ceiling windows for daylighting its interior, the new 58,000sf Richard B. Flynn Campus Union opened recently at Springfield College. Designed by Cambridge-based SMMA/Symmes Maini and McKee Associates, the $15 million, three-story complex will anchor campus life and foster community activity for the 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students on campus.
The new building includes space for student programs, organizations, and activities, the career center and facilities for international programs. Amenities in the new student union include a food court for casual dining and snack service, bookstore, post office, study lounge and student activity space, and large multi-purpose room overlooking Lake Massasoit. The SMMA team renovated and expanded the school’s existing Beveridge Center to create a portion of the new student hub, and replaced the former Woods Hall to make the most beneficial use of a central campus site. A striking brick-façade entrance faces the college’s main quad, topped by a signature bell tower
