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Ground will be broken June 11 on a 15,000-square-foot academic building that will form the heart of a new agricultural complex at Chemeketa Community College‘s main campus in Salem.

FFA Architecture and Interiors designed the building to feature light-filled, double-height spaces at the center. There will be views of the outdoors through a large glass wall and an overhead door that will open to the south. Programming will include flexible learning and research areas as well as working spaces for students, staff and industry partners.

General contractor Swinerton Builders will oversee installation of cross-laminated timber floor panels and other mass-timber elements. A unique covered arcade will protect the building along its south fa莽ade with a large photovoltaic roof array as the sustainable centerpiece. Lango Hansen Landscape Architects is responsible for the exterior landscaping.

鈥淯nlike a typical academic project, the surroundings are vital to the educational success of the complex, and will serve as a focal point to connect with partners throughout the public and professional community,鈥� FFA senior associate and project manager Edward Running stated in an email.

There will be several outbuildings, including greenhouses, labs and an outdoor classroom pavilion. In addition, there will be a tree specimen meadow for studies as well as a botanical rainwater garden.聽To the south, agricultural fields will host academic and research activities.

鈥淐hemeketa has long been a leader in sustainable design, so it’s really fitting that the Agricultural Complex is being enrolled in the Energy Trust’s Path to Net Zero Program,鈥� Running stated. 鈥淭he buildings that frame the site actually interact with their environment a lot like plants interacting with the changing seasons. So, the learning environment extends way beyond walls of the classroom, deep into the eight-acre site.鈥�

Designers have incorporated solar power, a high-performance envelope, daylighting, natural ventilation, high-efficiency utility systems, water reclamation, and use of local materials.

The building will sit at the corner of 45th Avenue and Fire Protection Way in Salem.