In deference to University Hall, the design team mitigated the bulk of the vertical programming and massing of the new facility by effectively burying substantial portions of the building below grade.

• 考虑到要与大学礼堂一致，设计小组将大楼的主体部分尽量埋设于地下，从而缓和了垂直布局的体积和新设施的堆高。