Expect horizontal and vertical scroll. Academic buildings should remain within a 10 to 15-minute walk from the center of campus. Future Buildings Should Have Scale and Height Compatible With Current Campus Buildings should range between two and four levels above ground level. Building footprints of 30,000 to 50,000 SF, with total sizes ranging from 90,000 to more than 200,000 SF are proposed. This scale of building fits the fabric of the campus and is an effective size for construction, programming, and operation.
Larger buildings are difficult to site without creating barriers to campus circulation.
Vertical circulation of people begins to get more costly and logistically difficult at heights about four levels. It is a competitive advantage for UNT which should be retained as the University grows. This means that the spaces are assignable to any college or program that has the space needs. About 230,000 SF of building space is suggested for demolition due to poor conditions or under built conditions.