​Where do you begin when tasked to design an architecture campus in the buffer zone of a UNESCO World Heritage site? For us, it was clear that the parti was an idea more than a form. That idea being of adapting classical design principles in modern, innovative, and logical ways. The overarching design move for our architectural campus is a loggia that serves as a datum to which the buildings anchor. The three buildings on this loggia are dormitories, a studio, and a library. The dormitories take the form of two legs connected by lobby areas beneath the loggia, with an elevated dining hall at the center, a long vegetated courtyard, and faculty suites at the terminus overlooking the campus. The studio sits at the center of the loggia, conceived as the intellectual core of the site. The tripartite plan is organized around a central “great space” flanked by studio spaces for collaborative work and exchange of ideas. The first floor consists of studio space, seminar rooms, and a walkway that overlooks the main volume. Large columns support the skylight, which is designed to admit ample daylight while minimizing glare. On the north corner of the site is our library. It forms the primary point of entry and is oriented to frame a gate condition at the head of the site’s diagonal axis, opening views both across the campus and toward the distant mountains behind. The architectural language of the campus is devoid of ornamentation, allowing light, shadow, and the building system unity to be the protagonist. This unity is reinforced through façade articulation, proportional systems, and moments of compression and release. Furthermore, the site incorporates pavers that register and connect the primary axes, guiding visitors through the campus. We aimed to be intentional with green space by allowing vegetation to permeate the paved interstitial zones between buildings extending from the loggia. The majority of the landscape is concentrated on the opposite side of the diagonal axis from the buildings. Here sits a water feature with multiple roles: it operates in tandem with prevailing mountain winds to mitigate the heat island effect, functions as a stormwater management basin, and establishes a unique station within an otherwise dense and active urban context.