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Jun 21, 2010 · The 195,000 square foot project is not only a dormitory with 350 residences, but also contains an 125 seat theater, a night cafe, and street level dining. The interior corridors are 11 feet...
Moseying down the hallway, you witness the vibrant life in Simmons. Pokemon drawings, physics equations, and maps from Game of Thrones adorn the curvy chalk-able walls. Laughter emanates from a group playing board games in one lounge and a massive 18.02 pset party fills another.
STEVEN HOLL/GUY NORDENSON, MIT SIMMONS HALL 1999-2002. Precast concrete elements: prefabricated panels functioning as rigid frames and Vierendeel trusses form an exoskeleton which allows great cantilevers and the transferring of the load-bearing structure to the outside of the building.
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Sep 21, 2012 · Instead of blocking views of the existing building’s imposing front or back façades, Holl, FAIA, stretched his extension along a constricted area to one side. The bulk of the resulting 840-foot-long structure is sunken beneath berms, from which rise a series of glass-clad volumes.
Dec 9, 2019 · Among Holl's most notable projects are the Simmons Hall at MIT, Linked Hybrid in Beijing, Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, and the Seona Reid Building at the Glasgow School of Art. His...
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The structure is a massive reinforced concrete block, perforated with approximately 5,500 square windows each measuring two feet (0.60 meters) on a side, plus additional larger and irregularly shaped windows.
Oct 28, 2023 · Architecture still inspiring after more than 20 years! VIEW PROJECT.
