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Jun 21, 2010 · MIT’s desire for the undergraduate dormitory to encourage interaction and mingling among students was the driving force behind Simmons Hall becoming a “slice of a city.”. The 195,000 square ...
Description +. PROGRAM: 350 bed dormitory including a dining hall, auditorium, and other shared facilities. CLIENT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. SIZE: 195,000 sq ft. STATUS: complete. The undergraduate residence is envisioned with the concept of “porosity.”. It is a vertical slice of city, 10 stories tall and 382′ long ...
Oct 28, 2023 · 450 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 (212) 629-7262
Steven Holl (b. 1947) was born in Bremerton, Washington. After graduating with a degree in architecture from the University of Washington’s College of Architecture and Planning, he studied in Rome and London before opening his eponymous office in New York in 1976. Holl is known for his phenomenological approach to architecture, which ...
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a city ten stories tall and 330' long. The Urban Concept provides amenities to. students within the dormitory such as a 125 seat theater, as well as a night. cafe. House dining is on street level, like a street front restaurant with a. special awning and outdoor tables. The corridors connecting the rooms are like.
When Steven Holl was designing the dining hall for Simmons, he was modeling it on another design of his-- the cafe in his Helsinki museum. He mentioned that cafe about every time I saw him, which he thought was the greatest thing ever because it was so popular that it stayed open even after the museum closed.
229 Vassar St, Cambridge 2139, United States of America. ". Simmons Hall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was designed by Steven Holl Architects. The undergraduate residence was envisioned with the concept of "porosity." It is a vertical slice of city--ten stories tall and 382 feet long, providing a 125 seat theater, a night café ...
