Practice
Steven Holl
BUILDING
Simmons Hall
City
Cambridge
Country
USA
Completion
2002
Duration
2002
YY
02
CLIENT
Michigan Institute of Technology
CONSULTANTS
Local Architect: Perry Dean Rogers & Partners, Design Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates Project Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates Christopher Diamond, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger John Thompson, Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Mechanical Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners, Lighting Consultant: Fisher Marantz Stone, Construction Manager: Daniel O'Connell's Sons, General Contractor: Daniel O'Connell's Sons
Storey
10
STATUS
Completed
PROGRAM
Residential
Amount
78500000
Currency
US Dollars
GBP
52333333
ARCHITECT'S
The undergraduate residence is envisioned with the concept of "porosity." It is a vertical slice of city, 10 stories tall and 382' long, providing a 125 seat theater, a night café, and street level dining. The "sponge" concept transforms the building via a series of programmatic and bio-technical functions. The building has five large openings corresponding to main entrances, view corridors, and outdoor activity terraces. Large, dynamic openings are the lungs, bringing natural light down and moving air up. Each of the dormitory's single rooms has nine operable windows. An 18" wall depth shades out the summer sun while allowing the low angled winter sun to help heat the building. At night, light from these windows is rhythmic and magical. (© Steven Holl Architects)
COLLECTION
DFW
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