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SOLUTIONS & PRINCIPALS

RESEARCH APPROACH

Right now there is a crisis occurring in student housing. The desire for privacy and freedom is destroying the academic lifestyle by removing students from each other and the campus as a whole

THE HORROR OF THE DORMSA Negative Feedback Loop

Since the creation of Universities the principal that living on-campus

with your fellow students has proven to be a critical element for

a superior University education.

THE ACADEMIC LIFESTYLE is LOST today with the shift toward off-campus,

apartment style housing with luxury amenity focused design

Arizona State Univ.

University of Virginia Oxford Univ.

no outdoor spaces roommate conflict messy rooms & kitchens

Q: Why do you never use the community space in Aliso?Q: Why do you never use the study lounge in you building?Q: Why do you never use the courtyard?

A: I forgot it’s there, I never walk by itA: Nobody is ever thereA: We have a study lounge?A: It’s out of the way and far awayA: Why leave my room?

No sense of community, You DON’T make friends here!!!Why?

Capture “Learn by Doing” Spirit

My Student Housing ExperienceOld Ressies - Univ. of Canberra, Australia

Scale of Focus

Apartment Floor Building Complex Campus Nation Globe

Single Double

Dorm - Corrider 10 4 N/A 2 9 10Dorm - Suite 8 2 4 3 9 9Apt - 2 person 1 2 4 2 2 N/AApt - 5 person 3 2 5 5 2 2Apt - 12 person 7 10 10 9 2 2Hostel Style 9 5 N/A 1 4 7

Sense of Communityin Rooms

Level of MessHousing Type in Building in Floor in Apt/Suite in Shared Space

LEARN BY LIVINGStudent Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CALuke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013

LEVELS OF COMMUNITY

KITCHEN/

LIVIN

G

BALCONIE

S

PER FLOOR

OUTDOOR

GROUP SPACE

ACTIVITY

BUILDIN

GS

APARTMENT

FLOOR

BUILDIN

G

COMPLE

X

“I’M DESIGNING A METHOD OF EDUCATION as much as I’M DESIGNING A HOME FOR STUDENTS”

Baker House - MITArchitect: Alvar Aalto

Harvard - Sophia ChaknisDirector of Res Programs

Stanford University - Marie Omek Northeastern Univ - Tim TouchetteDirector of Housing Services

MIT - Dennis Collins Director of Housing

UC Merced - Alfred DayFormer Director of Res Life

St. Mary’s (CA) - Alfred DayDirector of Res Experience

Simmons Hall Tour - MITArchitect: Steven Holl

The Academic Village - Univ. of VirginiaArchitect: Thomas Jefferson

Site Visits & Interviews

SPECIFIC PROBLEMSCase Study - Poly Canyon Village, Cal Poly

12-13 Person Apartments1 Apt per Floor8 Blocks (Buildings)Amazing Community SpiritHorrible MessClean Single Rooms

Poor layout of interior community spacesPoor layout of exterior community spacesPoor layout of circulationLack of appropriate Village community spacesNo social or academic driver to create community

Students Desire-Privacy-Freedom-Space-Amenities-Cleanliness-Social & Fun AtmosphereAll are rare in Dormitories

Personal Experience

Site Selection

Best Outcomes are in mid size, 12-32 person groupsCreate a Complex for the whole Cal Poly Communitynot just the complex itself

College Houses•Dining•Grocery•Retail•

Levels of Community TheoryVariety of Places to Interact•Works like a Chain Reaction, No Weak Link•

Ways to make a large group kitchen workSpecial Cabinet Dish rack•Commercial Dishwashers•Sinks in rooms•Locked Individual Food Storage•

Porch Based CommunityRespond to students previous housing situationStress ReductionMinimize Roommate Conflict OpportunitiesUpperclassmen Path to Graduation

SHADE SCREENEmphasizes Balcony (Community Spaces)

East-West ShadeVENTILATION

Single-Loaded Corridorsand Open Central Area

Promotes Ventilation of Stinky Dorms

CENTRAL AREAReplaces Poor Hallways

Improved Ventilation

SINGLE ROOMSDesired by Upperclassmen

Each Room has a SinkLess Conflict

FOLDING GLASS WALLVentilationConnection to OutdoorsConnection to Outdoor community

TIMBER FACADERepresents CommunityShades GlazingPrivacy

PERFORATED METALMimics Operable BalconyImproved Ventilation

OPERABLE BALCONY WALLOpens with SeasonsSummer - Cali SummerWinter - Most days it’s still not that warm

LEARN BY LIVINGStudent Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CALuke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013

First Floor

Third FloorBuilding Design Strategies

EATING

COOKING

CLEANING

1

2

3

4

456

Ventilation and Views

Cooking Timeline

Kitchen Zones

Kitchen Design Strategies

FOLDING GLASS WALLVentilation

Connection to OutdoorsConnection to Outdoor community

TIMBER FACADERepresents CommunityShades Glazing

“L” SHAPE TABLEPrevents Single Group Domination of Kitchen

KITCHEN PLACEMENTNo Windows Needed

VIEW HIERARCHYBest Views in Community SpaceGet’s People Out of Rooms

FOOD PREP CONVERSATION SPACEStudents can cook while

interacting with others

EASY ACCESS CIRCULATIONPrevents Collisions

Village Master Plan Master Plan Site Circulation

6 Apartment Layout

Bedrooms

Kitchen &Living

CentralBalcony

Bathroom

Views Ventilation

MENTOR HOUSINGGraduate/UpperclassmenSingle 12 Person ApartmentCOLLEGE HOUSES

Study/Work/BuildCollaborate

Social

GROCERY/AGRICULTURE COLLEGE HOUSE

Cal Poly Farm Market Community Hub

Only Grocery in East San Luis Obispo

CENTRAL LAWNActivity Space

Gathering SpaceInteraction Chance

GRAND AVE.CAMPUS ENTRANCE

FRONTAGE

COLLEGE HOUSE PROGRAM Mentorship Program

Series of “Houses” sorted by a group of related majorsEach contains Facilities uniquely suited to those programsArt & Architecture - Presentation & Critique Spaces, Collaboration SpacesEngineering - Project Building Labs, Professional OfficesLiberal Arts - Graduate Degree Preparation Sessions, Applications in Polytechnic FieldsMath & Science - Group Study Spaces, Graduate Info ProgramsAgriculture - Cal Poly Farm MarketBusiness - Extracurricular Program HQ, Start-Up Incubator, Lecture Series

Mentorship Programs Brings Upper and Lower Level Students TogetherGives Lower Division Students a Jump Start or Upper Level Thinking and StudiesStrengthens the Path to Graduation

LEARN BY LIVINGStudent Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CALuke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013

MENTOR HOUSINGGraduate/UpperclassmenSingle 12 Person Apartment

COLLEGE HOUSESStudy/Work/Build

CollaborateSocial

GROCERY/AGRICULTURE COLLEGE HOUSE

Cal Poly Farm Market Community Hub

Only Grocery in East San Luis Obispo

CENTRAL LAWNActivity Space

Gathering SpaceInteraction Chance

GRAND AVE.CAMPUS ENTRANCE

FRONTAGE

COLLEGE HOUSE PROGRAM Mentorship Program

Series of “Houses” sorted by a group of related majorsEach contains Facilities uniquely suited to those programsArt & Architecture - Presentation & Critique Spaces, Collaboration SpacesEngineering - Project Building Labs, Professional OfficesLiberal Arts - Graduate Degree Preparation Sessions, Applications in Polytechnic FieldsMath & Science - Group Study Spaces, Graduate Info ProgramsAgriculture - Cal Poly Farm MarketBusiness - Extracurricular Program HQ, Start-Up Incubator, Lecture Series

Mentorship Programs Brings Upper and Lower Level Students TogetherGives Lower Division Students a Jump Start or Upper Level Thinking and StudiesStrengthens the Path to Graduation

College HouseGraduate/UpperclassmenMentor Housing

Grocery& Retail(Agriculture College House)

Freshmen & Sophomore

Upper Classmen & Graduate

1 1 1 2 2

1 1

1 1 1

3

4Lower Res

Upper Res

College House Res550-900 Beds

350-500 Beds

150-300 Beds

TOTAL: 1000-1700 Beds

Room Combinations:Singles, Doubles, Triples, Quads

The “College House” Program provides a space for each group of majorswith facilities uniquely suited to their needs

Art and Design

The “College House” Program provides a space for each group of majorswith facilities uniquely suited to their needs

Engineering

Agriculture

Math and Science

Facility HighlightsLiberal Arts

Business

New & ImprovedHonors Program

Centered on introducing Liberal Arts Students to how their degree can be applied in a Polytechnic Field- “ One of the best Architecture Lectures I ever heard was given by a Architect who earned a Bachelors of Philosophy then an M.ARCH”

Critique Spaces: Exposes younger students to upper-level thinkingCollaboration Between MajorsPin-Up and Informal Critique SpacesLecture Series

Professional Offices: Bring Business on CampusMeeting Space for clubs and programsExtracurricular programs are the cornerstone of Business Education

Cal Poly Grocery and Farm StoreGrocery serves entire region of San Luis ObispoDisplay and Sale of Cal Poly Food Products

Informal Project LabsSpace to Create, Expirament & BuildTeam Rooms

Group Study SpacesGrad School Preparation (50% went to grad school in 2012)Lecture Series

College Houses naturally works as a Honors ProgramMentor-Mentee ProgramsHonors Student HousingImproved Facilities for Honors Students

Architectural Precedents

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunyaby: H Arquitects + dataAE

Francis Praker Schoolby: Lake|Flato Architects

Bastyr Univ Housingby: Collins Woerman

Academic Village, Univ of Virginiaby: Thomas Jefferson