Harvard Planning & Project Management

LOTTERY MEETING - April 4, 2017

WINTHROP HOUSE RENEWAL

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OCCUPANCY:

• Built in 1913 as separate Freshmen dormitory buildings

• Not purpose-built as part of the House System

• Originally built for 291 students - now accommodates 345

• 56 ‘overflow’ Winthrop students reside in DeWolfe

PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS:

• No easily identifiable “Front Door”

• Non-accessible due to interior level changes

• Low ceiling heights in basements present challenges

• Ceiling heights in Gore attics preclude legal occupation

PROGRAM SHORTCOMINGS:

• Overcrowded Dining Hall serves 400 students in a space designed for 290

• HPPC Program for Student Life spaces cannot be accommodated in Gore and Standish due to physical constraints

• Gore and Standish Halls, even when renovated, cannot accommodate the 400+ student population of Winthrop House

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

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PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

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MEMORIAL DRIVE

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS PROPOSED SITE PLAN

GORE HALL

STANDISH HALL

0 16 32 64’

WINTHROPEAST

11 RIVERVIEW

101/103 PLYMPTON

MEMORIAL DRIVEPROPOSED SOLUTIONS:

• NEW HOUSE ENTRANCES

• DINING HALL LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE HOUSE

• CONNECTORS AT LOWER LEVELS SOLVE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES

• BEREN HALL - BRINGS DEWOLFE STUDENTS HOME / PROVIDES STUDENT LIFE SPACES

• ADDITIONAL SPACES - MEDITATION ROOM

MILL STREET

PLYM

PTO

N S

TREE

T

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GORE - G LOBBY VIEWPROPOSED SOLUTIONS - NEW HOUSE ENTRANCES

INTERIOR RENDERING OF G-ENTRY COMMON

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GORE - PROPOSED LOWER LEVEL PLAN

INTERIOR RENDERING OF DINING EXTENSION

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - DINING HALL BIG ENOUGH FOR HOUSE

DN

DN

UP

UP

G001MECHANICAL

G000DPASSAGE

G006CDISHROOM

G006SERVERY

G006EEXTRACTOR

G007DINING EXTENSION

G009FIRE ALARM/SECURITY

G000CLOWER LOBBY

G000SHSTAIR H

G000BLOBBY

G000SISTAIR I

G005IDF

G000JC1CUSTODIAL

G004ELECTRICAL

G000SFSTAIR F

G007APRIVATE DINING

G019MECHANICAL

G000BA2M-TOILET

G015MAIL SORTING

G018IDF

G017LAUNDRY

G000BA1F-TOILET

G000HVESTIBULE

G000ACORRIDOR

G014HO CO

G000GCORRIDOR

G002DRY STORAGE

G000SH1STAIR H1

G008DINING HALL

G016STOR

G007BCRAWL SPACE ACCESS

G010MDF

G003EM ELEC

G006BKITCHEN

G006ASERVERY VESTIBULE

G000FCORRIDOR

G007DINING EXTENSION

G000SJSTAIR J

G000JC2CUST

G013HEAT EXCHANGERS

G012TRANSFORMER

G000ECORRIDOR

G100SI1VOID BELOW STAIR

82 SEATS

16 SEATS

120 SEATS

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STANDISH - PROPOSED LOWER LEVEL PLANPROPOSED SOLUTIONS - LOWER LEVEL CONNECTORS

INTERIOR RENDERING OF STANDISH CONNECTOR

DN

FD

UPDN

S011LIBRARY

S016STOR

S022EM ELEC

S010BMECH

S000BLIBRARY VESTIBULE

S005ELEC

S002MECHANICAL

S001CUSTODIAL OFFICE

S001BA1ACC TOILET

S007IDF

S003ASTORAGE

S000SA1STAIR A1

S000SDSTAIR D

S023IDF

S019ELEV CONTROL

S000SESTAIR E

S027MECHANICAL

S026BIKE STORAGE

S000JCORRIDOR

S017STUDENT KITCHEN

S000JC2CUST SINK

S000BA3ACC TOILET

S000BA4ACC TOILET

S000SBSTAIR B

S018BMUSIC 2

S018AMUSIC 1

S000FCOMMON

S000GCORRIDOR

S010AVESTIBULE

S011A

S001BA2ACC TOILET

S024LAUNDRY

S000EL1EM ELEC

S021ELEC

S020STOR

S000HCORRIDOR

S004SMALL WASTE

S008CUSTODIAL

S010VESTIBULE

S003STORAGE

S009BART & DESIGN STUDIO

S006MECHANICAL

S009AMEETING ROOM

(FUTURE BIKESTORAGE)

S000ACORRIDOR

S000ACORRIDOR

S018CMUSIC CL

S016AELEV CONTROL

S015WATER METER

S014FIRE ALARM/SECURITY

S013MDF

S000DLOWER C LOBBY

S000SCSTAIR C

S000CCONNECTOR

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PROPOSED DESIGN

MILL ST & PLYMPTON ST

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - BEREN HALL

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CAFE/GRILLE

INTERIOR RENDERING OF GRILLE

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - BEREN HALL

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LOWER LEVEL

INTERIOR RENDERING OF LION’S DEN

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - BEREN HALL

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PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - BEREN HALLROOFTOP COMMON ROOM

INTERIOR RENDERING OF ROOFTOP COMMON ROOM

Potential Qualities of a Meditation Room:Place of serenity, sanctuary, and comfort

Natural light, with option to darken by drapery

Dimmable light fixtures

Clean lines, lack of clutter

Calming color palette

Focal point: a place for the eye to rest

EM

EM

A/V

A/V

C

C

A/V

C

C

C

C

EM

EMEM

EM

EM

ADO

ADO

C

W

UP

DN

DN

S107BPANTRY

S102MEDITATION ROOM

S101CRD LIVING / DINING

S119BS-DOUBLE/ACC

S115C-SINGLE

S119AS-DOUBLE

S119CRSUITE COMMON

S119CS-DOUBLE

S109BAACC TUTOR 1E BATH

S109AACC TUTOR 1E BR

S100BA61-SET BATH

S110C-SINGLE ACC

S100BA7ACC BATH

S109CRACC TUTOR 1E STUDY

S112C-SINGLE

S105ES-SINGLE

S105DS-SINGLE

S105CS-SINGLE

S105BS-SINGLE

S105AS-SINGLE

S105CRSUITE COMMON

S100BA31-SET BATH

S117C-SINGLE

S100BA5ACC BATH

S101ARD KITCHEN

S101BRD ENTRY

S101DRD STAIR HALL

S100BA1ACC TOILET

S101BA1RD TOILET

S100G2STOR

S100BA4ACC TOILET

S100SDSTAIR D

S100NCORRIDOR

S100SESTAIR E

S100QCORRIDOR

S100RHALL

S119HAHALL

S100SASTAIR A

S100CVEST

S100DCORRIDOR

S100EL1ELEC

S100TC1TECH

S100JC1CUST

S100SBSTAIR B

S105HAHALL

S100SCSTAIR C

S100KD LOBBY

S100EVEST

S100ACORRIDOR

S101A2LAUNDRY

S100TC2ACC TECHS109A2

CL

S100JC2CUST

S106MEETING

S100MVEST

S108CRSUITE COMMON

S108BS-DOUBLES108A

S-DOUBLE

S108BAEN-SUITE BATH

S100GENTRY NORTH

S104CRTUTOR 1W STUDY

S104ATUTOR 1W BR

S104BATUTOR 1W BATH

S100BA21-SET BATH

S100LVEST

S107AELEV FOYER

S100HVEST

S100FVEST

S114C-SINGLE

S100PVEST

S100EL2ELEC

S104A2CL

S100JFOYER

S101FRD TOILET VEST

S101ERD ENTRY

S101D3RD CL

S101D4RD CL

S105F2CL

S103CRSUITE COMMON

S103AS-SINGLE

S103BS-SINGLE

S113C-SINGLE

S116C-SINGLE

S107SENIOR COMMON ROOM

HANGING CHAIR

BASKETSSHOE STORAGE

Storage Baskets for mats and shoes

Hanging ChairFloor Pillows

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PROPOSED SOLUTIONS - ADDITIONAL SPACESSTANDISH MEDITATION ROOM

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RECAP OF HIGHLIGHTS

• 72% suites overall

• 70% singles overall

• 100% suites w/ 100% in-suite bathrooms at Beren Hall

• Elimination of hallway doubles

• Increased Dining Room seating capacity by 12%

• Two new special common rooms (Terrace Common and Rooftop Common)

• Grille

• Lion’s Den - 75 people

• Seminar Room