LEARN BY LIVING
Student Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA Luke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013 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.
TOPIC
University of Virginia
Oxford Univ.
THE ACADEMIC LIFESTYLE is LOST today with the shift toward off-campus, apartment style housing with luxury amenity focused design
Arizona State Univ.
THE HORROR OF THE DORMS A Negative Feedback Loop
no outdoor spaces
roommate conflict
messy rooms & kitchens
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS Case Study - Poly Canyon Village, Cal Poly
Students Desire -Privacy -Freedom -Space -Amenities -Cleanliness -Social & Fun Atmosphere All are rare in Dormitories
No sense of community, You DON’T make friends here!!! Why? Poor layout of interior community spaces Poor layout of exterior community spaces Poor layout of circulation Lack of appropriate Village community spaces No social or academic driver to create community 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 it A: Nobody is ever there A: We have a study lounge? A: It’s out of the way and far away A: Why leave my room?
RESEARCH APPROACH
Scale of Focus Personal Experience Apartment
Floor
Building
Complex
Campus
Sense of Community Housing Type
Site Visits & Interviews
in Apt/Suite
in Shared Space
10 8 1 3 7 9
4 2 2 2 10 5
N/A 4 4 5 10 N/A
2 3 2 5 9 1
Simmons Hall Tour - MIT Architect: Steven Holl
MIT - Dennis Collins Director of Housing
SOLUTIONS & PRINCIPALS
Harvard - Sophia Chaknis Director of Res Programs
Stanford University - Marie Omek
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Best Outcomes are in mid size, 12-32 person groups Create a Complex for the whole Cal Poly Community not just the complex itself • College Houses • Dining • Grocery • Retail Levels of Community Theory • Variety of Places to Interact • Works like a Chain Reaction, No Weak Link Ways to make a large group kitchen work • Special Cabinet Dish rack • Commercial Dishwashers • Sinks in rooms • Locked Individual Food Storage Porch Based Community Respond to students previous housing situation Stress Reduction Minimize Roommate Conflict Opportunities Upperclassmen Path to Graduation
BU
My Student Housing Experience Old Ressies - Univ. of Canberra, Australia
Northeastern Univ - Tim Touchette Director of Housing Services
COMMUNITY
CO
12-13 Person Apartments 1 Apt per Floor 8 Blocks (Buildings) Amazing Community Spirit Horrible Mess Clean Single Rooms
St. Mary’s (CA) - Alfred Day Director of Res Experience
KI LI TC VI H N EN G /
LEVELS OF
UC Merced - Alfred Day Former Director of Res Life
in Rooms Single Double 9 10 9 9 2 N/A 2 2 2 2 4 7
BA
Baker House - MIT Architect: Alvar Aalto
in Floor
AC BU TI IL VIT D Y IN G S
The Academic Village - Univ. of Virginia Architect: Thomas Jefferson
Globe
Level of Mess
in Building
Dorm - Corrider Dorm - Suite Apt - 2 person Apt - 5 person Apt - 12 person Hostel Style
Site Selection
Nation
“I’M DESIGNING A METHOD OF EDUCATION as much as I’M DESIGNING A HOME FOR STUDENTS” Capture “Learn by Doing” Spirit
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
LEARN BY LIVING
Student Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA Luke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013 OPERABLE BALCONY WALL Opens with Seasons Summer - Cali Summer Winter - Most days it’s still not that warm
SINGLE ROOMS Desired by Upperclassmen Each Room has a Sink Less Conflict
FOLDING GLASS WALL Ventilation Connection to Outdoors Connection to Outdoor community
TIMBER FACADE Represents Community Shades Glazing Privacy
First Floor SHADE SCREEN Emphasizes Balcony (Community Spaces) East-West Shade
VENTILATION Single-Loaded Corridors and Open Central Area Promotes Ventilation of Stinky Dorms PERFORATED METAL Mimics Operable Balcony Improved Ventilation
CENTRAL AREA Replaces Poor Hallways Improved Ventilation
Third Floor
Building Design Strategies Bathroom
Bedrooms
Kitchen & Living
6 Apartment Layout
Central Balcony
Views
Ventilation
Kitchen Zones
KITCHEN PLACEMENT No Windows Needed
FOOD PREP CONVERSATION SPACE Students can cook while interacting with others
“L” SHAPE TABLE Prevents Single Group Domination of Kitchen
VIEW HIERARCHY Best Views in Community Space Get’s People Out of Rooms
COOKING EATING
CLEANING TIMBER FACADE Represents Community Shades Glazing
Cooking Timeline 3 6
1 EASY ACCESS CIRCULATION Prevents Collisions
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Ventilation and Views
FOLDING GLASS WALL Ventilation Connection to Outdoors Connection to Outdoor community
Kitchen Design Strategies
Village Master Plan
COLLEGE HOUSE PROGRAM Mentorship Program
Master Plan Site Circulation
MENTOR HOUSING Graduate/Upperclassmen Single 12 Person Apartment
COLLEGE HOUSES Study/Work/Build Collaborate Social
Series of “Houses” sorted by a group of related majors Each contains Facilities uniquely suited to those programs Art & Architecture - Presentation & Critique Spaces, Collaboration Spaces Engineering - Project Building Labs, Professional Offices Liberal Arts - Graduate Degree Preparation Sessions, Applications in Polytechnic Fields Math & Science - Group Study Spaces, Graduate Info Programs Agriculture - Cal Poly Farm Market Business - Extracurricular Program HQ, Start-Up Incubator, Lecture Series
Mentorship Programs
Brings Upper and Lower Level Students Together Gives Lower Division Students a Jump Start or Upper Level Thinking and Studies Strengthens the Path to Graduation
CENTRAL LAWN Activity Space Gathering Space Interaction Chance
GROCERY/AGRICULTURE COLLEGE HOUSE Cal Poly Farm Market Community Hub Only Grocery in East San Luis Obispo
GRAND AVE. CAMPUS ENTRANCE FRONTAGE
LEARN BY LIVING
Student Housing - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA Luke Durkin - Studio Killing - Spring 2013
Architectural Precedents
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya by: H Arquitects + dataAE
Francis Praker School by: Lake|Flato Architects
Bastyr Univ Housing by: Collins Woerman
The “College House” Program provides a space for each group of majors with facilities uniquely suited to their needs Graduate/Upperclassmen Mentor Housing
College House
Grocery& Retail (Agriculture College House)
COLLEGE HOUSE PROGRAM Mentorship Program
MENTOR HOUSING Graduate/Upperclassmen Single 12 Person Apartment
COLLEGE HOUSES Study/Work/Build Collaborate Social
GRAND AVE. CAMPUS ENTRANCE FRONTAGE
Series of “Houses” sorted by a group of related majors Each contains Facilities uniquely suited to those programs Art & Architecture - Presentation & Critique Spaces, Collaboration Spaces Engineering - Project Building Labs, Professional Offices Liberal Arts - Graduate Degree Preparation Sessions, Applications in Polytechnic Fields Math & Science - Group Study Spaces, Graduate Info Programs Agriculture - Cal Poly Farm Market Business - Extracurricular Program HQ, Start-Up Incubator, Lecture Series
CENTRAL LAWN Activity Space Gathering Space Interaction Chance
Mentorship Programs
Brings Upper and Lower Level Students Together Gives Lower Division Students a Jump Start or Upper Level Thinking and Studies Strengthens the Path to Graduation
GROCERY/AGRICULTURE COLLEGE HOUSE Cal Poly Farm Market Community Hub Only Grocery in East San Luis Obispo
The “College House” Program provides a space for each group of majors with facilities uniquely suited to their needs Liberal Arts
Cal Poly Grocery and Farm Store Grocery serves entire region of San Luis Obispo Display and Sale of Cal Poly Food Products
Engineering
Informal Project Labs Space to Create, Expirament & Build Team Rooms
Professional Offices: Bring Business on Campus Meeting Space for clubs and programs Extracurricular programs are the cornerstone of Business Education
Business
Group Study Spaces Grad School Preparation (50% went to grad school in 2012) Lecture Series
Math and Science
College Houses naturally works as a Honors Program Mentor-Mentee Programs Honors Student Housing Improved Facilities for Honors Students
New & Improved Honors Program
Room Combinations:
Upper Res
Singles, Doubles, Triples, Quads
350-500 Beds
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Lower Res TOTAL:
1000-1700 Beds
Facility Highlights
Critique Spaces: Exposes younger students to upper-level thinking Collaboration Between Majors Pin-Up and Informal Critique Spaces Lecture Series
Agriculture
550-900 Beds
Upper Classmen & Graduate
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”
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Academic Village, Univ of Virginia by: Thomas Jefferson