Student
Union Building
Illinois Institute of Technology
Rem Koolhaas Architect
Chicago, Illinois
| Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP Associate Professor :: Associate Director :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo |
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Student
Union Building Rem Koolhaas Architect Chicago, Illinois |
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Design
Architect: OMA / Rem Koolhaas. More information
and construction photos link |
Project
Images: ...night views taken during the
ACSA Annual Meeting Reception, March 2005 |
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The
train passes over the student building. |
View
of train tracks as they enter the tube. |
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The
interior is quite open. Accent colours in orange-red and naked/unfinished
drywall througout. |
View
of main circulation space. |
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I
can only imagine how difficult it was to NOT finish the drywall ceiling
and have such a good tape job... |
Tables
for student meetings. |
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A
stair ramp handles the level change at the centre of the space. Waiting
to see how long it resists safety railings... |
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space at street side (dance/DJ space behind the Mies screen). |
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The
colour of the year seems to be orange. These glazing panels make the
building glow brilliantly from as viewed from the exterior. |
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Even
the bathrooms are worth a visit. |
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Ramp that leads down into a computer access pit. |
Polished concrete floor. |
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Walls of main lecture/theatre space. |
Acoustical treatment on the walls. |
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View to exterior. |
View of building glowing at night. |
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Outside
to inside view of same space. |
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Updated March 16, 2005
