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Design Showcase: The Block & Neighborhood
Design Showcase: The Block & Neighborhood
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MACKEY-MITCHELL ARCHITECTS AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY – EDWARDSVILLE
www.mackeymitchell.com, www.siue.edu
In designing its residence halls, the Mackey-Mitchell Architects and Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville team — winners of the People's Choice Award — focused primarily on the notion that shared experiences provide opportunities for growth. The idea of an inclusive village, coupled with the current new urbanism movement, was the genesis of their ideal community.
The proposed village was created by flexible pods of communities. These pods were grouped with outdoor space and services that serve the larger community. Within the block, units interact with each other, creating the large common spaces between them; corridor circulation interacts with living spaces, creating casual meeting places. The design nested three pods (36 beds). Movable walls set the desirable privacy levels in the pod and from the “street” (a pedestrian ramp that links rooms with the public space). Benches and recessed open space create a front porch at the entrance to the pod. This area acts as a transition space between the ramp and the privacy of the block. Just as a homeowner paints their front door and personalizes their porch, this area can be used by students to post public announcements, personal artwork, and posters.
Within their design, the neighborhood is created by linking multiple blocks along a continuous ramp. Study rooms located along the ramp are fully glazed and are equipped with an electronic device that turns the glass opaque when more privacy is needed. Meanwhile, the first floor includes public spaces and faculty apartments with private gardens/back yards. The Agora (atrium) is a public space that frames the connection between the building and the street. Retail stores and student-run cooperatives are located on the public side of the street.
www.mackeymitchell.com, www.siue.edu
In designing its residence halls, the Mackey-Mitchell Architects and Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville team — winners of the People's Choice Award — focused primarily on the notion that shared experiences provide opportunities for growth. The idea of an inclusive village, coupled with the current new urbanism movement, was the genesis of their ideal community.
The proposed village was created by flexible pods of communities. These pods were grouped with outdoor space and services that serve the larger community. Within the block, units interact with each other, creating the large common spaces between them; corridor circulation interacts with living spaces, creating casual meeting places. The design nested three pods (36 beds). Movable walls set the desirable privacy levels in the pod and from the “street” (a pedestrian ramp that links rooms with the public space). Benches and recessed open space create a front porch at the entrance to the pod. This area acts as a transition space between the ramp and the privacy of the block. Just as a homeowner paints their front door and personalizes their porch, this area can be used by students to post public announcements, personal artwork, and posters.
Within their design, the neighborhood is created by linking multiple blocks along a continuous ramp. Study rooms located along the ramp are fully glazed and are equipped with an electronic device that turns the glass opaque when more privacy is needed. Meanwhile, the first floor includes public spaces and faculty apartments with private gardens/back yards. The Agora (atrium) is a public space that frames the connection between the building and the street. Retail stores and student-run cooperatives are located on the public side of the street.
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