Simons Hall, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Architects: Steven Holl ArchitectsLocation: Cambridge, MassachusettsLocal Architect: Perry Dean Rogers & PartnersProject Year: 1999-2002Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Simmons Hall is an MIT Undergraduate Residence Hall. It is home to 340 undergraduates, 10 graduate students, 2 MIT professors and their families, and 5 Resident Scholars who are visiting MIT for the academic year.

Location

Simmons Hall located at 229 Vassar StreetMost of the undergraduate dormitories at MIT are located west of Massachusetts Ave, near the

gym and other student life facilities, and away from the main campus.

FAÇADE

FLOOR PLAN

Simmons 1st Floor Plan. Arrow indicates the location of the pictures. Source: MIT Facilites Department.

Simmons 6th Floor Plan. Source: MIT Facilites Department.

FACIITIES

Dining

GYM

There are 5 dining halls on the MIT campus. Simmons Hall has the best, open 7 days a week for breakfast and dinner. We have a smaller dining facility with personable staff that we love.

A well equipped, two story, gym with a phenomenal view of the Boston skyline. Use the elliptical, treadmill, free weights, yoga station, indoor rower, or the massive two story LED display built by residents.

Ball Pit

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

Simmons Hall houses a giant two story Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), which has seating for over 200 people and is equipped with a 12 foot projection screen, surround sound system, Blu-Ray player, and DIRECTV.

LOUNGES ROOM

Simmons has a number of sponge-like lounge areas. Most of the lounges have large multi-story atriums with abstract shapes. The lounges often have a staircase connecting two floors. One could almost climb the building by moving between the stairs in each loungeSimmons has community lounges for studying and play. All lounges are equipped with 42” LCD TVs, Rokus, and PS3s. During the week residents use them late into the night to work on problem sets, and on weekends they turn into rooms for movies and games.

LAUNDRY

CORIDOR

Simmons has laundry rooms on almost every floor. Each laundry room has two washers and two dryers.

Rooms

Simmons has a mix of single and double rooms. There are a vast number of different layouts for

each room type. Some rooms have bathrooms inside them. Other rooms share a bathroom in the

hallway with other nearby rooms. Because bathrooms are private or semi-private, students are

responsible for cleaning their own bathrooms.

Room costs (per semester) 2013-2014

single    $4,511 double    $3,985

STAIRS

POOL TABLE

this air hockey table is in an isolated corner on the second floor. As a result, Cosmos tells me that it

receives little use.

Weird Quirks

Some of the rooms are above open areas. Cosmos pointed out how the floors of these rooms

feel cooler.

Not all elevators access all floors. For example, the A tower elevator does not reach the public

space on the first floor. This means that residents in the A tower must take two separate elevators to

reach the dining hall. There are also stairs that do not stop on every floor. This is because Cambridge

Fire Code requires two exits from every floor. Since there are three towers, that means there needs to

be six sets of stair on the upper floors. However, not all stairs must reach the bottom individually. Only

five stairwells reach the bottom. The sixth stairwell merges with another one on the 5th and 6th floors.

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Glengarry House, Carleton University

BUILDING DETAILS

Population: 633 11 Floors Opened in 1969 Renovated in 2005 Linked to Residence Commons

Location

Glengarry House Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S, Canada

Facilities

TV Lounge

LAUNDRY

TV Lounge on each floor

Laundry located on 1st Floor

Room

GLENGARRY: HOUSES JUST OVER 630 STUDENTS IN ROOMS SHARED BETWEEN 2 STUDENTS WHO SHARE A BATHROOM BETWEEN THEM. THE BEDS ARE

SINGLES AND EACH ROOM HAS A DESK AND CLOSET. TWO THIRDS OF ROOMS DOUBLE; ONE THIRD SINGLES. GLENGARRY FLOORS ARE UNIQUE: A NUMBER OF ROOMS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE FLOOR HALLWAY. THESE ROOMS INCLUDE A

SINK, AND RESIDENTS USE THE COMMUNAL (SINGLE GENDER) WASHROOM, WHICH IS CLEANED BY UNIVERSITY STAFF. OTHER BEDROOMS ARE LOCATED IN

3, 4 OR 6 PERSON ‘PODS’ WHICH CONSIST OF THE BEDROOMS, WASHROOMS AND A COMMON SITTING AREA. WINDOWS IN GLENGARRY DO NOT OPEN.

LENNOX & ADDINGTON HOUSING, CARLETON UNIVERSITY

BUILDING DETAILS

Opened in 2011 Mandatory meal plan Cooking not permitted Population: 650

BUILDING AMENITIES

Ten floors Three elevators 6 accessible spaces Cable hook-up available Internet: Wireless TV Lounge on each floor Laundry room on tunnel

level

ROOM AMENITIES

Each room includes a vanity/sink

Shared washroom Mattress size – single Room has sink area in

room

Rooms

All levels of undergraduate study; east wings consisting of mostly double rooms is reserved for students in first year studies, while the west wings, new for 2013-14, consist of a combination of single and double rooms for all students.  The 10th floor is exclusive to upper year students. The 9th floor is a designated quieter floor and the 5th floor is an all female floor.