Milstein Hall by Rem Koolhaas, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)

Milstein Hall Designer: Rem Koolhaas, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Location: Ithaca, New York
Image Credits: OMA The proposed design consists of an elevated second floor that provides much-needed flexible contiguous studio space for the AAP and internal connections to Sibley and Rand halls. The structure is artfully cantilevered on the north side and southeast corner. The space underneath it is left open to form a pedestrian plaza that provides outdoor gathering and exhibition space protected from the elements, a new entrance at the southeast corner, and a sheltered pedestrian connection to the sculpture studios located in the Foundry. A concrete dome in the center provides the incline for the auditorium seating, supports a generous, inviting stair to the second floor studio space, and creates a domed ceiling to the crit space below. Existing site circulation patterns at ground level are maintained and enhanced by this openness. → milsteinhall.cornell.edu Posted: 02/16/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this