WOLFSON RESIDENTIAL TOWERS
Advanced Studio,
Faculty: Roberto Behar
2017
Faculty: Roberto Behar
2017
Wolfson Residential Towers is a student housing project for the students of Miami- Dade College Wolfson Campus. The site is located on 200 NE 2nd Street, Downtown Miami, FL. The site is directly adjacent to two major factors: the metro rail and the Wolfson campus. The fronts of the site were left to our discretion, keeping in mind that the Metrorail would serve as the back.
The schematic of the plan is two towers, resting on a slab. The precedents include Lucio Costa's Parque Guinle in Brazil and Casa Rustici di Milano by Terragni. The program, in ascending order, is commercial on the ground, social on the slab, student housing in the towers, and faculty on the top.
The ground floor is double height, composed of restaurants, mailing rooms, convenience stores, bike storage room, lobby and lounging area. Above that is an ovular massing, that functions as a social program. It has two primary functions: exercise and study. The social program is three floors tall. The first floor has three basketball courts at the core and is flanked by a bowling alley on one edge and a stage on the other. The second floor is a mezzanine, dining area, overlooking the courts. The third floor is a wellness center and study lounge, with additional amenities such as laundry, personal fitness rooms. Ascending from that, there are student dorms, topped with faculty housing.
Architecture
The schematic of the plan is two towers, resting on a slab. The precedents include Lucio Costa's Parque Guinle in Brazil and Casa Rustici di Milano by Terragni. The program, in ascending order, is commercial on the ground, social on the slab, student housing in the towers, and faculty on the top.
The ground floor is double height, composed of restaurants, mailing rooms, convenience stores, bike storage room, lobby and lounging area. Above that is an ovular massing, that functions as a social program. It has two primary functions: exercise and study. The social program is three floors tall. The first floor has three basketball courts at the core and is flanked by a bowling alley on one edge and a stage on the other. The second floor is a mezzanine, dining area, overlooking the courts. The third floor is a wellness center and study lounge, with additional amenities such as laundry, personal fitness rooms. Ascending from that, there are student dorms, topped with faculty housing.
Architecture