University of Miami School of Architecture Design Studio

The studio space is based on a twenty-five foot square — a module of four student desks — repeated to total 13,000 square feet. The main entrance spills into an informal lobby and continues as a corridor that runs through the studios and out a garage door into the rear access road. The corridor has movable boards and model podiums for informal critiques or exhibitions. The studios on the south side of the circulation passage are intended for the design-build studio courses and have direct access to the outdoor work area. Within the space, there are smaller volumes including the fabrication lab, which punctures the facade. The east and west walls of the central volume are felt clad for students to pin up their work. The open plan accommodates seventy-six desks and is adaptable to future work/study styles. The faculty offices are also moveable and can be redesigned and rebuilt by students each year, making a setting for creativity and collaboration.