“SOCIAL CONDENSERS” The dormitory residence as a special housing type is not quite transient and not quite permanent. Social spaces must be planned to bring people together, provoking interaction, friendship, dialogue, etc. The permeable openings would correspond to meeting places, terraces, lounges, and activated passageways. Porosity as a massing concept would have programmatic potentials. HOUSE OF INDIVIDUATION Individuation in housing is a modern aim for invigorating aggregate housing of all types. In the case of a residence hall, individuation of the student’s room, individual character of the cluster or collective portion, and individuation of the overall residential buildings can contribute to the vitality and identity of the residents. While the collective areas aim to provoke interaction and exchange, individual souls are given consideration over mass population. —Steven Holl, from 1998 master plan text
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