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Pratt Institute Higgins Hall - SCUP Award

 

Article from SCUP Award - 2005
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1868 Adelphi Academy		1996 Fire destroys Central Wing, damages rest		1999 North Wing in use
1965 Pratt acquires the complex; it is renamed Higgins Hall		1999 North Wing completed		2003 South Wing completed Utility and circulation cores constructed in North and South Wings to serve later Central Wing;		2005 Central Wing completed

 

2005 Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Higgins Hall. From left to right: North Wing, Central Wing, South Wing
New attic studio, North Wing		New Studio, South Wing. Using natural daylighting and other sustainable materials and finishes, this participated in the LEED-CI pilot program.
All spaces are treated in dynamic ways. Central Wing basement hallway, left; South Wing stairway with balcony overlook and "crit” space, right.
Similar material and spatial strategies throughout the building celebrate different eras of construction techniques, while creating a contemporary workspace for architecture. New student review spaces in the Central Wing (left) and North Wing (right) with balcony overlooks.
Student Workspaces, North Wing		The floor plates of the North and South Wings are not at the same level. The oversized ramp in the Central Wing resolves this difference at all three floors.
Central Wing, South Wing, and courtyard.