4.25.2007

BSB Architecture

Describe Space/Building:
The building is all concrete and brick, with low dark lighting. It is all winding and confusing. It is not well maintaned, with garbage everywhere and broken signs and lights. There is alot of colorful student art on the walls and colored lighting. It feels like a dungeon.
Interactions with space:
People seem to utilize the space here as much as possible. People sit wherever they can, not just where they are intended to. People sleep on stairs and other areas. The bar seating in the cafeteria is utilized well, since many people like to sit alone. Lots of doors are propped, which shows that people are using the building in ways not intended. Many homeade signs are posted about, since the building design is so confusing.
Many people do not seem to be aware of the services offered in the BSB because of the confusing layout. For example, many people do not know there is a computer lab in the basement, and often lines are really long for one bathroom when another empty one is right around the corner.
How people act:
mostly people are very quiet and keep to themselves, save the cafeteria area. People definately try to take advantage of all available space.
Ideology: confined spaes, darkness, brutalism

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