McCormick Tribune Campus Center

Rem Koolhaas, OMA

Jessica GaldamezColor Theory. M2

Content

Rem Koolhaas

McCormick Tribune Campus Center

The “L”

Honeycomb

Color RedOrangeYellowJade

References

Rem KoolhaasTimeline

1944 November 17Rotterdam, Netherlands

1960’sKoolhaas pursued Filmmaking in Amsterdam

1968 to 1972 Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.

1969Koolhaas co-wrote a script called The White Slave, produced by Dutch director Rene.

1972 to 1975 Cornell University and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City.

1975 Returns to London,opens OMA.

2000Koolhaas had completed projects in many countries, including the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Korea, Japan, and Germany.

2003Mccormick Tribune Campus center

Awards

2000Pritzker Prize

2003Praemium Imperiale

2004Royal Gold Medal

2010Leone d’oro carriera

McCormick Tribune Campus Center Chicago, Illinois

Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture hosts competition in Sept. 1997

Koolhaas, OMA, captured the student traffic across the lot, which led to the organization of the buildings.

They settled on a condensed one story plane that would promote an urban condition.

Enclosing the tracks above the Campus Center in a mute stainless steel cylinder made it bearable for occupany.

It was quickly known by the students as the Tube, the train station becomes a compelling part of the Campus Center and IIT’s, image.

The “L”

The consolidating component of the Campus Center is the roof. It is composed of a sloped concrete slab that insulates against the noise of the “L”.

The roof has an elongated overhang supporting the adjacent Commons Hall, Mies Original student center. It now operates as a food court.

Honeycomb

Optimized day light

Transparency and views

Solar heat control

Color

The use of color defines the space, and also brings attention to an area and or an object. The palette chosen for this project was meant to promote an overall positive experience, filled with illuminating colors.

Through the use of materials such as polished finished, glass and laminates the entrance of light through a color of spectrum generates a change in environment within the building.

Red Promotes energy, strength, power, and determination.

Orange

The color that sums up the project.

It’s associated with joy, warmth, increases socialization, enthusiasm, creativity, success, encouragement, determination, and an overall uplifting color.

I also believe its almost the most prevalent color throughout the project.

Details

Yellow

Representing at atmosphere filled with happiness, positivity, clarity, energy, optimism, enlightenment, intellectioin, and joy.

Jade

Throughout the buidling large gathering spaces are in the color jade; center court, recreational area, grand staircase and ramp.

However the ceiling is also jade, which I believe more than defining an area, it allows the entire interior space to be seen as a place for wisdom, balance and peace.

This shade of green while remaining neutral also brings the exterior into the interior space.

Sloping inner garden that flows from the outside into the green cafeteria space.

A floating garden over the students’ cafeteria area, reflective ceiling.

A patio with a pine tree, reflecting its beautiful green color inside.

Conclusion The project was intended to become a unique welcoming center, where students wanted to spend their time. Quickly the Tube became appealing for them to be around and, it no longer kept them distant. The choice of materials made a tremendous impact on how the color palette was reflected throughout the space. And while color defined the environment it also changed the experience of each individual.

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