https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1666 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14825 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:02:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14825-modern-mill-and-river-houses-by-merge-architects River-Houses-01-B.jpg River Houses is planned as seven two-unit duplex structures, the first of which is complete and overlooks a bike path that runs along the Green River. Photo © John Horner 1409-mit-beaver-works-merge-architects.asp Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8296-mit-beaver-works-by-merge-architects MIT Beaver Works The main laboratory workspace seems to flow directly into the entry lounge, but an interior glass wall separates the two. Students and faculty can sit at a fixed counter running along two sides of the space, relax in a partially enclosed meeting pod, or work at one of the steel-frame desks that can move on wheels. Numbered storage units can also move around the room.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works The angled entry wall grabs attention with its bold contrast of colors and vertical slots that let people look inside.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works In the lounge, the architect kept costs down by designing simple built-in seating made of plywood and fabricating a pair of wood-and-felt lights in her own office.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works School bus yellow brightens a work counter and serves as a graphic element running throughout the project.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works A movable wall allows the classroom area to work either as one large space or two smaller ones. Tables and chairs mounted on wheels can also move around.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works A movable wall allows the classroom area to work either as one large space or two smaller ones. Tables and chairs mounted on wheels can also move around.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works A worker in the laboratory can look directly into the lounge, but not everyone in the lounge can enter the lab. Faculty have discovered that students now show up early for classes to hang out in the lounge.   Photo © John Horner MIT Beaver Works A separate prototyping shop down the hall from the main Beaver Works space offers students the chance to use 3-D printers, laser cutters, and other tools for building their projects.   Photo © David Bragdon MIT Beaver Works Image courtesy Merge Architects MIT Beaver Works Image courtesy Merge Architects MIT Beaver Works Image courtesy Merge Architects MIT Beaver Works Image courtesy Merge Architects