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Worth noting that the UM building is a significantly different scope and scape: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/07/heres_your_first_chance_to_see.htm

by danso 5y ago

Worth noting that the UM building is a significantly different scope and scape: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/07/heres_your_first_chance_to_see.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/07/heres_your_firs... It houses 96 suites, 6—7 bedrooms each. Each bedroom is 16x9 with their own private bathroom. In one of the blueprints in the UCSB article, there appears to be 1 bathroom per 8 suites [1]. To be fair, graduate housing is supposed to be a bit better than undergrad dorms — especially in regards to not having to share a bedroom with a total stranger. And maybe the UCSB's tiny single room design (windowless or not) will be a good tradeoff for not having to have a roommate as an undergrad. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_WUixhkwu4&t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_WUixhkwu4&t=32s [1] https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/munger1.jpg?resize=1205%2C646?w=1024 https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/munge...

raldi 5y ago
I see two back-to-back bathrooms per eight bedrooms.
tomtheelder 5y ago
> there appears to be 1 bathroom per 8 suites That looks like two bathrooms per 1 suite, or 1 bathroom per 4 rooms. I never shared a bathroom with less than 3 other people in my four years at college, so that doesn't seem particularly out of the ordinary for an undergraduate dorm. The difference in size of rooms seems significant, though.
- danso 5y ago
  Looks like it's might be 2 bathrooms based on this tiny floorplan image [0], I thought from the isometric image it was 1.5 (2 toilets, 1 shower). And it looks like there's maybe 2 common area toilets. The ratio seems fine in theory...I think my undergrad dorm floor had 2 communal bathrooms with 8 toilet stalls and 8 showers for 30-35 residents. I'm assuming intersuite sharing would become normal. The podsize also isn't that bad in theory — they aren't much smaller than I remember the single rooms in my dorm being. The big difference is that the single rooms had windows, but also allowed for lofted beds — e.g. you would put your desk under the bed, and there'd be enough room to have a small couch where the desk would normally be. The UCSB pod furniture appears to be fixed (but again, it's just an architect drawing) [0] https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dorminset1.jpg https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dormi...
  - PebblesRox 5y ago
    I don't see any closets or space for a dresser on those plans either. Where are students supposed to keep their clothes? Under-the-bed drawers?

by danso 5y ago

raldi 5y ago

I see two back-to-back bathrooms per eight bedrooms.

tomtheelder 5y ago

> there appears to be 1 bathroom per 8 suites That looks like two bathrooms per 1 suite, or 1 bathroom per 4 rooms. I never shared a bathroom with less than 3 other people in my four years at college, so that doesn't seem particularly out of the ordinary for an undergraduate dorm. The difference in size of rooms seems significant, though.

danso 5y ago
Looks like it's might be 2 bathrooms based on this tiny floorplan image [0], I thought from the isometric image it was 1.5 (2 toilets, 1 shower). And it looks like there's maybe 2 common area toilets. The ratio seems fine in theory...I think my undergrad dorm floor had 2 communal bathrooms with 8 toilet stalls and 8 showers for 30-35 residents. I'm assuming intersuite sharing would become normal. The podsize also isn't that bad in theory — they aren't much smaller than I remember the single rooms in my dorm being. The big difference is that the single rooms had windows, but also allowed for lofted beds — e.g. you would put your desk under the bed, and there'd be enough room to have a small couch where the desk would normally be. The UCSB pod furniture appears to be fixed (but again, it's just an architect drawing) [0] https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dorminset1.jpg https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dormi...
- PebblesRox 5y ago
  I don't see any closets or space for a dresser on those plans either. Where are students supposed to keep their clothes? Under-the-bed drawers?