Paranoia and proxemics were the two major factors the NU Architecture Hall was based on. The point of the project was to show the “good,” the beauty, in the “bad,” the ugly. The building was approximately 67,000 sq. ft. total, spread out through four floors. It was to be located on Payne Mountain, across the street from the campus, and would use the slate from an adjacent quarry for its exterior facade. 



The building had a central circular break up that was open to below and staggered, creating an “oculus.” The light would come through the glass roof structure and beam down from the top floor to the bottom floor. As the day progressed the light would track through the first floor giving the sensation that the occupant is always being watched commemorating the sense of paranoia. Proxemics was practiced by only allowing an average of fifteen students per room and allowing them to have at least a three foot radius of space freeing up their personal bubbles substantially. 



The roof structure was largely inspired by the Fiera Milano glass structure. The building would be made up of steel frame construction and a slate facade. It was to be circular through a birds-eye view, or roof plan, but each floor was only a quadrant of the circle. The buildings pays even more homage to the captivating entrance to the quarry.