MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces
MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

MUZE is an 18-story high-rise, 502-bed residence hall for undergraduate students in the West Campus neighborhood, two blocks west of the University of Texas main campus

The building designed by Rhode Partners consists of a rectangular tower superimposed on a lowered basement that serves as a parking garage and is organized around a central core that optimizes distribution flows. This compact central core was necessary because of the site area of less than 3 acres and allows the maximum amount of net leasable square footage to be used within a strict internal subdivision

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

Located at the top of the MUZE tower an elegant glass box houses student services along with a swimming pool, solarium and amphitheater.
The garage is wrapped in an architectural fiberglass grid that varies in opacity shielding parked vehicles from view

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

The facade of the MUZE is characterized by an elegantly detailed composition of large, regularly spaced windows. This compositional regularity is interrupted in the corner of the building by a contrasting finish introducing dynamic

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

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