ARIDO Award: 10 Bay – McMaster Graduate Student Residence
Responding to ever growing demands for quality student housing, 10 Bay – McMaster Graduate Student Residence – fosters a thriving community in the heart of Hamilton’s evolving downtown core.
Category: LIVE TOGETHER
Interior Designers: Iva Radikova, ARIDO; Laura Le Lievre, ARIDO
Design Team: Nicole Wong, Intern ARIDO
Design Firm: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Co-Design Joint Venture: SRM Architects
Photographer: Lisa Logan
The new residence reflects the university’s commitment to creating a vibrant campus that promotes academic excellence and the health and well-being of student life. Rising at the corner of Bay Street and King Street, the 30-storey building is home to over 644 graduate students and their families.
The design transforms student housing by recognizing the pivotal role of amenities for community engagement, and the impact of purposefully designed units. Multiple shared spaces are included and nurture a balance between learning and connection, while carefully detailed, light-filled, and inviting living spaces support a range of accommodations and accessibility needs.
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