20 Nov 2024

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

On the left is an image of the lobby area showing large windows and between them bright pink wall details, while above each window is a slatted wood details. On the right is a photo a view of the building from the street.

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.

A study room in the library with wooden patterned ceiling panel detail

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.

A group of students playing music in the music room with a bright yellow accent wall, and music posters on the other wall, and interesting geometric light fixtures