Center for Student Services @ BU |100 Bay State Rd | Back Bay

[cca]

Re: B.U. East Campus Center (100 Bay State Rd)

There is nothing offensive about this. It is a good texture building. Not everything can or should be a gem. I think this is good, albeit quiet design.

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cca

 

[F-Line to Dudley]

Re: B.U. East Campus Center (100 Bay State Rd)

I'm glad BU's starting to move away from all the Silber-era construction of brick and beige concrete. Damn near everything they built from the mid-80's to mid-00's has that vanilla sameness to it. I don't care one bit that this is B/B+ looks. It's different from its recent-construction surroundings without being jarringly different, and that works quite nicely as a change of pace.

 

[kz1000ps]

Re: B.U. East Campus Center (100 Bay State Rd)

^ Agreed. The Bay State Rd side is wonky what with the half-hearted attempts at rowhouse facadism but on the whole I kinda like its color palette.

 

[bdurden]

Re: B.U. East Campus Center (100 Bay State Rd)

I'm glad BU's starting to move away from all the Silber-era construction of brick and beige concrete. Damn near everything they built from the mid-80's to mid-00's has that vanilla sameness to it. I don't care one bit that this is B/B+ looks. It's different from its recent-construction surroundings without being jarringly different, and that works quite nicely as a change of pace.

The new Law School expansion (currently underway) makes further strides to reverse the trend of architectural blunders made by the administration from the late 70s - early 2000s.

 

[kz1000ps]

So I got to explore the CCS this past Friday...

Now we go up to the top floor and get some ridic views.

And we'll top it all off with some floorplan pr0n. Here's the 6th floor:

And ground level:

 

[Downburst]

What a nice space! I quite like it, actually. It seems very warm and inviting.

kz, I also have to say that these are my favorite photographs of yours to date. Yours are always incredible but these are really stunning.

 

[kz1000ps]

Yes the interior actually was pretty darn warm and inviting. No complaints there.

And thank you! I was actually thinking how I don't like these shots mainly because of how ugly grey/brown it is outside now (I also struggled mightily with the white balance on some of these) but to each his own. Either way I didn't intend to take ANY of these shots...it just sorta fell into my lap, serendipitous style, and those often make for the best shots

 

[davem]

Yes the interior actually was pretty darn warm and inviting. No complaints there.

And thank you! I was actually thinking how I don't like these shots mainly because of how ugly grey/brown it is outside now (I also struggled mightily with the white balance on some of these) but to each his own. Either way I didn't intend to take ANY of these shots...it just sorta fell into my lap, serendipitous style, and those often make for the best shots

The dreariness really makes the orange bricks pop, even with such muted light.

Does it look like the alley is getting use now that they prettied it up so much?

 

[kz1000ps]

It was being well used by students as a path to and from points west. Is that what you mean?

 

[davem]

It was being well used by students as a path to and from points west. Is that what you mean?

Yes, for some reason I've had issues articulating anything as of late

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

And thank you! I was actually thinking how I don't like these shots mainly because of how ugly grey/brown it is outside now

That made me very nostalgic for my days living in the Fenway.

 

[datadyne007]

Thanks for including the floorplans, kz.

 

[kz1000ps]

^ You got it bud. Trust me, nothing pleases my architectural soul more than a well-labeled floorplan.

 

[Ron Newman]

Can non-students visit and eat in this building (like we can visit and buy food at the George Sherman Union)?

 

[Matthew]

I believe so. There is an attendant who takes cash. Or if you need to be a guest of someone, then you can just send me a PM and I will come along.

 

[kz1000ps]

As a guest of someone perhaps, but there's a zillion turnstiles and card readers guarding each entrance to the food court area. It isn't wide open like Sherman.

 

[jass]

As a guest of someone perhaps, but there's a zillion turnstiles and card readers guarding each entrance to the food court area. It isn't wide open like Sherman.

Which is an absurd waste of money.

But they do take cash, so I dont see why not.

 

[Matthew]

Maybe it's not clear, but the "food court" is actually all-you-can eat. You pay to get in (~$10 for non-students) and then go hog-wild.

Or at least, I did.

 

[kz1000ps]

Right. Food court is the wrong word...this is a dormitory dining hall where the dorm rooms just happen to be elsewhere. Student Union it ain't.