{"id":101088,"date":"2021-11-10T08:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/?p=101088"},"modified":"2021-11-10T15:20:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:20:16","slug":"worlds-most-hated-floor-plan-munger-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/worlds-most-hated-floor-plan-munger-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Architects Don&#8217;t Matter? Check Out the World&#8217;s Most Hated Floor Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>Architizer is thrilled to announce the <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inside-architizer\/updates\/2022-aawards-winners-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winners of the 10th Annual A+Awards<\/a>. Want to earn global recognition for your projects? Sign up to be notified when the <a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizerawards.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11th Annual A+Awards<\/a> program launches.\u00a0<\/em>  \n<p>Take a brief glance at the architectural plan below, and imagine what it might be like to live inside. How does it make you feel?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The floor plans on this are absolutely insane. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMn0QR51Eu\">pic.twitter.com\/rMn0QR51Eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spokane Rising (@spokanerising) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spokanerising\/status\/1453927747277840388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This question has spawned a colorful array of responses from Twitter users around the globe in the past few weeks. Ever since the unveiling of a controversial proposal for a new residence hall at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the project has been dubbed a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UncouthMarie\/status\/1454134711434031109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giant, windowless prison<\/a>&#8220;, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23dormzilla&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dormzilla<\/a>&#8220;, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbalter\/status\/1456400634236870666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a torture experiment<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richard_wittman\/status\/1456757174336512002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recipe for student depression<\/a>&#8220;. If, like most modern media platforms, you\u2019re comfortable using the internet as a barometer for public sentiment, it is no overstatement to call this the world\u2019s most hated floor plan.<\/p>\n<p>Munger Hall \u2014 a 1.7-million-square-foot, 11-story block designed to house 4,500 students in largely windowless bedrooms \u2014 was designed by Charles T. Munger, a billionaire businessman, investor and executive of Berkshire Hathaway. Charles T. Munger is not an architect. His proposal is intended to address a major lack of housing for UCSB students, and is an exhibition in density. If built as-is, the building would have a population density equivalent to 221,000 people per square mile, making it the eighth densest neighborhood in the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If this report is true, this design is a grotesque, sick joke \u2014 a jail masquerading as a dormitory. No, design isn\u2019t up to billionaire donors. How far UCSB has fallen since the days when it had architects like Charles Moore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERFIzAz5jZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ERFIzAz5jZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Goldberger (@paulgoldberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulgoldberger\/status\/1453921647736541187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The rectilinear layout of the building means that some students will be up to 200 feet \u2014 two-thirds the length of a football field \u2014 from a view to the outside world. Needless to say, this isn\u2019t the epitome of good design in the eyes of most critics. \u201cThis design is a grotesque, sick joke \u2014 a jail masquerading as a dormitory,\u201d lamented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulgoldberger\/status\/1453921647736541187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Goldberger<\/a>. \u201cNo, design isn\u2019t up to billionaire donors. How far UCSB has fallen since the days when it had architects like Charles Moore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outrage over Munger\u2019s architectural monstrosity has not been limited to Twitter\u2019s creative commentators. Consulting architect Dennis McFadden resigned from UC Santa Barbara\u2019s design review committee in protest over the project, and his reasons for doing so have resonated far beyond the architectural profession. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2021-11-01\/ucsb-megadorm-santa-barbara-charles-munger-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a> published by the LA Times, McFadden described the proposal as \u201can alien and destructive presence out of tune and out of scale with the rest of the campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to UCSB&#8217;s own presentation, each Munger Hall bedroom will be 7&#215;10 feet, clustered like this. For giggle I looked up the average size of a solitary confinement cell and y&#8217;all, wouldn&#8217;t you believe it but <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GHDlYyMCwM\">pic.twitter.com\/GHDlYyMCwM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heiding in the Dark (@eyetosky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eyetosky\/status\/1454140787281772545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, you might say \u2014 there\u2019s no way that this project can comply with building codes, so it\u2019ll never come to pass. It is certainly hard \u2014 and arguably quite terrifying \u2014 to imagine how inhabitants might react should a fire break out in the heart of this structure. In spite of this, there is a possibility the project could find its way through to construction, given the localized nature of regulations in California. \u201cUC Santa Barbara, like each UC campus, is essentially its own building department,\u201d explained McFadden. \u201cThe campus can, with approval from the UC Board of Regents, make its own determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the creative name-calling of this debacle is darkly comical \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/business\/2021\/11\/charles-munger-uc-santa-barbara-dorm-nightmare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slate<\/a> dubbed it \u201cThe Munger Games\u201d \u2014 the project raises real concerns about architecture\u2019s long term psychological impacts. As McFadden states, \u201cthe building is a misguided experiment that will affect the health and safety of multiple generations of undergraduates who will be forced to negotiate the design\u2019s gross miscalculations and unintended consequences \u2014 long after the story of how and why it came to be is forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Literally looks like a prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAO46FAFsX\">pic.twitter.com\/uAO46FAFsX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 macswell (@maxwellabaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxwellabaker\/status\/1453933034214883328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is where the value of hiring an architect is illuminated for all to see. The story of Munger Hall is a case study in what can happen if a client leaves all the decisions to people who prioritize money far above the physical and mental wellbeing of a building\u2019s future inhabitants. Munger Hall is a shining example of why architects should not be regarded as an optional luxury, but as an essential collaborator from the outset of a project.<\/p>\n<p>Providing housing for 4,500 students on a limited site is no easy feat. Architects spend their lives finding creative solutions to challenges just like this one, addressing programmatic demands without forgoing the comfort and atmosphere that makes spaces livable. If UCSB had allowed for the input of an architect specializing in multi-unit housing, they could have explored a plethora of options to address the lack of natural light and ventilation that awaits thousands of students should Munger Hall come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all though, architects strive to expand the purpose of buildings beyond shelter and achieve something greater \u2014 they aim to design spaces that can uplift, invigorate and inspire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s a comparison of two floor plans. On the left is the Kowloon Walled City, which crammed thousands of people into small rooms with little natural light and unhealthy living conditions. Oh wait, that\u2019s actually the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MungerHall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MungerHall<\/a> at UCSB, oops. Same vibe though. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tIiD8AGWBm\">pic.twitter.com\/tIiD8AGWBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Sit (@neurognome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neurognome\/status\/1455191143080071170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McFadden summarized his role as an architect and university campus designer as follows: \u201cMy professional life has been devoted to making buildings and places that try, incrementally, to improve our physical environment. Those of us who have had the privilege of working on college and university campuses also know the responsibility of balancing new with old, as well as aspirations with available funding. Student housing on campuses, like housing in general, carries the added responsibility to make places where life can unfold in multiple ways, places of emotional refuge that raise the spirit and dignify the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good architects have an uncanny ability to produce places like this, time and again. The takeaway for institutions, corporations and real estate developers when considering their next big project? Consulting with design professionals throughout a project will not only help you procure a better building, it might also save you from an awful lot of negative press, too.<\/p>\n<p>UCSB: Next time, hire a design architect.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have an <strong>educational project<\/strong> or a <strong>multi-unit residence<\/strong> that could be viewed as an antidote to Munger Hall, we encourage you to submit it to this year&#8217;s A+Awards program, which is now open for entries \u2014 Winners receive worldwide recognition and global publication. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architizerawards.com\/a?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to get started on your submission &gt;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: An earlier version of this article suggested that no architect has been involved with the Munger Hall project. UCSB has clarified that there is in fact an &#8216;architect of record&#8217; which is VTBS. However, multiple sources state that the design itself was largely or wholly determined by Charles Munger himself:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The idea was conceived by 97-year-old billionaire-investor turned amateur-architect Charles Munger, who donated $200 million toward the project with the condition that his blueprints be followed exactly.&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.com\/2021\/10\/28\/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A billionaire\u2019s proposal for a gargantuan, windowless student dormitory has reminded the world why it&#8217;s smart to hire an architect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":101089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-101088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Think Architects Don&#039;t Matter? 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