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HOUSING

HARVARD HOUSING TYPES HOUSING PORTFOLIO

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Harvard Planning & Real Estate

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By providing a vibrant residential community, the University promotes scholarly interchange and learning beyond the classroom. This section examines the characteristics of Harvards housing portfolio.

HARVARD PLANNING AND REAL ESTATE

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Harvard Housing Types

Historically, housing has been a key component of the student and faculty academic experience. To enhance this experience and facilitate exchanges among the different members of Harvards community, housing has been and remains a priority for the University. This section documents the range of housing types provided at Harvard.

UNDERGRADUATE DORMITORIES MASTERS HOUSES AND ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING GRADUATE DORMITORIES AFFILIATE HOUSING (GRADUATES AND FACULTY) EXECUTIVE EDUCATION HOUSING | SHORT TERM STAY (HOTELS) PRESIDENTS AND DEANS HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING (LEASED TO OTHERS)

OTHER HARVARD BUILDINGS (NON-RESIDENTIAL) NON-HARVARD COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL

Harvard offers a range of housing types suited to the different members of its academic community, including undergraduate students, graduate students (single, married, and with children), and faculty. In addition, since the university population comes from different parts of the world, the University strives to meet the different needs and expectations of its diverse population. The University classifies its housing types according to users and unit type, such as undergraduate dormitories and graduate dormitories. These housing types are grouped in specific locations: dormitories are typically found close to academic campuses, while affiliate housing is more likely to be located at the campus periphery. In the recent past, a new housing need has emerged involving short-session academic programs for executives and professionals. Demand for this housing type will increase if executive programs are extended or new programs are created. It is important to observe that housing provides for architectural diversity within the campus. Residential buildings, because of light and accessibility requirements, are likely to have a smaller footprint than other academic buildings. Most residential buildings are bars, or long narrow buildings with enclosed or open courtyards; a few are high-rises; and some are single houses. Intermingling housing uses with academic and recreational uses provides a lively environment inhabited 24 hours a day and allows for a diversity of buildings and shapes that add to the complexity of the campus architecture. [Ho] 2
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ENCLOSED COURTYARD OPEN COURTYARD BAR HOUSE | VILLA EDIFICE HIGH-RISE ADDITION | INFILL | CONGLOMERATION

BAR HOUSE | VILLA EDIFICE ADDITION | INFILL | CONGLOMERATION

BAR HOUSE

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OPEN COURTYARD BAR EDIFICE

UNDERGRADUATE DORMITORIES

MASTERS HOUSES

ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING

GRADUATE DORMITORIES

USERS | HARVARD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND GRADUATE STUDENT TUTORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY MATRICULATED AND ENROLLED IN THE UNIVERSITY HOUSING TYPE | VARIES

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HOUSE MASTERS ONLY

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HARVARD UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE TUTORS

HOUSING TYPE | MASTERS HOUSES ARE STRUCTURES ADJOINING OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSES, AND THEY ARE USUALLY IN THE STRUCTURAL STYLE OF THE HOUSE WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED. UNIT | MASTER HOUSE: SINGLE-DETACHED PRIVATE HOUSE OR SUITE WITH PRIVATE BATH, KITCHEN, AND COMMON AREA

HOUSING TYPE | SINGLE DETACHED STRUCTURES OF RESIDENTIAL SCALE. THIS TYPE IS AFFILIATED WITH DUDLEY HOUSE, WHICH IS HARVARDS 13TH HOUSE. UNIT | ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING: ROOM IN A SINGLEDETACHED HOUSE

USERS | HARVARD GRADUATE STUDENTS. SOME ARE OPEN ONLY TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AFFILIATED WITH PARTICULAR SCHOOLS, WHILE OTHERS ARE OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ANY AFFILIATION. HOUSING TYPE | TYPICALLY A SERIES OF SINGLE ROOMS WITH SHARED BATHROOM FACILITIES UNIT | ROOM (SHARED BATHROOM, PUBLIC KITCHEN AND PUBLIC COMMON AREA) OR SUITE OF 2, 3, OR 4 ROOMS WITH SEMI-PRIVATE BATH, KITCHEN, AND COMMON AREA

UNIT | ROOM (SHARED BATHROOM, PUBLIC KITCHEN, AND PUBLIC COMMON SPACE) OR SUITE OF 2, 3, OR 4 ROOMS WITH SEMI-PRIVATE BATH, KITCHEN, AND COMMON AREA.

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TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

MOST ON-CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE DORMITORIES ARE REPRESENTED BY FIVE BUILDING TYPES: ENCLOSED COURTYARD, OPEN COURTYARD, BAR, HOUSE/VILLA, AND HIGH RISE.

MASTERS HOUSES AND ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING ARE TYPICALLY ADDITION OR INFILL STRUCTURES ATTACHED TO OTHER LARGER BUILDINGS OR DORMITORIES. IN SOME CASES, THEY ARE INDEPENDENT HOUSES, VILLAS, OR BAR STRUCTURES.

ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING EXIST ON CAMPUS. AS A RESULT, THE BUILDING TYPOLOGY IS NOT OVERLY SIGNIFICANT. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT ALTERNATIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOUSING PROVIDES DIVERSIFIED BUILDING TYPES THAT ENRICH THE HOUSING PORTFOLIO.

GRADUATE DORMITORIES ARE TYPICALLY BAR STRUCTURES OR OPEN COURTYARDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THESE TWO TYPES, CREATING EITHER AN L- OR TSHAPED INNER SPACE. IN MOST CASES, THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR ACADEMIC PRECINCTS.

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GORE HALL, 1916

DE WOLFE STREET HOUSING, 1991

BRYAN HALL, 1933

MATHER HOUSE, 1970

1705 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 1889

5 SACRAMENTO STREET, 1891

CRONKHITE GRADUATE CENTER, 1959

AMES HALL, 1950

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ENCLOSED COURTYARD OPEN COURTYARD BAR HOUSE

EDIFICE HIGH RISE ADDITION | INFILL | CONGLOMERATION NO DATA | NON-APPLICABLE

ENCLOSED COURTYARD OPEN COURTYARD BAR HOUSE

EDIFICE HIGH RISE ADDITION | INFILL | CONGLOMERATION NO DATA | NON-APPLICABLE

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AFFILIATED HOUSING (GRADUATE AND FACULTY)

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION HOUSING AND HOTELS

PRESIDENTS AND DEANS HOUSES

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

USERS | HARVARD GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WITH ANY HARVARD AFFILIATION, AS WELL AS NON-HARVARD AFFILIATES (30%) HOUSING TYPE | APARTMENT BUILDINGS (VARY FROM LOW-RISE TO HIGH-RISE) AND INDIVIDUAL HOUSES AND ROW HOUSES UNIT | SUITE, DOUBLE SUITE, 1-BEDROOM, 2-BEDROOM, OR 3BEDROOM APARTMENT

USERS | INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE HOUSING FOR SHORT PERIODS DURING CONFERENCES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER TYPES OF SHORT STAYS, TYPICALLY SHORTER THAN A SEMESTER. FOR THE HOTELS, THE USERS MAY ALSO BE THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. HOUSING TYPE | UNIT | HOTEL

USERS

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS THE

DEANS OF HARVARDS VARIOUS SCHOOLS HOUSING TYPE

USERS | HOUSING FOR NON-AFFILIATES. TARGET TENANTS INCLUDE THE ELDERLY AND LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES. HOUSING TYPE | STRUCTURES RANGE FROM APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO SINGLE DETACHED STRUCTURES. UNIT | STUDIO, 1-BEDROOM, 2-BEDROOM, OR 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT

SINGLE DETACHED STRUCTURES USUALLY RESIDING

WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE DEANS PRECINCT OF THE UNIVERSITY UNIT

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HOTEL ROOM, SUITE

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TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

TYPOLOGY BY HOUSING TYPE

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AFFILIATED HOUSING, FOR BOTH GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY, IS A MIX OF THE VARIOUS TYPES WITH NO CLEAR ARRANGEMENT OR PATTERN, AND USUALLY LOCATED AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE CAMPUS.

WITH REGARD TO EXECUTIVE EDUCATION HOUSING AND HOTELS, THERE IS VARIETY IN TYPE BUT NOT ENOUGH OF ANY ONE TYPE TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN.

THE PRESIDENTS AND DEANS HOUSES ARE DISTINCT HOUSING UNITS OR VILLAS.

ONLY THREE BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS CATEGORY, THEREFORE NO MEANINGFUL COMPARISON MAY BE ESTABLISHED.

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PEABODY TERRACE, 1964

16 PRESCOTT STREET, 1873

MCARTHUR HALL, 1999

THE INN AT HARVARD, 1991

GREENLEAF HOUSE, 1859

DEANS HOUSE, HBS, 1929

34 MOUNT AUBURN STREET

2 MOUNT AUBURN STREET

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Harvard Housing Types

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SINGLE / DOUBLE ROOM IN A CORRIDOR STRUCTURE. BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FACILITIES PER FLOOR (DESIGNED FOR SINGLE GENDER USE). DIMENSIONS | 150 - 300 SQ.FT UNDERGRADUATE / GRADUATE DORMITORIES

PERKINS HALL. GSAS DORMITORIES

PERKINS HALL.

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PERKINS HALL

NORTH HALL

SUITE
SINGLE ROOM IN A SMALL GROUP STRUCTURE (BETWEEN 2-4 ROOMS) AROUND A COMMON AREA. BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FACILITIES SHARED DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 300 SQ.FT UNDERGRADUATE / GRADUATE DORMITORIES
WYETH HALL

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WYETH HALL

SUITE
SINGLE ROOM OR SUITES WITH BATHROOMS PER SUITE OR PER FLOOR. DIMENSIONS | 150- 300 SQ.FT UNDERGRADUATE / GRADUATE DORMITORIES / SUITES; AFFILIATED HOUSING
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WYETH HALL

BECKWITH CIRCLE

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GORE HALL

SINGLE STUDIO APARTMENT

GORE HALL

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SINGLE ROOM WITH INDEPENDENT BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FACILITIES.

GORE HALL HBS DORMITORIES

DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 400 SQ.FT UNDERGRADUATE / GRADUATE DORMITORIES; AFFILIATED HOUSING

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DOUBLE STUDIO APARTMENT

DOUBLE ROOM WITH INDEPENDENT BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FACILITIES. DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 450 SQ.FT

SOLDIERS FIELD PARK

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UNDERGRADUATE / GRADUATE DORMITORIES; AFFILIATED HOUSING

SOLDIERS FIELD PARK 29 GARDEN STREET SOLDIERS FIELD PARK

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29 GARDEN STREET. AFFILIATED HOUSING - HPRE

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ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH LIVING AREA, BATHROOM AND KITCHEN INCLUDED. DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 450 SQ.FT AFFILIATED HOUSING

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PEABODY TERRACE

PEABODY TERRACE.

PEABODY TERRACE

22 - 24 PRESCOTT STREET

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TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH LIVING AREA, BATHROOM AND KITCHEN INCLUDED. DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 1050 SQ.FT AFFILIATED HOUSING

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BOTANIC GARDENS

BOTANIC GARDENS

DE WOLFE HOUSING

THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT

3 BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH LIVING AREA, BATHROOM AND KITCHEN INCLUDED. DIMENSIONS | APPROX. 1325 SQ.FT

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AFFILIATED HOUSING
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8 PLYMPTON STREET

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8 PLYMPTON STREET

8 PLYMPTON STREET
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SINGLE, DETACHED STRUCTURES OR ROW HOUSES USUALLY RESIDING WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE DEANS PRECINCT OF THE UNIVERSITY DIMENSIONS | VARY DEAN / PRESIDENT HOUSING
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8 MELLEN STREET - ENTRY FLOOR

8 MELLEN STREET - SECOND FLOOR

8 MELLEN STREET - BASEMENT

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8 MELLEN STREET

GREENLEAF HOUSE

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Examples of Housing Types Beyond Harvard

ROOMS AND SUITES

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APARTMENTS

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PLAN OF A PRIVATE ROOM ROGERS HOUSE, WIMBLEDON, LONDON RICHARD ROGERS, 1968-9

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MAYER RESIDENCES, TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS. PERKINS & WILL, 1998

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KOP VAN ZUID HOUSING, ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND FIRTS VAN DONGEN, ARCHITECKTEN CIE, 1991-98

HOUSING COMPLEX ZAANSTAD, HOLLAND TANIA CONKO, PIERRE GAUTIER ARCHITECTES, 1991-99

JUAN DE LA COSA HOTEL, SANTONA, CANTABRIA SPAIN FEDERICO SORIANO, 1987-90

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If your memories of dormitories are long corridors of identical cinder-block, double rooms, youd be amazed at some of the new residence halls going up in Boston and Cambridge.College administrators and architects say that students expect more from their living quarters today, citing their desire for more privacy, more security, access to highspeed technology and a sense of community.
REAL ESTATE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2001

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HOUSING COMPLEX ZAANSTAD, HOLLAND TANIA CONKO, PIERRE GAUTIER ARCHITECTES, 1991-99

HOUSE FOR NOMADS S. GANSELN 1993-94

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Dormitories and other campus housing types allow for creative design solutions for residential buildings adapted to a diversified population. This selective compilation of housing projects outside Harvard is to provide inspiration for innovative designs for new buildings that would suit the University. Examples to be added: MIT Dormitories by Steven Holl Schwab Residential Center, Stanford University Others?

NEMAUSUS, NIMES - FRANCE JEAN NOUVEL, 1986-87

HOUSING COMPLEX IN GRAZ-STRASSGANG, AUSTRIA FLORIAN RIEGLER, ROGER RIEWE, 1991-94

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Housing Portfolio
This map was created to look for a pattern of location and housing types within Harvards Housing Portfolio.

PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1975 PURCHASED 1975-2001 CONSTRUCTED 1975-2001 DORMITORIES CURRENTLY AT RISK FOR DECOMISSIONING OR REDUCED BEDS SOLD 1975-2001

OTHER HARVARD BUILDINGS (NON-RESIDENTIAL) NON-HARVARD COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL

This map identifies housing activity since 1975. The majority of Harvards housing was purchased or constructed before 1975. In the 1970s, Harvard added 1,243 new beds to its housing portfolio. In the next two decades, changes were less dramatic; only 133 new beds were added in the 1980s and 207 in the 90s. Between 1970 and 2000, annual students enrollment grew from approximately 14, 300 to 15, 700. Growth in Harvards housing capacity has typically been the result of one or more of the following factors: changes in the mission of the University (an acknowledgement that Harvard College is a residential college), changes in student demographics (more married students) or, changes in market conditions. In the last few years, real estate pressure in the housing market has been a key factor, and more students want to live on campus as the cost of off-campus apartments in the Boston area has skyrocketed. The University recently adopted an ambitious housing strategic plan, and the goal is to house more students on campus within the next ten years. This policy has grown from two needs: neighborhoods are concerned about real estate pressure exerted by a growing student population, and a housing crisis within the Boston metropolitan area is adversely affecting university attractiveness for students and faculty. In addition, providing more housing within the proximity of the campus enhances the sense of community, facilitates informal exchanges, and enhances the overall academic experience among the various members of the Harvard community. Finally, by responding to housing needs, the University puts itself in a position to better manage the transportation dynamics of the campus.
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Housing Portfolio

PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1975

PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1975 AND 2001

SOLD BETWEEN 1975 AND 2001

DORMITORIES CURRENTLY AT RISK FOR DECOMISSIONING OR REDUCED BEDS

The residential buildings purchased or built before 1975 are grouped by their proximity to academic precincts, with the notable exception of the undergraduate dormitories located in Harvard Yard. Note the concentration of housing along the Cambridge and Boston (Allston) banks of the Charles River.

Most of these housing activities have focused at the eastern edge of the campus, largely in response to real estate opportunities. These projects have been notably large, and as such, have helped realize economies in construction and management. This change in approach, however, has also meant that housing, as a building type, has a new and different impact on the campus fabric and adjacent residential neighborhoods.

Most of the residential buildings sold within this time period were sold to provide affordable housing in response to the end of rent control in Cambridge. As a result, the University primarily sold individual housing that provided an important element of diversity in the housing portfolio.

This last category groups buildings that have been submitted to the administration for a change in use or a reduction in density. This change illustrates two trends. The first is a trend toward shifting residential uses to academic uses in response to academic expansion within the limited urban context. The second is in response to demands for more spacious housing accommodations and a higher living standard. This trend, however, stands in contrast to simultaneous requests for more affordable housing for students.

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