<story><title>Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm</title><url>https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>daniel-thompson</author><text>Munger also did the same thing for the University of Michigan&amp;#x27;s graduate residence building^; 95% of the rooms have no windows.&lt;p&gt;^ &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;housing.umich.edu&amp;#x2F;residence-hall&amp;#x2F;munger&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;housing.umich.edu&amp;#x2F;residence-hall&amp;#x2F;munger&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pacbard</author><text>I had a friend living at Munger at Umich and visited a few times.&lt;p&gt;The vibe of the building is similar to an hotel. As you enter, there is a foyer with elevators. The upstairs floors have windowless corridors where you enter the suites.&lt;p&gt;Each suite has a long corridor with doors to the rooms (4 on each side, if I remember correctly). Each room is on the &amp;quot;inside&amp;quot; of the building, so they don&amp;#x27;t have windows, but they have private bathrooms.&lt;p&gt;The living quarters have a shared double kitchen (two fridges, two cooking ranges, etc) and a double living room (two couches and two tvs). This room also has a wall of windows so there is plenty of sunlight there.&lt;p&gt;The suite I visited was coed and had graduate students from different schools living together. It was definitely an interesting vibe.&lt;p&gt;As any dorm, there are other amenities that are shared with everyone like a patio on the roof, a gym, rec room, and study spaces. Also, all the rooms are furnished, so it might be a good set up for someone that doesn&amp;#x27;t have furniture or doesn&amp;#x27;t want to worry about it.&lt;p&gt;When compared to other grad student housing options (Northwood 1-3 for single students or a shared room in Northwood 4-5), Munger is definitely an improvement (mostly it&amp;#x27;s location and the fact that is a new construction, to be honest) but it is a little bit more expensive than NW offerings.</text></comment>
<story><title>Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm</title><url>https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>daniel-thompson</author><text>Munger also did the same thing for the University of Michigan&amp;#x27;s graduate residence building^; 95% of the rooms have no windows.&lt;p&gt;^ &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;housing.umich.edu&amp;#x2F;residence-hall&amp;#x2F;munger&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;housing.umich.edu&amp;#x2F;residence-hall&amp;#x2F;munger&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>danso</author><text>Worth noting that the UM building is a significantly different scope and scape:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.mlive.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;ann-arbor&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;heres_your_first_chance_to_see.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.mlive.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;ann-arbor&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;heres_your_firs...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;It houses 96 suites, 6—7 bedrooms each. Each bedroom is 16x9 with their own private bathroom. In one of the blueprints in the UCSB article, there appears to be 1 bathroom per 8 suites [1].&lt;p&gt;To be fair, graduate housing is supposed to be a bit better than undergrad dorms — especially in regards to not having to share a bedroom with a total stranger. And maybe the UCSB&amp;#x27;s tiny single room design (windowless or not) will be a good tradeoff for not having to have a roommate as an undergrad.&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=D_WUixhkwu4&amp;amp;t=32s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=D_WUixhkwu4&amp;amp;t=32s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.independent.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;munger1.jpg?resize=1205%2C646?w=1024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.independent.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;munge...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>