The University of Toronto’s Graduate House is a student housing and an academic facility designed by Thomas Mayne in 1997. The building forms a pathway to the campus and establishes a noticeable identity for the University. Its exterior allows for the intense demands and requirements of college classrooms as well as the variety of amenities needed for student living. There are two main components to the building being a ten-story block on the eastern edge of the site and a seven-story block along the western edge. These two parts wrap around one another creating a fluid environment for academia. Elevators alleviate the high density and fast pace nature of college settings. This also creates more room for student learning rooms. Windows all along the inside of the building grant students and faculty with visual access to the surrounding urban environment as well as the courtyard the structure is built around. On the streets surrounding the building, there are retail spaces that encourage public activity and seamlessly envelope the building so that it fits right into the heart of the city while not disturbing daily traffic and commerce.

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