Career Services
School of International and Public Affairs
The Career Services offices are located on the main floor of SIPA at Columbia University, adjacent to an active public corridor and an exterior courtyard.
These offices serve as a crucial resource for students, and their location along a primary circulation spine required an innovative use of transparent and translucent materials to keep them visually connected and day lit while still affording the interior spaces some privacy. Acoustically rated windows with varied degrees of transparency were used along the length of the offices to provide light and controlled views to the outside. Interior offices have a related visual treatment, with views of the sky through multiple layers of interior glazing.
Location
New York, NY
Client
Columbia University
Year
2003
Size
1,800 sqft
MFA Design Team
Scott Marble, Karen Fairbanks, Jake Nishimura, Stacey Jacovini
Metal Fabrication
Product & Design
General Contractor
Ideal Interiors
Photography
Gregory Goode Photography