Spalt Hall’s original use as a dormitory had been abandoned and the College was presented with the opportunity to find a new use for the structure. A feasibility study was completed that determined the building could be used to house Antioch College’s international language program. Renovation design allowed the building to become a mixed academic building and a “language immersion” coed dormitory including classrooms, seminar space, and offices as well as two floors of dormitory space. A sympathetic addition was completed to provide accessibility and accommodate the multi-use program. The addition serves as a contrasting vertical element which acts both as an entry marquee and flying buttress while providing accessibility, a stronger building identity, and reinforcement of the structure. The original “lift slab” building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago.
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