The building is organized on four interconnected levels: the basement contains the kitchens, storage and mechanical areas; the street level is dedicated to everyday life, to meeting and talking, siting around a fire, gathering and eating at the rear which opens to a garden; the second floor is for focused activities, offices for planning and arranging, rooms for quiet study and discussion, places for groups and gathering, spaces for exploration and learning; the top floor is the place of worship, the Shabbat floor, the level of sanctity.
Drexel University’s Hillel House, San Francisco, USA
Program: educational
Architect: Natoma Architects – Stanley Saitowitz
Area: 4,237 sqm
Completion: 2016