Murphree Hall

Murphree Hall Character-Defining Features:

SCALE

• 3-1/2 stories

MASSING

• Rectangular bars form a “C” shape plan that defines exterior court, cross, gables, projecting angled bays

ROOF

• Gable
• Cross gable bays

ENTRANCES

• Individual entrances facing courtyard

WINDOWS

• 6 over 6 lights
• Double hung

MATERIALS

• Brick is English Cross Bond
• Solider course above 3rd story windows
• Brick color range – 3 tones, orangey, deeper red and dark (glazed)
• Flat clay roof tiles in light red

ORNAMENTATION

• Cast stone horizontal bands, simple profiles on string courses
• Water table – half round with bulging torus

INTERIOR FEATURES

• Resident advisor room

BUILDING-SITE RELATIONSHIP

• Forms C shape defining courtyard, about 60′ X 150′
• Pedestrian passages through the building mass on ground floor
• The proportion of clear space in the courtyards between the buildings is at least twice the ground to parapet height

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