John Jay学生社团中心丨美国纽约丨Shakespeare Gordon Studio

John Jay学生社团中心位于纽约市刑事司法学院曼哈顿校区中，是一处为学生课外社团打造的全新的宽敞社交枢纽。该室内改造项目位于学院由 SOM 设计且于2011 年竣工的新大楼二层，紧邻第11大道入口的中庭。设计巧妙利用这一高人流量的位置，将原本错落且隔离的空间改造为开敞连贯的套间，旨在邀请学生开展开放式协作，并以充足空间支持各种规模的聚会与社区活动。

John Jay Club Row is a generous new hub for student extracurricular groups on the Manhattan campus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. This interior renovation project is positioned on the second floor of the College’s New Building, designed by SOM and completed in 2011, directly off its 11th Ave entrance atrium. It makes the most of this high-traffic location by transforming a warren of disconnected rooms into an expansive suite that invites open collaboration and fosters community activity with ample spaces for gatherings of all sizes.

▼项目概览，project overview ©Alexander Severin

该项目的核心是中央社团活动区。学生可以在此独自学习，也能在定制的木制卡座中进行小组讨论。卡座特别设有无障碍设计，并以材质区分为两列：内部一列采用白橡木饰面，营造温暖而稳固的氛围、临窗一列则利用半透明亚克力，让自然光线透入。明亮而富有趣味的色彩搭配创造了舒适而活跃的氛围，同时不失对学生工作严肃性的尊重。设计中还包含一整面储物柜墙，分配给各个学生社团使用。柜门的定制毛毡覆面形成几何背景，既起到吸音效果，又为装饰提供空间。

The heart of Club Row is its central club meeting area, where students can work individually or meet in small groups at custom millwork booths, which include wheelchair-accessible configurations. The booths are organized in two columns defined by their materiality: white oak woodwork lends warmth and solidity to the internal row, while their counterparts along the curtain wall façade allow natural light to filter through their translucent acrylic. A bright, playful color palette creates a comfortable and lively atmosphere, while taking the work of its student users seriously. The design features a wall of storage lockers assigned to individual clubs; the lockers’ custom felt covers create a geometric backdrop that dampens noise and provides space for decoration.

▼木制卡座区，millwork booths ©Alexander Severin

▼临窗卡座区，booths along the curtain ©Alexander Severin

▼储物柜墙，a wall of storage lockers ©Alexander Severin

社团活动区的社交属性由一间大型多功能厅进一步补充。该空间可通过可移动隔断分隔为三个小型会议或活动室。John Jay学生社团中心还为有特定需求的社团提供专用空间，例如校报新闻编辑室、隔音录音棚，并新设了校园商店及行政办公室。整个项目通过设计赋能多元化的学生群体，为其独立使用打造舒适、美观且灵活的设施。

The social character of the club meeting area is complemented by a large multipurpose room that can be divided into three smaller rooms for meetings and events using movable partitions. Club Row offers dedicated club rooms for student groups with specialized needs, such as a newsroom for the school newspaper and a soundproof recording studio, as well as a new campus store and offices for administrative staff. This project uses design to empower and grant agency to a diverse student body by constructing a comfortable, beautiful, and flexible facility for their independent use.

▼大型多功能厅，a large multipurpose room ©Alexander Severin

▼不同的的专用空间，dedicated club rooms ©Alexander Severin

▼平面图，plan drawing ©Shakespeare Gordon Studio

Technical sheet

Official Project Name: John Jay Club Row

Location: 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY  10019

Client: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)

Architect: Shakespeare Gordon Studio

Project Team: Amy Shakespeare, Ashima Chitre, MỹDung Nguyễn, Sean Kennedy

Consultants: DVL Consulting Engineers, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, Adwar Video, The LiRo Group

Square footage/units: 3,250 sf

Project Completion Date: 2024

Photographer: Alexander Severin