"I Live in an Alvar Aalto"
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Jean's room is a Pie, which is also the largest room in the entire dorm. -
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A pleasant walk up six flights of stairs. -
A dorm-row-side view of Baker House during the dark depths of Boston winter. -
A view of the two-story dining hall and atrium. Students tend to gather in the lower level to eat, and the upper level to study. -
The wooden pole is the center spoke for the surrounding shelves, and divides 'sleeping space' from 'work space.' -
The second dining level, which is better-lit and boasts a view of the Charles River and a ceiling detailed with maple slats. -
An exterior view of the cantilevered staircases that run up and down the north side of the building.
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