Manhattanville University, Berman Student Center

The Berman Student Center is a new interdisciplinary building located to the east of Reid Castle. The building forms the edge of a new, smaller-scale quadrangle facing uphill toward Reid Castle. Because the new quadrangle is one full level above the parking lot entry to the Center, the building actually functions as a retaining wall.

The new building houses spaces for fitness, exercise, the performing arts, and creative arts. It was designed with large expanses of exterior and interior glazing to promote transparency and visibility. The fitness center on the second floor has a full height glass wall that borrows natural light from the lobby and its mezzanine.