2024-05-02T11:12:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149972561/steven-holl-s-visual-arts-building-opens-oct-7th-at-university-of-iowa Julia Ingalls 2016-10-06T19:34:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b8emg0z7s32mbr48.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On Friday October 7th, Steven Holl and&nbsp;Senior Partner Chris McVoy will be on hand to officially open the firm's Visual Arts Building for the University of Iowa, which in addition to being the only building in the United States that uses an integrated hydronic radiant heating and cooling system in combination with a cast-in-place "bubble deck" (thereby eliminating the need to cool or heat air mechanically), is simply gorgeous.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/bc/bcqmz67k0xyfiam6.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/lh/lhhzv4rb3f5tfn6q.jpg"></p><p>In a signature Steven Holl move, the interior is illuminated by&nbsp;seven vertical cutouts that are defined by the slide and jostle of the four floors against one another. This shifting dynamic creates opportunities for a series of balconies and informal working spaces.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/6u/6uwgbngv23llibw4.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/e7/e7g44j2jpq7feapv.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ne/net94y7vuj0vlnru.jpg"></p><p>Check out our conversation with Steven Holl from earlier this week:</p><p></p><p>For the latest on Steven Holl:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/140953853/a-dance-for-architecture-a-conversation-with-steven-holl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"A Dance for Architecture": A conversation with Steven Holl</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149944687/steven-holl-designs-concave-response-lighting-for-new-visual-arts-building" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Holl designs "concave response" lighting for new visual arts building</a></li></ul>