Name: Hannan Hall. Named for Archbishop Phillip M. Hannan of New Orleans, a former trustee.
Date: 1987
Architect: Perkins & Will
Elevation: 205.94'
Use: Academic. Vitreous State Laboratory, Department of Physics, classrooms, physics library.
Style: Modern
Composition: Asymmetrical L-shape.
Size: Four stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—102,116.
Net square footage—51,875.
Materials: Precast concrete panels, buff colored on upper building and a darker, reddish exposed aggregate on bottom floor.
Roof: Flat
Windows: Metal with burgundy enamel.
Doors: Double glass doors with sidelights.
Note: Building was purpose-built as a physics/laboratory building and that function is clearly articulated in its architecture. It contains the first ice storage system on the campus, an energy-saving feature.
Setting: Building is on the edge of a hill with its rear/utility area facing east downhill forming a service area for this building and the Pryzbyla Center. The entrance faces west to a landscaped entry plaza with formal tree groupings.
Architecture: Hannan Hall is a late-20th-century modern building with simple precast concrete panel facades forming a L-shape toward the entry. Its entry plaza and roofscape are its primary character-giving features. The roof is punctuated by a continuous row of vent pipes and several large size stacks. These give a strong indication that the building within houses scientific laboratories needing multiple gaseous fume evacuation provisions. It is done as a prime design element.
History: Hannan Hall was built in 1987 for its present academic purpose.
Significance: Hannan Hall has architectural distinction as a special purpose building in midcampus. It joins Hartke Hall, Ward Hall, and the Crough Center in architecturally reflecting the diversity of special academic offerings at The Catholic University of America. Hannan Hall may be considered for its contributing historical value at a future date.
Condition: This is a state-of-the-art facility. The building requires periodic service system overhauls and replacements due the heavy demand on the heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems. Overall the building is in excellent condition.
Floor Plans
Last Revised 04-Oct-05 11:09 AM.
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