During the fall semester of 2015, the Rice School of Architecture hosted a 72-hour “mini-charrette” design competition. Students, given approximately three days, needed to respond to a design prompt and space with a creative idea, render and develop that idea into a design, and then present to a panel of judges. This idea, playfully called “The Hangout”, was selected as the winner and the jury felt the design was strong enough to be physically realized in the proposed space. What started off as a weekend competition turned into a year of hard work and learning, culminating in the project completion in October of 2016. The Hangout now serves as a beautiful testament to student intellect, creativity, and passion, and a place for all members of the Rice community to study, relax, and generally hangout.