▁a ▁self - own ing ▁institution ▁which ▁can ▁house ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 8 9 ▁students , ▁of ▁any ▁grade ▁or ▁gender , ▁within ▁cy cling ▁distance ▁of ▁A ar hus ▁University . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁original , ▁and ▁largest , ▁part ▁of ▁B ør gl um ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁d orm itory ▁style ▁of ▁housing ▁was ▁hot ly ▁deb ated . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁non trad itional ▁ensemble ▁of ▁buildings , ▁heavily ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁architect ▁and ▁artist ▁Al var ▁A al to . ▁The ▁building ▁material ▁and ▁appearance ▁be ars ▁some ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁A al to ' s ▁A al to ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Ess en . ▁The ▁project ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁organ ic ▁complex ▁design ▁with ▁seven ▁fan - sh aped ▁buildings ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁low ▁community ▁center ▁by ▁hall ways , ▁like ▁flowers ▁on ▁a ▁st alk . ▁ ▁The ▁individual ▁buildings ▁are ▁designed ▁similarly ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁complex . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁st air case , ▁kitchen ▁and ▁community ▁room ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁cur ved , ▁narrow ▁cor rid or ▁with ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁the ▁individual ▁rooms . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁buildings ▁had ▁six ▁rooms ▁facing ▁east ▁and ▁eight ▁facing ▁west , ▁all ▁with ▁unique ▁position ing ▁and ▁light ing ▁conditions . ▁The ▁cor rid or ▁and ▁the ▁room ▁hall ways ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁buffer ▁zone ▁so ▁noise ▁and