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Lovett is effectively made up of three buildings: the six-story residential building, which is the most recognizable and distinctive; the single-story commons; and the masters' house. All of these buildings are structurally connected, but they have separate entrances and spaces. Lovett also has a basement that lies beneath the entire complex.
Lovett has six distinct setups of rooms. All suites at Lovett have their own bathrooms. The suiteless single is attached to the second-floor Resident Associate apartment and is coveted by seniors for its privacy. There are five normal suiteless doubles, which consist of a 12-by-15-foot room attached to a bathroom. The handicapped suiteless double is designed to be more spacious and accessible. The seven normal singles suites consist of two singles on either side of a bathroom. The Presidential suite is the same, except that one of the rooms also contains what would be the sixth-floor elevator lobby. The remaining rooms are quad suites, which consist of 12-by-15-foot doubles on either side of a bathroom. The floors are currently covered in carpet, but the carpet will be replaced with vinyl tile over the summer of 2007--a welcome change to the members of Lovett.
The commons is separated into two sections--the upper and lower commons. The upper commons contains the kitchen and dining hall space, as well as the Lovett private dining room. Most members of Lovett eat their meals in the upper commons. The lower commons acts as a lounge space, with couches; a television; computers; foosball, billiards, and ping-pong tables; and a Nintendo Wii. Central Committee meetings are held in the lower commons.
The masters' house is a fully-equipped two-story home in which the masters reside. The masters' house has a kitchen, bedrooms, a living room, and a fenced-in backyard, among other basic amenities. The masters often host dessert at their house for special occasions, as well as private Central Committee meetings.
The Lovett basement contains a number of facilities for use by the college members, as well as storage space for the various committees. The basement has a game room with various gaming tables, a movie room with couches and a projector, a kitchen, computer room, music room, weight room, and other spaces.
The Wiener Hole is Lovett's public study space. It contains the Lovett test bank, which contains records of previous tests in various classes. In addition, there is a table and chairs for quiet or group study, and a couch for napping or reading. There is also the Lovett library, which contains books of a wide range. Across the Wiener Hole is the Lovett computer lab.
Lyle's, also known as the Lovett Undergrounds, is a combination bar-performance space in the basement of Lovett. Lyle's is equipped with a sound system, stage, and lights, as well as bar equipment like a kegerator. Seating for more than two hundred people can be moved into the space for performances. Lovett Theater and various Rice-wide performance groups, such as the Rice Philharmonics and Spontaneous Combustion, often use Lyle's for their performances. Lyle's also often acts as a space for smaller, private parties.