BKV Group: The Deacon Project Profile Book

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THE DEACON Project Type Student Housing

Client Trinitas

Construction Type Light Gauge Steel

Services Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Interior Design

Property Size 351 units Number of Stories 11-stories 6-story parking garage Square Footage 451,800 SF Date Completed August 2019

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INTRO Totaling over 450,000-square-feet, The Deacon is an 11-story, 357-unit student housing development that serves the students of the University of Cincinnati. Located on the former Deaconess Hospital site, the project delivers a midrise, 1,029-bed housing development and the renovation of the former parking garage on the property.

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PROFILES The Deacon prides itself on versatility, offering a variety of choices for how students live, work, and play, exemplified through spaces that offer private and group configurations.

Further fleshing out The Deacon experience is a robust amenity package that focuses on students’ academic and social success, providing student health and wellness programming, and leveraging the building’s adjacency to campus with pedestrian connections.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN A student housing and amenity building located on the side of a sloping hill, The Deacon leverages the flexibility of light gauge steel as a type 1 building construction combined with a steel frame on the lower floors to allow the entire project to be developed at a higher level of density on a uniquely challenging site.

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / Z o n in g Area & S it e Topographic Plan s

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / Sit e P lan & S hell Diagram

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / F lo o r Plans

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / F lo o r Plans

Level B1 Plan

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / F lo o r Plans

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / Sit e & Land sc ape Plans

Level 7 Plan

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / E le v a t ions

WEST VIEW

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SCH EM AT IC D E S I G N / / E le v a t ions

SOUTH VIEW

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Programmed into the building using light gauge steel construction, The Deacon features unique two-story common spaces creating dynamic connections between wellness and fitness space, individual and group study areas, and social spaces including gaming, jam rooms, and a communal hospitality bar/kitchen. These spaces are enhanced with biophillic design elements such as a two-story green feature wall, in addition to blending indoor and outdoor environments.

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D ESI G N D EV E L O PME N T / / R end erings

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D ESI G N D EV E L O PME N T / / R end erings

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THE FINAL PRODUCT Rounding out the design of The Deacon is its branding, expressed in spaces like the main lobby where a neon wall graphic at the entry creates a sense of place in highlighting the Ohio River and broader Cincinnati area. In addition to studying, gathering, and amenity areas, The Deacon features comfortable and modern oneto four-bedroom apartments, each with its own bathroom and ample space for respite, remote learning, and social areas.

The Deacon includes 17,500 square feet of customized amenities, including: • • •

Dedicated cardio gym Dedicated weight training and yoga studios Jam rooms

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Theater room Golf Simulator Pet spa Private study and group study Central hospitality bar and kitchen Gaming area featuring a vintage arcade room and gold lounge Indoor/outdoor connection between the clubhouse and pool deck Resort-style pool with hammock lounge Grand stair with integrated functional stadium seating

Rounding out the programming for The Deacon are the comfortable and modern one- to four-bedroom apartments, each with its own bathroom and ample space for respite, remote learning, and social areas.

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BKV GROUP BKV Group is a holistic design firm providing a full complement of architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction administration services. Our core belief is that regardless of project type, design has a profound impact on the community, and our responsibility as a multidisciplinary firm is to enhance the economic, aesthetic, social, and environmental context of the communities we shape and design. Since 1978, BKV Group has grown from a sole proprietorship into a diverse partnership with 200+ employees sharing knowledge across practice sites in Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC, creating relevant and meaningful design solutions that allow our clients’ dreams to become a reality.

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