INNOVATIONS
A RENAISSANCE PROJECT HOW HOLLOW-CORE CONCRETE SLABS CHANGED THE WAY WE DESIGN BUILDINGS BY ERIC J. LINDSTROM
Renaissance Hall, a 336-bed residence hall at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., changed the way we design buildings. SfL+a Architects work for both private and state universities, designing a variety of building types from residence halls to academic buildings to sports facility spaces. We are not unfamiliar with getting urgent phone calls from a chancellor or director of facilities needing additional beds for the next year’s enrollment jump. In our history, we’ve used almost every structural system, from cast-in-place concrete to wood frame.