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Designing for Student Success Public-Private Partnership Experience

Designing for Student Success Public-Private Partnership Experience

Design for a changing world.

Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm with a thoughtful design vision and a dynamic national imprint. Since 1931, SCB has made a lasting visual impact on skylines, campuses, and neighborhoods nationwide. From offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle we offer our expertise to clients across the country, helping them achieve their goals, serve their constituents, and create unique built environments. Our approach is to ask questions, listen, and develop the best design solution for each individual project. We are future-oriented, continually challenging ourselves to design to a higher standard, innovate at every level, and give our clients more as we achieve design excellence.

Arizona State University Tooker House

A new campus anchor designed to respect the environment and support the student experience.

Tooker House Tooker House is a tailored living/learning facility for first year engineering students at Arizona State University designed to support both their academic success and social growth and development. The 458,000-square-foot building includes 1,582 beds of housing, a 27,000-square-foot dining hall and convenience store, study and social lounges, fitness center, and a flexible classroom and maker lab.

The maker lab is outfitted with resources that specifically cater to the needs of engineering students. The lab provides students with a conveniently-located space that enables continued work, individually or in groups, on class projects and experimental ideas. Through the use of transparent materials and ground floor location, the space also showcases the engineering student work to passersby as a means to expand conversation and increase visibility around the engineering program.

SCB conducted a number of thermal and shading studies to ensure the LEED Gold project positively responds to the natural desert conditions in Tempe, Arizona. As a result, the design incorporates exterior louvers to limit solar heat gain, landscaping of native species, and a courtyard arroyo that provides shade and is responsive to dry and flood conditions.

University

Arizona State University

Location

Tempe, AZ

Building Size

458,000 SF, 1,582 beds

Sustainability

LEED Gold

Awards AIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards, Citation of Merit, Distinguished Building SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, Honorable Mention National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Best in American Living, Student Housing Gold Award Architecture Podium International Architecture Awards, Institutional Building (Built), First Award Global Architecture & Design Awards, Honorable Mention, Institutional (Built) Multifamily Executive (MFE) Awards, Project of the Year, Student Housing Gold Nugget Awards, Grand Winner, Best Student or Faculty Housing - On or Off Campus Residential Student Housing Business Innovator Award, On-Campus: Best Architecture/Design; Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction or Development

University of California, Berkeley David Blackwell Hall

A new home for students with sustainability at its core.

David Blackwell Hall David Blackwell Hall combines urban planning principles, innovative sustainable systems, and campus design sensibilities to create a unique new addition to both the University of California, Berkeley campus and the South Berkeley community. The building provides first-year undergraduate housing organized into a series of pods made up of double occupancy rooms and gender-inclusive bathrooms. Student amenities including an academic success center, fitness center, and entry lounge along with 7,000 square feet of ground floor retail activate Dana and Durant Streets. The building also provides a new home for Stiles Hall, a mission-driven community service organization that has engaged UC Berkeley students for over 125 years.

The project features a variety of sustainable features and systems focused on reducing energy consumption. Air conditioning is provided only in shared, communal spaces; residential units are served by low velocity, tempered ventilation, which is augmented by operable windows and supplemented by individually controlled electric radiant modules over the windows. Responsive lighting throughout adjusts in brightness according to the amount of natural light infiltrating the building at different points in the day. Blackwell Hall consumes 44 percent less energy than required by the stringent local code, achieving an energy use intensity of 36 kBtu/square foot. It meets the ambitious energy targets set by the American Institute of Architects’ 2030 Challenge, performing 70 percent better than similar buildings in the same climate.

University

University of California, Berkeley

Location

Berkeley, CA

Building Size

184,000 SF, 776 beds

Sustainability

LEED Gold

Awards Gold Nugget Merit Awards, Best Student or Faculty Housing Award Student Housing Business Innovator Awards, Best Use of Sustainable & Green Development Award

University of Illinois at Chicago Academic and Residential Complex

The next step in the evolution of living and learning.

Academic and Residential Complex The Academic and Residential Complex at UIC is is a mixed-use campus development that is composed of a two-story academic classroom building and 10-story undergraduate residence hall. Designed with a “nod to Netsch,” the original architect of the campus, the building’s façade and interiors echo the geometric movement expressed in Netsch’s infamous “field theory” and distinctive architecture.

The residential tower includes 554 beds and shared amenities including study and social lounges on each floor, a fitness center, and a ground floor cafe. The top floor features a sky lounge with commanding views of downtown Chicago. The academic classroom building has large tiered collaborative classrooms arranged in a turn-to-team configuration, as well as smaller active learning and flexible classrooms. Break-out spaces are provided throughout the building to encourage collaboration and help foster faculty-student interactions.

Sustainability was a key design driver from the start of the project. The building is sited in response to optimal solar orientation to mitigate heat gain. Extensive daylight studies with regard to the classrooms helped inform the design of folded aluminum fins along the exterior of the building to allow for maximum natural light while blocking direct glare.

University

University of Illinois at Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Building Size

201,000 SF (131,000 SF residential, 554 beds; 52,000 SF academic)

Sustainability

LEED Gold

Awards AIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards, Citation of Merit, Distinguished Building American Architecture Award Student Housing Business Innovator Awards, Best Architecture/Design Student Housing Business Innovator Awards, Best Implementation of Mixed-Use or Live-Learn Student Housing Business Innovator Awards, Best New Development by a College, University or Institution International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Red Awards, Education Award National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award, Best On-Campus Student Housing Community Architizer A+ Awards, Institutional-Higher Education & Research Facilities, Popular Choice Award

University of California, Riverside Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Dining Commons

A new community for students centered on the outdoors.

Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Dining Commons Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Commons are the first of several large-scale P3 projects adding residential capacity and transforming the campus experience at UC Riverside. Located adjacent to the campus’ first student community, Aberdeen-Inverness (A&I) Residence Halls, the 820-bed Dundee Residence Hall complements the geometry of A&I, utilizing two seven-story buildings to form a shared outdoor courtyard. The courtyard serves as the “living room” of the community, offering a variety of recreational and social, as well as contemplative spaces, amidst a landscape of native plantings. The buildings are carefully sited with respect to sightlines and connections to courtyard, with upper floor student lounges strategically positioned and stacked as “lanterns” for the entry to the courtyard. At the ground level, three seminar classrooms and a large multi-purpose room, as well as student residential amenities activate the perimeter of the courtyard.

At the courtyard’s southern reach, a large portal through Dundee South Hall reveals the 881-seat Glasgow Dining Commons, the residential precinct’s signature building. Sweeping walls of glazed curtain wall are shrouded within a louvered shell, allowing for dramatic views of the surrounding Box Spring Mountains, while mitigating solar gain and glare. The 52,000 square-foot all-you-care-to-eat facility offers 6 unique food venues, including an exhibition bakery, as well as a grab-and-go convenience store. An elevated outdoor dining terrace provides additional seating, taking advantage of the campus’ hospitable climate, year-round. Both Dundee Hall and Glasgow Commons are on track to reach LEED Gold.

University

University of California, Riverside

Location

Riverside, CA

Building Size

176,000 SF housing, 52,000 SF dining

Sustainability

Targeting LEED Gold

Butler University Fairview House and Irvington House

A modern complement to a campus tradition.

Fairview House and Irvington House Fairview House is a sophomore residence hall organized into a series of smaller, six-to-eight student pod-style communities. Several new unit plans were created for the project, including a two-story, three-bedroom apartment with an open concept living room and kitchen. The building’s design encourages students to move throughout the building’s various shared amenity spaces, including study and social lounges, a fitness center, and large outdoor courtyards.

Irvington House is adjacent to the University’s student union and offers housing for freshmen students organized in semi-suites.

Shared community amenities include social lounges, group study rooms, a fitness center, communal kitchen, and an indoor bike room. A large, ground floor multi-purpose room supports student organizations, Greek chapters, and other campus programming.

University

Butler University

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Building Size

210,000 SF, 633 beds (Fairview House)

183,000 SF, 647 beds (Irvington House)

Sustainability

LEED Gold

Irvington House

Fairview House

Irvington House

Irvington House

Awards Student Housing Business Innovator Award, Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction/Development Student Housing Business Innovator Award, Best Public Private Partnership Development

Fairview House

University of California, Riverside North District Development

A transformational approach to an enhanced campus life experience.

North District Development The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) North District Development is the largest P3 student housing project in the nation to-date. The project includes a comprehensive master plan for a 50-acre development site, as well as phased implementation of the various program components. Upon project completion, there will be approximately 6,000 new beds on campus, bringing a balance of privacy and community to enhance the overall academic experience for students. The new residence halls and apartments, dining halls, multi-functional spaces, retail services, amenities, and parking will ultimately create an exceptional living/learning community for the campus.

The project’s master plan is informed and derived from the strong sense of place that defines UCR. The North District will be an extension of the existing campus fabric, adhering to the geometry of UCR’s orthogonal grid and extending the north/south connectors of the Recreation Mall and Aberdeen Mall. At the primary plaza, a new axial relationship to the site’s context is introduced.

Departing from this grid is a diagonal walk that is aligned with Mt. San Antonio.

This connection to UCR’s natural setting, combined with views to the adjacent Box Springs Mountains at the terminus of the site’s malls and walkways, will provide residents with an awareness of their own campus. These visual connections will be complemented by shared open spaces between buildings and along major campus malls.

University

University of California, Riverside

Location

Riverside, CA

Building Size

50 acres, 6,000 beds

Sustainability

Targeting LEED Gold

Drexel University The Summit at University City

Defining student life within city life.

The Summit at University City The Summit is a vibrant, mixed-use hub for student life in University City that blends the principles of high-rise design with the unique needs of student residents. The project features a variety of 2-4 bedroom apartment and suite style units with expansive views of campus and the Philadelphia skyline. The building responds to the character of the adjacent Powelton Village neighborhood with a low-rise retail storefront base that enhances the pedestrian experience on Lancaster Avenue, while rising to a tower in relation to the higher density University City towards campus.

The design team sought to activate the ground level of the building, emphasizing community spaces including a lobby lounge connected to a Starbucks, recreation and fitness center, theatre, and student success center. As an addition to both the university campus and the greater University City neighborhood, the building offers an engaging entry plaza and Urban Eatery, a full service dining facility that is open to the public. Urban Eatery features numerous themed eateries and a late night grab and go café.

University

Drexel Univeristy

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Building Size

585,000 SF, 1,315 beds

Awards National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards, Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community Urban Land Institute Philadelphia Willard G. “Bill” Rouse III Award for Excellence Student Housing Innovator Award, Best Implementation of Mixed-Use

University of Toledo Honors Academic Village

Fostering student success by building a community of learners.

Honors Academic Village The Honors Academic Village is a new living/learning community designed to meet students’ social needs while fostering academic success. The new 142,000-square-foot, four-story residence hall provides 492 beds, helping to advance the University of Toledo’s strategic goal to modernize its housing portfolio and support the recruitment and retention of its brightest students.

The University entrusted the SCB design team with a site located adjacent to the historic campus core and challenged them to design a building that would respect the existing campus context. The siting of the building was developed in relation to the neighboring historic residential colleges. The village green is surrounded by the residence hall’s active and transparent ground floor, featuring a learning commons, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and lounges for recreation and socialization.

The building is organized into a series of neighborhoods and offers an array of one to four bedroom units in various sizes and layouts. A social lounge with a fireplace and private study lounges are located at the core of each neighborhood. By breaking down the larger building into smaller neighborhoods, the design of the residence hall encourages interaction between residents and fosters a sense of community.

University

University of Toledo

Location

Toledo, OH

Building Size

142,000 SF, 492 beds

Arizona State University Manzanita Hall

Reimagining a campus icon for a new generation of students.

Manzanita Hall Originally designed in 1967, Manzanita Hall quickly became an icon on the ASU campus with its unique geometric exterior design; however, after over 40 years of housing more than 40,000 students, the residence hall was in poor condition. A feasibility study exploring renovation or replacement strategies for the residence hall revealed that replacement would be a far easier undertaking; however, it was ultimately decided to renovate the building due to its iconic character and importance to alumni.

The renovation sought to improve physical and social connections, increase natural light into the building, and integrate new technology.

before

Working within the constraints of the existing building, the design team reconfigured the floor plans to accommodate a more efficient layout, consisting of suites of two double-occupancy rooms with a shared bathroom. Two-story communal lounges and kitchens were added within new “found space” by extending the original northwest exterior wall to the L-shaped shear walls and adding floor-to-ceiling glass. The original exterior bracing is now part of the interior, demarcating each lounge’s mezzanine.

A new exterior enclosure was designed to work with the existing exterior bracing system. This solution also allowed for the new enclosure to run uninterrupted behind the braces and consequently perform at a higher thermal efficiency.

University

Arizona State University

Location

Tempe, AZ

Building Size

211,000 SF, 810 beds

Sustainability

LEED Silver

after

Awards AIA Arizona Distinguished Building Honor Award SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for Restoration or Preservation - Honor Award Student Housing Business Innovator Award, On-Campus: Best Renovation of Existing Dorm

Drexel University Bentley Hall and Pennoni Honors College

A strategic addition and renovation maximizes student impact and university value.

Bentley Hall and Pennoni Honors College Originally constructed in 1969, Bentley Hall at typified a common challenge faced by many universities: a large, in this case 406-bed, residence hall that was outdated and no longer serving the needs of students. The full renovation of the existing Bentley Hall and 11,000-square-foot academic addition was delivered through a public-private partnership, and serves as the new home for the Pennoni Honors College and the students enrolled in the program.

Renovations included a full building systems update and complete remodeling of the student residential units and bathrooms. Lounges adjacent to the elevators were added to each floor, and alternate between social and study uses to help build a sense of community amongst residents. The ground floor was reimagined and connects seamlessly to the addition, which houses three seminar rooms, quiet study space, and a “living room” for the honors college. This rich, programmatic mix provides abundant options for students and faculty searching for places to gather. The new addition provides the Honors College with a new identity and is differentiated from the larger Bentley Hall through a modern stone and glass architectural expression. A front porch extending the length of the addition enlivens the Arch Street façade with outdoor seating and an unobstructed visual connection to the interior spaces.

University

Drexel University

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Building Size

105,000 SF, (94,000 SF residential, 406 beds;

11,000 SF academic)

University of California, Berkeley Upper Hearst Development

Faculty and staff housing in the heart of Berkeley.

Upper Hearst Development The Upper Hearst Development consists of market rate apartments for faculty and staff and an expansion to the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP). With a gracious main entry, the residential portion steps in sync with the natural topography of the site and offers studios; one-, two- and three-bedroom units; a fitness center; multi-purpose room; and rooftop lounge/terrace.

The GSPP supports the School’s innovative educational program and collaborative community spirit. Its prominent placement along Hearst Avenue establishes a visible identity for the School and a new entry to the GSPP quad. Major program elements are made visible through liberal use of glass, while the building’s more solid masses respond to the scale and materiality of the surrounding context. The building’s program includes classrooms and faculty and shared graduate student offices, all centered around a living room. The living room is a three-story atrium overlooking a new outdoor plaza. An elegant stair punctuates the atrium, while a cafe further activates the space. The top level of the building boasts a roof deck with views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge.

University

University of California, Berkeley

Location

Berkeley, CA

Building Size

170,000 SF, (134,000 SF residential, 132 units;

36,000 SF academic)

Sustainability

Targeting LEED Gold

Design for a changing world.

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