Academic and Residential Complex

Academic & Residential Complex University of Illinois at Chicago

Academic & Residential Complex University of Illinois at Chicago

Academic & Residential Complex

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 and San Francisco, we offer our expertise to university clients across the country, helping them achieve their goals, serve their students, and create unique campus environments.

Our diverse practice includes architectural design, campus planning, programming, and interior design for projects that include teaching and research laboratories, academic buildings, student unions, student residence halls, dining halls, athletic facilities, and offices for faculty and administrative staff. Our team is nimble, creative, and dedicated to creating environments that promote student success and contribute to a greater campus and community context. Our designs are responsive, responsible, and distinctive. We are future-oriented, continually challenging ourselves to design to a higher standard, innovate at every level, and give our university clients more as we achieve design excellence.

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Developed through a Public-Private-Partnership (P3), the Academic & Residential Complex is a new mixed-use building at the University of Illinois at Chicago composed of a 54,000-square-foot, two-story academic classroom building, and 131,000-square-foot, 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 building was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) and was completed in June 2019.

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Campus Life Meets City Life The residential tower of the ARC includes 554 beds of undergraduate housing. The building offers a blend of traditional and semi-suite unit types, with non-gender specific community bathrooms on each floor. The units are organized into blocks of 35 student residents for each resident advisor.

Also included are two faculty-in-residence apartments.

Shared amenities include study and social lounges on each floor, a fitness center, laundry rooms, and a ground floor Starbucks. The top floor features a sky lounge with commanding views of downtown Chicago, perfect for residential life programming or quiet study.

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Learning Environments for Today’s Students The academic portion of the project includes state of the art learning environments designed to foster collaboration through the integration of technology and flexibility. Three large tiered collaborative classrooms arranged in a turn-to-team configuration are awash in daylight, representing a departure from traditional, often windowless, lecture halls. Complementing these larger classrooms are two 72-seat active learning classrooms and two 32-seat flexible classrooms.

Break-out spaces are interspersed between the classrooms, offering informal, non-programmed spaces for students and faculty interaction. A meeting hub is provided on the second floor and is comprised of a series of small (4-6 person) conference rooms, along with open workspaces for students.

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Sustainable Design 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.

The project is certified LEED Gold.

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Ground Floor 1.

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance

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Think Tank

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ENTRANCE Academic

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THINK TANK IT Desk

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ACADEMIC ELEVATOR

Elevator

Open Study

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Tiered Classroom

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Classroom

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Residential Lobby

CLASSROOM

Residential Elevators

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8. RESIDENTIAL LOBBY

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Terrace

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Mail

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Student Housing Office

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Fitness

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Cafe

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Mechanical

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Maintenance 15. MECHANICAL

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Student Meeting Hub 16. MAINTENANCE 18.

SocialMEETING LoungeHUB 17. STUDENT

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Study Lounge 18. SOCIAL LOUNGE 20.

Student Room 19. STUDY LOUNGE 21.

Community 20. STUDENT ROOM Bathroom 22.

Academic Success Center 21. COMMUNITY BATHROOM 23.

Sky Lounge 22. ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER 23. SKY LOUNGE

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2nd Floor

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2ND FLOOR

ENTRANCE

2. THINK TANK 3. ACADEMIC ELEVATOR 4. IT DESK 5. OPEN STUDY 6. TIERED CLASSROOM 7.

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17. STUDENT MEETING HUB 18. SOCIAL LOUNGE 19. STUDY LOUNGE 20. STUDENT ROOM 21. COMMUNITY BATHROOM 22. ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER 23. SKY LOUNGE

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Fitness

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Cafe

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Student Meeting Hub

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Social Lounge

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Study Lounge

Typical Floor Residential Floor 15. Mechanical

TYPICAL FLOOR

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Student Room 2. THINK TANK 21.

Community Bathroom 3. ACADEMIC ELEVATOR 22.

Academic Success Center 4. IT DESK 23.

Sky Lounge 5. OPEN STUDY 6. TIERED CLASSROOM 7.

CLASSROOM

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9. RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS 10. TERRACE 11. MAIL

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17. STUDENT MEETING HUB 18. SOCIAL LOUNGE 19. STUDY LOUNGE 20. STUDENT ROOM 21. COMMUNITY BATHROOM 22. ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER 23. SKY LOUNGE

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Design for a changing world.

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