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“Maintaining a consistent architectural vocabulary has resulted in a more cohesive place, one that is truly unique to Westminster.”
The new residences were designed by Graham Gund ’59, president of Gund Partnership, an award-winning architecture firm in Cambridge, Mass. He developed the school’s master plan and has designed numerous buildings on campus, including Werner Centennial Center, Edge House, Sherwin Health and Athletic Center, Kohn Squash Pavilion and Armour Academic Center. Some of the key features of the project included: • Building two 31,405-square-foot student and faculty residences, one for girls named Gund House, in honor of Graham Gund for his extraordinary vision as the school’s master planner, and one for boys named Squibb House, in honor of former faculty member S. Harris “Squibby” Squibb H’80 who served with distinction on the faculty from 1948 to 1980. Each of the residences has 31 student rooms — 13 single and 18 double rooms — and four faculty apartments (ranging from one to four bedrooms). • Building a carriage house that has five indoor parking garages for faculty on the lower level and a three-bedroom faculty apartment on the upper level. • Building two smaller carriage houses that include two indoor parking garages for faculty on the lower level and a one-bedroom apartment on the upper level. • Reshaping Perkin Memorial Drive, the main entrance road to campus, and other campus roads. • Expanding and renovating the main lawn area of the campus. • Demolishing Andrews House and the former Squibb House and three older faculty residences. • Constructing a modular faculty home to replace the former Wyckoff House. 24