Project Details

Beginning with a prototype project on the fifth floor, this multi-phase renovation systematically upgrades each of the ten floors of the dormitory tower with modern sustainable finishes and moveable furniture. Areas for improvements include student rooms, restrooms, group study lounges, laundry rooms, corridors and public elevator lobbies. To relieve the long monotonous runs of student room doors and to aid in wayfinding, corridor intersections were opened with window walls and glass-enclosed study rooms. Communal spaces were improved with natural light and colorful accent walls at hallway junctions. The public elevator lobby was upgraded with a wood veneer-paneled wall and a colorful tile mosaic featuring the number and color identity of each floor. Improvements also include upgrades to the plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.

Sustainability: renovation of an existing space instead of building new to minimize demolition waste; additional windows in communal spaces for increased daylighting; products containing post-consumer, post-industrial, and/or recycled content such as carpet to reduce usage of natural resources; regional materials to reduce emissions associated with transportation; low-VOC emitting materials (paint, carpet, adhesives) to improve indoor air quality; reduced energy and water consumption through use of low pressure loss series flow fan terminal boxes, energy-efficient fluorescent light fixtures, energy-star high-efficiency appliances, and water-efficient toilets, shower heads, and metering faucets; installation of additional temperature controls to enhance individual comfort; and specification to recycle 50,000 square feet of carpet to reduce landfill waste