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Designing for Student Success
The primary focus of the design was to create opportunities for students to create community and get to know one another, thereby easing the freshmen transition.
Vertical cirulation connecting each floor community creates more opportunities to move throughout the building, creating a residence hall that feels more like home.
Connection + Collaboration
Utilizing two story active lounges, a variety of study rooms, a central lobby, kitchen and lounge spaces many opportunities are created for students to connect academically and through shared interests and hobbies.
Furniture was carefully selected to support flexibility and collaboration, while also creating niches and private areas for quiet time away from their rooms.
Embracing the Outdoors
Named after nearby Hyalite Canyon for the multitudes of recreational opportunities, the 6-story, two-sided latern ties the entire building core together with an environmental graphic telling the history of Hyalite's geography, history, and recreational opportunity.
With an additional focus on minimizing the building's footprint, the building design is oriented to optimize solar access in the colder months while reducing heat gain in the warmer months.
The site creates outdoor space and activity areas for students and is oriented towards a pedestrian way to connect with the new dining hall and academic areas of the campus.
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