Design Strategies

• Integration with campus context

• Distinct relationship between community and housing program

• Optimization and diversity of living units

• Building siting and master planning

Site Analysis

Scheme A

Brings opportunities to have all the program in one building, a terraced union to provide views and outdoor seating, and entries to the union from mulitple sides. Some callenges are the 7 story height does not fit in the context, separation of construction occupancies, and the union becomes secondary to housing.

Scheme B

Scheme B brings opportunities for a terraced union to provide views and outdoor seating, the massing responds to existing campus buildings, and the colonnade denotes entry. Some challenges are the two separate sites, large footprint meaning a substantial work site, and separation of construction occupancies.

Scheme C

Scheme C brings opportunities as the massing respons to exisitng campus buildings, public area opens to ravine, and the union town marks its presence to the rest of campus. The challenges it brings are the union entrances are less evident, no connection to the dining center, and a large site footprint.

Scheme D

Scheme D brings opportunities as the stacked residence creates a smaller footprint, reconfigured parking allows for a small quad, and the colonnade creates public connection to campus. The challenges it brings is the union becomes secondary to housing, two sites, and the residence ahll entrance is limited.