The University's historic Snyder and Phillips Residence Halls required extensive renovation to support students' 24/7 living-and-learning lifestyle and meet the evolving needs of residential life programs.
This renovation presented the opportunity to advance broader campus improvements including an upgraded dining facility and a location for a new residential college. The renovation completely upgraded and restored the 1940s Georgian Revival Complex and added an academic wing with classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a black-box theater.
Our design created a vibrant living/learning community that has become the new heart of this portion of the campus and created a major new pedestrian quadrangle. The building's massing, materials, and vocabulary are sensitive and respectful to the historic campus context.