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University of Delaware
Laird Campus Housing, Phase
III
Newark , Delaware
Completion: 2008 (phase III)
Size: 200,000 GSF, 600 Beds
Cost: $43,452,000
As part of a campus-wide effort to improve student life facilities,
the University of Delaware selected Ayers/Saint/Gross to redevelop the
Pencader Residence Hall Complex located on the school’s Laird Campus.
The project removes outdated facilities with 750 beds and adjacent commons
buildings and replaces them with 1,600 new beds and community spaces
over a three-phased construction schedule.
In 2008, the final phase of the Laird Campus Housing will be completed.
The 5-story building includes 600 beds, organized in communities consisting
of residence semi-suites and floor lounges. Two larger lounges, study
rooms, kitchen space, and laundry facilities are also included in the
design. A complex fitness center, 6,000 sq. feet, is located on the ground
level and will serve students from all phases.
When completed, the Laird Campus housing buildings, inserted into the
existing context, create a residential village that brings a density
and scale appropriate to creating community. The new residence halls
front outdoor open spaces that encourage student interaction and provide
much-needed recreation space. Pedestrian access to the site will be from
a newly constructed bridge spanning a wooded ravine and providing direct
accessible connection to the main campus. |  |
