Responding to the campus master plan’s desire to create an enhanced network of connectivity on campus, the residence hall is configured to maximize connections to nature and serves as a destination in the larger campus plan. The additional residential space was also needed to accommodate Cabrini’s strategic growth in student population.
The prominent glass-enclosed social spaces at the building’s north end offer visual connections back to the campus core, while the building and the surrounding landscape form a new courtyard for informal student activities. Glazed elements are stretched vertically and horizontally to emphasize interior public spaces and connections to the outdoors, while offering a range of campus views.
Shared lounge and interior gathering spaces provide opportunities for student resident activities, including group events, meal preparation, and quiet spaces for study. Gathering spaces accumulate around a central hub adjacent to the building entry, including multi-purpose spaces and a shared student kitchen/dining area. Quiet spaces can be found at the building’s edges, offering spaces for study, collaboration, and ideation, with views of the surrounding woods.
