
Herbert S Newman and Partners recently completed this Design/Build residence hall project. Located on a prominent gateway site to the University's Danbury, Connecticut campus, the new complex provides 90 Student Suites (338 student beds), 12 Resident Assistant Suites, and one Director Suite. New parking facilities includes a structured parking garage for a total of 450 spaces.
The project was designed for a LEED Certified rating, incorporating green building design concepts, materials, and construction methods into the project to meet the stringent rating criteria. The architectural design is based on traditional masonry-wall collegiate residences. The massing of the gabled residential wings creates a courtyard space and gathers the main communicating stair, elevator core, and floor lounges into towers. The typical façade is expressed as a simple brick masonry wall with a contrasting Attic window frieze, cornice, and overhang. The parking structure is an open precast spandrel system with a concrete frame.
