The 288-bed complex is clad in varying-colored red brick, accented with both continuous and randomly placed bands of limestone. Responding to the need for larger bedrooms on upper-level suites, the facades are further animated with wavelike undulations that expand and contract according to interior use.
The surrounding site is sculpted into a split-level landscape, with both upper- and lower-level courtyards connecting to the existing Butler Commons. New pedestrian paths and vistas enrich the campus while extending the long tradition of space-shaping buildings at Princeton.
SITE: In the southwest quadrant of the historic campus
COMPONENTS: 112,000 ft2 / 10,000 m2 gross area; five dormitories within two buildings; café, study library, lounge, gallery, seminar rooms, landscaped courtyards
CLIENT: Princeton University Office of Design and Construction
PCF&P SERVICES: Master planning, architecture, exterior envelope, interior design
SUSTAINABILITY: Designed for LEED certification
AWARDS:
Brick Industry Association, 2011
Residential Architect, 2011
American School & University, 2013
International Masonry Institute / Masonry Contractors of New Jersey / Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of New Jersey, 2009
American Concrete Institute, New Jersey Chapter, 2010
General Building Contractors Association, 2010
Additional Credits: Landscape: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc., Brooklyn, NY
Structural: Leslie E. Roberston Associates, New York
Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing: Vanderweil Engineering, Lawrenceville, NJ
Lighting: Cosentini Associates / One Lux Studio, New York
Year 2009
Work started in 2004
Work finished in 2009
Client Princeton University Office of Design and Construction
Status Completed works
Type Student Halls of residence
