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Georgetown University — 55 H Street Student Residences

Georgetown University — 55 H Street Student Residences

Washington D.C.
Client: Georgetown University, American Campus Communities

Project Description

    • 55 H Street is Georgetown University’s first student residence hall constructed in downtown Washington, D.C., and represents the University’s commitment to a new Capitol Campus that strengthens its presence on Capitol Hill and broadens its ability to offer students deep engagement with the city and the world.
    • Elkus Manfredi designed the interiors to foster community among residents, activating the building’s contemporary classicism with connections to Georgetown’s heritage and integration of biophilia and sustainability.
    • The ground floor’s variety of spaces encourages casual community gatherings and chance encounters with a formal seating area, library and game lounge, multifunctional parlor, and group study rooms of various sizes.
    • The building is LEED BD+C NC Platinum certified.

Architecture by RAMSA and Interiors by Elkus Manfredi Architects

Photography by Peter Aaron / OTTO

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Emerson College — Little Building Reimagining

Emerson College — Little Building Reimagining

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Emerson College

Project Description

  • Originally constructed in 1917, the 12-story building had nine floors of office space, a two-story shopping arcade, post office, restaurants, and tunnels connecting it to the subway and neighboring theaters. Elkus Manfredi reprogrammed and reimagined the building into a mixed-use student residence for 1,054 students.
  • The repositioning effort included a major façade renovation and restoration that employed laser scanning and digital reconstructions, infill of the lightwells to create upper-story common rooms, and improvements for structural and MEP building systems.
  • A cornerstone of Emerson’s campus, the building also hosts additional instructional and collaboration space as well as ground floor retail.

 

Photographer: Robert Benson

AWARD

American Council of Engineering (ACEC)

National Recognition — Engineering Excellence Awards

AWARD

Building Design & Construction magazine

Silver Winner – Reconstruction Awards

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University of Chicago — Woodlawn Residential and Dining Commons

University of Chicago — Woodlawn Residential and Dining Commons

Chicago, Illinois
Client: University of Chicago, Capstone Development Partners

Project Description

  • The Woodlawn Residential and Dining Commons provides 1,298 students with an on-campus home; contributing to the University’s goal of 75 percent of undergraduates living on campus.
  • The residential program includes eleven houses with 118 residents per house, each house accommodating 30 percent of students in singles, 30 percent in doubles, and 40 percent in four-bedroom apartments.
  • The floor plans of each house are configured to promote collegiality within the house and interaction between upperclassmen in apartments and underclassmen in the single and double accommodations.
  • The Commons offers state-of-the-art amenities including academic study spaces, social spaces, and a vibrant dining common with capacity for 650 students.

 

 

Photographer: Brad Feinknopf

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Stockton University — Residence Hall

Stockton University — Residence Hall

Atlantic City, New Jersey
Client: Stockton University, AC Devco

Project Description

  • The nearly 216,500-square-foot, 533-bed residence hall sits along Atlantic City’s iconic boardwalk and offers ground floor retail uses and multiple outdoor amenity spaces for students.
  • The entire site is raised above the boardwalk level by two feet and includes ample rain gardens, reducing the impact of potential storm surge and increased rainfall due to climate change.
  • The residence hall also features a highly sustainable building envelope with a thermally broken green girt system and high-performance glass, both of which reduce the overall energy load on the building.
  • First floor amenities include a living room, fitness center, study rooms, lounge, and a monumental stair leading to a second floor common area. The apartment-style dorms on floors two through five include units from studios to six beds.

Photos © Tim Dinofa

Vieo on Atlantic Avenue
Looking out to courtyard from common room
Common room by fireplace
Student dorm room
Private bedroom
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University of Massachusetts Boston — Dr. J Keith and Angela Motley Residence Hall and Dining Commons

University of Massachusetts Boston — Dr. J Keith and Angela Motley Residence Hall and Dining Commons

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Capstone Development Partners

Project Description

  • 263,000-square-foot, certified-LEED-NC Gold facility comprised of two buildings framing a new pedestrian path leading into the heart of the school’s Columbia Point campus.
  • Including 1,077 beds, this first residence hall in the campus’ history offers a diverse mix of room types organized around distinct living communities.
  • The facility also accommodates several multi-purpose spaces, conference rooms for group study, administrative offices, and a 500-seat dining hall.

Photographer: Robert Benson and Bruce T. Martin (dorm room)

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Emerson College — Two Boylston Place

Emerson College — Two Boylston Place

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Emerson College

Project Description

  • 18-story, 375-bed residence hall offers suites, single, double, and triple student residences in the heart of the college’s growing campus in Boston’s historic Theatre District.
  • Features five themed, destination common rooms that address the urban campus’s need for indoor and outdoor communal student spaces.
  • Themes for each were specifically designed to address the desires of Emerson students: connections with the rest of the College, space for artistic self-expression, opportunities to build community, and design features that inspire.
  • Certified LEED-NC Gold while preserving and incorporating the façade of an historic Ancient Landmark Building into the new structure.

Photographer: Peter Vanderwarker

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The Ohio State University – South Campus Gateway

The Ohio State University – South Campus Gateway

Columbus, Ohio
Client: The Ohio State University

We have felt very satisfied, very comfortable with the decision to hire Elkus Manfredi. They really understand the demands of urban design and the complexities of mixing uses in buildings.

Terry Foegler

Former Associate Vice President, Planning and Real Estate Operations at The Ohio State University

Project Description

  • This 887,000-sf mixed-use development has transformed a neglected urban area—and the main entry to the campus—to create a welcoming college-town environment and sense of arrival to the OSU campus.
  • Strategically planned mixed-use programming included 225,000-sf of street-level retail, 12 restaurants, an eight-screen cinema, 180 residences, and the relocated University bookstore.
  • A unifying urban design project, the Gateway has made the University’s cultural resources more available to the City of Columbus, creating incentive for junior faculty and others to live in surrounding residential neighborhoods, thereby reclaiming the formerly rundown area.

Photographer: Brad Feinknopf

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Award

AIA Ohio

Excellence in Architectural Design

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Harvard University — Graduate Commons

Harvard University — Graduate Commons

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Client: Harvard Real Estate Services

Project Description

  • Bringing new graduate student housing to Harvard’s Cambridge campus, this six-story residence hall transforms the edge of the University’s campus in the Riverside neighborhood.
  • Featuring 141 apartments plus 189 parking and 104 bicycle spaces on three levels below grade, the building’s design incorporates a façade of brick, copper, limestone, and granite—materials that closely relate to the vernacular of Harvard’s historic River Houses.
  • Bridging the architectural variety of the site’s context—from adjacent University towers to the pedestrian-scaled residential neighborhood—required careful urban design that balanced massing, and stepped heights and setbacks to recogonize adjacent residences.

Photographer: Robert Benson

Harvard University Graduate Commons day exterior
Harvard University Graduate Commons Exterior
Harvard University Graduate Commons Trellis
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The Paramount Center

The Paramount Center

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Emerson College

The vision for Emerson is to develop the coolest, hippest, most compelling destination in downtown. The Paramount Center is truly a center for creative collaboration among students, faculty, performers, and the public. As the College had originally hoped, this facility is fully realizing its important role at the heart of Emerson’s mission.”

Lee Pelton

Former President, Emerson College

Project Description

  • A key component of Emerson’s campus in Boston’s Theatre District, this 39,200-sf, mixed-use development joined together new construction with the landmarked Paramount Theatre and adjacent Arcade building, plus a neighboring backlot.
  • The Center incorporates the renovated Paramount Theatre, a black box theatre, a scene/prop shop, rehearsal spaces, classrooms, a sound stage, a film screening room, plus a 262-bed residence hall and 150-seat streetfront restaurant.
  • The renovated Paramount Theatre is now a 590-seat live-performance space used for performances by both students and professional artists from all over the world through the ArtsEmerson program.

Photographer: Peter Vanderwarker

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Award

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Preservation Honor Award

Award

Preservation Massachusetts

Paul E Tsongas Award

Award

United States Institute of Theater Technology

Merit Award

Award

Live Design Magazine

Design Excellence Award – Venues

Award

Illuminating Engineering Society

Award of Merit – Exterior and Interior Lighting

Award

American Institute of Architects, New England Chapter

New England Design Award

Award

Boston Preservation Alliance

Preservation Achievement Award – Significant Rehabilitation / Restoration

Award

Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA/AIA)

Honor Award for Design Excellence

Award

Construction Managers Association of America – New England Chapter

Building Project of the Year – Renovation / Modernization Less Than $100 Million

Award

New York Construction Magazine

Best of 2010, Project of the Year – Renovation / Restoration

The Paramount shop
The Paramount
The Paramount
The Paramount
The Paramount
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Rutgers University — Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard

Rutgers University — Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard

New Brunswick, New Jersey
Client: Rutgers University, New Brunswick Development Corporation

Project Description

  • Designed to support students’ transition from on-campus to off-campus living, these apartments sit atop a mixed-use ground level that includes 8,000 sf of restaurant and retail space, a tech-transfer lounge and collaborative space, and a 1,500-sf fitness facility.
  • With accommodations for 442 upperclassmen in two‑, three‑, and four-bedroom apartments, this 14-story building offers views of New Brunswick and Rutgers’ historic Voorhees Mall.
  • The north and south wings of the building shape a courtyard that serves as an active town square focused on creating community and 24/7 activity for students and the surrounding neighborhood.

Photographer: Brad Feinknopf

Award

Urban Land Institute – Northern New Jersey

 Excellence Award – NJ Development Project of the Year

Rutgers Sojourner South From College Avenue
Rutgers Sojourner Promenade Looking West
Rutgers Sojourner Fitness Center
Rutgers Sojourner Sky Lounge