This 267,500-square-foot complex is the first building on the Berkeley campus to be designed and constructed to LEED Silver standards. The project consisted of four buildings and 884 beds in dormitory and apartment-style rooms. As a dense infill project just a few blocks from campus, it emphasizes pedestrian and bicycle transportation, has no dedicated parking, and qualifies for a number of LEED Sustainable Site credits.

The scope of the project included demolition of the existing dining facility and reconstruction of the existing basement. One of the project’s challenges was building the new dorm buildings next to existing dorm buildings, occupied by 1,800 students. Better space planning enabled the design team to include new courtyards at the center of the complex where students can socialize and study.