College campuses throughout the nation are faced with surging student populations and limited land resources. Chapman University has met this universal challenge with new student housing solutions developed with greater intensity, innovation and complexity. The project site reclaims an existing low-density, two-story residence hall and the adjacent surface parking lot and intensifies it into a four-story building of 302 beds of dormitory and apartment-style housing over a single-level podium parking garage. The design also includes a 26,000 sq.ft. full-service dining hall with an 11,000 sq.ft. conference facility, special guest suites, Alumni Center and Career Development Center above.
The signature feature highlighting the complex and the student housing neighborhood is a 68-foot tall tower that includes a rock climbing wall. The tower is the largest climbing tower in Southern California and the tallest climbing tower in California. The complex is designed to complement the character of the existing Craftsman Bungalow-style homes on its neighboring street and the nearby Old Town Orange area. MVE Institutional is also responsible for the space planning of the dining hall, conference facility and campus-related office space.
Awards: 2010 Gold Nugget Merit Award - Best Campus Housing Project
Website: http://www1.chapman.edu/newrescam/
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