Residence Halls and Dining Commons
Two residence halls and a dining commons for 1,150 first-year students, delivered design-build against a move-in weekend that cannot move.
- Owner
- Confidential
- Location
- U.S.
- Our role
- Design-build contractor
- Delivery
- Design-build
- Scale
- 1,150 beds
- Completed
- 2024
Two residence halls and a dining commons for 1,150 first-year students, delivered design-build against a move-in weekend that no university can postpone.
The university needed beds for a growing first-year class and a dining hall to replace one that was past its life. Move-in weekend was fixed, and students had already been assigned rooms. The site sat in the middle of an active campus, with pedestrian routes, events and the existing dining hall all running during construction.
The approach.
- 01
Design-build to a hard date
Design was completed in packages so foundations and structure could start while interiors were still being drawn.
- 02
Repetition planned on purpose
Room layouts were standardized so trades could move room to room at a steady rate, tracked floor by floor.
- 03
Kitchen equipment as long lead
Food service equipment and hoods were bought early and scheduled for install, startup and health inspection.
- 04
Move-in rehearsed
Housing staff ran a check-in rehearsal in the finished buildings a week before students arrived.
The outcome.
“Twelve hundred families had already booked hotel rooms for move-in. That was our completion date.”
Design-build manager, Jacob Wiseman
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