Some houses may have common social spaces that include cooking and dining facilities in lieu of self-contained kitchenettes in each suite. Located on the southern campus on sloping ground, the houses fit naturally into the setting and reflect the scale and materials of the manor house. Restoring the natural features and vegetation of this prominent hillside location and enhancing the pedestrian connections to the academic facilities to the north, is an additional goal of this program. In addition to new construction, this comprehensive residence hall improvement program will include modifications to many existing residence halls.
Specific changes address both immediate and long- term concerns voiced by residents.
For example, some multi-occupant rooms will be converted to single rooms as new facilities come on line. Common use areas such as group kitchenettes and lounges will also be improved to better serve resident's needs. These improvements will be coordinated with new construction to help bring improvements to our housing stock and residence hall programs in a comprehensive way. Existing structures and roads will be razed as the phases are implemented and utility infrastructure will be added incrementally. Overlay of proposed new building over existing buildings.