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REAGAN HALL COMPLEX Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
The Master plan for the Reagan Hall Complex at FLorida State University called for 600 new student beds to be located on a two-acre site in the center of campus. The four L shaped buildings, five stories in height, are configured on the sloping site to create a series of quads that define a unique sense of place on the large urban campus.
The image of the new complex references its historic context through the use of materials, detailing and building form, but also expresses the apartment unit through a contemporary organization and interpretation of the bay window. The typical apartment is designed as a bifocated four bedroom, two bath layout with living, dining and a full kitchen to respect the individual student's unique position within the fabric of the university community.
The lowered roofline on the upper most floors created sloped ceilings with the dormer windows and reduced the overall scale of the complex, similar in fashion to the original campus housing circa 1853. The new student residence facility in concert with the adjacent existing Student Life Building creates a complete urban student life experience in the heart of the FSU campus.
Client:
Florida State University
Location:
Tallahassee, Florida
Project Size:
200,000 sf
600 Beds
Completion Date:
2003
Cost:
$23.7 million
