West Grace Student Housing and Laurel Parking, Virginia Commonwealth University

611 E. University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI	Campus Apartments	Completed 2018	13 stories, 185,300 SF, 343 bed mixed-use student housing. Includes amenity spaces, ground floor retail, bike storage, and 2.5 levels of structured parking for 54 vehicles.
Arlington Graduate Center, The George Washington University Arlington, VA	The George Washington University	Completed 2011	WDG provided a range of programming and interior design services for classroom, meeting, lab, and lounge space totaling 25,900-sf on two levels.
Boathouse Washington, DC	Urban Investment Partners (UIP)	In Progress	Mixed-use multifamily community totaling 151,000-sf. Full renovation of existing 117,000-sf residence hall plus a 34,000-sf addition and 5,000-sf of ground floor retail.
City Centre Lincoln Lincoln, NE	Newman Development Group	In Progress	10-story, 239-unit mixed-use residential building with 30,000 sf of retail and 85,000 sf of office space, below-grade parking and roof top amenities.
CUNY College of Staten Island, Dolphin Cove Student Housing Staten Island, NY	American Campus Communities / College of Staten Island	Completed August 2013	167,000-sf, 607-bed student housing development with 4,000-sf of study, lounge, and office space. Amenities include fitness center, study lounges, community rooms, and lecture/performance room.
HHMI Janelia Research Campus Apartments Ashburn, VA	Howard Hughes Medical Institute \| Photos © Maxwell MacKenzie	Completed June 2015	Phase I: 81,852-sf, 4 stories, 60 units; Phase II: 94,787-sf, 5 stories, 86 units, 23,500-sf of ground-level parking for 55 cars.
Madison Hall Study, The George Washington University Washington, DC	The George Washington University	Completed 2010	Feasibility study for the renovation of a 204-bed student residential hall that consists of eight residential levels and one basement level; total size: 48,240 sf.
Oakland Hall, University of Maryland College Park, MD	University of Maryland	Completed June 2011	230,000-sf residence hall with 709 beds, active and study lounges on all floors, a 3000-sf multipurpose room, and 10,000-sf of classroom space for UMD’s Math and Science Learning Program.
Sea Gull Square, Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	Rinner Development / Salisbury University	Completed August 2011	130,000-sf, 605-bed, mixed-use student housing complex with seminar rooms and a classroom. Site includes 23,000-sf of ground-floor retail space surrounding a "village green,” and 5,000-sf of community space. LEED-Silver Certification.
Terrapin Row College Park, MD	Toll Brothers Campus Living	Completed 2016	Mixed-use student housing community totaling 626,497-sf. Site includes: four 4- to 6-story residential buildings with 418 units and 1,515 beds; 11,909-sf of retail; and a 171,229-sf, 7-level parking structure with 507 spaces.
University of Maryland, Prince Frederick Hall College Park, MD	University of Maryland	Completed June 2014	186,000-sf, 464 bed residence hall and Satellite Central Utility Building (SCUB) on the University of Maryland College Park campus.
University of South Carolina, Campus Village Columbia, SC	EdR	In Progress	The 1.4 million square foot, three phase mixed-use Campus Village will provide 3,750 beds and amenities in 8 buildings. Upon completion, the project will include a 25,000 SF dining commons, classrooms, academic support spaces, a Starbucks café, a convenience store, a campus police station, and a 7-level, 950 space parking garage.
University View I College Park, MD	WG Group	Completed July 2005	660,000-sf, 16-story, 352-unit apartment building overlooking the University of Maryland campus.
University View II College Park, MD	Clark Enterprises	Completed May 2011	232,000-sf mixed-use student housing complex consisting of 154 units, 517 beds, 4,000-sf of amenity space, and 11,000-sf of retail space.
University View Village College Park, MD	Clark Enterprises	In Progress	460,000-sf, 9-story, 992-bed mixed-use student housing development with 18,960-sf of retail space.
Varsity at Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Potomac Holdings	Completed August 2013	13-story, 178,380-sf edge-campus student housing with 173 student apartments totaling 418 beds and two levels of parking.
West Grace Student Housing and Laurel Parking, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	Virginia Commonwealth University	Completed 2012	Two-building development with student housing and a garage complex with first floor retail; the 122-unit housing component has 459 beds totaling 161,078-sf; the garage component has 212 spaces, totaling 98,675-sf.

West Grace Student Housing and Laurel Parking, Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

CLIENT
Virginia Commonwealth University

STATUS
Completed 2012

LEED
Pre-Certified LEED-NC Silver

SERVICES
Architecture, Interiors

PROJECT DETAILS

PROJECT SHEET

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Program

Two-building development with student housing and a garage complex with first floor retail; the 122-unit housing component has 459 beds totaling 161,078-sf; the garage component has 212 spaces, totaling 98,675-sf.

Description

The Desgin-Build project team embraced Virginia Commonwealth University’s goal of creating a contextually responsive architecture. The design for the West Grace Street Student Housing and Laurel Parking Deck allowed for a very thoughtful insertion into the urban fabric.

The building’s entrance is noted with a sculptural steel and glass trellis, adding a classic academic "front porch" to the University’s urban pedestrian environment. An exciting entrance sequence focuses on the building’s two private courtyard gardens. The ground level plan orients residents and visitors toward the courtyards, thus creating a strong indoor/outdoor relationship between the ground level commons areas and the landscaped courtyards. The building’s ground level also features large retail storefronts.

The units include 164 double bedrooms and 120 single bedrooms. Amenities include 7,000-sf of residential floor lounges (19 study lounges and 12 social lounges), and 12,000-sf of classroom space on the first level.

The learning component is ASPiRE, Academic Scholars Program in Real Environments, which is an innovative and comprehensive community engagement-focused living-learning program for sophomores and juniors at VCU. The first program of its kind at VCU, ASPiRE aims to enrich and deepen students’ understanding of their capacity to create positive change in communities through the connection of course work, co-curricular activities and a vibrant residential experience. Students selected for ASPIRE live on the first three floors of the West Grace South residence hall.

On Campus Student Housing Parking Garage