EDUCATION

UCLA NORTHWEST CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING

Courtyard view of campus at University of California - Los Angeles

Courtyard view of campus at night with lanterns at University of California - Los Angeles

Lecture hall at University of California - Los Angeles

Lecture hall looking onto stage at University of California - Los Angeles

View of student housing at University of California - Los Angeles

Food court at University of California - Los Angeles

Entrance to food court at University of California - Los Angeles

Entrance to dorm hall at University of California - Los Angeles

Model of development at University of California - Los Angeles

Drawing of entire campus development at University of California - Los Angeles

WEAVING THE FABRIC OF THE UCLA CAMPUS

UCLA needed to add a significant amount of new student housing to its campus. Housing officials wanted rooms that could also serve the needs of non-traditional students who are attending summer conferences. Special meeting rooms and recreational spaces were also part of the program.

A series of interconnected buildings were designed around two courtyards in a modern adaptation of the California Courtyard Style. The courtyards provide both informal and formal outdoor spaces.

The complex formalizes an existing campus edge and combines many different building types into a vibrant center: housing for 1,254 students in hotel-style rooms; state-of-the-art kitchen and dining facilities to accommodate up to 800 people per sitting, three times a day; and an academic/conference center.

The academic center has a lecture hall that can seat 450. The center also includes a student-operated TV production studio and offices for administrative staff and faculty. The lecture hall doubles as a conference center during the summer months when non-traditional students rent the housing units for a summer learning experience.

PRINCIPAL | Dale Brown AIA

DESIGN LEAD | Robert Carpenter

ALL WORK