SHRIVER
AND HOLLAND ASSOCIATES
Old
Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
G.
William Whitehurst Hall, Student Dormitory
SHRIVER
AND HOLLAND ASSOCIATES
In
response to a critical campus housing shortage, Old Dominion University commissioned
the design of a major student housing complex on a site with views of the Elizabeth
River on the west side of campus. The 127,000 SF Mid-Rise Dormitory consists
of two-story residential towers, each containing 154 four-student suites and
joined at the ground level by a student commons area with sunken conversation
pit and skylight. Adjacent to the central lobby is an outdoor terrace, 400 seat
dining hall, and kitchen which provides meals for the residents of a nearby
apartment complex as well as dormitory residents.
