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Turman Hall
Turman Hall - Emory University Turman Hall is part of a housing master plan designed for Emory University to replace all ten of their existing freshman residence halls or approximately 1,445 beds. Eight new residence halls will replace these outdated facilities using phased delivery to maintain bed capacity at all times. To date, the first four residence halls have been designed in three phases. These new buildings were designed to help the university raise environmental awareness on campus and empower students to make more informed decisions regarding the use and reuse of natural resources. During the initial planning phase, a thorough analysis of the existing freshmen residence halls was conducted in order to determine current conditions and potential costs of renovating existing facilities to our desired programmatic and infrastructure levels. This analysis found that the facilities were wholly inadequate in terms of meeting the needs of current students. The existing halls did not have lounges, study spaces, bathroom flexibility, or gathering spaces on individual floors. Additionally, natural light had not been incorporated into the design. Site visits of other University residence hall projects helped to further inform our “wish list” of building features. Ongoing discussions were also held during with the Office of Undergraduate Education throughout the process to further tease out staff and students’ concerns. Among the key issues voiced during this initial phase was the importance of providing increased services to first year students. All of these determinations helped form the vision that would become the cornerstone of the resulting long-range plan. Following the research and discussion process, it was determined that it would be nearly impossible to achieve a desirable end goal within each of the building footprints. A fully updated comprehensive housing master plan was then completed to determine a potential site for a new freshmen village or quad within the existing campus. When preliminary building plans were being developed the architect met with students, staff, and residence hall government officials to receive feedback on the physical design. Student groups were also established to provide input on various features to ensure that selections were on target with needs of today’s modern student. These groups assisted with such issues as the selection of lounge and study room furniture. Sample pieces were made available and students were asked to provide feedback about comfort and ease of use. This feedback was extremely helpful in making selections that are best suited to the needs of the students, not just the Designer’s perceived needs. Turman Residence Hall containing 130 beds is a modern iteration of the traditional double-loaded corridor arrangement. Philosophically, Emory University believed there would be a great deal of value in encouraging freshmen to live together in roommate arrangements. This would promote interaction and shared experiences as well as foster individual growth. Developing these social connections and relationships are a valuable part of the undergraduate experience. Through the building design the architect has created a “community” versus a “cocoon” – an environment where students will be encouraged to interact rather than retreat into their bedrooms. This is attained by thoughtfully delineating spaces to create a proper balance of study and socialization. Each floor was designed to house one community, each with one RA and two SAs. It was important to Emory University that the architect incorporate in this project the proper balance of study and socialization for its future residents. This was achieved by creating shared spaces, where activity and interaction were promoted throughout the building. These communal spaces consisted of shared study lounges as well as common floor lounges where students could come together to study or socialize. These rooms were placed strategically on each floor to help each level function as a community. The main layout of this building captures each floor as its own separate community with study lounges located at the end of each of the floors corridors, and a common floor lounge located in the middle of the plan. The building’s public amenities include an entry foyer, building lounge, kitchen, laundry, and hall director apartments. Emory University still believes in traditional doubles with community baths to achieve the desired socialization of a first year student. What is unique at Emory is the amount of social space provided outside of the unit. It was important to Emory University for the architect to incorporate the proper balance of study and socialization for its residents in this project. Each floor houses a Resident Advisor (RA) community with a floor lounge for formal and informal gathering. Each RA community is divided into two Sophomore Advisor (SA) clusters, each with their own study lounge. This building was designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification and to teach it’s residents about sustainable living. Ayers Saint Gross achieved this challenge by incorporating metering tools in the building’s design so students could monitor how much real-time energy they were consuming. This extra amenity helps students realize how much energy they are consuming and alerts them to conserve power and help save the environment. This residence hall achieved LEED Silver certification through innovative methods including “deconstruction” and a waste management program that diverted building materials from landfills; a stormwater system providing quality control for runoff from the site, water efficiency; energy metering for public display; and extensive use of energy efficient systems, renewable and recycled materials. Upon entering the residence hall, terrazzo flooring embedded with recycled glass transitions to bamboo lounge flooring. An interactive touch screen monitor in the building lounge displays energy usage in real time and converts the energy costs into more understandable consumables like i-Tunes or hamburgers. With this knowledge in hand students are more aware of the overall impact and are empowered to make more informed decisions regarding their use of natural resources. Bathrooms feature electronic sensors to control the water use in the bathroom faucets. Low-flow showerheads provide 1.8 gallons of water per minute, and dual flush toilets lift up for liquids and push down for solids. A digital thermostat provides temperature control in each room between 70 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit. All student rooms, lounges, and study rooms are fitted with occupancy sensors. Furnishings are warm and welcoming. High top tables and gliding chairs, plus moveable and interchangeable pieces in student rooms provide the flexibility to create personalized spaces. In a recent survey students ranked their awareness of the building’s special design features: 70% are aware that it is LEED Certified, 95% could name at least 3 green features, 78% recycle at least once per week with 50% of that being at least once a day, 70% recycle more than they did before and 77% have checked the energy display monitor. Safety features were also included in the building design. A proximity card is used to enter the residence hall. This is the same as the Emory student identification card, which includes a picture of the student. Once inside the residence hall, a second level of security is required to gain access to the stairwells, elevators, and each student room. This again requires using the proximity card. Lastly, each student room is secured with a seven-pin proprietary lock. A closed circuit video camera system operates on the exterior and the interior of the residence hall 24-hours a day. Each building entrance is visible to the cameras and can be viewed remotely from the Web. The programmatic space surrounding the main lounge of the building is also under camera surveillance. The design of the residence hall incorporated stairwell doors that use the “hold open” feature. This creates a sense of community and invites students to visit individual floor communities, while still being able to provide a critical life-safety feature in the event of an emergency. The residence hall furnishings are very warm and welcoming, and are a significant change to past projects at Emory University. The inclusion of finishes such as the bamboo and terrazzo, as well as the intentional incorporation of natural light, gives a feel that you are not in a residence hall but rather a homey environment. High top tables, gliding chairs on the bamboo floor, and moveable and interchangeable pieces in the students’ rooms provide students with the flexibility to create their own personal spaces. The building structure consists of a partial basement constructed with load bearing CMU walls and hollow core precast concrete floor plank. The exterior skin is predominantly EIFS with accents of marble and flat seamed zinc wall panels. Operable aluminum windows were provided for the student rooms as well as aluminum storefront and curtainwall for glazing systems at other areas of the building. High performance clear low-e glazing was used throughout the project. The clay tile roof, supported by light gauge steel trusses, is a signature element of the architecture on Emory's campus. Sustainable interior finishes include carpet tile with recycled content, rapidly renewable bamboo flooring, and terrazzo embedded with recycled glass. Project Description:
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