Housing nearly 600 students, this 14-story residence hall consists of suites, pods, and apartments. Floating on the top floor, a Housing nearly 600 students, this 14-story residence hall consists of suites, pods, and apartments. Floating on the top floor, a cantilevered event space serves as a community gathering space with stunning views of Atlanta. Catering to the inspirational space needs of the University’s creative student body, other amenities include open air roof decks, a dramatic 3-story art-filled lounge, and a coffee bar for socializing and study.
Expanding the Atlanta campus’s presence in a creative and impactful way was both a priority goal and challenge for the project. The university had purchased a neglected sliver of land heavily wooded on a very steep rocky slope adjacent to Highway 75. Most would not see this a viable site for this amount of program, but the university’s vision and the design team’s creativity turned the land into a unique beacon in the mid-town Atlanta skyline with a strong pedestrian connection to the nearby academic building.
Bio Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private art institution with more than 17,500 students, 700 professors, 1,900 staff members and 100 degree programs. SCAD prepares talented students for creative professions through engaged learning in a positively oriented university environment. With a flagship campus in Savannah, GA, SCAD houses over 60 facilities in one of the most renowned National Historic Landmark districts. SCAD also maintains campuses in Atlanta; Lacoste, France; and online through SCADnow.
