Residence for Students

The university residence, designed by TECO+partners, is situated in the San Donato zone, near the historical seat of the University of Bologna. It joins a social scenario characterized by changing lifestyles, changing forms of coexistence, where the new living models become an important aspect of students’ education, inserting them in a system of relations and contributing strongly to their social growth. Fabio Mantovani The building develops along a much-frequented road and its long side overlooks the street. The shape of the building was strongly conditioned by the Masterplan of the Ex Ferrovia Veneta authority, which defined a highly compact, non-modifiable volume. Fabio Mantovani In order to cope with this restriction,... More

Outside the big cities, university education options are practically nonexistent, so in the provinces, migration to the capital cities becomes a necessity for young people in search of opportunities. The city of Pachuca, as the state capital, has academic and economic support from the public administration, which allows it to have a university capable of receiving students from all over the state and its surrounding areas. Students, given the lack of supply, have opted to live in houses of social interest and share it among friends, during their stay in this housing the lack of income does not allow them to pay all the services such as internet, water and electricity so the maintenance and furniture are unaffordable. The "Alamo" project be... More

La Trobe University’s twin building student accommodation development brings 624 new student beds to its eastern residential precinct and forms a key part of an ambitious plan to transform their Bundoora campus into a University City of the Future. John Gollings The buildings form two sweeping arcs, creating strong edges to the campus ‘street’ network and a large central ‘private’ courtyard space. A transparent glazed curtain wall for communal spaces and continuous perimeter seating create pedestrian scale and encourage students to informally sit, gather and engage with the buildings and broader street context. Peter Clarke Peter Clarke While creating a warm and human-centric solution, this pro... More