KieranTimberlake design new student housing project

Construction has officially begun on the Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing project at the University of California, Berkeley. Designed by Tenderstream member KieranTimberlake, the 23-story tower will rise 276 feet above Berkeley's Southside neighbourhood, making it the tallest building in the city. The project is intended to address UC Berkeley's critical need for student housing. Located on a 0.8-acre campus-owned site, the building will provide 1,625 new residence hall-style beds for first-year undergraduate students in a mix of triples, doubles, and singles, as well as five apartments for faculty and staff. 

The design wraps the tower in glass-fibre-reinforced concrete panels and floor-to-ceiling windows, with a granite-clad podium anchoring the building to its urban context at the edge of campus. The housing complex will feature a 500-seat dining commons on the first two levels, with additional outdoor seating on a terrace. Other amenities include a fitness centre, laundry facilities, meeting spaces, and a large elevated terrace for gathering, all located on the third floor. Each residential floor will also include multiple study lounges, offering quiet spaces for academic work and collaboration. The building will offer summer conference accommodations, with a variety of meeting spaces available.

Working alongside Clark Construction Group and UC Berkeley Capital Strategies, the project is on track for completion in summer 2028, and is targeting LEED Platinum certification.

Lucy Nordberg
Tenderstream Head of Research

This tender was first published by Tenderstream on 21.03.2023 here

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