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Helen Hadley Hall
Helen Hadley Hall
New Haven, CT, United States
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Other Projects by Christopher Williams Architects LLC
Helen Hadley Hall
New Haven, CT, United States
AT HOME AT SCHOOL - If the measure of success in designing group-living situations on an institutional level lies in how well resident comfort and convenience are synthesized with organizational cost and maintenance goals, then the newly renovated HHH can serve as a defining benchmark.
The transformation of an outdated, high-maintenance residence hall into a desirable, low-maintenance, home-away-from-home is a perfect example of the application of CWA’s ten rules. The process started by attentively listening and responding to all of the involved stakeholders including the university’ planner, graduate housing administrators, custodial staff, the university’s fire marshal, physical plant trade groups who are called upon for repairs and, most importantly, the resident students who make HHH their home.
Attention to details like the need for fresh air, combined with ideas about long-term costs, maintenance and aesthetics, resulted in a carefully considered specification for the 200 new casement windows that delighted the residents, maintainers and owners alike. This approach was taken for all of the project’s programmatic requirements, that are, on every scale, endemic to modern living on an aging college campus.
The showcase is the large, ground floor student common room revitalized to a twenty first century interpretation of its mid-twentieth century roots. Decked out in new vibrant colors, carpeting and lighting, the space is comfortably furnished with an impressive array of fifties inspired modern furnishings. Ascending through the five residential floors, one finds similarly refurbished corridors, brightly illuminated, stainless steel and tile student kitchens and comfortably appointed dorm rooms sporting ceiling fans, new finishes and operable weather tight windows with insect screens.
The transformation of an outdated, high-maintenance residence hall into a desirable, low-maintenance, home-away-from-home is a perfect example of the application of CWA’s ten rules. The process started by attentively listening and responding to all of the involved stakeholders including the university’ planner, graduate housing administrators, custodial staff, the university’s fire marshal, physical plant trade groups who are called upon for repairs and, most importantly, the resident students who make HHH their home.
Attention to details like the need for fresh air, combined with ideas about long-term costs, maintenance and aesthetics, resulted in a carefully considered specification for the 200 new casement windows that delighted the residents, maintainers and owners alike. This approach was taken for all of the project’s programmatic requirements, that are, on every scale, endemic to modern living on an aging college campus.
The showcase is the large, ground floor student common room revitalized to a twenty first century interpretation of its mid-twentieth century roots. Decked out in new vibrant colors, carpeting and lighting, the space is comfortably furnished with an impressive array of fifties inspired modern furnishings. Ascending through the five residential floors, one finds similarly refurbished corridors, brightly illuminated, stainless steel and tile student kitchens and comfortably appointed dorm rooms sporting ceiling fans, new finishes and operable weather tight windows with insect screens.
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