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WaHu Student Apartments
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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WaHu Student Apartments
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
BUDGET
$50M - 100M
The WaHu Student Apartments are a mixed-use development located just east of the University of Minnesota East Bank Campus. The site is located in a mixed-use commercial area of the campus across from the University of Minnesota Stadium Plaza and at the Stadium Village stop on the LRT Green Line. This prominent site location presented a unique opportunity to design a gateway building at this end of the campus that will serve as a catalyst for future transit-oriented development in this area.
The project was designed to comply with the Prospect Park Neighborhood and Commercial group urban design master plan for the area. A key aspect of the plan for the transit node was higher density mixed use development for the site. During a six-month design process with the neighborhood group, there were 10 meetings and reviews of the design to meet the client’s program and the guidelines on the neighborhood master plan guidelines.
The project design accomplished many of the significant master plan goals. The street level is activated with retail, commercial and restaurants to enhance the vibrancy of street. The higher massing on the site allows a public open plaza at the station with a focal point. The 11-story residential tower massing steps down to a six-story residential building that relates to the surrounding neighborhood building heights. In the center of the site are two private courtyards at the second level that are connected to the public plaza.
The success of the project has been greatly supported by its visual prominence within the campus community. The site is at a critical urban location along Washington Avenue which is the main pedestrian, limited auto and LRT corridor that cuts through the campus. Located adjacent to the site is the eastern LRT station and the Stadium open plaza area. The urban visibility of the site allows a dynamic focal point design in the 11-story main structure integrated with the surrounding six-story massing.
With a prominent location, fun and dynamic materials, and contemporary amenities, WaHu Student Apartments certainly offers unique and convenient student living for University of Minnesota students.
The project was designed to comply with the Prospect Park Neighborhood and Commercial group urban design master plan for the area. A key aspect of the plan for the transit node was higher density mixed use development for the site. During a six-month design process with the neighborhood group, there were 10 meetings and reviews of the design to meet the client’s program and the guidelines on the neighborhood master plan guidelines.
The project design accomplished many of the significant master plan goals. The street level is activated with retail, commercial and restaurants to enhance the vibrancy of street. The higher massing on the site allows a public open plaza at the station with a focal point. The 11-story residential tower massing steps down to a six-story residential building that relates to the surrounding neighborhood building heights. In the center of the site are two private courtyards at the second level that are connected to the public plaza.
The success of the project has been greatly supported by its visual prominence within the campus community. The site is at a critical urban location along Washington Avenue which is the main pedestrian, limited auto and LRT corridor that cuts through the campus. Located adjacent to the site is the eastern LRT station and the Stadium open plaza area. The urban visibility of the site allows a dynamic focal point design in the 11-story main structure integrated with the surrounding six-story massing.
With a prominent location, fun and dynamic materials, and contemporary amenities, WaHu Student Apartments certainly offers unique and convenient student living for University of Minnesota students.
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