139,000 sf facility that includes suite housing, student services, common areas, and laundry. The project is located on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in two wings with a central circulation space and one wing of below grade student service and commons. Upper floors of the wings include five stories of suite housing. The central circulation space includes a multi-story atrium and exterior terrace balconies. Structure for the wings consists of precast plank on load bearing masonry walls. The central space consists of exposed composite steel framing. Lateral stability is provided by masonry shear walls around elevator shafts and stair enclosures. The foundation system consists of conventional spread and strip footings.
