Boiler Ready: Residence Halls

First Street Towers

Located south of Earhart Hall, First Street Towers will include a campus of three buildings (two will be completed by June 2009) with the central building facing Earhart Hall. The Towers, where Fowler Courts once stood, will be located just a block away from the Recreational Sports Center and Boilermaker Aquatic Center and will have south-side access to the public transportation routes on State Street/U.S. 26.

Each of the main residential floors of First Street Towers will contain two clusters of 22 rooms, adding 365 total new rooms to campus. Each room will utilize 140 square feet and contain nine-foot ceilings and a private bathroom. All rooms will be air-conditioned and contain a bed, desk, and adaptable dresser, leaving space for students to personalize with their own furnishings. Each cluster will contain one adaptable room for students with special needs.

Tom Paczolt, the hall's general manager, said Purdue University Residences is providing the new option in response to a new generation of students who grew up with their own bedrooms.

"This option gives them privacy with all of the advantages of living in residence halls such as a secure environment, friends close by, an affordable and convenient meal plan, a cleaning service, easy access to campus," Paczolt said. "This is the future of university housing."

Within each cluster of rooms will be fully carpeted hallways and common areas, a fully furnished living room with a flat-screen television, wireless Internet, a dinette area, and laundry facilities. Each floor also contains a central study area, which is shared by the two clusters.

Pulling all of these elements together in a way that promotes the social interaction students enjoy in residence halls was a challenge for the designers. So each of the clusters is designed to flow much of the student traffic through the central living room on the way to their living quarters.

The main floor will contain a welcome center area, conference rooms, club and staff rooms, and a recreation lounge with wireless Internet, a pool table, and another flat-screen television.

Possibly the most cherished commodity offered in the hall will be open space. Students can plop down in numerous locations inside or outside of their own rooms and have a comfortable study environment. Internet and electrical plugs throughout the common areas will allow for numerous study locations.

The hall will be open to all campus residents with priority given by the number of years a student has lived in University Residences. Paczolt expects most residents will be junior and senior undergraduates.

University Residences is completely self-supporting and receives no state or federal money. This building will be funded entirely by user fees.

	First Street Towers Located south of Earhart Hall, First Street Towers will include a campus of three buildings (two will be completed by June 2009) with the central building facing Earhart Hall. The Towers, where Fowler Courts once stood, will be located just a block away from the Recreational Sports Center and Boilermaker Aquatic Center and will have south-side access to the public transportation routes on State Street/U.S. 26. Each of the main residential floors of First Street Towers will contain two clusters of 22 rooms, adding 365 total new rooms to campus. Each room will utilize 140 square feet and contain nine-foot ceilings and a private bathroom. All rooms will be air-conditioned and contain a bed, desk, and adaptable dresser, leaving space for students to personalize with their own furnishings. Each cluster will contain one adaptable room for students with special needs. Tom Paczolt, the hall's general manager, said Purdue University Residences is providing the new option in response to a new generation of students who grew up with their own bedrooms. "This option gives them privacy with all of the advantages of living in residence halls such as a secure environment, friends close by, an affordable and convenient meal plan, a cleaning service, easy access to campus," Paczolt said. "This is the future of university housing." Within each cluster of rooms will be fully carpeted hallways and common areas, a fully furnished living room with a flat-screen television, wireless Internet, a dinette area, and laundry facilities. Each floor also contains a central study area, which is shared by the two clusters. Pulling all of these elements together in a way that promotes the social interaction students enjoy in residence halls was a challenge for the designers. So each of the clusters is designed to flow much of the student traffic through the central living room on the way to their living quarters. The main floor will contain a welcome center area, conference rooms, club and staff rooms, and a recreation lounge with wireless Internet, a pool table, and another flat-screen television. Possibly the most cherished commodity offered in the hall will be open space. Students can plop down in numerous locations inside or outside of their own rooms and have a comfortable study environment. Internet and electrical plugs throughout the common areas will allow for numerous study locations. The hall will be open to all campus residents with priority given by the number of years a student has lived in University Residences. Paczolt expects most residents will be junior and senior undergraduates. University Residences is completely self-supporting and receives no state or federal money. This building will be funded entirely by user fees.