Roger Williams University

North Campus Residence Hall

Bristol, Rhode Island

This residence hall is the first project to be developed as part of our 2007 residential master plan to guide housing development on campus and to support the university's goal of 80% on-campus enrollment.

This project creates a new campus gateway and embraces a major pedestrian path that charts its course through the site, connecting north and south precincts. The two residential wings form a courtyard to the west and offer dramatic views to Mount Hope Bay. These elements contribute significantly to a sense of place on the Roger Williams Campus. What was previously seen as a remote and somewhat desolate precinct is now a destination.

The residence houses 350 upper class students in a diverse mix of apartments and suites including ten-, six- and four-person units and single capacity. All units include full kitchens. The central hinge structure linking both residence wings provides community activity space for the entire campus including a great room, seminar and study rooms and a café and game room.