Architects plan to begin construction on a new resident hall in the spring.
Tues. Oct. 28 architects from Perkins and Will presented and outline and model of the new residence hall they are building, tentatively called Pondside IV. The building will house first year students and will have 320 beds.
The new residence hall will be comprised 90 percent of doubles and ten percent singles. According to a representative from Perkins and Will, one of the goals of the building is to “detriple”, since there won’t be any triple-bedrooms in the building.
The structure of the building is unlike anything else of campus. The residence hall is designed to have a T-shape, with four and a half floors. Each wing of the “T” will have student rooms while some of the central areas in the middle will have study spaces and lounges. One of the architects emphasized the importance of a new resident hall for freshman, “This building will be one of the first experiences of the campus.” The team plans on continuing to work on the documents until March or April, with construction beginning sometime after graduation. The building is scheduled to open in 2016. Director of Student Involvement Jennifer Ferrell also spoke at the Student Assembly Meeting. After she received “tons” of emails from students expressing their desire to do something nice for the community after Pumpkin Fest weekend, she expects there to be some good things coming soon. The idea of a dinner held for officers and response teams came up multiple times, as well as other possible events or fundraisers the KSC community could be a part of.
The student response Ferrell received after the weekend proved, “We can all rally really quickly,” she said.
Skyler Frazer can be contacted at sfrazer@keene-equinox.com
