Central Neighborhood at Vanderbilt University

The Central Neighborhood at Vanderbilt University includes three residential buildings spanning ten acres to enhance the academic experience outside the classroom with mixed-use collaboration spaces, green spaces for sustainable living, and options for single and suite living. The buildings will provide opportunities for students to collaborate on projects, build relationships with their peers, and pursue new interests.

The structural system for all three buildings is mainly cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete. The buildings will feature 1300 total beds, a café, and student communal spaces. The three buildings are up to six levels and are founded mainly on drilled shafts (caissons). Coordinating the structure to efficiently support the gable and dormer roofs, residential levels, and the precast façade from the foundation without unnecessary added structure was paramount to the design.