{"id":11453,"date":"2025-01-07T16:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slamcoll.com\/?post_type=sub151_project&p=11453"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:28:35","slug":"sacred-heart-university-pioneer-village","status":"publish","type":"sub151_project","link":"https:\/\/slamcoll.com\/portfolio\/sacred-heart-university-pioneer-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Heart University, Pioneer Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With many students living in off-campus apartment complexes, the university invested in the belief that by having more students living on campus, the door for elevating and enriching the student experience would open wider. Studies have determined that when stronger, more meaningful connections are made between students, and faculty members, the campus dynamic improves significantly.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Sacred Heart\u2019s new 15-acre site encouraged a coherent master plan for development based on creating a \u201csocial armature\u201d for students that prioritizes personal interaction and the development of friendships. By starting at the bedroom level, efforts to link interior facilities with outdoor spaces helped to expand the network of social engagement opportunities.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Christened as \u201cPioneer Village,\u201d the development now provides 900 beds and a dining facility in eight buildings, constructed over four phases. The new land also allowed for the creation of a dominant, centrally-located quadrangle, giving organizational structure and spatial hierarchy to the overall fabric of the campus.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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A five-story nursing tower from the assisted living facility has been adaptively re-used for freshman suites. The remaining one-story areas were replaced by the Quad and six new residence halls.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The six new residence halls include four- and five-bed apartments with full kitchens, designed for more mature students with established networks of friends; and four-bed suites without kitchens, suited for younger students.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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