Case Western Reserve University
South Residential Village

As with many universities, Case Western Reserve University seeks to support students through the “Sophomore Slump.” It is in the second year that some students struggle to find their place academically and socially. To combat the “Slump”, the University decided to create the South Residential Village (SRV), a 600 bed center of gravity for second year students who are currently located in multiple sites across the urban campus. The team developed a program and design to support community building at multiple scales - the pod, the floor, the building, and the district.

The SRV provides amenities — a multi-purpose room to host campus wide events, a wellness center and several programmed exterior spaces — to further reinforce this goal.