University House, Austin Real Estate, Texas, Texan Campus Housing, USA Architecture Project, Building Images
University House Austin in Texas
Jun 25, 2022
Design: Rhode Partners
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Photos: Casey Dunn
University House, USA
University House Austin is a student housing project in the heart of the West Campus neighborhood of Austin, Texas. The project was conceived as a linearly organized residential tower set atop a low plinth functioning as a parking garage. The introduction of a bulge in the exterior envelope of the tower provides a unique asymmetrical linear organization of the residential portion of the building, while providing the density and cost efficiency required by the owner’s program.
Inspiration for the exterior was found in the building’s programmatic requirements for two-story townhomes and exterior balconies at only seven of the dwelling units.
Locating the townhome units on the southeast corner of the tower and wrapping them with curtainwall maximizes the site views to downtown Austin and the University of Texas campus. Translucent, lightweight balcony boxes are articulately organized and cantilevered from the east facing façade, overlooking campus.
University House in Austin, Texas – Building Information
Architecture: Rhode Partners – http://www.rhodepartners.com/
Now called Ion Austin
327,199 sq. ft.
Won a Student Housing Business Award in 2017 – Best New Development Greater than 400 Beds
Team
Owner: Parallel Company (Formerly University House Communities), Scion Group
Contractor: Rogers O’Brien Construction
Interior Design: Niles Bolton Associates
Civil Engineer: Urban Design Group
Structural Engineer: RLG
MEP Engineer: Johnson Consulting Engineers
Landscape Architect: Studio Balcones
Low Voltage: InfoSys, Inc
Photography: Casey Dunn
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