NCRE was developed in anticipation of the University’s growing class size, coupled with Cornell’s commitment to provide underclassman with quality housing options on campus. Welliver provided preconstruction and construction services for this two‐phase, LEED Gold, 776,000 SF expansion of the student life residential complex.
Project Stats
Dining Hall: 58,230 sf
Site 1:
- Toni Morrison Hall: 314 beds
- Ganędagǫ: Hall: 577 beds
Site 2:
- Hu Shih Hall: 429 beds
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall: 504 beds
- Barbara McClintock Hall: 311 beds
The fast‐tracked project provides 2,000+ new beds for first year and sophomore students on Cornell’s residential North Campus. Phase 1: construction of two dormitory buildings offering 800+ beds and a centrally located, attached dining hall. Phase 2: construction of three residence halls with 1,200+ beds. Both sites are composed of three to five story courtyard buildings that are sited and arranged to engage and respond to the adjacent campus, as well as enhance the student life experience. Students can collaborate and socialize in numerous lounges, meeting spaces, classrooms and kitchens found throughout all five buildings. The buildings also include Residence Hall Director and Faculty in Residence suites. Students can enjoy the 5,000 SF fitness center and cool off with a smoothie at the café’.
Essential to growing North Campus is a 1,000‐seat dining hall that offers a variety of urban kiosk style serveries. The dining hall includes state‐of‐the‐art equipment, sloping wood and plaster ceilings, modern lighting, and an all‐glass discovery kitchen with 24 teaching stations.
(Photography by Van Zandbergen Photography)
1,191,522
worker hours on the job.
