Dickinson College — a residence hall built on environmental and social sustainability

Carlisle, PA
40,500 square feet
LEED Platinum Certified
2019
Type: Academic

Our design for the Dickinson College Residence Hall takes material inspiration from the surrounding historic campus. The High Street façade is made of limestone, while a back façade of standing seam zinc and glass responds to a more casual lawn (and future quadrangle) to the south, anticipating the institution’s future growth. Both materials respond to the existing campus, while maintaining a new, distinctive exterior.

The pairing of limestone and zinc on the exterior looks toward the future while acknowledging the past. As a whole, it exemplifies what we think this project is all about: the transformation from old to new.
Maitland Jones, Senior Principal