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Bridge Hall
![View of Bridge Hall at dusk at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web.jpg 1999w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02_0021689_00_N2_web-1600x1201.jpg 1600w)
183 beds
After completing Ringling’s campus master plan, Ayers Saint Gross designed a new residence hall for upperclass students on an important perimeter-campus parcel. Bridge Hall is located on a historic site bounded by the Whitaker Bayou, a freshwater canal that snakes along the eastern edge of campus to Sarasota Bay. Protected live oaks border the bayou, offering a lush Florida-garden landscape to the building’s inner court. The elevated campus arts walk, a product of the master plan, bridges across the bayou, connecting the hall to both campus and the city street front. The building is sited to maximize the use and preservation of the verdant landscape. Two grand live oaks also frame the building’s main entrance from its public street side.
![Exterior view of Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web.jpg 2400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-1200x901.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/01_21689_00_N45_web-1600x1201.jpg 1600w)
![Aerial view of Bridge Hall and preserved trees at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web.jpg 2252w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03_21689_00_N38_web-1600x1066.jpg 1600w)
The design balances Sarasota Modern with the mission, structure, and spirit of Ringling’s campus. Clear geometry, cantilevered overhangs, and open connections to the landscape present opportunities to engage with nature.
![Patio overlooking subtropical landscape at Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web.jpg 1999w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05_21689_00_N49_web-1600x1201.jpg 1600w)
![Exterior view of patio and façade of Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web.jpg 1999w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04_21689_00_N50_web-1600x1201.jpg 1600w)
Ayers Saint Gross led the project’s landscape design, merging the built and natural environment. The result is a beautiful and functional connection between the urban edge of campus and the adjacent Whitaker Bayou. The design embraces the preservation and beauty of the verdant subtropical landscape.
![Mural visible from exterior view at Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web.jpg 1500w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-93x140.jpg 93w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-53x80.jpg 53w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-267x400.jpg 267w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-400x600.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-533x800.jpg 533w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07_21689_00_Bridge_N13_web-1067x1600.jpg 1067w)
![Ground floor lounge at Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web.jpg 1999w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06_21689_00_N54_web-1600x1201.jpg 1600w)
![Mural by Ringling alum in Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web.jpg 1500w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-138x140.jpg 138w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-393x400.jpg 393w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-590x600.jpg 590w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-787x800.jpg 787w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09_21689_00_Bridge_N9_web-1180x1200.jpg 1180w)
![Apartment in Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08_21689_00_Bridge_N2_web-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
A rich material palette reflects the mission and spirit of the college. The ground floor lounge features a natural wood ceiling with geometric patterns and linear lighting in oblique arrangements to resemble daylight shining between palm fronds. A feature stair and mural designed by a Ringling alum serve as distinctive features of the interior design.
![Exterior view with courtyard at Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10_21689_00_Bridge_N14_web-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
![Exterior view of Bridge Hall at Ringling College of Art and Design](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11_21689_00_Bridge_N12_web-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)