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The Grove Residence Hall
![Exterior rendering of The Grove Residence Hall at Quinnipiac University](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A.jpeg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-170x96.jpeg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-80x45.jpeg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-400x225.jpeg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Exterior-A-1600x900.jpeg 1600w)
Following a collaboration on the Campus Master Plan and a first-year housing study, Quinnipiac University engaged Ayers Saint Gross to design the first-year residence hall implementation: The Grove. Designed to help first-year students have an impactful experience, the residence hall includes ample outside-the-unit and amenity spaces for study, collaboration, and socialization.
![A rendering of the main entry to The Grove at Quinnipiac University](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry.jpeg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-170x96.jpeg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-80x45.jpeg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-400x225.jpeg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Main-Entry-1600x900.jpeg 1600w)
![A rendering of the secondary entry at The Grove Residence Hall at Quinnipiac University](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry.jpeg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-170x96.jpeg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-80x45.jpeg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-400x225.jpeg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Secondary-Entry-1600x900.jpeg 1600w)
![A rendering of a corridor with study spaces at Quinnipiac University's The Grove](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor.jpeg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-170x96.jpeg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-80x45.jpeg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-400x225.jpeg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corridor-1600x900.jpeg 1600w)
The Grove features 415 beds of traditional housing as a mix of single and double units, as well as an apartment for live-in faculty and one for residential staff on the ground floor. Bathrooms are configured as private communal, which provides necessary privacy while gaining from shared fixtures. The program mix encourages interactions for first-year students, with a building lounge, kitchen, and laundry room featured on each floor, as well as flexible space for residential programing.
Sited adjacent to the existing student union and first-year housing commons, the design enhances connections to the rest of the campus. The building form creates a central green space, while glazing provides visibility and views to the natural environment.
This project is designed in association with Amenta Emma.
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