Campus Architecture Database: North Park Student Housing

California State University at Northridge, Northridge, Calif.

Building Type: Residential

Construction Type: New

Cost: $24.2-million

Square Footage: 92,689

Architect: AC Martin Partners Inc.

Contractor: Bernards

Opened: 2009

This project promotes interaction among students by focusing entrances and activities around a central outdoor space. Meanwhile, bedrooms and bathrooms are clustered around a living and study room on each floor. Groups of 34 students serve as home bases for residents and provide opportunities for friendships. Open exterior stairs provide a visual connection to the courtyard, while wood is used to signify entrances and metal windows and cement plaster provides a durable building exterior. A variety of interior colors on each floor give a unique character to each student’s home.

(Photos: Art Gray)

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