CAMPUS PLANNING - Roger Williams University

2002-2003 RWU Presidential Fellowship Report: Campus Planning
North Campus
Scheme A seeks to preserve the current soccer field near
bayside by locating the northward loop as close to the
Recreation Center as possible. This also pulls the access
road to the Maher Center back toward Rt. 136 freeing up
additional land to the water side of this important link.
A new Performing Arts Center serves as a hinge between
the geometry of the North Campus and the N/S orientation
of the Campus Core. This building serves as the focal point
of a reoriented North Entrance and would be easily
accessible to the public for performances. A reconfigured
tennis facility separates surface parking to the right of this
new North entrance from a structured parking facility
which could use the drop in topography to hid a level of
parking partially below grade (without ramps) and have
room for one or two above grade levels. Additional surface
parking is accommodated to the north.
The existing classroom facility and Nike Dormitory have
been incorporated into a new series of dormitory structures
that build on the language of the Bayside dormitories, while
also serving as a backdrop to the proposed Performing Arts
building and anchoring the North Campus. These
dormitories are carefully modulated to transition from the
geometry of Bayside to that of the North Campus, while
maximizing views from within the dormitories, framing
views between structures and preserving views from
Recreation Center above. The central portion of the U-
shaped configuration across from the parking structure
would be a natural location for a satellite dining facility
and/or classroom facility.
Scheme A: Circulation
Scheme A: Use
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