Brandon Avenue Master Plan
The Brandon Avenue Master Plan guides development of on-going construction at the University of Virginia to build a new section of Grounds. [1] [2]
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Planning Details
The plans would include a new 300-bed dormitory and a new student health center. They have been developed by the firm Perkins + Will.
The concept calls for Brandon Avenue to have its traffic lanes separated by green-space for aesthetic reasons and to improve stormwater management.
The 277-bed Bice House dormitory would remain at the southern end of Brandon Avenue and the 300-bed structure would be built next door.
Existing apartment buildings would be removed to construct the new 75,000-square-foot student health center.
Another phase of the plan calls for a future 200-bed building to be constructed across from the student health center.
The final phase of development would include 150,000 square feet of buildings for mixed-uses, including academic space. One of several buildings would be placed on the former site of the student health center. [1]
Construction details
Bond House is a new 307-bed six-story dormitory that opened in August 2019. The ground floor contains academic and student spaces. A second student residence is planned nearby.
The new Student Health and Wellness Center is expected to be completed in 2020. [2]
Design for a second residence hall was approved by the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the UVa Board of Visitors on March 5, 2020. The 350-bed is for upper-class students and will include a dining hall and gathering spaces. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. UVa advances plans for Brandon Avenue area, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 25, 2016, retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. The Future of Grounds in Eight Projects, Caroline Newman, News Article, UVA Today, November 22, 2019, retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ↑ Web. UVa panel approves design for Brandon Avenue dorm, Staff reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 6, 2020, retrieved March 8, 2020. Print. March 7, 2020 page A2.