Princeton, NJ
485,000 square feet
2022
Type: Academic
We have designed two new residential colleges for Princeton University, each to serve 510 students. The project represents a major expansion of the campus and the first step in the University’s plans to recenter campus life in the residential colleges. The project also allows the university to expand enrollment by up to 1,000 students.
The University has reflected on what it wants to be in the 21st century: diverse, inclusive, a place where all students feel a sense of belonging. We share these values, and have been excited to give them architectural expression.
Maitland Jones, Partner
Deborah Berke Partners
Architect, Interior Designer
James Corner Field Operations
Landscape Architect
Hanbury
Programming Consultant
Silman
Structural Engineer
ADS Engineers
MEP/FP Engineer
Langan
Civil Engineer
Atelier Ten
Sustainability Consultant
Front, Inc.
Facade Consultant
Nasco
Estimating Consultant
Ricca Design Studios
Food Service Consultant
One Lux
Lighting Designer
R.W. Sullivan
Code Consultant
Theater Projects
Theater Design Consultant
The project topped out in February 2021.
The buildings constructed in close sequence.
Masons at work – making well-crafted buildings that reinterpret the texture and tactility of the historic campus.
A sense of personal belonging is ultimately created through experience and discovery, so we are scattering “messaging” elements through the spaces – subtle, yet special moments in unexpected places, ranging from art intervention at the scale of a building to interactive exhibits at the scale of an object. They are something you discover over time – something only you know about. Naturally, we can’t choreograph everything in advance, but our design interventions can be a catalyst to start the process of belonging.