CHALLENGES:
Develop a new, state-of-the-art Greek housing facility that would meet the current expectations of the user group and create tax incentives for the donor. Utilize exterior architecture to pay allegiance to the original Phi Gamma Delta house; create interiors to reflect an elegant, but masculine, experience.
SOLUTIONS:
Working with archival photographs, created a new fraternity house reflective of the style of the original house on Boyd Street. Details were revised to allow the use of modern, maintenance-free materials when replicating old design elements. Modern site amenities were incorporated to allow for accessibility, sports and brotherhood.
Interior public space was designed to resemble a gentlemen’s club through the use of durable (it is a fraternity) and timely materials. Private rooms were treated as suites, with a separation of study and sleeping areas. Room design was diverse, offering a variety of room sizes and a senior’s wing with individual baths.
Develop a new, state-of-the-art Greek housing facility that would meet the current expectations of the user group and create tax incentives for the donor. Utilize exterior architecture to pay allegiance to the original Phi Gamma Delta house; create interiors to reflect an elegant, but masculine, experience.
SOLUTIONS:
Working with archival photographs, created a new fraternity house reflective of the style of the original house on Boyd Street. Details were revised to allow the use of modern, maintenance-free materials when replicating old design elements. Modern site amenities were incorporated to allow for accessibility, sports and brotherhood.
Interior public space was designed to resemble a gentlemen’s club through the use of durable (it is a fraternity) and timely materials. Private rooms were treated as suites, with a separation of study and sleeping areas. Room design was diverse, offering a variety of room sizes and a senior’s wing with individual baths.
Greek Housing
A 30,000-square-foot, three-story fraternity house near The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.
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