{"id":166407,"date":"2020-11-12T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T06:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=166407"},"modified":"2020-11-12T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T01:44:18","slug":"rutgers-university-sojourner-truth-apartments-at-the-yard-designed-by-elkus-manfredi-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/rutgers-university-sojourner-truth-apartments-at-the-yard-designed-by-elkus-manfredi-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers University Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rutgers University Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard New Brunswick, New Jersey<\/h3>\r\n

C<\/span>reating a new residential community while strengthening town-and-gown connections, The Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard provides 442 student beds in 135 apartments in two-, three-, and four-person suite apartments with full kitchens and living rooms. Located just off campus adjacent to Voorhees Mall\u2014the most historic part of the Rutgers University<\/a>\u2019s College Avenue Campus\u2014The Yard is a result of a creative partnership between the University and the City\u2019s non-profit development agency, New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco). The programming and planning of the site was the coordinated effort of Facilities Planning and Student Affairs at the University, Devco, and the City, and part of Rutger\u2019s larger College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard accommodates 442 continuing students in two-, three-, and four-person suite apartments with full kitchens and living rooms. All images \u00a9 Brad Feinknopf<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Consistent with the University\u2019s developmental goals for each student, the new 232,000-square-foot residential community provides apartment-style accommodations for continuing students as they prepare to transition to life post-college. Every aspect of the building\u2019s location and program fosters individual independence, self-reliance, and self-awareness. Students living at The Yard receive all the benefits of a University-sponsored residential life program while living independently and benefitting from daily interaction with people of all ages and occupations in the larger community.<\/p>\r\n

Design Opportunity<\/h4>\r\n

The College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative at Rutgers University\u2013New Brunswick looked strategically at Rutgers\u2019 21st-century needs and strategic parcels of land in the core of campus. Through a unique partnership with the City\u2019s non-profit redevelopment agency, the New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco), the University was able to participate in land exchange with neighboring institutions. This enabled the connection of the north and south parts of the campus for the first time in its 150 years.<\/p>\r\n

With this newly available land, Elkus Manfredi Architects<\/a> design team was able to rethink the campus core and reprogram an urban perimeter where the campus meets the City. Three new University buildings, the Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard (2016), the Honors College (2015) and Rutgers Academic Building (2016) \u2014 are the direct result of this planning effort and offer students state-of-the-art living, instructional, and support spaces designed to attract top talent to New Jersey\u2019s premier public research university.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Cafe tables line the boardwalk that leads to a pedestrian passage to Hamilton Street and the neighborhood beyond.<\/p><\/div>

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The common room has views to the lawn, video screen, and boardwalk. Bifold glass aircraft hangar doors open the living room space to the lawn.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Design Challenges for the Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard<\/h4>\r\n