North Bluff Residential Complex

University of Alabama

Project Details

ROLE
General Contractor

CONTRACT AMOUNT
$48 Million

OWNER
University of Alabama

LOCATION
Tuscaloosa, AL

ARCHITECT
WSV Architects

SIZE
350,000 Square Feet

COMPLETION
2012

Project Description

This student housing facility consisted of seven stories of concrete framed construction with a  partial basement, a large open courtyard area with decorative paving and seat walls, bus and bike shelters, and a new central plant with separate cooling tower enclosure. The exterior skin of the building includes light gauge metal framed exterior walls with brick / stone / stucco veneer, decorative columns, storefront, custom designed aluminum windows, and asphalt shingle roofing. The building interior contains 259 fully functional student apartments and houses  approximately 980 students. Common areas include a large game room with kitchen and classrooms on the seventh floor and a smaller living room and kitchen located on the first floor.