Student Housing for the University of Oregon

1991 to 1992
Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Master Planning, Educational, Residential, Designed , Not built
Master plan for 300 units of low-budget student housing on the campus of the University of Oregon -- called the Amazon Plan, to be developed on a 7.5 acres of flat land by replacing 243 existing units. The project basic requirements were to develop a generic pattern language for low-cost, high quality student housing, as well a generic innovative construction details to be tested through mockups and experiments.
Client:
University of Oregon - Mr. Chris Ramey, Campus Planner
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis
Project cost:
Expected construction cost: $13,000,000; unit cost: $39,000/apartment
Project stages:
Preliminary Design stage in progess
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