Best Project - Higher Education/Research: Olympic + Centennial Residence Halls
This LEED Gold-certified residential hall serves as housing for UCLA’s first and second year students. Two nine-story towers spanning 343,000 sq ft were designed with sustainability at their core. Both buildings integrate seamlessly with the surrounding ecological reserve, with features such as energy-efficient systems, water conservation measures and environmentally conscious materials.
The design celebrates the unique surroundings by integrating native landscape elements like trees, hillside geography and earth tones, creating a seamless connection between the buildings and the grove in which they reside.