The Summits Student Housing at UC Merced
Location: Merced
Size: 3 acres
Partners: Pyatok Architects
For this student housing complex, PGAdesign designed dynamic outdoor community spaces that reflect the university’s flat, agricultural setting. Extending from the building, a large, terraced courtyard and adjacent lawn offer shaded areas for outdoor study, dining, and relaxation. Native plants and local materials comprise the tree allees, trellises, paving bands, and seat walls, harmonizing with the surrounding landscape of the Central Valley. Walkways and terraces provide universal access across the sloping site.
Location: Merced
Project Type:
Education
Size: 3 acres
For this student housing complex, PGAdesign designed dynamic outdoor community spaces that reflect the university’s flat, agricultural setting. Extending from the building, a large, terraced courtyard and adjacent lawn offer shaded areas for outdoor study, dining, and relaxation. Native plants and local materials comprise the tree allees, trellises, paving bands, and seat walls, harmonizing with the surrounding landscape of the Central Valley. Walkways and terraces provide universal access across the sloping site.