Specifications include, but are not limited to: The proposed Innovation Center Residence Hall will be a new, state-of-the-art residence hall that will expand and diversify on-campus housing options offered by TTU. The new residence hall will provide 400 new beds in a mix of semi-suites, doubles, and singles in “pod”-style units. For this project, pod-style is the idea that a number of bedrooms (sometimes shared, sometimes single bedrooms) are grouped together around common amenities such as shared bathrooms, kitchenettes, and lounges. The building will also have shared amenities such as study lounges, laundry, and recreation space. The facility will be a multi-story building with residential units and minor amenities on upper floors and larger amenity spaces on the ground floor. The project is envisioned to be between 3 and 5 stories with a partial concrete podium at the first level and light gauge steel framing above. The project includes an innovation program that will serve as a new center for interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship. At approximately 11,700 square feet, it is envisioned as an expansive, dynamic, and flexible space that inspires interaction, collaboration, and entrepreneurial activity between all academic majors. The Innovation Center will include a C-store grab-n-go food service, group collaboration spaces, clean and dirty fabrication labs, and administrative support space. The total project is planned to be approximately 120,000 GSF.
