Williams CollegeGarfield House Replacement

Project Overview

The new 16,570 sf Garfield House residence hall accommodates forty students in a combination of single and double rooms. Amenities throughout include a full kitchen and dining area, a bike storage room, living room and various lounging/study areas.

Garfield House was designed to LEED Gold Standards featuring a high performance, wood-framed building using the rigorous Passive House Institute US design criteria. Sustainable energy efficient features include 3’ thick insulation in the roof, triple paned windows, and a HVAC system that works in the winter by recapturing heat before it is vented from the building.

Materials salvaged from the previous Garfield House were utilized in the design, creating some unique and memorable ways of remembering the past.