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| Photo by Robert Huggins, '04 |
East Hall, which opened this fall, is a 170-bed facility that houses all four class levels in single, double and triple rooms. The three-story residence features unique common spaces, large-group and small-group meeting areas, and study spaces.
- The hall has one resident director, eight resident assistants, one cultural diversity advocate, one senator, and two small-group coordinators. Residents hail from 13 states and three non-U.S. countries.
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| Photo by Jordan Beauchamp, '12 |
The first residence hall on campus to use an "angled" footprint, East's unique construction gives residents connectedness and privacy.
- East is the first residence hall to have an indoor balcony.
- Four outdoor patios provide areas for residents to study, hang out, and get a little fresh air. A large front patio is a first for Whitworth's residence halls, moving residents from their rooms to the outdoor benches.
- The main staircase is open from the basement to the third floor, allowing a more cohesive feeling between the floors
and the residents.
- Two walls of windows from the first floor through the third floor give an open feeling to the side stairwells.
- Heat tape on the roof is connected to two snow sensors that remove snow above entryways before it becomes a problem.
- Heated stairs on the exterior mean that walks are less likely to be snow-covered or a slipping hazard.
- Wide hallways mean that residents are more likely to hang out in the halls than to treat them as a means to an end.
- Extra soundproofing materials and techniques are installed in the noisy areas of the building: elevator shaft, game room, vending machines, etc.
- The music practice room is located in the basement to reduce noise; it has five walls instead of a simple, four-wall shape, which helps deaden sound.
- Proximity-card building access affords students greater safety and flexibility than traditional keys.
- Instead of the usual "Whitworth white," the interior of the building is painted in a palette of warm earthtones.
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| Photo by Jordan Beauchamp, '12 |
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Fresh air from the outside is brought in, filtered through allergy-reducing filters, and then pumped into each residence room.
- In East's bathrooms, changing areas provide residents more private areas in which to dress and undress as well as to hang towels, robes and clothing.
- Due to its use of hundreds of best practices and new, creative designs and solutions, East Hall will be LEED-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
- In-floor radiant heating gives residents individual control of their heating and a more efficient option over traditional forced-air heat.
- Dual-flush toilets waste less water than regular toilets and give residents more control of how efficient their building will be.
- Dimmable lights in the lounges allow for almost infinite lighting options at a reduced cost over installing multiple lighting systems.
- Low-VOC paint was used throughout the building, giving residents higher air quality than traditional paints.
- All of the fabric on the lounge furniture is made from 100 percent recycled material.
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| Photo by Kirk Hirota. |
East Hall info courtesy of Alan Jacob, associate director of housing
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