COURT LEONA

Location: Austin, TX

Size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Typology: Graduate Student Housing

Professor: Michael Garrison

Designed in collaboration with Amber Williams, Court Leona serves to provide much-needed graduate student housing to the University of Texas at Austin.

An inviting courtyard strategy is implemented to provide open space for students, their potential families, and community members. The 'Eyes on the Street' strategy, adapted for the courtyard here, helps provide a safe and active environment.

Amenity spaces facilitate vertical circulation while also providing bicycle parking and gyms to the residents, and coffee shops for the entire community.

The brick is a nod to the material of the University's buildings and was chosen for its longevity and sustainable durability.

In order to respect the scale of the adjacent neighborhood, the eastern part of Court Leona remains at two levels. This scale also provides the community with a more welcoming entry.