Columbia College, New Hall

Columbia, Missouri

Firm

Cordogan Clark & Associates

Client

Columbia College

Area

60,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$20,000,000

Completion Date

09/2019

Aaron Gipperich

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Design Team
Dennis Young, JC Reardon, Greg Goebel, Greg Hielsberg, Elizabeth Felton

Opening to rave reviews from students, faculty, and staff, this institution’s newest facility provides modern living and learning spaces to support the growing needs of the college. The building features state-of-the-art classrooms, an event center, conference rooms associated with the business school, and 76 residential suites on the three upper floors that provide living areas for up to 150 students.

The new construction reflects a strategic effort to enhance the student experience and improve a less developed section of campus. The building acts as a new gateway from adjacent parking and provides a second point of entry to the college.

With around a quarter of all degrees granted by the college coming from the business school, the first floor provides curriculum space for the most popular academic programs on campus. In addition to six new classrooms, some of which double as a storm shelter, new multipurpose areas encourage local and regional businesses to meet with students to further hands-on learning. With these amenities, the building has become a community hub for the campus, accommodating social engagements of various sizes for diverse campus programs.

Realizing that it is often easier for students to succeed academically when they live on campus, the college chose to place its first new residential rooms in over 50 years on the building’s upper levels. The residential floors feature double-room suites connected by full bathrooms, community kitchens and student lounges. An outdoor terrace provides gathering and collaboration spaces for students.