ASU Lantana Hall

How can a student residence hall tell the story of water conservation?

Directing stormwater from roof drainage, introducing bioswales to manage stormwater, and artfully designing water quality gardens are highlights in a landscape that manages 100% of site stormwater flows

Lantana Hall is the first LEED Platinum Certified Residence Hall on any ASU campus, the building design facilitates indoor-outdoor connections and spaces that encourage collaboration and relationship-building among residents.

Located in the campus arboretum, the landscape creates a buffer that supports native plants and the ecology of this area. Taking cues from the existing ASU Polytechnic Campus language, the design weaves exterior spaces into the existing campus fabric through materiality and water-sensitive design.

The site retains and filters 100% of the water collected on site. Carefully crafted moments occur throughout that highlight water movement and respond to our desert climate: a large multipurpose scrim that carries roof water down to a landscape trough provides shade protection from the harsh western sun, bioswales direct stormwater to legacy trees, and a water quality garden features recycled, concrete-filled gabion walls. Social programming is layered into all spaces, encouraging interaction of students throughout the day.