The stone-and-Gothic
Law Quadrangle, an area of the University of Michigan campus that personifies the university's "Public Ivy" cachet, is now due for a $39 million recasting.
At its meeting last month, the U-M Board of Regents approved upgrades to the Lawyers Club dormitory wing and the John P. Cook buildings. The Lawyers Club was erected in 1924 and the John P. Cook Building in 1931. Their makeover will be part of a larger expansion project at U-M's law school that also calls for a new academic building to rise on the corner of State and Monroe streets.
Just over half the cost will be funded through a $20 million gift from U-M alum Charles T. Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corp. The balance comes from investment proceeds and the Lawyers Club's own funds.
The fixes in both buildings (with a combined total of about 159,000 square feet) will be largely mechanical. Plans call for new HVAC and fire detection and suppression systems, plumbing, and high-speed internet. In the Lawyer's Club, where approximately 260 students reside, separate "townhouse-style" entries to dorm rooms will be replaced with interior hallways and the club wing will get a new roof. The facilities' energy performance is expected to beat national energy efficiency standards by over 30 percent.
The project designers will be Hartman-Cox Architects and SmithGroup. A schematic design is forthcoming.
Source: University of Michigan Board of RegentsWriter: Tanya Muzumdar
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