Nursing School, Storrs Hall

Client: University of Connecticut

Completion Date: 2011

TSKP designed an 15,800 sq. ft. expansion and 35,000 sq. ft. renovation to UCONN’s School of Nursing, the largest nursing program in Connecticut. Storrs Hall is the oldest brick structure from the historic core of the campus, but lacks a formal entry and identity. TSKP's plan to resolve these issues is with a one-story addition with a roof-top plaza. A glass wall facing northeast fills the interiors with natural light. The design minimizes disruption of the existing program and utility services during construction, and provides the greatest opportunity for maintaining the historical integrity of Storrs Hall. The school will gain individual exam rooms, clinical simulation rooms, a lecture hall, and a case study room. The case study room seats 175 and features broadcast capabilities to enable study of classwork in progress in the simulation lab. An exhibit area will be incorporated to accommodate a significant collection on the history of nursing. Other improvements to Storrs Hall include: roofing, windows, ventilation, fire suppression and flooring.