Featuring 522,000 square feet of living-learning space on Lake Osceola, Centennial Village fulfills the vision for a visually stunning and programmatically complete first year residential community at the University of Miami. The decade-long, multi-phase development redefines what it means to live, learn, work, and socialize at the University of Miami.

The Residential Colleges are distinguishable as four buildings, offering a straightforward sense of orientation and identity for students that makes a lasting impression. The Canal Walk site connects residential, academic, dining, and pedestrian spaces along a shared waterfront.

The architectural expression of Centennial Village draws inspiration from the rich modernism of campus, the local and international style and culture of Miami, and the institutional aspiration of hemispheric leadership. The building form curves in response to Lake Osceola, creating an undulating effect by pairing the slender ends of buildings with the gentle bends of the facades. Resident floors extend out over transparent ground-level gathering spaces, revealing the activity of shared spaces and enticing others to join.

The design of Centennial Village offers respite through physical and visual connections to nature and through the incorporation of natural materials and colors. The creation of an active pedestrian landscape that brings the outdoors in through views and daylighting increases student alertness levels, decreases absenteeism, and supports better sleep quality and opportunities for movement. Access to daylight, acoustic design, and attention to temperature and humidity create the right conditions that make residents feel comfortable and at home.