EDUCATION
Rowan University | Camden Student Life & Academic Building
Camden, NJ
Located in the University District, the five story building of Rowan Camden campus, includes the restored First Camden National Bank and Trust building, a new three-story addition at the former bank’s rear and an Annex building located at Broadway and Cooper, features 40 classrooms and serves over 800 students each year.
R2A & R2I worked with Rowan University on a $22M Two (2) Phase project to plan and renovate an acquired 32,000 SF historic bank building for their Camden Campus Arts & Sciences School. The second phase included a 18,000 SF ground up addition fitted with classrooms, assembly lecture spaces, and a roof deck for student use to the existing historic building.
Rowan purchased a historic bank building that was originally built in 1928 to fill the need of having building to go with the name.
We strategically space planned building with a limited budget in Phase I. The priority was to renovate areas that could house student teaching spaces and repair previous owner’s neglected maintenance; making the building water-tight. This planned approach would allow them to open the building for teaching with subsequent phases of renovations for other student, administration, and faculty support.
Along with exterior repairs and interior renovations, the building required new utility services such as sanitary laterals, domestic water service, new electrical service, and a planned storm water service.
The project came to fruition with a successful opening of student classes that were on-time and on-budget.
Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design
