Introduction to Dimeo

Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray Residential Colleges // New Haven, CT Size: 550,000 sf // Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects Yale University

Yale University selected Dimeo to partner with the esteemed Dean of Architecture Robert Stern and his firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects to construct the University’s first residential colleges in over a half-century. The project allowed for expanded admission and reduced crowding in the existing residential colleges while increasing enrollment by 15 percent to approximately 6,000 stu dents. The residential colleges house over 600 students and include a fitness center, dance studio, library, dining halls, Head of College residences, variously sized courtyards, and black box theater. With 70,000 custom-shaped bricks, 436 custom stone ornaments, 600+ stone profiles, and more than 1.8 million bricks, the residential colleges were among the most complex and demanding masonry projects in the United States.