The Davis Center Project

The Davis Center Project will strengthen and support the basic mission of the Center, which promotes equity, celebrates diversity, and provides support so that all students regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic class, first-generation status, religion, ability, and other intersectional identities can succeed at Williams. Through several months of outreach efforts and committee input, the project team has focused on a dynamic design strategy that both meets the programmatic needs and the construction budget assigned by the College. In addition to the mission and goals of the Center, the College is also assigning high standards for energy use and sustainability for the project. Living Building Challenge 3.1 petal certification will be the primary goal, with a strong focus on Energy Use Index for both renovated buildings and new construction. Of the existing 3 houses, the design strategy is proposing to maintain Jenness House and some portion of Rice House