San Antonio, Texas
BOKA Powell collaborated with the University of Texas at San Antonio to develop a building program and provide architectural design and interior design services for the 1,002-bed Chaparral Village complex, located in the campus’ northwestern quadrant.
The 350,000-square-foot residential quadrangle and five 9,000-square-foot commons buildings, interspersed throughout the development, reflect the distinctive Spanish eclectic design language prescribed for UTSA’s future construction. The apartment-style units feature a furnished living room and kitchenette, private bedrooms, and shared bathrooms. The five commons buildings feature living and lounge areas, meeting rooms, computer rooms, a game room, office suites, full-size kitchens, and laundry facilities.
Gated in the evening for security, the complex features a pool and hot tub, a basketball court, and outdoor picnic areas with barbecue grills. The market-style Roadrunner Café provides food service with indoor and outdoor seating areas.
Chaparral Village represents the new standard in university student housing, which offers students more than an institutional, dormitory-style room. By catering to students’ desires, universities are able to recapture student housing revenue by providing a variety of amenities that they would normally seek from private, off-campus developers.