Envisioned as a state-of-the-art setting for student life, the new AMR I Residence Hall will become a compelling and inviting place for the Johns Hopkins community.

The project replaces the existing 1920’s-era Alumni Memorial Residence I (AMR I) with an enlarged residence hall and new dining facility intended to replace the existing Hopkins Cafe. Its prominent location will enhance a new core of student life encircling the campus’ main quad known as “The Beach.” The project’s prominent site along North Charles Street supports JHU’s connection between its legacy campus and the surrounding neighborhood, and engages with the streetscape through a new entry plaza.

The new residence hall will provide 200 additional beds and integrate expanded social spaces to support student life activities.

VMDO is working with Johns Hopkins to gather input from students, faculty, staff, and the greater Charles Village community, to further inform the development of the project.

The future dining facility will be the largest on the Homewood Campus, creating a dynamic culinary hub to bring students together and activate its important connection to Charles Street. Sensitive to its context, the new building draws strongly from the architectural “DNA” of the existing AMR I hall, and responds with sensitivity to the architectural heritage of the surrounding Homewood Campus.

The design for AMR I sets a new trajectory for the residential experience at Johns Hopkins University, reinforcing an exciting vision for the future of campus life - focused on flexibility, sustainability, well-being, and belonging in a more connected community.