On a lush 10-acre site adjacent to Western Kentucky University is Muse, a student housing complex featuring a barn pavilion, swimming pool, fitness center, hammock park, vegetable gardens, and lawn with fire pit. The barn pavilion, with its black-stained cypress exterior, is elegantly situated within a luxuriant landscape. The design concept alludes to the agrarian roots of the region, taking inspiration from the once-ubiquitous tobacco barns dotting the terrain.
Project Statement
On a lush 10-acre site adjacent to Western Kentucky University is Muse, a 381 bed, 218 unit student housing complex focused on community gathering. One and two-bedroom units are located in the four 'flats' buildings, while the 33 detached four-bedroom urban houses assemble in clusters of three homes around residential-style courtyards. The site features a central barn pavilion, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, hammock park, vegetable gardens, and lawn with fire pit.
The barn pavilion, with its black-stained cypress exterior, is elegantly situated within a luxuriant landscape. The design concept alludes to the agrarian roots of the region, taking inspiration from the once-ubiquitous tobacco barns dotting the terrain. The pavilion serves as a gathering space for residents of the complex. The rich, natural surroundings of Bowling Green, Kentucky, take center stage against this simple pallet of black and white buildings.