SOM reveals renderings for Channing-Bowditch Student Housing at UC Berkeley

SOM has announced that the firm will design UC Berkeley's new student housing complex at the Anna Head Campus. 

The Channing-Bowditch Student Housing Project is to include a 26-story tower fronting Channing Way and a smaller 14-story building facing Bowditch Street, replacing three historic buildings of the Anna Head Campus. The 550,000-square-foot complex is to include up to 2,000 beds for undergraduate students, as well as a dining hub and amenities.

Two existing buildings - Alumnae Hall and Building E/F - are to be retained and connected to the new residential buildings.

"By stepping the tower’s footprint back into the site, a series of garden courtyards are created, as well as a prominent entrance plaza shared with the neighboring Martinez Commons," reads a narrative from SOM. "Together, these spaces will serve as a lively corridor for student life."

The project is currently in environmental review, and full approval by the UC Board of Regents is not expected until 2027.

• Berkeley (Urbanize SF)