General Information:

 

Building Type - R-2 (Residential), A-2 (Dining), A-3 (Recreation), M (Merchandise)

Number of Floors - 25

Floor-to-Floor height -  9'-2" (Typ.) 12'-0" Garage, 17'-0" Mech. Penthouse

Lot Area - 70,836 SF

Max Occupied Area (% of lot) - 80%

Gross Sq. Footage - 585,328 GSF

Net Usable Area - Approximately 500,000 SF

Max Height - 278'-7"

 

Site:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summit is located on the southwest corner of 34th and Lancaster Ave in Philadelphia, PA. The satellite view in Google hasn’t been updated yet, but the map view has the updated outline of the building. This site is located on the western border of Drexel’s campus, north enough to be close to most other dormlife on campus. It is owned by Drexel but paid for by an outside source. 34th Street is a busy street and Lancaster sees a good amount of traffic as well. The elevation of the site goes from it's highest point of 82.5' in the northwest corner to it's lowest point of 64' in the southeast corner. The subway lines are located a block to the south and the trolley runs to a block west of the building. The southeast corner of the building will accept students walking past the Recreation Center into a dining hall and retail shops will accept student taking the Lancaster walkway up toward the 7/11 located north of the site.

 

Building Characteristics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lancaster front façade is enveloped with a brick, 8-bit dragon-like pattern, while the east, south and west side of the tower features a glass façade to accept a good amount of light into the building’s residential spaces. There is a mezzanine situated in the middle of the building to give way for a space where students can sit outside or stay inside to enjoy a fitness area. The residential areas are set up so that the hallway cuts through the middle of the length of the building, cutting in half the boundaries for the rooms situated on the outside of the structure.

 

The architecture is a mix and match of Drexel’s pre-existing brick fronts as well as the more modern look seen on the Rec Center’s glass face on Market street. It is also a statement for the campus trying to expand the geographic region of their campus, as this is one of the buildings reaching the far west side of the campus.