ABSTRACT
Most universities offer a varied range of student housing in order to provide choice between type, standard and cost. A wide portfolio of provision allows the university to take advantage of the conference market when students are not on campus, and to attract different types of student. Private residences and students living at home increase the gulf between curricula and extra-curricula life, to the detriment of the university experience. The architectural typology of student housing varies markedly. The collegiate hall is invariably a courtyard of accommodation, sometimes directly linked to a library or lecture theatre. Students in self-catering houses also have access to central catering facilities on the main campus. The main interest in the Panns Bank student residences at the University of Sunderland lies in the creation of energy-efficient housing which exploits solar design principles in a location in the relatively sunless north of England.
