The University of Houston Cougar Village II residence hall first floor is programmed with student lounge spaces, university classrooms, and the relocated offices for the university’s residential life department. Two faculty apartments are also located on the first floor. The dormitory houses 1‚100 students on six additional floors with three student lounges and adjacent kitchens found on each. The corridors end on smaller lounges for study groups. At night, these lounges become large light boxes highlighting the building and connecting it visually to Phase I. The façade’s materials were selected based on the campus’ palette.