By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor
Several construction projects in front of student dorms have begun at St. Bonaventure University this week. In front of Devereux Hall, a new gathering area for students is being constructed. In front of Doyle Hall, work is beginning on a new wall and attached patio.
Plans for the Devereux pavilion list the space as a 64-foot by 23-foot enclosure, with fire pits on either end and a walkway leading from the main sidewalk to the Devereux lawn. The pits, constructed from red brick with either limestone or sandstone caps, will feature deck chairs for students, with short surrounding walls for additional seating.
While student furnishings for the Devereux pavilion – including picnic benches and standup grills – are present in renderings, there are also images of potential event seating – with circular tables and a bar section.
Renderings for the Doyle patio include picnic table seating, a paved walkway and a small garden surrounding the area. The wall – with a sign on the front that reads “St. Bonaventure” – serves as a replacement for the iconic “St. Bonaventure” bushes that have laid in front of the university chapel for decades prior.
“[The construction in front of Doyle] is a new sign and patio that will replace the Bonaventure bushes that needed to be torn out a couple years ago,” said Tom Missel, the university’s chief communications officer. “Both construction projects are scheduled to be done by Sept. 1.”
All renderings were provided by Molly Vendura Landscape Architect, PLLC.
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