Construction Cost: US $11,000,000
The facility design meets the criteria specified by the Unaccompanied Housing Design Guide, January 2006 standard sections encompassing and known as Dorms-4-Airmen developed by Headquarters U.S. Air Force. The Project is in accordance with the Air Force Master Plan.
The Dormitory, designed by Blair Remy working for the Mobile District USACE engineering component, is a three-story facility supporting the architectural theme of the Base. It is consistent with the Air Mobility Command's Architectural Compatibility Plan (ACP) for MacDill AFB which emphasizes a vision of excellent architecture that displays a high quality corporate image and blends the values and character of place into the environment. The vision for the prototype Dorms-4-Airmen Dormitory is founded on examples of historic and contemporary buildings, and a subtropical landscape. The dormitory is intended to reflect a central Florida regionalism and acknowledge use of architectural detailing to complement the historic features and capture the richness of MacDill AFB's military past.
The designer uses architectural detailing to complement existing buildings; thus, creating a valuable contextual design response. Emphasing horizontal proportions, combining historic features with an exposed skeletal frame, utilizing rectangular elements, developing a strong relationship between buildings and exterior spaces, and articulating the building facade to create shade and shadow are some of the design elements used by Blair Remy to capture the essence of the ACP guidelines.