Munger Graduate Residences

Charles Munger, a University of Michigan alumnus and Harvard Law School graduate recently gifted $110 million to U of M to realize his vision of a unique residential environment for graduate students. Munger is also Warren Buffet’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway. He is helping to create housing that combines academic synergy with multi-disciplinary collaboration in a setting that serves as a unique problem-solving incubator. The Munger Graduate Residence building is an eight-story 380,000-square-foot facility located in the heart of main campus with panoramic views, including the football stadium.

The state-of-the-art structure houses over 600 students in nearly 100 apartments, each 2500-square-foot, and feature sustainable design throughout. The seven-bedroom suites are loaded with amenities to accommodate the academic, social and private needs of graduate students.

IDS was invited to be part of this project when principal Paul Stachowiak received a call in February 2013 from the University wanting to know if IDS was available to handle a fast-moving, relatively secretive residential project. Suddenly the team had a $185 million project in-house and only seven months to complete the design phase!