Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 6. 1966.
[introduction]
There's One Wellington Man who has lost his enthusiasm for helping the need for student accommodation.
On Page One we show the architect's sketch of a 200-bed hostel which was designed for a Terrace site which backs on to the university.
It Would Comprise 10 floors, each of 10 identical two-person bedsitting room/ study units, a ground floor allocated to service facilities, and a penthouse flat.
Each room unit Includes a self - contained kitchenette and lavatory.
Each floor contains a lobby with two small sitting areas. On the ground floor there is a shop, a recreation area and reading room, a laundromat, a caretaker's flat, and a storage room.
Each floor is served by two lifts. On the sixth and 10th floors, ramps give access to the university grounds at the back.
Each room is provided with divan beds, bookshelves, writing desks, and a floor rug.
The units would be rented to students for £3/10, - per week each.
But This Development Will Not Take Place.
The Government makes no provision to assist the financing of such a scheme.