The approach to student housing has been stuck in the past while its inhabitants are evolving towards their future. This thesis research will examine the significance and importance of a building as a rite of passage in an individuals life by emphasizing its ability to facilitate an individuals transition from one period of their life to another. A proposed university Residence Hall building will engage its inhabitants to overcome liminal periods of their young adult lives and allow them to grow and prosper into productive members of society. The building will focus on facilitating its occupants to move from the comfort of their parent’s home to the world around them by giving them the tools needed for individual development and personal growth. Through designs backed by historical and qualitative research, a proposed model will allow higher education institutions to ditch the cold and sterile student housing model of the past, and focus on a new version that directly applies to the transitional period in which students are living in.