“Sulimy” is the University’s newest student hall of residence. The building meets the standards of modern residential construction with numerous environmentally friendly and energy-saving solutions, such as a ventilation heat pump, heat recovery from exhaust air and photovoltaic modules. The hall of residence is very popular with students and doctoral candidates.
The edifice is characterised by a simple, modern form, designed on a quadrilateral plan resembling a windmill. The building has eight storeys – seven above ground and one underground. The total area of the building is almost 13,000 m² and the usable area is almost 6,000 m². Construction of the hall of residence lasted from December 2021. The total cost of the project was PLN 94.9 million.
There are 130 rooms with more than 380 places available for residents. Rooms are either single or combined into segments of two or four rooms. The four-room segments are equipped with a kitchenette and sanitary facilities. Inhabitants of the hall of residence also have a number of shared areas at their disposal, i.e. gym, common room, kitchen with dining room, laundry and drying room, as well as work and quiet study spaces. Next to the building there is a sports area, a bicycle room and park alleys. There is underground parking on -1 level.
During the design work for the building concept, interviews were conducted with future users, including students, who indicated aspects of room functionality that were important to them.
Prices in Student Hall of Residence No. 7 “Sulimy” in the 2024/2025 academic year vary, depending on the room, from PLN 950 to PLN 1,100 a month per person. This is approximately 13–50% more than in the other six halls of residence. The differences are related to the distinct standards and maintenance costs of each place.
The highest fee for living in a single room in DS7 (PLN1,100) remains lower than the highest prices for living in a single room in halls of residence in other cities, such as Wrocław or Poznań. The demand for single rooms reported by residents is very high, so they are an important part of our offer. In this context, it should be pointed out that some of the universities that provide halls of residence do not have such rooms available.
The average prices for living in a single room in the UW halls of residence are about 66–78% lower than the fees for a single room in a Warsaw private hall of residence and about 37–67% lower in case of double rooms. The fees associated with living in student halls of residence account for only around 60% of the cost of maintaining individual places in student halls of residence. This is an important element of the UW’s policy to support students and doctoral candidates.
