Themed Floors & Communities

Engineering Living Learning Community

Intercultural Experience

Are you looking to engage with other students interested in international experiences and learning about various cultures? The Intercultural Experience floor is designed to have an emphasis on intercultural understanding and is a great place for you to engage in conversations and experiences with like-minded students and to learn about resources on campus relating to intercultural experience through offices like the Centre for International Experience and the Multi-faith Centre. This floor has a departmental partnership with the Centre for International Experience.  

Open to: all students 

Architecture Community

Our newest themed floor, the Daniels Faculty floor was created to meet the needs of the large population of Architecture, Landscape, & Design students who live at Chestnut each year. As a partnership with the Daniels’ Office of the Registrar and Student Services we are pleased to welcome you to this community if you’re a Daniels Faculty student looking to live and connect with other architects and designers to-be! We’ll be infusing elements and past programs of the former Chestnut Architecture Club to enhance the learning opportunities of students on this floor. Programs can include software workshops, city walking tours, and project pre-reviews with peers. 

Open to: Daniels Faculty students only 

Engineering Communities

Did you know that more than 50% of Chestnut is comprised of Engineering students? If you’re a student in the ASPC Faculty looking to live with other students in the same program as you this is the floor for you! Students have the ability to study together, learn from one another, and build lasting friendships that carry them through their entire undergraduate degree. Our three APSC floors are supported whenever possible by Dons in the same faculty, and in the 2020-2021 year we’re excited to link these floors more closely with our specialized Faculty in Residence program that has a professor from the faculty living in residence, Dr. Chirag Variawa. Program opportunities can include study sessions, midterm reviews, casual dinners with your professors, and industry nights. 

Open to: APSC Faculty students only 

Arts and Culture Community 

Health and Wellness Community

Are you passionate about wellness and supporting optimal health – whether that be physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or other? This could be the floor for you! Students living on this floor often bond over their common interests and find ways as a comm unity to support wellness. This floor is designed to inspire and support students’ passions for health and wellness through programming and resource-sharing. Programs can include things like workout sessions in the residence gym, intramural team involvement, and connecting with resources like Hart House or the Health & Wellness Centre on campus. 

Open to: all students

Female-Identifying only

If you’re a female-identifying individual looking to live with other females this is the floor for you. Note that male-identifying individuals are allowed on the floor as guests.

Open to: all students who identify as female

Quiet Community

At Chestnut we have guiding policies and community standards that outline expectations of noise and quiet hours. Quiet hours are from 11PM to 8AM on week days and 1AM to 8AM on weekends, but if you’re looking for a living environment with 24hr quiet hours this floor might be a good fit for you. Students on this floor have made an affirmative commitment to maintain quiet hours at all times and ensure that their guests do the same.  

Open to: all students 

*Notice: The 27^th floor is only accessible by a set of stairs from the 26^th floor and is not directly accessible by elevator. Additionally, there is no communal microwave or fridge available on these floors.