The University of Wyoming Residence Hall project was a large-scale, multi-system flooring installation spanning two buildings and requiring extensive coordination across multiple trades, schedules, and material types.
The project consisted of a six-story North Tower, which includes residence halls on each level and a two-story dining facility, and a five-story South Tower comprised entirely of residence halls. The flooring scope encompassed nearly every area of both buildings, including student rooms, common areas, bathrooms, kitchens, and back-of-house service spaces.
At peak production, the project required approximately 50 installers on site simultaneously, with an average daily workforce of approximately 24 installers distributed across four specialized divisions: Tile, Altro, Epoxy, and CPT/LVT. Careful coordination of manpower, sequencing, and quality control across these specialties was essential to maintaining progress and installation consistency.
The two-story dining facility represented one of the most complex areas of the project. This space included:
The residence halls, while more repetitive in layout, presented significant technical challenges, particularly within the bathroom areas. Bathroom floors utilized a seven-layer epoxy flooring system, requiring an eight-day installation process per bathroom to meet performance and cure requirements. This system was installed across approximately 13,000 square feet and was closely coordinated with adjacent wall tile assemblies.
Additional flooring scope within the residence halls included:
The original project schedule anticipated a July 2024 start; however, due to external delays, installation began in October 2024. Despite the adjusted timeline and sequencing challenges, the project achieved substantial completion in October 2025 through phased scheduling, proactive coordination, and workforce flexibility.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
