This thesis investigates how minimal, context-sensitive design interventions can significantly enhance the quality of life in student residences, focusing on the Foresteria Lingotto dormitory in Turin, Italy. The research addresses the discrepancy between the building’s historic structure and the evolving needs of its current long-term student occupants. The study combines qualitative and quantitative methods, including a structured questionnaire distributed among residents, field observations, spatial analysis, on-site observations, and the author's own lived experiences as a resident. The collected data revealed recurring issues: insufficient privacy in shared rooms, high levels of acoustic disturbance, a lack of natural elements in common spaces, and a shortage of essential service areas such as kitchens and laundry facilities.